1984 Australian Open


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.

Seniors

Men's Singles

Mats Wilander defeated Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková 6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart defeated Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–3, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Mark Kratzmann defeated Patrick Flynn 6–4, 6–1

Girls' Singles

Annabel Croft defeated Helena Dahlström 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