1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Main article: 1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament

Gene Mayer was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors. The final between first-seeded Ivan Lendl and second-seeded Jimmy Connors was halted at 6–0, 1–0 because the Ahoy Arena had received an anonymous telephone bomb threat. The police evacuated the stands and searched the venue but no bomb was found. The match was not resumed and officially has no winner.^[1][2]

Singles
1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Champion	No Winner
Runner-up	Ivan Lendl & Jimmy Connors
Score	6–0, 1–0
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Seeds

1. Ivan Lendl (Final)
2. Jimmy Connors (Final)
3. Kevin Curren (Quarterfinal)
4. Eliot Teltscher (Quarterfinal)
5. Johan Kriek (second round)
6. Gene Mayer (Quarterfinal)
7. Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
8. Anders Järryd (semifinal)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	2	7
	WC	Stefan Edberg	3	6	6
								1	Ivan Lendl	6	1 *
								2	Jimmy Connors	0	0
	8	Anders Järryd	1	4
	2	Jimmy Connors	6	6

• * Final unfinished due to a bomb scare. Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors both received Runners-up finishes.

Upper half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	Q	Jakob Hlasek	0	4
								1	Ivan Lendl	7	6
								Q	Marko Ostoja	5	1
		Scott Davis	3	6	1
	Q	Marko Ostoja	6	3	6
															1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
																Mel Purcell	1	2
		Tom Gullikson	2	5
		Mel Purcell	6	7
									Mel Purcell	6	6
								7	Tomáš Šmíd	4	0
		Hank Pfister	2	0
	7	Tomáš Šmíd	6	6
																						1	Ivan Lendl	6	2	7
																						WC	Stefan Edberg	3	6	6
	4	Eliot Teltscher	6	7
		Vitas Gerulaitis	3	5
								4	Eliot Teltscher	3	6	6
									Joakim Nyström	6	0	3
		Joakim Nyström	6	6
		Robert Van't Hof	1	3
															4	Eliot Teltscher	1	4
															WC	Stefan Edberg	6	6
	WC	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6
		Chip Hooper	7	1	4
								WC	Stefan Edberg	6	6
								5	Johan Kriek	3	3
		Wojtek Fibak	6	1	4
	5	Johan Kriek	2	6	6

Lower half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	Anders Järryd	6	6
		Mark Edmondson	3	3
								8	Anders Järryd	7	6
									Shlomo Glickstein	6	2
		Christophe Roger-Vasselin	1	4
		Shlomo Glickstein	6	6
															8	Anders Järryd	7	6
															3	Kevin Curren	6	2
		Brian Gottfried	7	6
		Roscoe Tanner	5	2
									Brian Gottfried	2	5
								3	Kevin Curren	6	7
		Jan Vanlangendonck	3	4
	3	Kevin Curren	6	6
																						8	Anders Järryd	4	4
																						2	Jimmy Connors	6	6
	6	Gene Mayer	6	6
	Q	Magnus Tideman	1	1
								6	Gene Mayer	6	6
									John Fitzgerald	3	1
		John Fitzgerald	6	2	6
		Michiel Schapers	0	6	1
															6	Gene Mayer	0	1
															2	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Fritz Buehning	3	6	7
		Pat Cash	6	4	5
									Fritz Buehning	2	1
								2	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Brian Teacher	3	6
	2	Jimmy Connors	6	7

References

1. "1984 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "Bomb Scare Ends Rotterdam Final". The New York Times. 19 March 1984.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details