1984 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1984 Australian Open
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Final score	6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

Second-seeded Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open. When winning her third round match, Evert became the first tennis player of the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the fortnight with a 1,003-97 match record.^[1]

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, and entered this tournament with a 70-match winning streak, and six consecutive Grand Slam titles. However, she was upset in the semifinals by Helena Suková. Despite this loss, Navratilova's 74-match winning streak remains the longest in the Open Era; she was attempting to complete the elusive Grand Slam.

Wendy Turnbull reaching the semifinals marked the last time an Australian woman reached that stage of the tournament until Ashleigh Barty did so in the 2020 edition of the tournament.

Seeds[]

Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
Chris Evert (champion)
Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
Zina Garrison (first round)
Carling Bassett (first round)
Andrea Temesvári (third round)
Helena Suková (final)
Sylvia Hanika (second round)
Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
Jo Durie (second round)
Alycia Moulton (first round)
Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
Steffi Graf (third round)

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

12	Barbara Potter	3	2
					1	Martina Navratilova	6	3	5

					9	Helena Suková	1	6	7
3	Pam Shriver	2	7⁷	1

9	Helena Suková	6	6⁵	6
										9	Helena Suková	7⁷	1	3

										2	Chris Evert	6⁴	6	6
	Sharon Walsh	5	2

4	Wendy Turnbull	7	6
					4	Wendy Turnbull	3	3

					2	Chris Evert	6	6
Q	Sophie Amiach	2	1

2	Chris Evert	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	M Navratilova	6	6
	Y Vermaak	1	1	1	M Navratilova	6	6
Q	B Gerken	2	4		M-L Piatek	2	1
	M-L Piatek	6	6						1	M Navratilova	4	6	6
	R Fairbank	6	6						15	K Rinaldi	6	0	1
	C Karlsson	2	2		R Fairbank	3	2
	A Croft	4	2	15	K Rinaldi	6	6
15	K Rinaldi	6	6											1	M Navratilova	6	6
12	B Potter	6	7⁸											12	B Potter	3	2
	M Washington	2	6⁶	12	B Potter	6	7⁷
	J Byrne	6	7		J Byrne	3	6¹
	S Foltz	1	5						12	B Potter	6	7
	W White	5	4						8	A Temesvári	4	5
	V Wade	7	6		V Wade	6	0	2
	L Field	4	4	8	A Temesvári	4	6	6
8	A Temesvári	6	6

Section 2[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	P Shriver	6	6
	C Benjamin	4	3		3	P Shriver	6	6
Q	S Gomer	3	1		Q	C Vanier	2	1
Q	C Vanier	6	6							3	P Shriver	6	6
	E Pfaff	2	4								E Minter	2	2
	A Leand	6	6			A Leand	6	3	2
	E Minter	4	6	8		E Minter	2	6	6
14	A Moulton	6	3	6											3	P Shriver	2	7⁷	1
9	H Suková	6	6												9	H Suková	6	6⁵	6
	E Burgin	1	3		9	H Suková	7	6
	D Balestrat	6	6			D Balestrat	5	2
Q	S Cherneva	0	1							9	H Suková	3	6	6
	B Nagelsen	1	2							5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	3	2
	B Bunge	6	6			B Bunge	2	4
	V Nelson	2	2		5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	Z Garrison	6	4	7
	S Walsh	4	6	9		S Walsh	6⁴	6	6
Q	C Carney	1	2			G Fernández	7⁷	4	1
	G Fernández	6	6								S Walsh	6⁴	7	8
	A Villagrán	2	6	3							M Mesker	7⁷	5	6
	M Mesker	6	3	6		M Mesker	3	6	6
	E Sayers	5	6	4	10	S Hanika	6	4	3
10	S Hanika	7	2	6												S Walsh	7	6
16	S Graf	6	6												4	W Turnbull	5	2
	S Collins	2	4		16	S Graf	2	6	6
	S Mascarin	3	3		Q	L Antonoplis	6	1	0
Q	L Antonoplis	6	6							16	S Graf	4	4
	P Keppeler	2	1							4	W Turnbull	6	6
	I Budařová	6	6			I Budařová	4	1
Q	L Savchenko	2	1		4	W Turnbull	6	6
4	W Turnbull	6	6

Section 4[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	C Bassett	1	6	4
	B Mould	6	4	6		B Mould	3	5
	L Drescher	6	5	6	Q	S Amiach	6	7
Q	S Amiach	4	7	8						Q	S Amiach	6	6
	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6⁷	1							C Jolissaint	0	2
	C Jolissaint	1	7⁹	6		C Jolissaint	6	6
	A Minter	6	3	6		A Minter	3	3
11	C Lindqvist	0	6	2											Q	S Amiach	2	1
13	J Durie	6	5	6											2	C Evert	6	6
	A White	3	7	0	13	J Durie	7	3	4
	P Paradis	6	6			P Paradis	5	6	6
	B Herr	2	3								P Paradis	1	7⁷	2
	C Tanvier	4	5							2	C Evert	6	6⁵	6
	M Schropp	6	7			M Schropp	1	0
	K Shaefer	0	2		2	C Evert	6	6
2	C Evert	6	6

References[]

^ Steven Pye (30 January 2015). "Remembering the 1984 Australian Open, a tournament played in a different era". The Guardian.

External links[]

1984 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1984 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1985 French Open – Women's singles

[1] Steven Pye (30 January 2015). "Remembering the 1984 Australian Open, a tournament played in a different era". The Guardian.

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