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).
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Most tournament finals | |
| Prize money leader | |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Most improved  player of the year  | Not given | 
| Newcomer of the year | |
| Comeback  player of the year  | Not given | 
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 30 Jan  | U.S. Pro Indoor  Philadelphia, USA $300,000 – Carpet – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles  | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6  | |||
6–2, 6–3  | 
February
    
March
    
April
    
May
    
June
    
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun | Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles  | 
6–1, 3–6, 6–2  | 
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6–4, 6–3  | 
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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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6–4, 5–7, 9–7  | 
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| 25 Jun 2 Jul  | 
Wimbledon London, England Grand Slam Grass - $1,100,000 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles  | 
6–1, 6–1, 6–2  | 
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6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3  | 
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6–3, 6–3  | 
July
    
August
    
September
    
October
    
November
    
December
    
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia $125,000 – Grass – 64S/32D  | 6–3, 6–3  | |||
7–6, 7–5  | |||||
| Davis Cup final Gothenburg, Sweden – Clay (i)  | 4–1  | ||||
| 17 Dec | South Australian Open  Adelaide, Australia - $75,000  | 
1–6, 6–1, 6–4  | 
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4–6, 7–5, 6–1  | 
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| 24 Dec | Melbourne Outdoor Melbourne, Australia $75,000 – Grass – 32S/16D  | 7–6, 7–6  | |||
7–6, 3–6, 7–6  | 
January 1985
    
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | Volvo Masters New York, United States $300,000 – Carpet – 12S/6D Singles – Doubles  | 7–5, 6–0, 6–4  | |||
6–3, 6–1  | 
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
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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