The grass-court stop in Mallorca, Spain, resulted in a couple of first-time winners. The men’s tournament was upside down, as the underdogs won all four quarterfinals and both semifinals. The end result was that Goran Ivanisevic — who hadn’t yet advanced past a quarterfinal — defeated Vitas Gerulaitis — who hadn’t ever even reached the quarterfinals — in the championship of a tournament that featured Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Andre Agassi. The women’s side saw mostly the favorites win, until the final when Margaret Court beat Steffi Graf to conclude a dominant run for the grass-court expert.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Stan Wawrinka, Guillermo Vilas, John Newcombe, Thomas Muster
Quarterfinals:
Arthur Ashe defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6, 6-7, 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Andre Agassi 7-5, 7-5
Andy Murray defeated John McEnroe 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Goran Ivanisevic defeated Jimmy Connors 6-4, 7-6
Semifinals:
Gerulaitis defeated Ashe 7-6, 7-5
Ivanisevic defeated Murray 7-6, 6-4
Final:
Ivanisevic defeated Gerulaitis 6-1, 6-1
Women’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova, Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka
Quarterfinals:
Steffi Graf defeated Hana Mandlikova 6-4, 6-4
Venus Williams defeated Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4
Gabriela Sabatini defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-2, 7-5
Margaret Court defeated Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-4, 7-5
Semifinals:
Graf defeated Williams 7-6, 7-5
Court defeated Sabatini 6-1, 6-3
Final:
Court defeated Graf 6-4, 7-6
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