Edition 73rd | ||
Date 26 November – 9 December Venue |
The 1984 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 73rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 November through 9 December 1984. Chris Evert became the first tennis player in the open era to win 1,000 matches during this fortnight. She ended the tournament with the title and a match winning record of 1,003 - 97.
Contents
Men's Singles
Mats Wilander defeated Kevin Curren 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Women's Singles
Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3
Men's Doubles
Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart defeated Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–3, 6–4
Mixed Doubles
The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.Boys' Singles
Mark Kratzmann defeated Patrick Flynn 6–4, 6–1
Girls' Singles
Annabel Croft defeated Helena Dahlstrom 6–0, 6–1
Boys' Doubles
Mike Baroch / Mark Kratzmann defeated Brett Custer / David Macpherson 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Girls' Doubles
Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko defeated Jackie Masters / Michelle Parun 7–6, 6–2