1984 South African Open (tennis)

1984 South African Open
Date 30 April – 6 May (women)
19 – 25 November (men)
Edition 81st
Category Grand Prix (men)
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $300,000 (men)
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Johannesburg, South Africa
Venue Ellis Park Tennis Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
United States David Pate [1]
Women's Singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's Doubles
United States Tracy Delatte / Paraguay Francisco Gonzalez [2]
Women's Doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / South Africa Beverly Mould

The 1984 South African Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix and the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 81st edition of the tournament. The women's tournament was held from 30 April through 6 May 1984 while the men's tournament was held from 19 November through 25 November 1984.

Finals

Men's Singles

United States Eliot Teltscher defeated United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 [1]

  • It was Teltscher's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Women's Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Evert's 3rd title of the year and the 150th of her career.

Men's Doubles

United States Tracy Delatte / Paraguay Francisco Gonzalez defeated United States Steve Meister / United States Eliot Teltscher 7–6, 6–1 [2]

  • It was Delatte's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Gonzalez's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's Doubles

South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / South Africa Beverly Mould defeated United States Sandy Collins / United States Andrea Leand 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Fairbank's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Mould's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

References

  1. 1 2 "1984 Johannesburg Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. 1 2 "1984 Johannesburg Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).


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