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1984 Wimbledon Championships

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Date
  
25 June - 8 July

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Prize money
  
£1,461,896

Edition
  
98th

Draw
  
128S / 64D / 64MX

Surface
  
Grass

The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and the centenary of the Ladies Singles championship, 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 their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent on Monday, July 2. 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 Osborne duPont, Pauline Betz, Alice Marble and Kitty Godfree. Karen Susman, Helen Jacobs and Helen Wills Moody 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.

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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.

* per team

Champions

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

Men's Singles

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

  • It was McEnroe's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title.

    • Women's Singles

    Martina Navratilova defeated 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

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

  • It was Fleming's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 4th and last Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 14th career Grand Slam title and his 7th Wimbledon title.

    • Women's Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / 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

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

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

    • Boys' Singles

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

    Girls' Singles

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

    Boys' Doubles

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

    Girls' Doubles

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

    References

    1984 Wimbledon Championships Wikipedia
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