The 1989 South Australian Open also known as the
Australian Hard Court Championships
The Australian Hard Court Championships was a former professional tennis tournament established in 1938 and held until 2008. The event was played on clay courts until 1977 when it switched to hard courts. The tournament was a combined event for m ...
was a men's
Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
Memorial Drive Park in
Adelaide, Australia and was part of the
1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit for male players held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, one World Championship Tennis tournament and the Grand Prix tournaments.
Schedule
The table below shows th ...
. The
tournament was held from 2 January through 9 January 1989. Fourth-seeded
Mark Woodforde won his second consecutive singles title at the event.
Finals
Singles
Mark Woodforde defeated
Patrik Kühnen 7–5, 1–6, 7–5
* It was Woodforde's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career.
Doubles
Neil Broad
Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He is a former UK number 1 who won seven ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the silver medal in ...
/
Stefan Kruger
Stefan Kruger (born 3 August 1966) is a former professional tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a ...
defeated
Mark Kratzmann /
Glenn Layendecker
Glenn Layendecker (born May 9, 1961) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
His highest singles ranking was world No. 48 in 1990. Layendecker's highest doubles ranking was world No. 32. His career wins included wins over ...
6–2, 7–6
* It was Broad's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Kruger's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
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