1984 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1984 Australian Open
Champion United States Chris Evert
Runner-up Czech Republic Helena Suková
Final score 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, and entered this tournament with a record 70-match winning streak, and 6 consecutive Grand Slam titles. However, she was upset in the semifinals by Helena Suková. Despite this loss and failure to complete the elusive Calendar Year Grand Slam, her 74-match winning streak remains the longest in professional tennis history.

Chris Evert won the tournament, defeating Suková, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (Semifinals)
  2. United States Chris Evert (Champion)
  3. United States Pam Shriver (Quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Wendy Turnbull (Semifinals)
  5. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
  6. United States Zina Garrison (First Round)
  7. Canada Carling Bassett (First Round)
  8. Hungary Andrea Temesvári (Third Round)
  9. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (Final)
  10. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (Second Round)
  11. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (First Round)
  12. United States Barbara Potter (Quarterfinals)
  13. United Kingdom Jo Durie (Second Round)
  14. United States Alycia Moulton (First Round)
  15. United States Kathy Rinaldi (Third Round)
  16. West Germany Steffi Graf (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Martina Navratilova 6 6    
12  United States Barbara Potter 3 2    
  1  United States Martina Navratilova 6 3 5  
  9  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 1 6 7  
3  United States Pam Shriver 2 77 1
  9  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 65 6  
    9  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 77 1 3
  2  United States Chris Evert 64 6 6
     United States Sharon Walsh 5 2    
4  Australia Wendy Turnbull 7 6    
  4  Australia Wendy Turnbull 3 3  
  2  United States Chris Evert 6 6    
Q  France Sophie Amiach 2 1  
  2  United States Chris Evert 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
South Africa Y Vermaak 1 1 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Q United States B Gerken 2 4 United States M-L Piatek 2 1
United States M-L Piatek 6 6 1 United States M Navratilova 4 6 6
South Africa R Fairbank 6 6 15 United States K Rinaldi 6 0 1
Sweden C Karlsson 2 2 South Africa R Fairbank 3 2
United Kingdom A Croft 4 2 15 United States K Rinaldi 6 6
15 United States K Rinaldi 6 6 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
12 United States B Potter 6 78 12 United States B Potter 3 2
United States M Washington 2 66 12 United States B Potter 6 77
Australia J Byrne 6 7 Australia J Byrne 3 61
United States S Foltz 1 5 12 United States B Potter 6 7
United States W White 5 4 8 Hungary A Temesvári 4 5
United Kingdom V Wade 7 6 United Kingdom V Wade 6 0 2
Australia L Field 4 4 8 Hungary A Temesvári 4 6 6
8 Hungary A Temesvári 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
3 United States P Shriver 6 6
United States C Benjamin 4 3 3 United States P Shriver 6 6
Q United Kingdom S Gomer 3 1 Q France C Vanier 2 1
Q France C Vanier 6 6 3 United States P Shriver 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 2 4 Australia E Minter 2 2
United States A Leand 6 6 United States A Leand 6 3 2
Australia E Minter 4 6 8 Australia E Minter 2 6 6
14 United States A Moulton 6 3 6 3 United States P Shriver 6 65 6
9 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6 9 Czechoslovakia H Suková 2 77 1
United States E Burgin 1 3 9 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 6
Australia D Balestrat 6 6 Australia D Balestrat 5 2
Q Soviet Union S Cherneva 0 1 9 Czechoslovakia H Suková 3 6 6
United States B Nagelsen 1 2 5 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 3 2
West Germany B Bunge 6 6 West Germany B Bunge 2 4
United States V Nelson 2 2 5 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
5 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
6 United States Z Garrison 6 4 7
United States S Walsh 4 6 9 United States S Walsh 64 6 6
Q Australia C Carney 1 2 United States G Fernández 77 4 1
United States G Fernández 6 6 United States S Walsh 64 7 8
Argentina A Villagrán 2 6 3 Netherlands M Mesker 77 5 6
Netherlands M Mesker 6 3 6 Netherlands M Mesker 3 6 6
Australia E Sayers 5 6 4 10 West Germany S Hanika 6 4 3
10 West Germany S Hanika 7 2 6 United States S Walsh 7 6
16 West Germany S Graf 6 6 4 Australia W Turnbull 5 2
United States S Collins 2 4 16 West Germany S Graf 2 6 6
United States S Mascarin 3 3 Q United States L Antonoplis 6 1 0
Q United States L Antonoplis 6 6 16 West Germany S Graf 4 4
West Germany P Keppeler 2 1 4 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 6 6 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 4 1
Q Soviet Union L Savchenko 2 1 4 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
4 Australia W Turnbull 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
7 Canada C Bassett 1 6 4
South Africa B Mould 6 4 6 South Africa B Mould 3 5
Switzerland L Drescher 6 5 6 Q France S Amiach 6 7
Q France S Amiach 4 7 8 Q France S Amiach 6 6
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 67 1 Switzerland C Jolissaint 0 2
Switzerland C Jolissaint 1 79 6 Switzerland C Jolissaint 6 6
Australia A Minter 6 3 6 Australia A Minter 3 3
11 Sweden C Lindqvist 0 6 2 Q France S Amiach 6 6
13 United Kingdom J Durie 6 5 6 2 United States C Evert 2 1
United States A White 3 7 0 13 United Kingdom J Durie 7 3 4
France P Paradis 6 6 France P Paradis 5 6 6
United States B Herr 2 3 France P Paradis 1 77 2
France C Tanvier 4 5 2 United States C Evert 6 65 6
West Germany M Schropp 6 7 West Germany M Schropp 1 0
United States K Shaefer 0 2 2 United States C Evert 6 6
2 United States C Evert 6 6

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