1984 French Open

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1984 French Open
Date:   May 28 – June 10[1]
Edition:   83rd
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw:   128S/64D/64X
Surface:   Clay / Outdoor
Location:   Paris (XVIe), France[1]
Venue:   Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl [2][3]
Women's Singles
United States Martina Navratilova [4][5]
Men's Doubles
France Henri Leconte / France Yannick Noah [6]
Women's Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver [5]
Mixed Doubles
United States Anne Smith / United States Dick Stockton [5]
French Open
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The 1984 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 83rd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1984.[7][8]

The event was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix and 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[1]

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 1984 French Open – Men's Singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated United States John McEnroe, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5.[2][3]

  • It was Lendl's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1984 French Open – Women's Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert, 6–3, 6–1.[4]

  • It was Navratilova's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (and last) French Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1984 French Open – Men's Doubles

France Henri Leconte / France Yannick Noah defeated Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. [6]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1984 French Open – Women's Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2. [5]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1984 French Open – Mixed Doubles

United States Anne Smith / United States Dick Stockton defeated Australia Anne Minter / Australia Laurie Warder, 6–2, 6–4. [5]

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [9] Men FF1,058,600 FF529,300 FF264,700 FF134,150 FF77,650 FF42,350 FF24,700 FF11,900
Women FF791,600 FF422,250 FF211,130 FF108,750 FF57,830 FF29,000 FF14,000 FF7,360

Total prize money for the event was FF14,887,600.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004450 "French Open 1984 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lendl Outlasts Mcenroe In French Open Final". Paris, France: Montreal Gazette. 1984-06-11. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ATP – 1984 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Martina Needs Only 63 Minutes To Complete Grand Slam". Paris, France: Tri-City Herald. 1984-06-11. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1984 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "ATP – 1984 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP. 
  7. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390,397,400,402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700. 
  8. ↑ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510. 
  9. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1986). World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. p. 85. ISBN 978-0002181709. 

External links

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1983 French Open		 French Open Succeeded by
1985 French Open
Preceded by
1983 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1984 Wimbledon Championships
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