1985 Bordeaux Open
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The 1985 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis
tournament played on Clay Courts
in Bordeaux
in France that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from September 16 through September 20, 1985.
Diego Pérez
defeated
Jimmy Brown 6–4, 7–6
/ Steve Shaw defeated
Libor Pimek
/ Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 5–7,
6–4
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on Clay Courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
in France that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. The tournament was held from September 16 through September 20, 1985.
Men's Singles
Diego PérezDiego Pérez (tennis)
Diego Pérez is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. Pérez turned pro in 1981, and won one ATP Tour singles and three doubles titles in his career, which lasted until 1996...
defeated
Jimmy Brown 6–4, 7–6Men's Doubles
David FelgateDavid Felgate
David Felgate is a retired Welsh football goalkeeper. Due to his stature, many supporters affectionately nicknamed him "the fat goalie". Felgate had a long professional career from 1978 to 1995, making a total of 612 Football League appearances...
/ Steve Shaw defeated
Libor Pimek Libor Pimek
Libor Pimek is a former professional male tennis player.Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round...
/
Blaine WillenborgBlaine Willenborg
Blaine Willenborg , 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-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13...
6–4, 5–7,
6–4