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1984 Grand Prix (tennis)

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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).

1984 Grand Prix circuit
John McEnroe finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the fourth time in his career. He won 13 titles during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix. He also finished runner-up at another major, the French Open.
Details
DurationJanuary 10, 1984 – December 17, 1984
Edition15th
Tournaments68
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Super Series
Open Week Series
Regular Series
Team Events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States John McEnroe (13)
Most tournament finalsUnited States John McEnroe (14)
Prize money leaderUnited States John McEnroe ($2,026,109)
Points leaderUnited States John McEnroe (3393)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States John McEnroe
Most improved
player of the year
Not given
Newcomer of the yearUnited States Bob Green
Comeback
player of the year
Not given
1983
1985

Schedule

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The table below shows the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner of the ATP Tour).

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year End Championships
Grand Prix
Team events

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
23 Jan
30 Jan
U.S. Pro Indoor
Philadelphia, US
Carpet – $300,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl France  Yannick Noah
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
United States  Brad Gilbert
United States  Eliot Teltscher
United States  Jimmy Arias
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
United States  John McEnroe
United States  Peter Fleming
6–2, 6–3
France  Henri Leconte
France  Yannick Noah

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Feb Volvo U.S. National Indoor
Memphis, US
Carpet – $250,000 – 48S/24D
United States  Jimmy Connors
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
France  Henri Leconte United States  Ben Testerman
United States  Eliot Teltscher
United States  Fritz Buehning
United States  Tim Mayotte
United States  Jimmy Arias
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
United States  Fritz Buehning
United States  Peter Fleming
6–3, 6–0
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
13 Feb Congoleum Classic
La Quinta, California, US
Hard – $200,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
France  Yannick Noah Spain  José Higueras
United States  Jimmy Arias
United States  Tim Mayotte
United States  Scott Davis
Israel  Schlomo Glickstein
United States  Eliot Teltscher
South Africa  Bernard Mitton
United States  Butch Walts
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
United States  Scott Davis
United States  Ferdi Taygan
20 Feb Davis Cup First Round
Perth, Australia – grass
Telford, England – carpet (i)
Stuttgart, West Germany – carpet (i)
Bucharest, Romania – carpet (i)
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia – carpet
New Delhi, India – grass
Christchurch, New Zealand – grass
Norrköping, Sweden – carpet (i)
First Round Winners
  Australia 5–0
  Italy 3–2
  Argentina 4–1
  United States 5–0
  Czechoslovakia 5–0
  France 4–1
  Paraguay 3–2
  Sweden 4–1
First Round Losers
  Yugoslavia
  Great Britain
  West Germany
  Romania
  Denmark
  India
  New Zealand
  Ecuador
27 Feb Madrid Tennis Grand Prix
Madrid, Spain
Carpet – $200,000 – 56S/28D
United States  John McEnroe
6–0, 6–4, 7–6
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Vitas Gerulaitis
United States  Bill Scanlon
Sweden  Anders Järryd
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
United States  Tom Gullikson
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe
6–2, 6–3
United States  Fritz Buehning
United States  Ferdi Taygan

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Mar Brussels Indoor
Brussels, Belgium
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–1, 6–3
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
Sweden  Thomas Högstedt
United States  Gene Mayer
Sweden  Henrik Sundström
Belgium  Bernard Boileau
United States  Johan Kriek
United States  Tim Gullikson
United States  Tom Gullikson
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Steve Denton
12 Mar Lorraine Open
Metz, France
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
India  Ramesh Krishnan
6–3, 6–3
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson United States  Mark Dickson
Czechoslovakia  Miloslav Mečíř
Australia  Brad Drewett
United States  Mike De Palmer
Romania  Ilie Năstase
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy
South Africa  Eddie Edwards
South Africa  Danie Visser
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Australia  Wayne Hampson
Australia  Wally Masur
ABN World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
No winner Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
United States  Jimmy Connors
6–0, 1–0 match abandoned
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Sweden  Anders Järryd
United States  Mel Purcell
United States  Eliot Teltscher
South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Gene Mayer
South Africa  Kevin Curren
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–4
United States  Fritz Buehning
United States  Ferdi Taygan
19 Mar Cuore Tennis Cup
Milan, Italy
Carpet – $350,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–2
Sweden  Mats Wilander United States  Vitas Gerulaitis
Australia  Brad Drewett
France  Henri Leconte
Australia  John Fitzgerald
Switzerland  Jakob Hlasek
South Africa  Kevin Curren
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–3
South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Steve Denton
26 Mar Boca West, Florida, US
Hard - $300,000
United States  Jimmy Connors
7–5, 6–4
United States  Johan Kriek United States  Jimmy Arias
France  Yannick Noah
United States  Sammy Giammalva
United States  Mel Purcell
United States  Tony Giammalva
United States  Scott Davis
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
United States  David Dowlen
Nigeria  Nduka Odizor

