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Women's singles
1984 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Score	6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open singles title and her 16th major singles title overall, completing the double career Grand Slam. With her third round victory, Evert became the first player in the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the tournament with a 1,003-97 career match record.

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Suková. Navratilova entered the semifinals with a 74-match winning streak, having won the previous six major singles titles and attempting to complete the Grand Slam. Her 74-match win streak remains an Open Era record.

Seeds

1. Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
2. Chris Evert (champion)
3. Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
4. Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
5. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
6. Zina Garrison (first round)
7. Carling Bassett (first round)
8. Andrea Temesvári (third round)
9. Helena Suková (final)
10. Sylvia Hanika (second round)
11. Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
12. Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
13. Jo Durie (second round)
14. Alycia Moulton (first round)
15. Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
16. Steffi Graf (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	12	Barbara Potter	3	2
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	3	5
								9	Helena Suková	1	6	7
	3	Pam Shriver	2	7	1
	9	Helena Suková	6	6	6
															9	Helena Suková	7	1	3
															2	Chris Evert	6	6	6
		Sharon Walsh	5	2
	4	Wendy Turnbull	7	6
								4	Wendy Turnbull	3	3
								2	Chris Evert	6	6
	Q	Sophie Amiach	2	1
	2	Chris Evert	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova	6	6
		Y Vermaak	1	1				1	M Navratilova	6	6
	Q	B Gerken	2	4					M-L Piatek	2	1
		M-L Piatek	6	6											1	M Navratilova	4	6	6
		R Fairbank	6	6											15	K Rinaldi	6	0	1
		C Karlsson	2	2					R Fairbank	3	2
		A Croft	4	2				15	K Rinaldi	6	6
	15	K Rinaldi	6	6																		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	12	B Potter	6	7																		12	B Potter	3	2
		M Washington	2	6				12	B Potter	6	7
		J Byrne	6	7					J Byrne	3	6
		S Foltz	1	5											12	B Potter	6	7
		W White	5	4											8	A Temesvári	4	5
		V Wade	7	6					V Wade	6	0	2
		L Field	4	4				8	A Temesvári	4	6	6
	8	A Temesvári	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	P Shriver	6	6
		C Benjamin	4	3				3	P Shriver	6	6
	Q	S Gomer	3	1				Q	C Vanier	2	1
	Q	C Vanier	6	6											3	P Shriver	6	6
		E Pfaff	2	4												E Minter	2	2
		A Leand	6	6					A Leand	6	3	2
		E Minter	4	6	8				E Minter	2	6	6
	14	A Moulton	6	3	6																	3	P Shriver	2	7	1
	9	H Suková	6	6																		9	H Suková	6	6	6
		E Burgin	1	3				9	H Suková	7	6
		D Balestrat	6	6					D Balestrat	5	2
	Q	S Cherneva	0	1											9	H Suková	3	6	6
		B Nagelsen	1	2											5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	3	2
		B Bunge	6	6					B Bunge	2	4
		V Nelson	2	2				5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	Z Garrison	6	4	7
		S Walsh	4	6	9				S Walsh	6	6	6
	Q	C Carney	1	2					G Fernández	7	4	1
		G Fernández	6	6												S Walsh	6	7	8
		A Villagrán	2	6	3											M Mesker	7	5	6
		M Mesker	6	3	6				M Mesker	3	6	6
		E Sayers	5	6	4			10	S Hanika	6	4	3
	10	S Hanika	7	2	6																		S Walsh	7	6
	16	S Graf	6	6																		4	W Turnbull	5	2
		S Collins	2	4				16	S Graf	2	6	6
		S Mascarin	3	3				Q	L Antonoplis	6	1	0
	Q	L Antonoplis	6	6											16	S Graf	4	4
		P Keppeler	2	1											4	W Turnbull	6	6
		I Budařová	6	6					I Budařová	4	1
	Q	L Savchenko	2	1				4	W Turnbull	6	6
	4	W Turnbull	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Bassett	1	6	4
		B Mould	6	4	6				B Mould	3	5
		L Drescher	6	5	6			Q	S Amiach	6	7
	Q	S Amiach	4	7	8										Q	S Amiach	6	6
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6	1											C Jolissaint	0	2
		C Jolissaint	1	7	6				C Jolissaint	6	6
		A Minter	6	3	6				A Minter	3	3
	11	C Lindqvist	0	6	2																	Q	S Amiach	2	1
	13	J Durie	6	5	6																	2	C Evert	6	6
		A White	3	7	0			13	J Durie	7	3	4
		P Paradis	6	6					P Paradis	5	6	6
		B Herr	2	3												P Paradis	1	7	2
		C Tanvier	4	5											2	C Evert	6	6	6
		M Schropp	6	7					M Schropp	1	0
		K Shaefer	0	2				2	C Evert	6	6
	2	C Evert	6	6

References

1. Steven Pye (30 January 2015). "Remembering the 1984 Australian Open, a tournament played in a different era". The Guardian.

External links

• 1984 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1984 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1984 in Australian women's sport
• 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series