1984 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1984 French Open
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Seeds	16
Events

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Martina Navratilova defeated the defending champion Chris Evert in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 French Open.^[1] With the win, Navratilova completed a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, becoming the second woman in the Open Era to simultaneously hold all four major singles titles (after Margaret Court in 1970). It was Navratilova's second French Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall.

Seeds

Martina Navratilova (champion)
Chris Evert (final)
Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
Andrea Jaeger (first round)
Kathy Jordan (second round)
Zina Garrison (fourth round)
Jo Durie (second round)
Kathy Horvath (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (first round)
Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
Sylvia Hanika (third round)
Andrea Temesvári (second round)
Lisa Bonder (quarterfinals)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round)
Carling Bassett (quarterfinals)
Ivanna Madruga-Osses (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

8	Kathy Horvath	4	2
					1	Martina Navratilova	3	6	6

					3	Hana Mandlíková	6	2	2
3	Hana Mandlíková	6	6

	Melissa Brown	1	4
										1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

										2	Chris Evert	3	1
13	Lisa Bonder	6³	7	3

	Camille Benjamin	7⁷	5	6
						Camille Benjamin	0	0

					2	Chris Evert	6	6
15	Carling Bassett	6	1	0

2	Chris Evert	4	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	M Navratilova	6	6
WC	N Tauziat	1	2		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	M Mesker	6	6			M Mesker	1	1
	K Skronská	2	3							1	M Navratilova	6	6
	S Simmonds	6⁵	6²							WC	M-C Calleja	1	3
	C Lindqvist	7⁷	7⁷			C Lindqvist	6	5	1
WC	M-C Calleja	7⁷	6		WC	M-C Calleja	4	7	6
	S Leo	6¹	4												1	M Navratilova	6	6
	S Solomon	4	7⁷	6											14	C Kohde-Kilsch	0	1
	P Hy	6	6⁵	2		S Solomon	2	1
	E Longo	2	6²			S Graf	6	6
	S Graf	6	7⁷								S Graf	2	6	1
	C Suire	1	5							14	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	2	6
	S Amiach	6	7			S Amiach	4	0
Q	R Šašak	2	1		14	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
14	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	S Hanika	6	6
	K Latham	1	0		11	S Hanika	1	6	6
	P Teeguarden	6	6			P Teeguarden	6	0	3
	F Raschiatore	1	2							11	S Hanika	4	2
	I Demongeot	6	6								A White	6	6
	A Tobin	2	3			I Demongeot	4	3
	F Bonsignori	2	5			A White	6	6
	A White	6	7												A White	1	1
	K Rinaldi	7	6											8	K Horvath	6	6
	G Purdy	5	2			K Rinaldi	6	6
	N Herreman	0	6	6		N Herreman	4	0
	R Mentz	6	2	3							K Rinaldi	0	3
	E Sayers	6	4	2						8	K Horvath	6	6
	E Inoue	4	6	6		E Inoue	1	0
WC	N Phan-Thanh	2	2		8	K Horvath	6	6
8	K Horvath	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

3	H Mandlíková	6	6
LL	Y Brzáková	4	0		3	H Mandlíková	6	6
	S Mascarin	6	6			S Mascarin	2	4
	L Antonoplis	1	3						3	H Mandlíková	6	7
	E Okagawa	5	7	1						C Tanvier	3	5
	L McNeil	7	5	6		L McNeil	4	2
	C Tanvier	6	7			C Tanvier	6	6
	L Romanov	2	5										3	H Mandlíková	6	4	6
	N Reva	6	6										Q	P Keppeler	0	6	1
	A-M Cecchini	3	4			N Reva	0	2
	B Nagelsen	3	4		Q	E Eliseenko	6	6
Q	E Eliseenko	6	6						Q	E Eliseenko	1	4
	A Hobbs	4	6	6					Q	P Keppeler	6	6
	R Einy	6	2	0		A Hobbs	3	2
Q	P Keppeler	2	7	6	Q	P Keppeler	6	6
16	I Madruga-Osses	6	5	1

