1985 Melbourne Indoor
Encyclopedia
The 1985 Melbourne Indoor (also known as the Black and Decker Indoor Championships for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Melbourne
, Australia
. It was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from November 21 through November 27, 1985.
Marty Davis
defeated Paul Annacone
, 6–4, 6–4.
Brad Drewett
/ Matt Mitchell
defeated David Dowlen
/
Nduka Odizor
, 4–6, 7–6, 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 indoor carpet courts in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It 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 November 21 through November 27, 1985.
Singles
Marty DavisMarty Davis
Marty Davis is a former network radio and television news anchor with a master's degree in journalism from the American University, Washington, D.C....
defeated
Paul AnnaconePaul Annacone
Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...
, 6–4, 6–4.
Doubles
Brad DrewettBrad Drewett
Brad Drewett is a retired tennis player from Australia.Drewett won the Australian Open Junior Boys title in 1975 and 1977. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high...
/
Matt MitchellMatt Mitchell
Matt Mitchell born March 16, 1957 is a former American professional tennis player who played from 1979-1987.Mitchell who was born in Berkeley, California. As a junior, he was the number one player in his age group in Northern California every second year from the 10s through the 16s...
defeated
David DowlenDavid Dowlen
David Dowlen , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Dowlen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 30 in 1984.-Titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
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Nduka OdizorNduka Odizor
Nduka Odizor is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the first round by American lucky loser Robert Seguso. The right-hander won one career title in singles and seven doubles titles...
, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4.