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1982 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 1982 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Toyota Series tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1982. Fifth-seeded José Higueras and top-seeded Virginia Ruzici won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles José Higueras defeated Jimmy Arias 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 * It was Higueras' 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career. Women's singles Virginia Ruzici defeated Helena Suková 6–2, 6–0 * It was Ruzici's 3rd title of the year and the 10th of her career. Men's doubles Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan defeated Robbie Venter / Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg (born January 4, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. The French Open uses clay courts, the only Grand Slam tournament to do so. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness. Play Clay courts are considered "slow" because the balls bounce relatively high and lose much of their initial speed when contacting the surface, making it more difficult for a player to deliver an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
