1995 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1995 RCA Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series
of the 1995 ATP Tour
. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center
in Indianapolis, Indiana
, United States
, from July 14 through July 20, 1995.
The singles field was led by ATP
No. 2, Australian Open
runner-up, Wimbledon
champion and two-time Indianapolis titlist Pete Sampras
, Wimbledon semifinalist and Hamburg
finalist Goran Ivanišević
, and Dubai
and Munich
champion Wayne Ferreira
. Other top seeds were Auckland
, Philadelphia and Pinehurst
winner Thomas Enqvist
, Adelaide
, Scottsdale
and Tokyo
champion Jim Courier
, Todd Martin
, Alberto Berasategui
and Andrei Medvedev
.
Thomas Enqvist
def.
Bernd Karbacher
, 6–4, 6–3
Mark Knowles
/
Daniel Nestor
def.
Scott Davis / Todd Martin
, 6–3, 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 hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series
ATP International Series Gold
International Series Gold was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally that were part of the ATP Tour. International Series Gold offered players cash prizes and the ability to earn ATP ranking points...
of the 1995 ATP Tour
1995 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World...
. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center
Indianapolis Tennis Center
Indianapolis Tennis Center was the venue for the Indianapolis Tennis Championships tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana. Built in 1979, it reportedly held 10,000 spectators and also was the site of the tennis events for the 1987 Pan American Games. Demolition on the venue took place in the summer...
in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, United States
United States
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, from July 14 through July 20, 1995.
The singles field was led by ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
No. 2, Australian Open
1995 Australian Open
The 1995 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 83rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1995.-Men's Singles:...
runner-up, Wimbledon
1995 Wimbledon Championships
The 1995 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
champion and two-time Indianapolis titlist Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, Wimbledon semifinalist and Hamburg
1995 Hamburg Masters
The 1995 German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the Super 9 of the 1995 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from 8 May to 15 May 1995.-Men's Singles:...
finalist Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivaniševic
Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
, and Dubai
1995 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 1995 Dubai Tennis Championships was the third edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the World Series of the 1995 ATP Tour. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from February 6 through February 13, 1995.-Singles: Wayne...
and Munich
1995 BMW Open
The 1995 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. The tournament was held from May 1 to May 8.-Men's Singles: Wayne Ferreira defeated Michael Stich 7-5, 7-6...
champion Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
. Other top seeds were Auckland
1995 Heineken Open
The 1995 Heineken Open was an ATP tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was held from January 9 to January 16.-Men's Singles: Thomas Enqvist defeated Chuck Adams 6-2, 6-1...
, Philadelphia and Pinehurst
1995 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 1995 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Pinehurst, North Carolina in the United States...
winner Thomas Enqvist
Thomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
, Adelaide
1995 Next Generation Adelaide International
The 1995 Adelaide International is an ATP tournament held in Adelaide, Australia. The tournament was held from 2 to 9 January.Jim Courier won his 1st title of the year, and 15th of his career.-Singles: Jim Courier defeated Arnaud Boetsch, 6-2, 7-5...
, Scottsdale
1995 Tennis Channel Open
The 1995 Tennis Channel Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States. The tournament was held from February 27 to March 6.-Men's Singles:...
and Tokyo
1995 Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 1995 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1995 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour...
champion Jim Courier
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
, Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
, Alberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994....
and Andrei Medvedev
Andrei Medvedev
Andriy Medvedev , is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when, as a 17-year-old, he won titles in Genoa and Stuttgart...
.
Singles
Thomas EnqvistThomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
def.
Bernd KarbacherBernd Karbacher
Bernd Karbacher is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 22nd, which he reached on 17 April 1995. His career high in doubles was at 163 set at 6 June 1994.-External links:...
, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Thomas Enqvist's 4th title of the year, and his 6th overall.
Doubles
Mark KnowlesMark Knowles
Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...
/
Daniel NestorDaniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
def.
Scott Davis / Todd MartinTodd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
, 6–3, 7–5