Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak in 1984

Last updated May 16, 2022

The list below details Martina Navratilova's Open Era record 74-match winning streak in 1984 on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour (Women's Singles).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Period: January 20 to December 6, 1984

#	Tournament	Venue	Date	Surface	Round	Opponent	Score
0	Oakland	Oakland, California, United States	Feb 15	Carpet	Final	Lost to Hana Mandlikova	6–7, 6–3, 4–6
1	U.S. Indoor Championships	East Hanover, New Jersey, United States	Feb 20–26	Carpet	1st Round	Nancy Yeargin	6–3, 6–2
2					2nd Round	Virginia Wade	6–0, 6–2
3					Quarterfinal	Pam Casale	6–3, 6–2
4					Semifinal	Marcella Mesker	6–1, 6–3
5					Final	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–2, 7–6
6	Virginia Slims Championships	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	Feb 28 – Mar 4	Carpet	1st Round	Virginia Ruzici	6–3, 6–1
7					2nd Round	Carling Bassett	6–3, 6–0
8					Semifinal	Pam Shriver	7–6, 6–4
9					Final	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
	Lipton WTA Championships	Amelia Island, Florida, United States	April 16–22	Clay	1st Round	BYE
10					2nd Round	Kimberly Shaefer	6–1, 6–1
11					3rd Round	Mima Jaušovec	6–1, 7–5
12					Quarterfinal	Catherine Tanvier	7–6, 6–4
13					Semifinal	Hana Mandlíková	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
14					Final	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–2, 6–0
	United Airlines Tournament of Champions	Orlando, Florida, United States	April 23–29	Clay	1st Round	BYE
15					2nd Round	Kimberly Shaefer	6–1, 6–2
16					Quarterfinal	Kathy Horvath	7–6, 6–2
17					Semifinal	Bonnie Gadusek	6–3, 6–1
18					Final	Laura Arraya	6–0, 6–1
19	French Open	Roland Garros, Paris, France	May 28 – June 10	Clay	1st Round	Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–2
20					2nd Round	Marcella Mesker	6–1, 6–1
21					3rd Round	Marie-Christine Calleja	6–1, 6–3
22					4th Round	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6–0, 6–1
23					Quarterfinal	Kathy Horvath	6–4, 6–2
24					Semifinal	Hana Mandlíková	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
25					Final	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–3, 6–1
26	Eastbourne International	Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Great Britain	June 18–23	Grass	1st Round	Ann Kiyomura	6–2, 6–4
27					2nd Round	Wendy White	6–2, 6–3
28					3rd Round	Carling Bassett	6–1, 6–3
29					Quarterfinal	Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–2
30					Semifinal	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
31					Final	Kathy Jordan	6–4, 6–1
32	Wimbledon	Wimbledon, London, Great Britain	June 25 – July 8	Grass	1st Round	Mareen Louie	6–4, 6–0
33					2nd Round	Amy Holton	6–2, 7–5
34					3rd Round	Iva Budařová	6–2, 6–2
35					4th Round	Elizabeth Sayers	6–0, ret.
36					Quarterfinal	Manuela Maleeva	6–3, 6–2
37					Semifinal	Kathy Jordan	6–3, 6–4
38					Final	Chris Evert-Lloyd	7–6, 6–2
39	Virginia Slims of Newport	Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, USA	Jul 30 – Aug 5	Grass	1st Round	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold	6–1, 6–2
40					2nd Round	Grace Kim	6–0, 6–0
41					Quarterfinal	Wendy White	6–0, 6–3
42					Semifinal	Anne Minter	6–1, 6–1
43					Final	Gigi Fernández	6–3, 7–6
	United Jersey Bank Classic	Mahwah, New Jersey, USA	Aug 13–19	Hard	1st Round	BYE
44					2nd Round	Pascale Paradis	6–2, 6–2
45					3rd Round	Kim Sands	6–2, 6–1
46					Quarterfinal	Barbara Potter	6–3, 6–1
47					Semifinal	Pam Casale	6–2, 6–3
48					Final	Pam Shriver	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
49	US Open	Flushing Meadows, New York, USA	Aug 28 – Sep 9	Hard	1st Round	Lea Antonoplis	6–4, 6–2
50					2nd Round	Andrea Leand	6–4, 6–2
51					3rd Round	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold	6–0, 6–0
52					4th Round	Barbara Potter	6–4, 6–4
53					Quarterfinal	Helena Suková	6–3, 6–3
54					Semifinal	Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 6–1
55					Final	Chris Evert-Lloyd	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
56	Maybelline Classic	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA	Sep 17–24	Hard	1st Round	Melissa Brown	6–1, 6–2
57					2nd Round	Rosalyn Fairbank	6–1, 6–2
58					Quarterfinal	Elise Burgin	6–3, 6–2
59					Semifinal	Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–2
60					Final	Michelle Torres	6–1, 6–0
61	Virginia Slims of New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Sep 24–30	Carpet	1st Round	Lisa Spain	6–3, 6–0
62					2nd Round	Mary-Lou Piatek	6–2, 6–0
63					Quarterfinal	Jenny Klitch	6–1, 6–0
64					Semifinal	Alycia Moulton	6–2, 7–6
65					Final	Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–3
	NSW Building Society Open	White City, Sydney, NSW, Australia	Nov 19–25	Grass	1st Round	BYE
66					2nd Round	Mary-Lou Piatek	6–4, 6–2
67					3rd Round	Sharon Walsh	6–4, 7–5
68					Quarterfinal	Yvonne Vermaak	6–3, 6–2
69					Semifinal	Zina Garrison	6–2, 6–1
70					Final	Ann Henricksson	6–1, 6–1
71	Australian Open	Kooyong, Melbourne, VIC, Australia	Nov 26 – Dec 9	Grass	1st Round	Yvonne Vermaak	6–1, 6–1
72					2nd Round	Mary-Lou Piatek	6–2, 6–1
73					3rd Round	Kathy Rinaldi	4–6, 6–0, 6–1
74					Quarterfinal	Barbara Potter	6–3, 6–2
End					Semifinal	Lost to Helena Suková	6–1, 3–6, 5–7

BYE - Automatic advancement of a player to the next round of a tournament without facing an opponent.

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References

↑ "Upset Snaps Navratilova's Streak". The New York Times. December 6, 1984.
↑ "Martina was alone on top". ESPN.
↑ "Sukova Ends Navratilova's Victory String". The Montreal Gazette. Dec 6, 1984.

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[1] "Upset Snaps Navratilova's Streak". The New York Times. December 6, 1984.

[2] "Martina was alone on top". ESPN.

[3] "Sukova Ends Navratilova's Victory String". The Montreal Gazette. Dec 6, 1984.

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