1986 Cincinnati Open
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The 1986 Cincinnati Open (Also known as the Thriftway ATP Championships and 1986 Pringles Light Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
in Cincinnati, Ohio
, United States
that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
and the men's draw was held from August 18 through August 24, 1986.
Mats Wilander
defeated
Jimmy Connors
, 6–4, 6–1
Mark Kratzmann
/ Kim Warwick
defeated
Christo Steyn
/ Danie Visser
, 6–3, 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 outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
Lindner Family Tennis Center
The Lindner Family Tennis Center, in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, is the home for the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters & Women's Open. The tournaments are run by the United States Tennis Association and the Tennis Center is owned by Tennis for Charity, Inc...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Key:-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:...
and the men's draw was held from August 18 through August 24, 1986.
Men's Singles
Mats WilanderMats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
defeated
Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
, 6–4, 6–1
Men's Doubles
Mark KratzmannMark Kratzmann
Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open...
/
Kim WarwickKim Warwick
Kim Warwick is a former Australian professional male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...
defeated
Christo SteynChristo Steyn
Christo Steyn , is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won 2 doubles titles during his professional career...
/
Danie VisserDanie Visser
Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol...
, 6–3, 6–4.
External Links
- ATP Archive 1986 Grand Prix Tour: Accessed 16/05/2011.
- Mens Singles Draw: Accessed 16/05/2011.
- Mens Doubles Draw: Accessed 16/05/2011.