1984 US Open (tennis)

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1984 US Open
DateAugust 28 – September 9
Edition104th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
Location New York City, New York, United States
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva / Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
Boys' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Girls' singles
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva
Boys' doubles
Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mihnea-Ion Năstase
Girls' doubles
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz / Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
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The 1984 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 104th edition of the US Open and was held from August 28 to September 9, 1984.

Contents

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–4, 6–1

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Hobbs / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva / Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Sayers / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald 2–6, 7–5, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann defeated Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 6–3, 7–6

Girls' singles

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Niurka Sodupe 6–1, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mihnea-Ion Năstase defeated Flag of Mexico.svg Agustín Moreno / Flag of Peru.svg Jaime Yzaga 7–6, 1–6, 6–1

Girls' doubles

Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz / Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini defeated Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie London / Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

"Super Saturday"

September 8, 1984, is generally considered the single greatest day in tennis history. Each of the four matches played at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the tournament's Center Court at the time, went the maximum number of sets. [1] All eight players would win at least one Grand Slam title, seven were eventually inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. From the opening serve of the first contest at 11:07 am (ET) to match point of the final one at 11:16 pm, [2] there were 16 sets, 165 games and 979 points. [3]

The day opened with an over-35 men's singles semifinal match won by Stan Smith over John Newcombe. [3] In the first of two men's singles semifinal contests, Ivan Lendl advanced to his third consecutive US Open final after outlasting Pat Cash 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–4). The last two matches involved rivalries. Martina Navratilova captured the second of her four US Open women's singles championships by defeating Chris Evert 4–6, 6–4, 6–4. [2] The other men's singles semifinal between John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors didn't begin until 7:28 pm. [3] McEnroe survived a nighttime thriller 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, en route to what would be the last singles Grand Slam title of his career (subsequently adding to his men's doubles titles at the US Open in 1989 and Wimbledon in 1992). [2]

The lengthy day at Center Court was made possible by CBS which was televising the tournament. Not wanting a recurrence of what happened the previous year when three quick contests forced a scramble to fill the remaining allocated time, the network had requested the addition of the Smith-Newcombe match to lead off the program. [3] The broadcast established what was then the longest continuous coverage of a sporting event in American television history. [4]

Tennis fans who were present at Armstrong Stadium to enjoy all the contests that day were able to do so on a single admission. When both Serena and Venus Williams made the tournament finals together for the first time in 2001, organizers switched the women's singles championship match to prime time to attract more television viewers. In the process, they also began charging separate admission for each of the two sessions on the last Saturday of the fortnight. [2]

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References

  1. "Year-by-Year In US Open History – US Open Tennis (Official website)". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Robson, Douglas. "U.S. Open's first 'Super Saturday' still resonates," USA Today, Friday, September 11, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kirkpatrick, Curry. "They Did Their Things," Sports Illustrated, September 17, 1984.
  4. CBS at 75 Timeline: 1980s – CBS.com. Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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