1984 Australian Open

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1984 Australian Open
Date26 November – 9 December 1984
Edition73rd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Boys' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Girls' singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Annabel Croft
Boys' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Baroch
Girls' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko
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The 1984 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. Held from 26 November through 9 December 1984, [1] it was the 73rd edition of the Australian Open. American Chris Evert became the first tennis player in the open era to win 1,000 matches during this fortnight, ending the tournament with the women's title and a match winning record of 1,003 – 97. Sweden's Mats Willander won the men's single title, successfully defending his 1983 Australian Open championship picking up his third Grand Slam title.

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Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Kevin Curren 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström / Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–2, 7–5

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 6–3, 6–4

Mixed doubles

The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Flynn 6–4, 6–1

Girls' singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Annabel Croft defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Dahlström 6–0, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Baroch / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Custer / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson 6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Girls' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackie Masters / Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Parun 7–6, 6–2

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References

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