1987 Cincinnati Open
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The 1987 Cincinnati Open (Also known as the Thriftway ATP Championships and 1987 Pringles Light Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
in Cincinnati, Ohio
, United States
that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
and the men's draw was held from August 17 through August 23, 1987.
Stefan Edberg
defeated
Boris Becker
, 6–4, 6–1
Ken Flach
/ Robert Seguso
defeated
John Fitzgerald
/ Steve Denton
, 7–5, 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 outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
Lindner Family Tennis Center
The Lindner Family Tennis Center, in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, is the home for the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters & Women's Open. The tournaments are run by the United States Tennis Association and the Tennis Center is owned by Tennis for Charity, Inc...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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:...
and the men's draw was held from August 17 through August 23, 1987.
Men's Singles
Stefan EdbergStefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
defeated
Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
, 6–4, 6–1
Men's Doubles
Ken FlachKen Flach
Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...
/
Robert SegusoRobert Seguso
Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...
defeated
John FitzgeraldJohn Fitzgerald
-American football:*John Fitzgerald , former Dallas Cowboys center*John Fitzgerald , former quarterback with the af2's Austin Wranglers* John Fitzgerald , former University of Central Oklahoma lineman...
/
Steve DentonSteve Denton
Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....
, 7–5, 6–3.