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Apr Bari, Italy
Clay - $75,000
Sweden  Henrik Sundström
7–6, 6–4
Chile  Pedro Rebolledo Spain  Emilio Sánchez
United States  Marcel Freeman
West Germany  Andreas Maurer
Spain  Juan Avendaño
Spain  Gabriel Urpí
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
Czechoslovakia  Stanislav Birner
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
United States  Marcel Freeman
United States  Tim Wilkison
9 Apr Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
Carpet - $250,000
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
6–4, 6–4
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd United States  Gene Mayer
United States  Mike Bauer
Brazil  João Soares
Sweden  Anders Järryd
West Germany  Eric Jelen
United States  Steve Denton
Sweden  Anders Järryd
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 7–5
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
Nice International Open
Nice, France
Clay $75,000
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
6–1, 6–4
Sweden  Henrik Sundström Sweden  Joakim Nyström
Argentina  Roberto Argüello
France  Dominique Bedel
Spain  Emilio Sánchez
Spain  Juan Aguilera
United States  Van Winitsky
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Denmark  Michael Mortensen
6–1, 7–5
Chile  Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
16 Apr Monte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay - $400,000
Sweden  Henrik Sundström
6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Sweden  Mats Wilander United States  Jimmy Arias
France  Yannick Noah
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
United States  Scott Davis
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–1
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden  Mats Wilander
23 Apr Aix-en-Provence, France
Clay $75,000
Spain  Juan Aguilera
6–4, 7–5
Spain  Fernando Luna Australia  Paul McNamee
France  Trevor Allan
Argentina  José Luis Clerc
Australia  Pat Cash
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
Uruguay  Diego Pérez
Australia  Pat Cash
Australia  Paul McNamee
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
New Zealand  Chris Lewis
Australia  Wally Masur
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May Ebel German Open
Hamburg, Germany
Clay - $300,000
SinglesDoubles
Spain  Juan Aguilera
6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Sweden  Henrik Sundström Sweden  Mats Wilander
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
United States  Gene Mayer
France  Yannick Noah
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Sweden  Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–1
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy
Roger et Gallet Cup
Florence, Italy
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Italy  Francesco Cancellotti
6–1, 6–4
United States  Jimmy Brown Italy  Gianni Ocleppo
France  Tarik Benhabiles
Spain  David de Miguel-Lapiedra
United States  Mark Dickson
Switzerland  Claudio Mezzadri
Sweden  Stefan Simonsson
United States  Mark Dickson
United States  Chip Hooper
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
South Africa  Bernard Mitton
United States  Butch Walts
14 May Bavarian Tennis Championships
Munich, Germany
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
United States  Gene Mayer Australia  John Frawley
West Germany  Michael Westphal
West Germany  Jaromir Becka
Switzerland  Zoltan Kuharszky
United States  Chip Hooper
South Africa  Bernard Mitton
West Germany  Boris Becker
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
United States  Eric Fromm
Romania  Florin Segărceanu
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay - $350,000
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
United States  Aaron Krickstein Uruguay  Diego Pérez
Argentina  José Luis Clerc
Italy  Francesco Cancellotti
United States  Mark Dickson
Peru  Pablo Arraya
Italy  Claudio Panatta
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Australia  John Alexander
United States  Mike Leach
21 May World Team Cup
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay - $500,000
  United States
2–1
  Czechoslovakia
28 May
4 June
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay - $1,100,000
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
United States  John McEnroe United States  Jimmy Connors
Sweden  Mats Wilander
United States  Jimmy Arias
Sweden  Henrik Sundström
France  Yannick Noah
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
France  Henri Leconte
France  Yannick Noah
6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Jun Queen's Club Championships
London, England
Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
United States  Leif Shiras United States  Jimmy Connors
United States  Rodney Harmon
South Africa  Danie Visser
United States  Tim Mayotte
New Zealand  Russell Simpson
France  Guy Forget
Australia  Pat Cash
Australia  Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–3
South Africa  Bernard Mitton
United States  Butch Walts
18 Jun Bristol Open
Bristol, England
Grass – $100,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Johan Kriek
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
United States  Brian Teacher Nigeria  Nduka Odizor
United States  Lloyd Bourne
United States  Tim Gullikson
United States  Jeff Turpin
Australia  John Alexander
United States  Marty Davis
United States  Larry Stefanki
United States  Robert Van't Hof
6–4, 5–7, 9–7
Australia  John Alexander
Australia  John Fitzgerald
25 Jun
2 Jul
Wimbledon
London, England
Grand Slam
Grass - $1,100,000
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–1, 6–1, 6–2
United States  Jimmy Connors Australia  Pat Cash
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
United States  John Sadri
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
United States  Paul Annacone
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe
6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Australia  Pat Cash
Australia  Paul McNamee
United Kingdom  John Lloyd
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 6–3
United States  Steve Denton
United States  Kathy Jordan

