South African Open (tennis) 1891 to 1967 during the Amateur Era – was Eric Sturgess, who won eleven titles between 1939 and 1957 and lost a further final in 1947 to Eustace Fannin. He also holds the overall record for the most consecutive titles won – seven between 1948 and 1954. Five players share the record for the most male wins at the tournament in the Open Era – Rod Laver (1969, 1970), Jimmy Connors (1973, 1974), Harold Solomon (1975, 1976), Vitas Gerulaitis (1981, 1982) and Aaron Krickstein (1992, 1993). The most successful female player at the South African Championships – played from 1891
1984 US Open (tennis) In the process, they also began charging separate admission for each of the two sessions on the last Saturday of the fortnight. 1984 US Open (tennis) The 1984 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 104th edition of the US Open and was held from August 28 to September 9, 1984. John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd defeated Stefan Edberg /