1984 Transamerica Open

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1984 Transamerica Open
DateSeptember 17–23
Edition96th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$200,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location San Francisco, U.S.
Venue Cow Palace
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [2]
  1983  · Pacific Coast Championships ·  1985  

The 1984 Transamerica Open, also known as the Pacific Coast Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 96th edition of the tournament and was held from September 17 through September 23, 1984. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1978, 1979 and 1982, and earned $40,000 first-prize money. [3] Defending champion Ivan Lendl withdrew before the tournament due to Davis Cup obligations. [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mike De Palmer / Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. "1984 San Francisco – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1984 San Francisco – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1985). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. pp. 163–164. ISBN   0002181703.
  4. Steve Wilstein (September 16, 1984). "No. 2 top question in Transam tennis" . The Sacramento Bee . p. C15 via Newspapers.com. The Czech canceled out of this week's tournament at the Cow Palace after he was ordered by his country's tennis federation to return to Europe to practice for an upcoming Davis Cup match on clay against Sweden.