The 1989 French Open Tennis Tournament

So this provides a great challenge to the participants as the clay courts tend to slower the ball pace and give extra bounce to the ball. This tournament in its earlier stages was only a national tournament but it was after 1925 that it became open to international competitors. This tournament is named after a hero of World War I who was a pilot.The Philippe Chatrier court is the main court in which the events are generally conducted. The 1989 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event.

The Philippe Chatrier court is the main Court in which the events are generally conducted. The 1989 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event.The 1989 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Men Singles, Women Singles, Men Doubles, Women Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. The Men Singles was won by Michael Chang. He defeated Stefan Edberg by 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. In the Women Singles category Arantxa Sanchez Vicario defeated previous year champion Steffi Graff by 7-6, 3-6, 7-5. In the Men Doubles category Jim Grabb and Patrick McEnroe defeated Mansour Bahrami and Eric Winogradsky by 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6. In the Women Doubles category Larisa Savchenko and Natalia Zvereva defeated Steffi Graff and Gabriela Sabatini by straight sets 6-4, 6-4. In the Mixed Doubles category Manon Bollegraf and Tom Nijssen defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Horacio de la Peria by 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Fabrice Santoro. The Girls Singles was won by Jennifer Capriati. The Boys Doubles was won by Johan Anderson and Todd Woodbridge and the Girls Doubles was won by Nicole Pratt and Shi-Ting Wang.