Mike Bauer and Pat Cash were the defending champions, but Cash did not compete this year. Bauer teamed up with Marty Davis and lost in the first round to Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg.
Men's doubles | |
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1984 NSW Building Society Open | |
Champions | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
Runners-up | Tom Gullikson Scott McCain |
Score | 7–6, 7–5 |
Draw | 28 |
Seeds | 8 |
Annacone and Van Rensburg won the title by defeating Tom Gullikson and Scott McCain 7–6, 7–5 in the final.[1]
Seeds
editThe first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
- Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (second round)
- Broderick Dyke / Wally Masur (quarterfinals)
- John Alexander / John Fitzgerald (second round)
- Brad Drewett / Kim Warwick (second round)
- Peter Doohan / Michael Fancutt (first round)
- Mike Bauer / Marty Davis (first round)
- Scott Davis / Ben Testerman (first round)
- David Graham / Laurie Warder (second round)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Peter McNamara Leif Shiras | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
Tom Gullikson Scott McCain | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
Tom Gullikson Scott McCain | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Steve Denton Hank Pfister | 4 | 6 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | K Flach R Seguso | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Dowdeswell J Lloyd | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Dowdeswell J Lloyd | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Kratzmann S Youl | 3 | 6 | 3 | C Dowdeswell J Lloyd | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P McNamara L Shiras | 7 | 6 | P McNamara L Shiras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Cox J Turpin | 5 | 4 | P McNamara L Shiras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CA Miller D Saltz | 6 | 7 | CA Miller D Saltz | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | S Davis B Testerman | 1 | 6 | P McNamara L Shiras | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Annacone C van Rensburg | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Hlasek H van Boeckel | 5 | 4 | B Becker A Maurer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Becker A Maurer | 7 | 6 | B Becker A Maurer | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Mayotte B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Bourne B Levine | 4 | 4 | T Mayotte B Scanlon | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Annacone C van Rensburg | 3 | 7 | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Bauer M Davis | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | P Doohan M Fancutt | 6 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M De Palmer S Giammalva Jr. | 7 | 6 | 7 | M De Palmer S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Sherbeck E Van't Hof | 7 | 7 | E Sherbeck E Van't Hof | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Mattke H Sands | 6 | 6 | M De Palmer S Giammalva Jr. | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Båthman S Hermann | 6 | 3 | To Gullikson S McCain | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
To Gullikson S McCain | 7 | 6 | To Gullikson S McCain | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | B Drewett K Warwick | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
To Gullikson S McCain | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | D Graham L Warder | 6 | 6 | 7 | S Denton H Pfister | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Mustard J Smith | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | D Graham L Warder | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Andrews C Wittus | 4 | 4 | S Denton H Pfister | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Denton H Pfister | 6 | 6 | S Denton H Pfister | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Freeman F González | 6 | 7 | 2 | B Dyke W Masur | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Cahill D Carter | 1 | 5 | M Freeman F González | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | B Dyke W Masur | 6 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Myles, Stephanie (15 August 2014). "American Jack Sock poised to make tennis history". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Annacone and van Rensburg won the Sydney tournament on grass in December 1984 (yes, they had tournaments in December back then; the Australian Open was played in November)