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jul Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
6–4, 6–2
United States  Brian Teacher France  Trevor Allan
Spain  José Higueras
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
United States  Steve Meister
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
United States  Lloyd Bourne
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland  Markus Günthardt
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Brazil  Givaldo Barbosa
Brazil  João Soares
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D
India  Vijay Amritraj
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
United States  Tim Mayotte United States  John Sadri
United States  Leif Shiras
Australia  Brad Drewett
United States  Paul Annacone
United States  Tom Gullikson
United States  Matt Mitchell
Australia  David Graham
Australia  Laurie Warder
6–4, 7–6
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
Davis Cup Quarterfinals
Brisbane, Australia – grass
Atlanta, GA, United States – carpet (i)
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia – carpet
Båstad, Sweden – clay
Quarterfinal Winners
  Australia 5–0
  United States 5–0
  Czechoslovakia 3–2
  Sweden 4–1
Quarterfinal Losers
  Italy
  Argentina
  France
  Paraguay
16 Jul Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
France  Henri Leconte
7–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
United States  Gene Mayer United States  Eliot Teltscher
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
United States  Brian Teacher
Switzerland  Zoltan Kuharszky
New Zealand  Chris Lewis
Spain  José Higueras
United States  Gene Mayer
West Germany  Andreas Maurer 7–6, 6–4
United States  Fritz Buehning
United States  Ferdi Taygan
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden  Henrik Sundström
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Sweden  Anders Järryd Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
West Germany  Hans-Dieter Beutel
Netherlands  Michiel Schapers
Czechoslovakia  Jaroslav Navrátil
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Denmark  Michael Mortensen
6–0, 6–0
Spain  Juan Avendaño
Brazil  Fernando Roese
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Aaron Krickstein
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Argentina  José Luis Clerc Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
United States  Jimmy Arias
Australia  John Alexander
United States  Mike Leach
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–4
United States  Gary Donnelly
United States  Ernie Fernandez
23 Jul Sovran Bank Classic
Washington, D.C., US
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
6–2, 6–2
United States  Aaron Krickstein France  Thierry Tulasne
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas
United States  Dan Goldie
Uruguay  Diego Pérez
Peru  Pablo Arraya
United States  Mel Purcell
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
United States  Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–1
United States  Drew Gitlin
United States  Blaine Willenborg
Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden  Anders Järryd
6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd Argentina  Carlos Castellan
Belgium  Bernard Boileau
West Germany  Damir Keretić
Czechoslovakia  Stanislav Birner
United Kingdom  Jonathan Smith
Sweden  Kent Carlsson
Sweden  Anders Järryd
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Australia  Broderick Dyke
Australia  Michael Fancutt
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Spain  José Higueras
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci France  Henri Leconte
United States  Brian Teacher
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Slobodan Živojinović
United Kingdom  Colin Dowdeswell
Ecuador  Raúl Viver
Australia  Kim Warwick
France  Henri Leconte
France  Pascal Portes
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
United Kingdom  Colin Dowdeswell
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
30 Jul Livingston Open
Livingston, New Jersey, US
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Johan Kriek
6–2, 6–4
West Germany  Michael Westphal United States  Bob Green
United States  Vincent Van Patten
United States  Leif Shiras
United States  Sammy Giammalva
United States  Mike De Palmer
United States  Dan Cassidy
United States  Scott Davis
United States  Ben Testerman
6–4, 6–4
United States  Paul Annacone
Canada  Glenn Michibata
Volvo International
North Conway, New Hampshire,
Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
6–2, 7–5
United States  Tim Wilkison Spain  Juan Aguilera
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
Italy  Francesco Cancellotti
United States  Jay Lapidus
United States  Blaine Willenborg
United States  Brian Gottfried
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–2
Brazil  Cássio Motta
United States  Blaine Willenborg

