1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament

1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Date March 12 – March 18
Edition 12th
Category Grand Prix circuit
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money US$ 250,000
Surface Carpet / Indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Ahoy Rotterdam
Champions
Doubles
South Africa Kevin Curren / Poland Wojtek Fibak

The 1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 12 March through 18 March 1984. The singles final between Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors was stopped at 6–0, 1–0 because the Ahoy Arena had received an anonymous telephone bomb threat. The police searched the venue but no bomb was found. The match was not resumed and officially has no winner.[1][2]

Champions

Men's Singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl led United States Jimmy Connors 6–0, 1–0 canc.

Men's Doubles

South Africa Kevin Curren / Poland Wojtek Fibak defeated United States Fritz Buehning / Australia Ferdi Taygan 6–4, 6–4


Draws

Men's Singles

Upper half

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                                                     
1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6    
Q  Switzerland Jakob Hlasek 0 4    
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 6    
 
  Q  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja 5 1    
   United States Scott Davis 3 6 1
Q  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja 6 3 6  
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6  
     United States Mel Purcell 1 2  
   United States Tom Gullikson 2 5    
   United States Mel Purcell 6 7    
     United States Mel Purcell 6 6  
 
  7  Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 4 0    
   United States Hank Pfister 2 0  
7  Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6 6    
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 2 7
  WC  Sweden Stefan Edberg 3 6 6
4  United States Eliot Teltscher 6 7    
   United States Vitas Gerulaitis 3 5    
  4  United States Eliot Teltscher 3 6 6
 
     Sweden Joakim Nyström 6 0 3  
   Sweden Joakim Nyström 6 6  
   United States Robert Van't Hof 1 3    
  4  United States Eliot Teltscher 1 4  
  WC  Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 6    
WC  Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 6 6  
 United States Chip Hooper 7 1 4  
  WC  Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 6
 
  5  United States Johan Kriek 3 3  
   Poland Wojtek Fibak 6 1 4
5  United States Johan Kriek 2 6 6  

Lower half

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                                                     
8  Sweden Anders Järryd 6 6    
   Australia Mark Edmondson 3 3    
  8  Sweden Anders Järryd 7 6    
 
     Israel Shlomo Glickstein 6 2    
 France Christophe Roger-Vasselin 1 4  
 Israel Shlomo Glickstein 6 6    
  8  Sweden Anders Järryd 7 6    
  3  United States Kevin Curren 6 2    
   United States Brian Gottfried 7 6    
 United States Roscoe Tanner 5 2    
     United States Brian Gottfried 2 5  
 
  3  United States Kevin Curren 6 7    
   Belgium Jan Van Langendonck 3 4  
3  United States Kevin Curren 6 6    
  8  Sweden Anders Järryd 4 4  
  2  United States Jimmy Connors 6 6  
6  United States Gene Mayer 6 6    
Q  Sweden Magnus Tideman 1 1    
  6  United States Gene Mayer 6 6  
 
     Australia John Fitzgerald 3 1    
   Australia John Fitzgerald 6 2 6
   Netherlands Michiel Schapers 0 6 1  
  6  United States Gene Mayer 0 1  
  2  United States Jimmy Connors 6 6    
   United States Fritz Buehning 3 6 7  
   Australia Pat Cash 6 4 5  
     United States Fritz Buehning 2 1  
 
  2  United States Jimmy Connors 6 6    
   United States Brian Teacher 3 6  
2  United States Jimmy Connors 6 7    


External links

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1985). World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-0002181709.
  2. "Bomb scares, Ivan Lendl and unfinished business". The Tennis Space.
General
  • "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-05. 
  • "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-05. 
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