1984 Benson & Hedges Championships

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1984 Benson & Hedges Championships
Date5–11 November
Edition9th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $300,000
Surface Carpet (i)
LocationLondon, England
Venue Wembley Arena
Attendance51,190 [1]
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl [2]
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl / Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez [3]
  1983  · Wembley Championships ·  1985  

The 1984 Benson & Hedges Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in England that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 5 November through 11 November 1984. Third-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title and the accompanying $50,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl defeated Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez 7–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl / Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–2

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References

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