![]() 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. | |
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Duration | January 10, 1984 – December 17, 1984 |
Edition | 15th |
Tournaments | 68 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Super Series Open Week Series Regular Series Team Events (2) |
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Player of the year | ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | Not given |
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Comeback player of the year | Not given |
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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).
Schedule
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
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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23 Jan 30 Jan |
U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, US Carpet – $300,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
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February
March
April
May
June
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Jun | Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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18 Jun | Bristol Open Bristol, England Grass – $100,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
![]() 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
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25 Jun 2 Jul |
Wimbledon London, England Grand Slam Grass - $1,100,000 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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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 Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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Davis Cup final Gothenburg, Sweden – clay (i) |
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17 Dec | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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24 Dec | Melbourne Outdoor Melbourne, Australia Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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January 1985
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jan | Volvo Masters New York, United States Carpet – $300,000 – 12S/6D Singles – Doubles |
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Grand Prix rankings
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1985.
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 (1) Milan
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
See also
References
- ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- 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.