The 1990 ATP Athens Open was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts in
Athens
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in Greece that was part of the
World Series
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of the
1990 ATP Tour
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. It was held from 1 October through 7 October 1990. Seventh-seeded
Mark Koevermans
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won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Mark Koevermans
Mark Koevermans (born 3 February 1968) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the th ...
defeated
Franco Davín
Franco Davín (; born January 11, 1970) is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina.
Davín won his first ATP-tour match at 15 years, 1 month against Hans Gildemeister in Buenos Aires. He holds the Open Era record for being the ...
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
* It was Koevermans' only singles title of his career.
Doubles
Sergio Casal
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/
Javier Sánchez defeated
Tom Kempers /
Richard Krajicek
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6–4, 6–3
* It was Casal's 7th title of the year and the 32nd of his career. It was Sánchez's 4th title of the year and the 10th of his career.
See also
*
1990 Athens Trophy – women's tournament
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
{{1990 ATP Tour
Athens International Championship
ATP Athens Open
ATP Athens Open
The ATP Athens Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament held annually in Athens in Greece from 1986 to 1994, played on outdoor clay courts at Athens Lawn Tennis Club. In 2008 the tournament was renewed under the new n ...
October 1990 sports events in Europe