1984 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1984. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and the women's tennis circuits, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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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's streak after winning 6 majors in a row and stopped Navratilova 2 matches short of winning the Grand Slam.
Men's doubles
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Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart defeated Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
- It was Edmondson's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 5th and last Australian Open title. It was Stewart's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated 
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–3, 6–4
- It was Navratilova's 30th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title. With this victory Navratilova and Shriver completed the first doubles Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era, a feat not matched until Martina Hingis completed the same Grand Slam with two partners in 1998.
Mixed doubles
- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
French Open
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 [1][2]
- It was Lendl's first career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert, 6–3, 6–1 [3]
- It was Navratilova's ninth career Grand Slam title, and her second (and last) French Open title.
Men's doubles
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah defeated Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 [4]
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Hana Mandlíková, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 [5]
Mixed doubles
Anne Smith / Dick Stockton defeated Anne Minter / Laurie Warder, 6–2, 6–4 [5]
Wimbledon
In all five senior disciplines, the 1983 champions successfully defended their titles.
Men's singles
John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2[6]
- It was McEnroe's 6th career Grand Slam singles title and his third Wimbledon singles title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 7–6(7–5), 6–2[7]
- It was Navratilova's 26th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon singles title.
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Pat Cash / Paul McNamee, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3[8]
- It was Fleming's 7th career Grand Slam title and his fourth and last Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 14th career Grand Slam title and his 7th Wimbledon singles or doubles title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith, 6–3, 6–4[9]
- It was Navratilova's 27th career Grand Slam title and her 11th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull defeated Steve Denton / Kathy Jordan, 6–3, 6–3[10]
- It was Lloyd's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Turnbull's 9th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
US Open
Men's singles
John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
- It was McEnroe's fourth US Open title and the last Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Navratilova's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th US Open title.
Men's doubles
John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd defeated Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3
- It was Fitzgerald's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd US Open title. It was Šmíd's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4
- It was Navratilova's 29th career Grand Slam title and her 7th US Open title. It was Shriver's 9th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd US Open title.
Mixed doubles
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Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson defeated Elizabeth Sayers / John Fitzgerald 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Maleeva's only career Grand Slam title. It was Gullikson's only career Grand Slam title.
| First round 24–26 February | Quarterfinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 28–30 September | Final 16–18 December | |||||||||||||||
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| Australia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA, United States (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Delhi, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 India | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Ecuador | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Chile
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  South Korea
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Peru
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Soviet Union
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Colombia
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 China
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ↑ "Lendl Outlasts Mcenroe In French Open Final". Montreal Gazette. Paris, France. June 11, 1984. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ↑ "ATP – 1984 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "Martina Needs Only 63 Minutes To Complete Grand Slam". Paris, France: Tri-City Herald. June 11, 1984. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ↑ "ATP – 1984 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- 1 2 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1984 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine