1984 World Championship Tennis circuit

1984 World Championship Tennis circuit
McEnroe was title leader for the final WCT tour
Details
Duration3 January 1984 – 7 May 1984
Edition13th
Tournaments5
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesUnited States John McEnroe (3)
Most finalsUnited States John McEnroe (3)
← 1983

The 1984 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1984. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The WCT circuit withdrew from the Grand Prix circuit in 1982 and reestablished its own full calendar season consisting of 20 tournaments. For the 1983 season the WCT circuit was downsized to eight tournaments and ran from January to May. The circuit was again downsized for the 1984 season to five tournaments and the best twelve competitors played at the WCT Finals in Dallas. It was the final year of the WCT as a separate tennis circuit.[1][2]

Calendar

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 JanWCT World Doubles
London, United Kingdom
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D
Doubles
Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Australia Edmonson / United States Stewart
United States Fleming / United States Buehning
30 JanUnited Virginia Bank Classic
Richmond, United States
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 16S/8D
United States John McEnroe
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
United States Steve DentonUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Mark Dickson
Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Eric Korita
United States Greg Holmes
United States Jimmy Arias
United States John McEnroe
United States Patrick McEnroe
7–6, 6–2
United States Steve Denton
South Africa Kevin Curren

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 AprHouston WCT
Houston, United States
Clay – $250,000 – 16S/8D
United States Mark Dickson
6–3, 6–2
United States Sammy Giammalva, Jr.United States Bill Scanlon
Australia Pat Cash
United States Jimmy Arias
United States Steve Denton
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Tim Mayotte
Australia Pat Cash
Australia Paul McNamee
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
24 AprWorld Championship Tennis Finals
Dallas, United States
WCT Finals
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S
Singles
United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
United States Jimmy ConnorsSouth Africa Kevin Curren
United States Jimmy Arias
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Johan Kriek
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Tim Mayotte

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 MayWCT Tournament of Champions
Forest Hills, New York, United States
Clay – $300,000 – 52S / 32D
Singles – Doubles
United States John McEnroe
6–4, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlUnited States Jimmy Connors
United States Jimmy Arias
United States Aaron Krickstein
United States Steve Meister
Australia Brad Drewett
United States Johan Kriek
United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
7–6, 7–5
United States Ernie Fernandez
United States David Pate

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984. London: Willow Books. pp. 165–168. ISBN 0002181223.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1985). World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. pp. 189–192. ISBN 0002181703.