1988 Athens Open
Encyclopedia
The 1988 Athens Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Athens
in Greece
that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
. It was held from June 13 through June 20, 1988.
Horst Skoff
defeated
Bruno Orešar
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Rikard Bergh
/ Per Henricsson
defeated
Pablo Arraya
/
Karel Nováček
6–4, 7–5
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 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 Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1988 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.-Schedule:...
. It was held from June 13 through June 20, 1988.
Men's Singles
Horst SkoffHorst Skoff
Horst Skoff was a professional tennis player from Austria.Skoff was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, and turned professional in 1985. He won his first top-level singles title in 1988 at Athens. Over the course of his career he won four top-level singles titles and two tour doubles titles...
defeated
Bruno OrešarBruno Orešar
Bruno Orešar is a Croatian businessman and former professional tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia.Orešar had a highly successful junior tennis career. He is a three-time winner of Orange Bowl, his third win coming after beating the then-16-year-old Boris Becker in the final...
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
- It was Skoff's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
Men's Doubles
Rikard BerghRikard Bergh
Rikard Bergh , is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 5 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Per HenricssonPer Henricsson
Per Henricsson , is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 65 in 1990.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
defeated
Pablo ArrayaPablo Arraya
Pablo Guillermo Arraya , is a former tennis player from Peru.Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and turned professional in 1980. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Argentina's Javier Frana. The right-hander won...
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Karel NováčekKarel Novácek
Karel Nováček is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player. Born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia . Nováček now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, United States....
6–4, 7–5
- It was Bergh's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Henricsson's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.