Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 2 ...
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
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
title and 16th
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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.
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number ...
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
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singles titles and attempting to complete the
Grand Slam. Her 74-match win streak remains an Open Era record.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
1984 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Women's singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
1984 in Australian women's sport
1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series