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Aug
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Hard - $75,000
United States  Terry Moor
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
United States  Marty Davis United States  Matt Mitchell
United States  Jeff Klaparda
United States  David Dowlen
United States  David Pate
United States  Greg Holmes
United States  Mike De Palmer
Paraguay  Francisco González
United States  Matt Mitchell
7–6, 7–5
United States  Scott Davis
United States  Chris Dunk
US Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana
Clay - $350,000
SinglesDoubles
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
6–0, 7–6
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
Peru  Pablo Arraya
France  Thierry Tulasne
Chile  Hans Gildemeister
Argentina  Martín Jaite
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
7–6, 7–5
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy
13 Aug Buckeye Tennis Classic
Columbus, Ohio, US
Hard - $100,000
United States  Brad Gilbert
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
United States  Hank Pfister United States  Vincent Van Patten
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
United States  Terry Moor
South Africa  Danie Visser
United States  Sammy Giammalva
United States  Brian Teacher
United States  Gene Mayer
United States  Stan Smith
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
United States  Bud Cox
United States  Terry Moor
Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hard - $350,000
Singles
United States  John McEnroe
6–0, 6–3
United States  Vitas Gerulaitis South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Jimmy Connors
United States  Scott McCain
United States  Jimmy Arias
United States  Eliot Teltscher
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe
6–4, 6–2
Australia  John Fitzgerald
Australia  Kim Warwick
20 Aug ATP Championship
Mason, Ohio, US
Hard - $300,000
SinglesDoubles
Sweden  Mats Wilander
7–6, 6–3
Sweden  Anders Järryd Sweden  Joakim Nyström
United States  Jimmy Connors
Australia  Paul McNamee
United States  Dan Cassidy
United States  John Sadri
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Paraguay  Francisco González
United States  Matt Mitchell
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
United States  Gene Mayer
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy
28 Aug US Open
Flushing Meadow, New York, US
Grand Slam
Hard - $1,200,000
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl United States  Jimmy Connors
Australia  Pat Cash
United States  Gene Mayer
United Kingdom  John Lloyd
Sweden  Mats Wilander
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
Australia  John Fitzgerald
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Sweden  Anders Järryd
United States  Tom Gullikson
Bulgaria  Manuela Maleeva
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Australia  John Fitzgerald
Australia  Liz Smylie

