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1985 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
John McEnroe was the defending champion, but did not participate this year. Anders Järryd won the title, defeating Mats Wilander 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links ATP main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Donnay Indoor Championships - Singles 1985 Grand Prix (tennis) Donnay Indoor Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd (; born 13 July 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles (three French Open, two Wimbledon, two US Open, one Australian Open), reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5. Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland. While growing up he also played bandy in Lidköpings AIK. Career Järryd turned professional in 1980. He won his first tour doubles title in 1981 in Linz, Austria. One year later he captured his first top-level singles title, also at Linz. In 1983, Järryd won his first Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open, partnering his fellow Swede Hans Simonsson. Järryd had a strong year in 1984, winning two singles and four doubles titles. He also finished runner-up in the men's doubles at the US Open that year, partnering Stefan Edberg. 1985 saw Järryd's career-best Grand Slam singles performance, when he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Dickson (tennis)
Mark Dickson (born 8 December 1959) is a former professional tennis player. Playing college tennis at Clemson University, Dickson was selected as the 1982 ITCA Senior Player of the Year. Additionally, he was named All-American in singles in 1980, 1981 and 1982. In 1981 he was also named All-American in doubles. Dickson turned pro in 1982 after becoming the first three-time All-America at Clemson University from 1980 to 1982. As a tour pro, Dickson is best known for being a quarter-finalist in the 1983 US Open where he defeated Stefan Simonsson, Mel Purcell, Danie Visser and John Lloyd before losing to compatriot Bill Scanlon. He captured two grand prix tour titles, at Houston and Toulouse. Born in Tampa, Florida, Dickson graduated from Jesuit High School in 1978. He lived in Sarasota, Florida Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frawley (tennis)
John Frawley (born 4 July 1965) is an Australian retired tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 35 in January 1988. He is the younger brother of Rod Frawley. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Frawley reached the final of Wimbledon in 1983 (losing to Stefan Edberg) and won both the Wimbledon and French Open junior doubles titles with Pat Cash in 1982. Pro tour Frawley twice reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, defeating seeds Mike Bauer and Peter Lundgren Peter Lundgren (born 29 January 1965) is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden. He preferred playing indoors, hardcourt and on grass to clay. Playing career Lundgren was one of the second generation of Swedish ... en route. References External links * * Australian male tennis players French Open junior champions Wimbledon junior champions 1965 births Living people Tennis people from Queensland Grand Slam (tennis) champions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Green (tennis)
Robert Green (born March 25, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player. Career Green spent his collegiate tennis years with Boston University, with a brief stint at the University of Texas. He was a Boston University MVP on three occasions and also served as team captain. Beginning the 1984 season ranked outside the world's top 300, Green would finish the year ranked 39th and win the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award.ATP World Tour Profile /ref> His most noted performance came in the 1984 US Open, where he was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles titles: three Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens and one US Open. Becker also won three year-end championships, 13 Masters titles and an Olympic gold medal. In 1989, he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF. After his playing career ended Becker became a tennis commentator and media personality, his personal relationships were discussed in news outlets. He has engaged in numerous ventures, including coaching Novak Djokovic for three years, playing poker professionally and working for an online poker company. In October 2002, the Munich District Court gave Becker a suspended two-year prison sentence for tax evasion. He declared bankruptcy in the UK in 2017. In April 2022, he was sentenced by UK courts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Allan (tennis)
Trevor Allan (born 17 August 1955) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in July 1984. Life Trevor Allan was born in Australia but as his tennis career progressed he moved to France and after retirement he became a tennis coach in Complexe Sportif René Magnac in Marseille. He was Arnaud Clément's coach in Marseilles. References External links * 1955 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian tennis coaches Tennis players from New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Giammalva, Jr
Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami. People Music *Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter * Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), American songwriter *Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990), American singer and actor *Sammy Fain (1902-1984), American composer * Sammy Hagar (born 1947), American rock musician *Sammy Johns (1946–2013), American country singer-songwriter * Sammy Kershaw (born 1958), American country music artist *Sammy Masters (1930–2013), American rockabilly musician * Sammy Price (1908-1992), American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. Sports *Sammy Adjei (born 1980), Ghanaian retired footballer * Sammy Baugh (1914-2008), American college and Hall-of-Fame National Football League player and coach *Sammy Brooks (footballer) (1890-1960), English footballer *Sammy Carlson (born 1989), American freestyle skier *Sammy Collins (1923–1998), English footballer *Samuel Day (sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee (born 12 November 1954) is an Australian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator. Tennis career Juniors In his hometown, McNamee won the boys' singles tournament at the 1973 Australian Open. Pro tour McNamee is the only player to switch a grip as a professional, changing from a one-handed backhand to two-handed in 1979. He won two singles and twenty-three doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, he reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 May 1986 when he became the world No. 24. McNamee reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on 8 June 1981 when he became the world No. 1. McNamee won 24 men's doubles titles including four Grand Slam doubles titles in his career. He won the 1979 Australian Open and the 1980 and 1982 Wimbledon Championships with Peter McNamara and the 1983 Australian Open with Mark Edmondson. He won the mixed-doubles title in Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova in 1985. When John M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chip Hooper
Chip Hooper (born October 24, 1958) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-handed Hooper reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in April 1982 Hooper played collegiately at Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) and the University of Arkansas Currently, he is working as a private tennis coach in Miami with professional players like Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the .... Grand Prix career finals Singles (2 runner-ups) Doubles (5 titles, 5 runner-ups) External links * * 1958 births Living people African-American male tennis players American male tennis players Arkansas Razorbacks men's tennis players Tennis people from Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil (born 29 December 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. Složil enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won 32 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 29 times, including at the French Open in. Slozil and his partner, Renata Tomanová (also from Czechoslovakia), won the 1978 French Open mixed-doubles championship, defeating Virginia Ruzici (Romania) and Patrice Dominguez (France). The mixed doubles championship was an important event in those days, contested by top players, with John McEnroe and Mary Carillo having won the year before. In 1985, Složil achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4. Složil participated in eleven Davis Cup ties for Czechoslovakia from 1978 to 1986, posting a 7–2 record in doubles and a 4–2 record in singles. He was a member of the winning Czech Davis Cup team in 1980, along with teammates Ivan Lendl, Tomáš Šmíd and Jan Kodeš. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek ( cz, Jakub Hlásek; born 12 November 1964) is a Swiss former professional tennis player of Czech origin. He won a major doubles title at the 1992 French Open, partnering Marc Rosset. Career The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year (partnering fellow Swiss player Marc Rosset). He was also a member of Switzerland Davis Cup team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup (where they were defeated by the United States), and won the 1992 Hopman Cup (partnering Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière). His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarter finals of the 1991 French Open, defeating David Pate, Emilio Sánchez, Tomás Carbonell and Christian Miniussi before losing to Andre Agassi. Further success for his country came in 1996, when Hlasek was a member of the Swiss team which won the World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
