1986 Tel Aviv Open
The 1986 Tel Aviv Open was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat HaSharon, Israel from October 6 through October 13, 1986. Brad Gilbert won the singles title. Finals Singles Brad Gilbert defeated Aaron Krickstein 7–5, 6–2 * It was Gilbert's 3rd singles title of the year and the 9th of his career. Doubles John Letts / Peter Lundgren defeated Christo Steyn / Danie Visser 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Letts' only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Lundgren's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. References Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv Open The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was can ...< ...
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Grand Prix Tennis Circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with the Grand Prix being more prominent. Background Before the Open Era, popular professional tennis players, such as Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards, were contracted to professional promoters. Amateur players were under the jurisdiction of their national (and international) federations. Later professional promoters, such as Bill Tilden and Jack Kramer, often convinced leading amateurs like Pancho Gonzales and Rod Laver to join their tours with promises of good prize money. But these successes led to financial difficulties when players were paid too much and falling attendances resulted in reduced takings. In the ear