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Sep Union 76 Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, US
Hard – $200,000 – 48S/24D
United States  Jimmy Connors
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
United States  Eliot Teltscher India  Ramesh Krishnan
United States  Dan Goldie
United States  David Pate
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  Bruce Manson
Australia  John Frawley
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
United States  Gene Mayer
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Italy  Francesco Cancellotti
6–0, 6–3
Czechoslovakia  Miloslav Mečíř Argentina  Roberto Argüello
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
Uruguay  Diego Pérez
Denmark  Peter Bastiansen
Spain  Jordi Arrese
Italy  Luca Bottazzi
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
United States  Blaine Willenborg
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Italy  Claudio Panatta
Sweden  Henrik Sundström
Tel Aviv Open
Tel Aviv Ramat Hasharon, Israel
Hard - $75,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Aaron Krickstein
6–4, 6–1
Israel  Shahar Perkiss United States  Bob Green
Israel  Amos Mansdorf
Switzerland  Jakob Hlasek
Israel  Shlomo Glickstein
United States  Brian Levine
United States  Marc Flur
Australia  Peter Doohan
United States  Brian Levine
6–3, 6–4
United Kingdom  Colin Dowdeswell
Switzerland  Jakob Hlasek
17 Sep Transamerica Open
San Francisco, California, US
Carpet – $200,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–4, 6–4
United States  Brad Gilbert United States  Eliot Teltscher
United States  Terry Moor
United Kingdom  John Lloyd
South Africa  Kevin Curren
Sweden  Thomas Högstedt
United States  Bill Scanlon
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4
United States  Mike De Palmer
United States  Sammy Giammalva
Bordeaux Open
Bordeaux, France
Clay - $75,000
Spain  José Higueras
7–6, 6–1
Italy  Francesco Cancellotti United States  Jimmy Brown
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci
Czechoslovakia  Miloslav Mečíř
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
France  Guy Forget
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
United States  Blaine Willenborg
6–1, 6–4
France  Loïc Courteau
France  Guy Forget
Geneva Open
Geneva, Switzerland
Clay - $100,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Aaron Krickstein
6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Sweden  Henrik Sundström Argentina  Alejandro Ganzábal
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
Sweden  Mats Wilander
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
Spain  Juan Aguilera
West Germany  Damir Keretić
Denmark  Michael Mortensen
Sweden  Mats Wilander
6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Czechoslovakia  Libor Pimek
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
24 Sep Seiko Super Tennis Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Carpet - $100,000
SinglesDoubles
United States  Marty Davis
6–1, 6–2
United States  David Pate United States  Greg Holmes
United States  John Sadri
United States  Paul Annacone
United States  Sammy Giammalva
United States  Brad Gilbert
United States  Mark Dickson
United States  Gary Donnelly
United States  Butch Walts
7–6, 6–4
United States  Mark Dickson
United States  Mike Leach
Davis Cup semifinals
Portland, OR, United States – carpet (i)
Båstad, Sweden – clay
Semifinal Winners
  United States 4–1
  Sweden 5–0
Semifinal Losers
  Australia
  Czechoslovakia

