1987 Athens Open
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The 1987 Grand Prix Athens Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Athens
in Greece
that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
. It was held from June 15 through June 22, 1987.
Guillermo Pérez-Roldán
defeated
Tore Meinecke
6–2, 6–3
Tore Meinecke
/ Ricki Osterthun
defeated
Jaroslav Navrátil
/
Tom Nijssen
6–2, 3–6, 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 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 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1987 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 15 through June 22, 1987.
Men's Singles
Guillermo Pérez-RoldánGuillermo Pérez-Roldán
Guillermo Pérez-Roldán is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Pérez-Roldán was known particularly as a strong clay court player. He turned professional in 1986. Between 1987 and 1993, he won nine top-level singles titles...
defeated
Tore MeineckeTore Meinecke
Tore Meinecke , is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.During his career Meinecke won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 46 in 1988 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 46 in 1987.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-Singles runner-ups...
6–2, 6–3
- It was Pérez-Roldán's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
Men's Doubles
Tore MeineckeTore Meinecke
Tore Meinecke , is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.During his career Meinecke won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 46 in 1988 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 46 in 1987.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-Singles runner-ups...
/
Ricki OsterthunRicki Osterthun
Ricki Osterthun is a former tennis player from West Germany, who won one single title during his professional career....
defeated
Jaroslav NavrátilJaroslav Navrátil
Jaroslav Navrátil , is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.Navrátil enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 31 in 1987...
/
Tom NijssenTom Nijssen
Tom Nijssen is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the U.S. Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen...
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Meinecke's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Osterthun's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.