Defending champion John McEnroe defeated

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in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. It was his third

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and sixth

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singles title overall. The final was for a long time referred to as the greatest display in the history of tennis; it lasted only 80 minutes and McEnroe made just four unforced errors during the entire match (none in the first set). This was the first major appearance for future six-time champion

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; he would go on to win the title the following year.

Seeds

John McEnroe (champion) Ivan Lendl ''(semifinals)''

''(final)'' Mats Wilander ''(second round)'' Jimmy Arias ''(fourth round)'' Andrés Gómez ''(quarterfinals)'' Yannick Noah ''(withdrew)''

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''(withdrew)''

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''(second round)'' Anders Järryd ''(first round)'' Kevin Curren ''(fourth round)'' Johan Kriek ''(fourth round)'' Tomáš Šmíd ''(quarterfinals)''

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''(fourth round)'' Vitas Gerulaitis ''(fourth round)'' Tim Mayotte ''(fourth round)'' Yannick Noah and

withdrew due to injury and illness respectively. They were replaced in the draw by Qualifier

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and Lucky loser

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respectively.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

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1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Men's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles