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1993 Thriftway ATP Championships
The 1993 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Thriftway ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 92nd edition of the tournament and was part of the ATP Championship Series (Single-Week) of the 1993 ATP Tour It took place in Mason, Ohio, United States, from August 9 through August 15, 1993. The tournament had previously appeared on the Tier III of the WTA Tour but no event was held from 1989 to 2003. The men's singles field was headlined by ATP No. 1, Miami, Sydney, Wimbledon titlist, Cincinnati defending champion Pete Sampras, Rome, Indian Wells, Memphis, Australian Open champion, Wimbledon, French Open finalist Jim Courier and Australian Open runner-up, 1989 and 1986 Cincinnati winner Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Queen's, Hamburg winner Michael Stich, Munich titlist Ivan Lendl, Petr Korda, Michael Chang and Richard Krajicek. Finals Singles Michael Chang defeated Stefan Edberg 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 * It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Championship Series, Single-Week
The ATP Masters events, known as ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since 2009, are an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour since its inception in 1990. The Masters tournaments, sitting below the Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Finals, year-end championships, make up the most coveted trophies on the annual ATP Tour calendar. In addition to the quadrennial Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics, they are collectively known as the 'List of ATP Big Titles singles champions, Big Titles'. Novak Djokovic holds the record for the Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics#Title leaders, most Masters singles titles with 40. By completing the career set of all nine Masters singles titles in 2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles, 2018, Djokovic became the first and only player to achieve the Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics#Career Golden Masters, career Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Italian Open (tennis)
The 1993 Italian Open was a tennis tournament held in 1993. It was the 50th edition of the Italian Open tennis tournament, and it was part of the Tier I Series of the 1993 WTA Tour and the ATP Super 9 of the 1993 ATP Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was held from 3 May through 9 May 1993 and the men's tournament was held from 10 May through 17 May 1993. Finals Men's singles Jim Courier defeated Goran Ivanišević, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 *It was Jim Courier's 4th title of the year and his 13th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year and his 5th overall. It was his 2nd title at the event, also winning in 1992. Women's singles Conchita Martínez defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 7–5, 6–1 *It was Conchita Martínez 3rd title of the year and her 14th overall. It was her 1st Tier I title. Men's doubles Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Wayne Ferreira / Mark Kratzmann, 6–4, 7–6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl (; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech–American former professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Lendl was ranked world No. 1 in singles for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. He won eight major singles titles and was runner-up a joint record 11 times (tied with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic), making him the first man to contest 19 major finals. Lendl also contested a record eight consecutive US Open finals, and won seven year-end championships. Lendl is the only man in professional tennis history to have a match winning percentage of over 90% in five different years (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1989). He also had a comfortable head-to-head winning record against his biggest rivals, which translates to a 22-13 record (4-3 in major matches) against Jimmy Connors and a 21-15 record (7-3 in major matches) against John McEnroe. Lendl's dominance of his era was the most evident at the year-end championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 BMW Open
The 1993 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. The tournament was held from 26 April through 3 May 1993. Second-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title. Finals Singles Ivan Lendl defeated Michael Stich 7–6(7–2), 6–3 * It was Lendl's 1st singles title of the year and the 93rd of his career. Doubles Martin Damm / Henrik Holm defeated Karel Nováček / Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 * It was Damm's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Holm's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. References External links ATP tournament profileITF tournament edition details {{1993 ATP Tour BMW Open BMW Open BMW Open The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (german: Internationale Tennis-Meisterschaften von Bayern, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stich
Michael Detlef Stich (, ; born 18 October 1968) is a German former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991, the men's doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in 1992, and was a singles runner-up at the 1994 US Open and the 1996 French Open. Stich won 18 singles titles and ten doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 2, achieved in 1993. Career Stich was raised in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein. He turned professional in 1988 and won his first top-level singles title in 1990 at Memphis, Tennessee. Stich won Wimbledon in 1991. He defeated the defending champion and world No. 1 Stefan Edberg in the semifinals, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–6, without breaking his service once. Then in the final, he beat his compatriot and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in straight sets. In 1992, Stich teamed with John McEnroe to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in a five-set, five-hour final that stretched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 ATP German Open
The 1993 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 87th Hamburg Masters, and was part of the ATP Championship Series, Single Week category of the 1993 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from 3 May through 10 May 1993. Sixth-seeded Michael Stich won the singles title. Finals Singles Michael Stich defeated Andrei Chesnokov, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 *It was Stich's second title of the year, and his ninth overall. It was his first Masters title of the year, and overall. Doubles Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans defeated Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith (born April 16, 1967) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. Career A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He w ..., 7–6, 6–4 References External links * ATP tournament profile ATP ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Queen's Club Championships
The 1993 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It was the 91st edition of the tournament ran from 7 June until 14 June 1993. Sixth-seeded Michael Stich won the singles title and Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde won the doubles title. Finals Singles Michael Stich defeated Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–4 * It was Stich's 3rd singles title of the year and the 10th of his career. Doubles Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Neil Broad / Gary Muller Gary Muller (born 27 December 1964) is a former professional South African tennis player. Muller turned pro in 1985. His 12-year career included wins over Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Michael Chang and Stefan Edberg. Muller's best singles resu ... 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Woodbridge's 3rd title of the year and the 19th of his career. It was Woodforde's 4th title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He is one of only two men in the Open Era to have been ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles (the other being John McEnroe). He also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning team four times. In addition, he won four Masters Series titles, four Championship Series titles and the unofficial 1984 Olympic tournament, was ranked in the singles top 10 for ten successive years, and ranked nine years in the top 5.After retirement, Edberg began coaching Roger Federer in January 2014, with this partnership ending in December 2015. Career Edberg first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. He won all four Grand Slam junior titles in 1983 to become the first (and only) player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Cincinnati Open
The 1986 ATP Championship, also known as the Cincinnati Open and Pringles Light Classic for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and the men's draw was held from August 18 through August 24, 1986. First-seeded Mats Wilander won the singles title. Finals Singles Mats Wilander defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–1 * It was Wilander's 2nd singles title of the year and the 21st of his career. Doubles Mark Kratzmann / Kim Warwick defeated Christo Steyn / Danie Visser, 6–3, 6–4. References External links * Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile {{1986 Nabisco Grand Prix Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Open Cincin Cincin (which literally translates to 'ring cakes' in English) is a traditional kuih for the Bruneian Malay people in the states of Sabah, Malaysia as well in Brunei. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Cincinnati Open
The 1989 Thriftway ATP Championship, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix. The tournament was held from August 14 through August 20, 1989. Fifth-seeded Brad Gilbert won the singles title. Finals Singles Brad Gilbert defeated Stefan Edberg 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 * It was Gilbert's 4th title of the year and the 18th of his career. Doubles Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser 6–4, 6–4 * It was Flach's 2nd title of the year and the 26th of his career. It was Seguso's 2nd title of the year and the 26th of his career. References External links * ITF tournament edition detailsATP tournament profile {{1989 Nabisco Grand Prix Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Open Cincin Cincin (which literally translates to 'ring cakes' in English) is a traditional kuih for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier (born August 17, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He won four major singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He was the youngest man to reach the singles finals of all four majors, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters titles. Since 2005 he has worked as a tennis commentator, notably for the host broadcaster of the Australian Open, Nine (for which he also commentates and co-hosts Australian Ninja Warrior), and as an analyst for Tennis Channel and Prime Video Sport. Tennis career Courier was raised in Dade City, Florida, and though he excelled at youth sports in general, after a certain point it became clear that tennis was where his true talent lay. As a junior player in the 1980s, Courier attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and won the prestigious Orange Bowl in 1986 and 1987 (the first to win back-to-back titles since Ivan Lendl), as well as the French Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 French Open
The 1993 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1993. Seniors Men's singles Sergi Bruguera defeated Jim Courier, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 *It was Bruguera's 2nd title of the year, and his 8th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. Bruguera notably defeated the top two seeds (Pete Sampras and Courier) on his way to the title—the last male player to do so in any Grand Slam event until Stanislas Wawrinka did so at the 2014 Australian Open. Women's singles Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 *It was Graf's 4th title of the year, and her 73rd overall. It was her 12th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title. Men's doubles Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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