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1984 Wimbledon Championships


FieldValue
date25 June – 8 July
edition98th
categoryGrand Slam
draw128S/64D/64XD
prize_money£1,461,896
surfaceGrass
locationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
champmsUSA John McEnroe
champwsUSA Martina Navratilova
champmdUSA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe
champwdUSA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver
champxdGBR John Lloyd / AUS Wendy Turnbull
champbsAUS Mark Kratzmann
champgsGBR Annabel Croft
champbdUSA Ricky Brown / USA Robbie Weiss
champgdUSA Caroline Kuhlman / USA Stephanie Rehe

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1984.

To celebrate the centenary of the Ladies' Singles competition, first held in 1884, 17 of the surviving 20 singles champions were presented with an engraved crystal vase on Centre Court by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent on Monday, 2 July. Those presented were Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade, Chris Evert Lloyd, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ann Jones, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Angela Mortimer, Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson, Shirley Fry, Doris Hart, Louise Brough, Margaret duPont, Pauline Betz, Alice Marble and Kitty Godfree. Karen Susman, Helen Jacobs and Helen Wills did not attend, but were all presented with their crystal individually during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles by Mrs Godfree, when she attended the games with members of the All England Club committee.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1984 championships was £1,461,896. The winner of the men's title earned £100,000 while the women's singles champion earned £90,000.

**Mixed doubles ***£18,000£9,000£4,500£2,100£1,050£526£226
  • per team

Champions

Seniors

In all five senior disciplines, the 1983 champions successfully defended their titles.

Men's singles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA John McEnroe defeated USA Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2

  • It was McEnroe's 6th career Grand Slam singles title and his third Wimbledon singles title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert Lloyd, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 26th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon singles title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe defeated AUS Pat Cash / AUS Paul McNamee, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Fleming's 7th career Grand Slam title and his fourth and last Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 14th career Grand Slam title and his 7th Wimbledon singles or doubles title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Navratilova's 27th career Grand Slam title and her 11th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

GBR John Lloyd / AUS Wendy Turnbull defeated USA Steve Denton / USA Kathy Jordan, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Lloyd's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Turnbull's 9th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

AUS Mark Kratzmann defeated RSA Stefan Kruger, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Girls' singles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

GBR Annabel Croft defeated RSA Elna Reinach, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

USA Ricky Brown / USA Robbie Weiss defeated AUS Mark Kratzmann / SWE Jonas Svensson, 1–6, 6–4, 11–9

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

USA Caroline Kuhlman / USA Stephanie Rehe defeated URS Viktoria Milvidskaia / URS Larisa Savchenko, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. USA John McEnroe (champion)
  2. TCH Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  3. USA Jimmy Connors (final, lost to John McEnroe)
  4. SWE Mats Wilander (second round, lost to Pat Cash)
  5. USA Jimmy Arias (fourth round, lost to Tomáš Šmíd)
  6. ECU Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals, lost to Pat Cash)
  7. FRA Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began)
  8. ARG José Luis Clerc (withdrew before the tournament began)
  9. SWE Henrik Sundström (second round, lost to Mark Edmondson)
  10. SWE Anders Järryd (first round, lost to Scott Davis)
  11. RSA Kevin Curren (fourth round, lost to Pat Cash)
  12. USA Johan Kriek (fourth round, lost to Paul Annacone)
  13. TCH Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
  14. USA Bill Scanlon (fourth round, lost to John McEnroe)
  15. USA Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to John Sadri)
  16. USA Tim Mayotte (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)

Women's singles

  1. USA Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. USA Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  3. TCH Hana Mandlíková (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
  4. USA Pam Shriver (quarterfinals, lost to Kathy Jordan)
  5. USA Zina Garrison (second round, lost to Virginia Wade)
  6. USA Kathy Jordan (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  7. BUL Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  8. USA Kathy Horvath (second round, lost to Bettina Bunge)
  9. AUS Wendy Turnbull (fourth round, lost to Kathy Jordan)
  10. GBR Jo Durie (quarterfinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
  11. USA Lisa Bonder (third round, lost to Elizabeth Sayers)
  12. FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
  13. USA Barbara Potter (fourth round, lost to Pam Shriver)
  14. TCH Helena Suková (fourth round, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
  15. HUN Andrea Temesvári (fourth round, lost to Carina Karlsson)
  16. CAN Carling Bassett (third round, lost to Anne Hobbs)

References

References

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  2. Barrett, John. (2001). "Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships". CollinsWillow.
  3. Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
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