1985 Fischer-Grand Prix
Encyclopedia
The 1985 Fischer-Grand Prix was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle
in Vienna
in Austria
that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament ran from November 18 through November 25, 1985.
Jan Gunnarsson
defeated
Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Mike De Palmer
/ Gary Donnelly
defeated
Sergio Casal
/ Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–3
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 indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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 ran from November 18 through November 25, 1985.
Men's Singles
Jan GunnarssonJan Gunnarsson
Jan Gunnarsson is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won one singles in Vienna 1985 and nine doubles titles on the world tour during his professional career...
defeated
Libor PimekLibor 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...
6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
- It was Gunnarsson's only title of the year and the 6th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Mike De PalmerMike De Palmer
Mike De Palmer , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.De Palmer enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 tour doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Gary DonnellyGary Donnelly
Gary Donnelly is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Donnelly still lives in Phoenix with his five children and wife, where he is a club pro at the Scottsdale Arizona Inn....
defeated
Sergio CasalSergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
/
Emilio SánchezEmilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
6–4, 6–3
- It was de Palmer's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Donnelly's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.