1984 Australian Open – Women's singles
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| 1984 Australian Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion | United States Chris Evert | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runner-up | Czechoslovakia Helena Suková | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Draw | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seeds | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1984 tennis event results
Main article: 1984 Australian Open
Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and 16th major singles title overall, completing the double career Grand Slam. With her third round victory, Evert became the first player in the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the tournament with a 1,003-97 career match record.[1]
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Suková. Navratilova entered the semifinals with a 74-match winning streak, having won the previous six major singles titles and attempting to complete the Grand Slam. Her 74-match win streak remains an Open Era record.
Seeds
[edit ]- United States Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
- United States Chris Evert (champion)
- United States Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
- Australia Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
- West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
- United States Zina Garrison (first round)
- Canada Carling Bassett (first round)
- Hungary Andrea Temesvári (third round)
- Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (final)
- West Germany Sylvia Hanika (second round)
- Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
- United States Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
- United Kingdom Jo Durie (second round)
- United States Alycia Moulton (first round)
- United States Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
- West Germany Steffi Graf (third round)
Qualifying
[edit ]Main article: 1984 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
Draw
[edit ]Key
[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
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
12
United States Barbara Potter
3
2
1
United States Martina Navratilova
6
3
5
9
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
1
6
7
3
United States Pam Shriver
2
77
1
9
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6
65
6
9
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
77
1
3
2
United States Chris Evert
64
6
6
4
Australia Wendy Turnbull
7
6
4
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3
3
2
United States Chris Evert
6
6
Q
France Sophie Amiach
2
1
2
United States Chris Evert
6
6
Top half
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
1
United States M Navratilova
6
6
8
Hungary A Temesvári
6
6
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
3
United States P Shriver
6
6
5
West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
6
6
Bottom half
[edit ]Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
6
United States Z Garrison
6
4
7
4
Australia W Turnbull
6
6
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
6
67
1
Switzerland C Jolissaint
0
2
2
United States C Evert
6
6
References
[edit ]- ^ Steven Pye (30 January 2015). "Remembering the 1984 Australian Open, a tournament played in a different era". The Guardian .
External links
[edit ] Preceded by
Grand Slam women's singles
Succeeded by