1985 Tel Aviv Open
Encyclopedia
The 1985 Tel Aviv Open was a tennis
tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers
at Ramat HaSharon
near Tel Aviv
in Israel
from October 14 through October 21, 1985.
Brad Gilbert
defeated
Amos Mansdorf
6–3, 6–2
Brad Gilbert
/
Ilie Năstase
defeated
Michael Robertson
/ Florin Segărceanu
6–3, 6–2
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 hard courts 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:...
. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers
Israel Tennis Centers
Israel Tennis Centers is the largest tennis program for children in the world, reaching more than 350,000 families—5% of the Israeli population...
at Ramat HaSharon
Ramat Hasharon
Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...
near Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
from October 14 through October 21, 1985.
Men's Singles
Brad GilbertBrad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert , is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School ....
defeated
Amos MansdorfAmos Mansdorf
Amos Mansdorf is a former professional tennis player.His best singles world ranking of 18 was the highest ever for any male, Israeli tennis player, reached in November 1987. His best doubles world ranking was 67, reached in May 1986.-Early life:...
6–3, 6–2
- It was Gilbert's 4th title of the year and the 7th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Brad GilbertBrad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert , is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School ....
/
Ilie NăstaseIlie Nastase
Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
defeated
Michael RobertsonMichael Robertson (tennis)
Michael Robertson is a former South African, later American, professional tennis player.Robertson attended the University of Miami. He was the 1981 French Open Junior doubles winner...
/
Florin SegărceanuFlorin Segarceanu
Florin Segărceanu is a former Romanian tennis player.When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1983, Segărceanu was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the first set of their second round match.His highest ATP single ranking was number 73 achieved on...
6–3, 6–2
- It was Gilbert's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Nastase's only title of the year and the 102nd of his career.