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Oct Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D
Sweden  Mats Wilander
7–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2
Sweden  Joakim Nyström Sweden  Henrik Sundström
West Germany  Hans Schwaier
Argentina  Martín Jaite
Spain  Alberto Tous
Czechoslovakia  Miloslav Mečíř
United States  Jimmy Arias
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–0
Argentina  Martín Jaite
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci
GWA Mazda Tennis Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D
United States  Eliot Teltscher
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Paraguay  Francisco González United States  Chip Hooper
United States  Mark Dickson
United States  Ben Testerman
Australia  John Frawley
United States  Mike Leach
United States  Todd Nelson
Paraguay  Francisco González
United States  Matt Mitchell
6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Australia  Broderick Dyke
Australia  Wally Masur
8 Oct Australian Indoor
Sydney, Australia
Hard (i) – $225,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden  Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl United States  Eliot Teltscher
United States  Ben Testerman
United States  Peter Fleming
Australia  Brad Drewett
United States  Mike De Palmer
India  Vijay Amritraj
Sweden  Anders Järryd
Sweden  Hans Simonsson
6–4, 6–4
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Hard - $150,000
United States  David Pate
6–3, 7–5
United States  Terry Moor United States  Jay Lapidus
United States  Brad Gilbert
New Zealand  Bruce Derlin
United States  Larry Stefanki
India  Ramesh Krishnan
United States  Drew Gitlin
United States  David Dowlen
Nigeria  Nduka Odizor
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
United States  Mark Dickson
United States  Steve Meister
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
United States  Tim Wilkison Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Netherlands  Michiel Schapers
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas
United States  Jimmy Brown
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 6–2
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
United States  Tim Wilkison
15 Oct Tokyo Indoor
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet – $300,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–3, 6–0
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
India  Ramesh Krishnan
United States  Mark Dickson
Sweden  Mats Wilander
United States  Eric Korita
India  Vijay Amritraj
United States  Tony Giammalva
United States  Sammy Giammalva
7–6, 6–4
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
Black & Decker Indoor Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Carpet – $150,000 – 32S/16D
United States  Matt Mitchell
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Australia  Pat Cash United States  Mike Bauer
United States  Chip Hooper
Australia  Brad Drewett
United States  Marcel Freeman
United States  Mike Leach
Australia  Wally Masur
Australia  Broderick Dyke
Australia  Wally Masur
6–2, 6–3
Australia  Peter Johnston
Australia  John McCurdy
Cologne Cup
Cologne, West Germany
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
7–6, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Miloslav Mečíř Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Marko Ostoja
United States  Tim Wilkison
United States  Sandy Mayer
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
United States  Sandy Mayer
6–1, 6–3
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
22 Oct Fischer-Grand Prix
Vienna, Austria
Hard - $100,000
United States  Tim Wilkison
6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil United States  Mel Purcell
France  Henri Leconte
United States  Jimmy Brown
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
United States  Sandy Mayer
6–4, 6–4
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy
Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd United States  Terry Moor
United States  Brad Gilbert
United States  Mike Bauer
United States  Bob Green
United States  John Sadri
India  Ramesh Krishnan
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Australia  Mark Edmondson
Australia  Paul McNamee
29 Oct Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard – $200,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States  John McEnroe
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Sweden  Mats Wilander Sweden  Anders Järryd
United States  Jimmy Connors
Poland  Wojciech Fibak
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
France  Guy Forget
United States  Johan Kriek
France  Henri Leconte
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 7–5
India  Vijay Amritraj
Romania  Ilie Năstase
Taipei International Championships
Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States  Brad Gilbert
6–3, 6–3
Australia  Wally Masur United States  Larry Stefanki
India  Ramesh Krishnan
United States  Marty Davis
United States  Robert Seguso
United States  Hank Pfister
United States  Lloyd Bourne
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
6–1, 6–7, 6–2
United States  Drew Gitlin
United States  Hank Pfister

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Nov Benson and Hedges Championships
London, Great Britain
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
7–6, 6–2, 6–1
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez United States  Peter Fleming
United States  Jimmy Connors
Brazil  Cássio Motta
United States  Vitas Gerulaitis
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy
France  Guy Forget
Ecuador  Andrés Gómez
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl
6–2, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
12 Nov Torneo Internazionale Citta di Treviso
Treviso, Italy
Carpet - $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States  Vitas Gerulaitis
6–1, 6–1
France  Tarik Benhabiles United States  John Sadri
United States  Tim Wilkison
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Italy  Claudio Panatta
United States  Todd Nelson
West Germany  Hans Schwaier
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
United States  Tim Wilkison
6–2, 6–3
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
19 Nov South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard - $250,000
United States  Eliot Teltscher
6–3, 6–1, 7–6
United States  Vitas Gerulaitis United States  Steve Meister
United States  Brad Gilbert
United Kingdom  Colin Dowdeswell
United States  Bob Green
Argentina  José Luis Clerc
Australia  John Fitzgerald
United States  Tracy Delatte
Paraguay  Francisco González
7–6, 6–1
United States  Steve Meister
United States  Eliot Teltscher
Nabisco Grand Prix de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D
United States  Mark Dickson
7–6, 6–4
Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt Sweden  Anders Järryd
West Germany  Michael Westphal
Czechoslovakia  Jaroslav Navrátil
France  Pascal Portes
West Germany  Ricki Osterthun
France  Yannick Noah
Sweden  Jan Gunnarsson
Denmark  Michael Mortensen
6–4, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
United States  Tim Wilkison
26 Nov
9 Dec
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass - $750,000
SinglesDoubles
Sweden  Mats Wilander
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
South Africa  Kevin Curren United States  Ben Testerman
United States  Johan Kriek
United States  Scott Davis
West Germany  Boris Becker
Australia  Pat Cash
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–2, 7–5
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
Sweden  Mats Wilander

