Ivan Lendl became the third men’s player to win four tournaments, while Jennifer Capriati became a surprising two-time winner on the women’s side at the grass-court stop in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Lendl had to come from a set down to best John Newcombe in the final. Capriati had an upset-filled run, beating the two Grand Slam winners in Monica Seles and Martina Hingis before defeating Chris Evert in the final.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Goran Ivanisevic, Arthur Ashe, Juan Martin Del Potro, Gustavo Kuerten
Quarterfinals:
Ivan Lendl defeated Yannick Noah 6-4, 6-4
Boris Becker defeated Ken Rosewall 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
John Newcombe defeated Bjorn Borg 6-4, 5-7, 7-6
Rod Laver defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Semifinals:
Lendl defeated Becker 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Newcombe defeated Laver 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Final:
Lendl defeated Newcombe 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
Women’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Tracy Austin
Quarterfinals:
Chris Evert defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-3
Ash Barty defeated Maria Sharapova 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Jennifer Capriati defeated Monica Seles 7-5, 7-5
Martina Hingis defeated Virginia Wade 6-7, 6-3, 7-5
Semifinals:
Evert defeated Barty 6-2, 6-4
Capriati defeated Hingis 5-7, 6-3, 7-6
Final:
Capriati defeated Evert 7-6, 4-6, 6-4
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