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1984 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1984 Australian Open. Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier Ninth qualifier Tenth qualifier Eleventh qualifier Twelfth qualifier External links 1984 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 Australian Open - Men's Singles Qualifying Men's Singles Qualifying Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Australian Open
The 1984 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. Held from 26 November through 9 December 1984, it was the 73rd edition of the Australian Open. American Chris Evert became the first tennis player in the open era to win 1,000 matches during this fortnight, ending the tournament with the women's title and a match winning record of 1,003 – 97. Sweden's Mats Willander won the men's single title, successfully defending his 1983 Australian Open championship picking up his third Grand Slam title. Seniors Men's singles Mats Wilander defeated Kevin Curren 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 * It was Wilander's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 * It was Evert's 16th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title. * Helena Suková ended Martina Navratilova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Nijssen
Tom Nijssen (born 1 October 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. He went pro in 1984 and played at the ATP World Tour for 15 years. Nijssen's highest ATP singles ranking was No. 87 on 17 April 1989. He reached his best doubles ranking on 11 May 1992 when he became world No. 10. A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the US Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen and Helena Suková Helena Suková () (born 23 February 1965) is a Czech former professional tennis player. During her career, she won 14 major doubles titles, nine in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. She is also a two-time Olympic silver medalist in do ... were the US Open mixed-doubles finalists. Career finals Doubles (11 titles, 14 runner-ups) Doubles performance timeline See also * List of Grand Slam Mixed Doubles champions Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fancutt
Michael Fancutt (born 20 February 1961) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ... player and coach from Australia. From 1998 to 2004, he coached the University of Tennessee tennis team. During his career, Fancutt won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 36 in 1984. Career finals Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fancutt, Michael Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis players from Brisbane Living people 1961 births Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Australian people of South African descent Sportsmen from Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Houston (tennis)
Dale Houston (born 15 November 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Biography Houston was born in Sydney but played his junior tennis in Queensland. In the early 1980s he took up a tennis scholarship to Wichita State University in Kansas. After graduating in June 1984 he competed for two years on the professional tour. At the 1984 Australian Open, just months after turning professional, Houston made it through to the third round, where he lost a competitive match to the defending champion Mats Wilander. Playing as a qualifier, Houston had straight set victories over Craig Miller and former Australian Open winner Mark Edmondson, which put him up against the Swedish second seed in the third round. He managed to take Wilander to four sets, winning the second 6–2 and getting to a tiebreak in the third. Wilander won it in the fourth and went on to win the tournament. Following his performances at the Australian Open, he gained entry to Grand Prix tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Båthman
Ronnie Båthman (born 24 April 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won three doubles titles and finished as a runner-up four times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 38 in 1992. Career finals Doubles (3 wins, 4 losses) External links * * Swedish male tennis players Living people 1959 births 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Wittenberg
Corey Wittenberg Sr. (September 24, 1961 – April 25, 2022) was an American-born Australian professional tennis player. Wittenberg played college tennis for Texas Christian University and earned All-American honors for doubles in 1983. At the 1984 Australian Open, Wittenberg won his way through qualifying and faced John Sadri in the first round, losing the match in four sets. He later settled in Australia. Wittenberg resided in Pymble Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pymble is north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. West Pymble is a separate suburb .... He died on April 25, 2022. References External links * * 1961 births 2022 deaths American male tennis players TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis players American emigrants to Australia {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kronk
Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia. Kronk won seven doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 25 April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the world. Kronk won seven doubles titles, and was a runner-up in the US Open and a two-time runner-up in the Australian Open, on all occasions partnering compatriot Cliff Letcher Cliff Letcher (born 9 February 1952) was a former professional tennis player from Australia. He played Davis Cup for Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Centra .... Grand Slam finals Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Career finals Doubles (6 wins, 2 losses) External links * * 1954 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Australian people of Dutch descent Sportspeople from Toowoomba Tennis people from Queensland Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Cahill
Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia. In addition, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the Grand Slam events on the US sports network ESPN and a coach with the Adidas Player Development Program and at ProTennisCoach.com. Career Player Cahill turned professional in 1984. He won his first tour doubles title in 1985 at the Melbourne Outdoor tournament. In 1987, he won his first top-level singles title at New Haven. Cahill's best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1988 US Open, where he knocked out Lawson Duncan, Boris Becker, Marcelo Ingaramo (a walkover after Ingaramo withdrew), Martin Laurendeau, and Aaron Krickstein on the way to reaching the semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion Mats Wilander. In 1989, Cahill finished runner-up in men's doubles at the Australian Open partnering fellow Aussie Mark Kratzmann. Also with Kratzmann, Cahill won the ATP Championships in Cincinnati. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Frawley
Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 43 in December 1980. His highest ranking in doubles, world No. 23, was achieved in March 1980. Frawley reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1981, before losing to eventual champion John McEnroe. He is the older brother of John Frawley John Frawley may refer to: * John Frawley (tennis) (born 1965), retired Australian tennis player * John Frawley (actor) (died 1999), Australian actor * John Frawley (astrologer) John Frawley (born 16 May 1955 in London, England) is a traditiona .... Career finals Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up) Doubles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups) References External links * * Living people 1952 births Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Brisbane 20th-century Australian people 21st-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Johnston (tennis)
Peter Johnston (born 1 June 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Career Johnston played collegiate tennis for Oklahoma State University. He received a bye in the opening round of the 1982 Australian Open, then faced Ben Testerman in the second round, a match the Australian lost in straight sets. In the doubles he made the third round, with partner John McCurdy. Johnston is believed to be one of the inspirations (alongside Stefan Edberg) for the Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ... logo from 1995 to 2016, which depicted a male player serving. He now works a managing director at the Women's Tennis Association. Grand Prix/WCT career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) Challenger titles Doubles: (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Whitecross
Greg Whitecross (born 15 March 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Junior career Whitecross was the boys' singles champion at the 1979 Australian Open, defeating Craig Miller in the final. He won the doubles title as well, with Michael Fancutt. In 1979, he was also a quarter-finalist in the French Open and made the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Professional career Whitecross competed in the main singles draw at the Australian Open six times, without ever making it past the opening round. The closest he came was in the 1982 Australian Open when he lost to Damir Keretić in five sets, after claiming the first two. He also appeared at least once at the other three Grand Slam tournaments, playing in the 1980 US Open (beaten by Víctor Pecci), the 1980 Wimbledon Championships (in the men's doubles), the 1982 Wimbledon Championships (lost to Eddie Edwards), the 1984 Wimbledon Championships (in the mixed doubles), and the 1984 French Open (in the men's doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wittus
Craig Wittus (born February 24, 1957) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Wittus enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 42 in 1983. Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up External links * * American male tennis players Miami RedHawks men's tennis players Sportspeople from Detroit Tennis players from Michigan Living people 1957 births {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