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Dec New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia  John Fitzgerald
6–3, 6–3
United States  Sammy Giammalva United States  Johan Kriek
South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Marty Davis
United States  Bill Scanlon
United States  Ben Testerman
United States  Tom Gullikson
United States  Paul Annacone
South Africa  Christo van Rensburg
7–6, 7–5
United States  Tom Gullikson
United States  Scott McCain
Davis Cup final
Gothenburg, Sweden – clay (i)
  Sweden
4–1
  United States
17 Dec South Australian Open
Adelaide, Australia
Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Peter Doohan
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Netherlands  Huub van Boeckel United States  Mike Bauer
Australia  John Fitzgerald
Israel  Shahar Perkiss
Australia  John Frawley
Czechoslovakia  Miloslav Mečíř
United States  Tim Mayotte
Australia  Broderick Dyke
Australia  Wally Masur
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Australia  Peter Doohan
South Africa  Brian Levine
24 Dec Melbourne Outdoor
Melbourne, Australia
Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States  Dan Cassidy
7–6, 7–6
Australia  John Fitzgerald United States  Matt Anger
Switzerland  Jakob Hlasek
Netherlands  Huub van Boeckel
South Africa  Christo van Rensburg
United Kingdom  Colin Dowdeswell
Australia  Brad Drewett
Australia  Broderick Dyke
Australia  Wally Masur
7–6, 3–6, 7–6
United States  Mike Bauer
United States  Scott McCain

January 1985

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jan Volvo Masters
New York, United States
Carpet – $300,000 – 12S/6D
SinglesDoubles
United States  John McEnroe
7–5, 6–0, 6–4
Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl Sweden  Mats Wilander
United States  Jimmy Connors
Sweden  Anders Järryd
United States  Johan Kriek
Sweden  Joakim Nyström
United States  Eliot Teltscher
United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe
6–3, 6–1
Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart

Grand Prix rankings

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As of 2 January 1984
Rk Name Nation
1 John McEnroe United States 
2 Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia 
3 Jimmy Connors United States 
4 Mats Wilander Sweden 
5 Yannick Noah France 
6 Jimmy Arias United States 
7 José Higueras Spain 
8 José Luis Clerc Argentina 
9 Kevin Curren South Africa 
10 Gene Mayer United States 
11 Guillermo Vilas Argentina 
12 Bill Scanlon United States 
13 Eliot Teltscher Argentina 
14 Andrés Gómez Ecuador 
15 Johan Kriek United States 
16 Tim Mayotte United States 
17 Tomáš Šmíd Czechoslovakia 
18 Sandy Mayer United States 
19 Anders Järryd Sweden 
20 Vitas Gerulaitis United States 
Year-end rankings 1984 (2 January 1985)[1]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 John McEnroe United States  3,393 Steady  =
2 Jimmy Connors United States  2,903 Increase  +1
3 Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia  2,714 Decrease  –1
4 Mats Wilander Sweden  2,450 Steady  =
5 Andrés Gómez Ecuador  2,223 Increase  +9
6 Anders Järryd Sweden  Increase  +13
7 Henrik Sundström Sweden  Increase  +16
8 Pat Cash Australia  Increase  +30
9 Eliot Teltscher United States  Increase  +4
10 Yannick Noah France  Decrease  –5
11 Joakim Nyström Sweden  Increase  +16
12 Aaron Krickstein United States  Increase  +82
13 Johan Kriek United States  Increase  +2
14 Jimmy Arias United States  Decrease  –8
15 Kevin Curren South Africa  Decrease  –6
16 Tomáš Šmíd Czechoslovakia  Increase  +1
17 Vitas Gerulaitis United States  Increase  +3
18 Gene Mayer United States  Decrease  –8
19 Juan Aguilera Spain  Increase  +45
20 Stefan Edberg Sweden  Increase  +33

*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1985.

List of tournament winners

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The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1984:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

Further reading

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  • 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.