1984 Grand Prix (tennis)
McEnroe won over $2M in prize money | |
Details | |
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Duration | January 10 – December 17 |
Edition | 15th |
Tournaments | 68 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) Super Series Open Week Series Regular Series Team Events (2) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | John McEnroe (14) |
Most tournament finals | John McEnroe (15) |
Prize money leader | John McEnroe ($2,026,109) |
Points leader | John McEnroe (3393) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | John McEnroe |
Most improved player of the year | Not given |
Newcomer of the year | Bob Green |
Comeback player of the year | Not given |
← 1983 1985 → |
The 1984 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and two team events (World Team Cup, Davis Cup).
Schedule
The table below shows the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner of the ATP Tour).
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year End Championship |
Super Series |
Regular Series |
Team events |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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23 January 30 January | U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, USA Carpet – $300,000 – S48/D24 | John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | Ivan Lendl | Yannick Noah Wojtek Fibak | Brad Gilbert Eliot Teltscher Jimmy Arias Tomáš Šmíd |
John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–3 | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
February
March
April
May
June
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 June | Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass |
John McEnroe 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Leif Shiras | Jimmy Connors Rodney Harmon |
Danie Visser Tim Mayotte Russell Simpson Guy Forget |
Pat Cash Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–3 |
Bernie Mitton Butch Walts | ||||
18 June | Bristol Open Bristol, England Grass |
Johan Kriek 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Brian Teacher | Nduka Odizor Lloyd Bourne |
Tim Gullikson Jeff Turpin John Alexander Marty Davis |
Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof 6–4, 5–7, 9–7 |
John Alexander John Fitzgerald | ||||
25 June 2 July |
Wimbledon London, England Grass |
John McEnroe 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 |
Jimmy Connors | Pat Cash Ivan Lendl |
John Sadri Andrés Gómez Paul Annacone Tomáš Šmíd |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Pat Cash Paul McNamee | ||||
John Lloyd Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–3 |
Steve Denton Kathy Jordan |
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 December | Alberto New South Wales Men's Open Sydney, Australia $125,000 – Grass – 64S/32D | John Fitzgerald 6–3, 6–3 | Sammy Giammalva | Johan Kriek Kevin Curren | Marty Davis Bill Scanlon Ben Testerman Tom Gullikson |
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 7–6, 7–5 | Tom Gullikson Scott McCain | ||||
Davis Cup Final Gothenburg, Sweden – Clay (i) | Final Winner Sweden 4–1 | Final Loser United States | |||
17 December | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia |
Peter Doohan 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Huub van Boeckel | Mike Bauer John Fitzgerald |
Shahar Perkiss John Frawley Miloslav Mečíř Tim Mayotte |
Broderick Dyke Wally Masur 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Peter Doohan Brian Levine | ||||
24 December | Jason Victorian Open Melbourne, Australia $80,000 – Grass – 32S/16D | Dan Cassidy 7–6, 7–6 | John Fitzgerald | Matt Anger Jakob Hlasek | Huub van Boeckel Christo van Rensburg Colin Dowdeswell Brad Drewett |
Broderick Dyke Wally Masur 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 | Mike Bauer Scott McCain |
January 1985
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 January | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand $80,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw | Chris Lewis 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 | Wally Masur | John Fitzgerald Danny Saltz | Brad Drewett Kelly Evernden Peter Doohan Glenn Layendecker |
John Fitzgerald Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2 | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | ||||
Volvo Masters New York, United States $300,000 – Carpet – 12S/6D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | John McEnroe 7–5, 6–0, 6–4 | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors | Anders Järryd Johan Kriek Joakim Nyström Eliot Teltscher | |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3,6–1 | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
Grand Prix rankings
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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- Juan Aguilera (2) Aix-en-Provence, Hamburg
- Vijay Amritraj (1) Newport
- Francesco Cancellotti (2) Florence, Palermo
- Dan Cassidy (1) Melbourne
- Jimmy Connors (5) Memphis, La Quinta, Boca West, Los Angeles, Tokyo Indoor
- Marty Davis (1) Honolulu
- Mark Dickson (1) Houston WCT, Toulouse
- Peter Doohan (1) Adelaide
- Stefan Edberg (2) Milan, Los Angeles Olympics
- John Fritzgerald (1) Sydney Outdoor
- Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Treviso
- Brad Gilbert (2) Columbus, Taiwan
- Andrés Gómez (5) Nice, Rome, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Hong Kong
- José Higueras (2) Kitzbühel, Bordeaux
- Anders Järryd (2) Hilversum, Sydney Indoor
- Aaron Krickstein (3) Boston, Tel Aviv, Geneva
- Johan Kriek (2) Bristol, Livingston
- Ramesh Krishnan (1) Metz
- Henri Leconte (1) Stuttgart Outdoor
- Ivan Lendl (3) Luxembourg, French Open, Wembley
- John McEnroe (12) Masters, Philadelphia, Richmond WCT, Madrid, Brussels, Wimbledon, Dallas WCT, Forest Hills WCT, Queen's Club, Toronto, US Open, San Francisco, Stockholm
- Paul McNamee (1) Houston
- Matt Mitchell (1) Melbourne Indoor
- Terry Moor (1) Cleveland
- Joakim Nyström (4) Gstaad, North Conway, Basel, Cologne
- David Pate (1) Tokyo Outdoor
- Libor Pimek (1) Munich
- Danny Saltz (1) Auckland
- Henrik Sundström (3) Bari, Monte Carlo, Båstad
- Eliot Teltscher (2) Brisbane, Johannesburg
- Mats Wilander (3) Cincinnati, Barcelona, Australian Open
- Tim Wilkison (1) Vienna
The following players won their first title in 1984:
- Juan Aguilera Aix-en-Provence
- Francesco Cancellotti Florence
- Dan Cassidy Melbourne
- Mark Dickson Houston WCT
- Peter Doohan Adelaide
- Stefan Edberg Milan
- Matt Mitchell Melbourne Indoor
- Terry Moor Cleveland
- David Pate Tokyo Outdoor
- Libor Pimek Munich
- Danny Saltz Auckland
References
- ATP Archive 1984:Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments Accessed 22/10/2010.
- History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
See also
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