1984 Grand Prix (tennis)
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).
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 (13) |
Most tournament finals | John McEnroe (14) |
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 → |
Schedule
The table below shows the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner of the ATP Tour).
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year End Championship |
Regular Series |
Team events |
January
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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23 Jan 30 Jan | U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, USA $300,000 – Carpet – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles | John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | Ivan Lendl | Yannick Noah Wojciech 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 | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Jun | Queen's Club Championships London, England $200,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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 |
Bernard Mitton Butch Walts | ||||
18 Jun | Bristol Open Bristol, England $100,000 – Grass – 48S/24D |
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 Jun 2 Jul |
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 | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Dec | New South Wales Championships 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) | Sweden 4–1 | United States | |||
17 Dec | 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 Dec | Melbourne Outdoor Melbourne, Australia $75,000 – 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 | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand $80,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles | 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 – Doubles | 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 (13) Philadelphia, Richmond WCT, Madrid, Brussels, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Dallas WCT, Forest Hills WCT, Toronto, US Open, San Francisco, Stockholm, Masters
- 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.
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