1984 Australian Open
1984 Australian Open
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| 1984 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 November – 9 December |
| Edition | 73rd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Mats Wilander | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart | |
| Women's Doubles | |
| Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | |
| Boys' Singles | |
| Mark Kratzmann | |
| Girls' Singles | |
 Annabel Croft | |
| Boys' Doubles | |
| Mark Kratzmann / Mike Baroch | |
| Girls' Doubles | |
Louise Field /  Larisa Savchenko | |
The 1984 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 73rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 November through 9 December 1984.[1]Chris Evert became the first tennis player in the open era to win 1,000 matches during this fortnight. She ended the tournament with the title and a match winning record of 1,003 - 97.
Contents
1 Seniors
1.1 Men's Singles
1.2 Women's Singles
1.3 Men's Doubles
1.4 Women's Doubles
1.5 Mixed Doubles
2 Juniors
2.1 Boys' Singles
2.2 Girls' Singles
2.3 Boys' Doubles
2.4 Girls' Doubles
3 References
4 External links
Seniors[edit]
Men's Singles[edit]
Mats Wilander defeated 
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors[edit]
Boys' Singles[edit]
Mark Kratzmann defeated Patrick Flynn 6–4, 6–1
Girls' Singles[edit]
Annabel Croft defeated Helena Dahlström 6–0, 6–1
Boys' Doubles[edit]
Mike Baroch / Mark Kratzmann defeated Brett Custer / David Macpherson 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Girls' Doubles[edit]
Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko defeated Jackie Masters / 
Michelle Parun 7–6, 6–2
References[edit]
^ Steven Pye (30 January 2015). "Remembering the 1984 Australian Open, a tournament played in a different era". The Guardian..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links[edit]
- Official website Australian Open
| Preceded by 1984 US Open | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1985 French Open |
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