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	H Suková	6³	6	3
	M Torres	7⁷	4	6		M Torres	7⁷	7⁷
	R Fairbank	6	6			R Fairbank	6⁵	6⁴
	S Barker	2	3								M Torres	6	5	2
	L Allen	3	7	1							M Brown	3	7	6
	W White	6	5	6		W White	2	7⁷	3
	M Brown	4	6	6		M Brown	6	6⁴	6
WC	H Cedet	6	3	4												M Brown	6	3	6
	R Reggi	6	6												6	Z Garrison	3	6	3
	B Bramblett	0	2			R Reggi	7⁷	6
	G Kim	1	0			J Russell	6²	1
	J Russell	6	6								R Reggi	5	4
	B Jordan	4	3							6	Z Garrison	7	6
	P Jauch-Delhees	6	6			P Jauch-Delhees	4	6	2
	P Paradis	4	5		6	Z Garrison	6	3	6
6	Z Garrison	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

5	K Jordan	7	4	13
	A Minter	5	6	11	5	K Jordan	3	2
	V Ruzici	3	6	6		V Ruzici	6	6
	V Wade	6	3	3						V Ruzici	6	6
	I Budařová	6	6							I Budařová	0	1
	K Sands	3	2			I Budařová	6	6
	T Scheuer-Larsen	7	6			T Scheuer-Larsen	3	4
Q	H Fukárková	5	2											V Ruzici	4	3
	P Smith	6	6										13	L Bonder	6	6
	B Mould	2	4			P Smith	5	2
	T Mochizuki	7	6⁴	1		A Holton	7	6
	A Holton	5	7⁷	6						A Holton	4	1
	S Collins	2	7	4					13	L Bonder	6	6
	V Nelson	6	5	6		V Nelson	2	2
	C Vanier	1	1		13	L Bonder	6	6
13	L Bonder	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	A Temesvári	6	6
	J Mundel	2	1		12	A Temesvári	5	4
	T Phelps	6⁰	4			S Goleš	7	6
	S Goleš	7⁷	6								S Goleš	6	1	6
Q	A Kanellopoulou	5	4								B Bunge	3	6	3
	R Uys	7	6			R Uys	6	3	5
Q	C Karlsson	2	4			B Bunge	4	6	7
	B Bunge	6	6													S Goleš	3	7	6
	C Jolissaint	6	1	3												C Benjamin	6	5	8
	M Skuherská	2	6	6		M Skuherská	2	3
	M Gurney	2	4			C Jexell	6	6
	C Jexell	6	6								C Jexell	1	1
	C Benjamin	6	4	6							C Benjamin	6	6
	C Monteiro	4	6	1		C Benjamin	6	6
	J Golder	7				J Golder	2	2
4	A Jaeger	5	r

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	J Durie	6	6
	L Drescher	3	3		7	J Durie	2	7	4
	L Arraya	6	4	9		L Arraya	6	5	6
	A Croft	4	6	7							L Arraya	5	6	6
	P Vásquez	4	7⁷	4							E Pfaff	7	2	2
	E Pfaff	6	6²	6		E Pfaff	6	3	6
WC	I Vernhes	6	2	6	WC	I Vernhes	0	6	1
	B Herr	3	6	2												L Arraya	4	0
	K Steinmetz	1	2												15	C Bassett	6	6
	J Klitch	6	6			J Klitch	6	1	7
WC	F Duxin	7	5	6	WC	F Duxin	4	6	5
	K Keil	5	7	3							J Klitch	6⁵	3
	P Huber	6	6							15	C Bassett	7⁷	6
	A Moulton	2	3			P Huber	3	6	3
	C Reynolds	0	0		15	C Bassett	6	2	6
15	C Bassett	6	6

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	M Maleeva	6	6
	B Gerken	2	2	10	M Maleeva	6	6
	Y Vermaak	6	6		Y Vermaak	2	1
	J Harrington	1	1						10	M Maleeva	6	6
	P Casale	2	4							M Jaušovec	1	3
	M Jaušovec	6	6		M Jaušovec	6	6
	P Medrado	6	7⁷		P Medrado	4	4
	K Shaefer	3	6⁵											10	M Maleeva	6	3	2
	M Schropp	6	6											2	C Evert	3	6	6
	S Rehe	4	1		M Schropp	4	6	3
	A Henricksson	1	2	Q	L Savchenko	6	4	6
Q	L Savchenko	6	6						Q	L Savchenko	2	6	2
	M Yanagi	6	6						2	C Evert	6	4	6
	M Van Nostrand	2	3		M Yanagi	0	0
	H Eisterlehner	0	1	2	C Evert	6	6
2	C Evert	6	6

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References

↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

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

Preceded by 1983 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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