1984 Benson & Hedges Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1984 Benson & Hedges Championships was a 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 November 5 through November 11, 1984.
Ivan Lendl
defeated
Andrés Gómez
7–6, 6–2, 6–1,
Ivan Lendl
/ Andrés Gómez
defeated Pavel Složil
/ Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London in England that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix
1984 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1984 Volvo Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, four World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. The tournament was held from November 5 through November 11, 1984.
Men's Singles
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
defeated
Andrés GómezAndrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...
7–6, 6–2, 6–1,
Men's Doubles
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
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Andrés GómezAndrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...
defeated
Pavel SložilPavel Složil
Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....
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Tomáš ŠmídTomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...
6–2, 6–2