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1989 Grand Prix De Tennis De Lyon – Singles
The 1989 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1989 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 20 February until 27 February 1989. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. Unseeded Yahiya Doumbia was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jakob Hlasek. Second-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, defeating first-seeded Jakob Hlasek, in the final, 6–3, 7–6. Seeds # Jakob Hlasek ''(final)'' # John McEnroe (champion) # Henri Leconte Henri Leconte (; born 4 July 1963) is a French former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991. During ... ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jonas Svensson ''(semifinals)'' # Anders Järryd ''(semifinals)'' # Magnus Gustafsson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Guy Forget ''(second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 170 weeks, and as world No. 1 in men's List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles players, doubles for 269 weeks (List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles players#Weeks at No. 1, third-most of all time). He is one of two male players (alongside Stefan Edberg) to have held both No. 1 rankings, and the only one to hold both simultaneously. McEnroe was best known during his playing career for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. McEnroe won an Open Era Tennis players with most titles in the Open Era#Men, record 155 career titles: 77 in singles and 78 in doubles. This includes seven s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Delaître
Olivier Delaître (; born 1 June 1967) is a former professional tennis player from France. He was semifinalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1999 in doubles (partnering Fabrice Santoro), and reached the fourth round of the 1994 French Open and 1995 Australian Open in singles. Career Delaitre turned professional in 1986. In singles, he reached four ATP-tour finals, and achieved a career-high ranking of 33 in February 1995. In doubles, he won 15 titles during his career and reached a career-high ranking of 3 in July 1999. In 1998, he won four doubles titles with Fabrice Santoro and together they qualified for the end-of-year ATP Finals, where they reached the semifinals. In 1999, Delaitre and Santoro lost in the semifinals of Wimbledon 7-5 in the final set to eventual champions Mahesh Bhupati and Leander Paes. Delaitre's biggest title was the Monte Carlo Masters in 1999, where - unseeded - he and Tim Henman won the tournament without dropping a set. Delaitre was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin (born March 26, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Chamberlin won one doubles title (1989, Bristol) during his career. After playing college tennis at the University of Arizona, the right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 46 in January 1990. Chamberlin made the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1989, beating Gary Muller, Thomas Högstedt, Nick Fulwood and Leif Shiras before losing to eventual champion Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (; born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Becker won 49 c .... ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Doubles: 1 (1–0) Performance timelines Singles Doubles External links * * 1962 births American m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Raoux
Guillaume Raoux (; born 14 February 1970) is a French former tennis player. Career Raoux reached the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1988. He turned professional in 1989. Pro tour The right-hander won one singles career title (Queensland Open, 1992), and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 in June 1998. Raoux reached the fourth round of the 1998 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters in 1990 and 1997. He was the first man to be beaten by Roger Federer on the ATP Tour. Raoux represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a Zimbabwean tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe. Personal life Born 6 October 1969, in Harare, Black is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were .... Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP career finals Singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Baur
Patrick Baur (born 3 May 1965) is a German former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. During his career Baur won 2 singles titles and 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in 1991 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 64 in 1989. ATP career finals Singles: 2 (2 titles) Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 9 (2–7) Doubles: 13 (3–10) Performance timelines Singles Doubles External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baur, Patrick 1965 births Living people German male tennis players People from Radolfzell Tennis players from Freiburg (region) West German male tennis players 20th-century German sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Jelen
Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23. Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final. The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match. Jelen had two spells as coach for Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (; born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Becker won 49 c ..., the first spell for the 1992 Wimbledon tournament, and the second spell lasting for seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Nelson (tennis)
Todd Nelson (born March 18, 1961, in The Dalles, Oregon), is a former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player from the United States and played collegiate tennis at Arizona State University. Nelson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in four doubles events and one singles event. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 48 in 1987. ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 6 (3–3) Performance timelines Singles Doubles Mixed doubles External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Todd African-American tennis players American male tennis players Arizo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. Going by the nickname ''Koef'', a right-hander, won one career title in singles (Athens, 1990). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 27 May 1991, when he was ranked number 37. In April 2009, Koevermans was appointed as commercial director at Dutch football club Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the .... Career finals Doubles: 16 (4 wins, 12 losses) Singles (1 win) External links * * * 1968 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Olympic tennis player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Rahnasto
Olli Rahnasto (born 28 December 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led the team to the World Group Qualifying round in 1990. He retired in 1995. ATP Tour finals Doubles (2 wins, 2 losses) See also *List of Finland Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Finland Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Finland have taken part in the competition since 1928. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Finland Davis Cup Lists of Da ... References External links * * * 1965 births Living people Finnish male tennis players Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Seinäjoki 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiel Schapers
Michiel Schapers (; born 11 October 1959) is a former tennis player and coach from the Netherlands. Tennis career Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia. In 1987 at Wimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash Patrick Hart Cash (born 27 May 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. Upo ... in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988, he reached the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Saceanu
Christian Saceanu (born 8 July 1968) is a retired tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1986. The right-hander won two grass court singles titles (1988, Bristol and 1991, Rosmalen) in his career. Saceanu reached his highest singles ATP-ranking in March 1988 when he became the number 60 of the world. He began playing tennis when he was nine. He was ranked No. 1 in the Romanian 14s and one year later moved with his family to West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ... where he won the German national singles title in 1986. In that same year he was ranked No. 1 in the 18s. ATP career finals Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 5 (3–2) Doubles: 12 (7–5) Performance timelines Single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarik Benhabiles
Tarik Benhabiles (born 5 February 1965) is an Algerian-born French former tennis player. He achieved his highest ATP-ranking on 8 June 1987, when the right-hander was listed as the number 22 player in the world. Benhabiles's professional career began in 1981, the year he won the junior championship at the French Open, and it ended in 1992. He never won an ATP title, but he reached two finals. He lost to Vitas Gerulaitis at Treviso in 1984, and he lost to Ronald Agénor at Genova in 1990. Benhabiles won the closed French national tournament in 1986. Benhabiles was a member of the French Davis Cup national team, but he played only one match, a 1987 doubles match against South Korea. He ended his professional tennis player career in 1992, when he was 27. His career singles record was 69–107. After he retired, Benhabiles began a coaching career, first working with Nicolas Escudé until 1997 and then relocating to the United States to coach a young Andy Roddick. He built a str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
