1984 Wimbledon Championships
1984 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 25 June - 8 July |
Edition | 98th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S / 64D / 64MX |
Prize money | £1,461,896 |
Surface | Grass |
Location |
Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
John McEnroe | |
Women's Singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Men's Doubles | |
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe | |
Women's Doubles | |
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd | |
Boys' Singles | |
Mark Kratzmann | |
Girls' Singles | |
Annabel Croft | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Ricky Brown / Robbie Weiss | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Caroline Kuhlman / Stephanie Rehe |
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.
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.[1]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's Singles | £100,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 | £12,500 | £6,850 | £3,850 | £2,200 | £1,300 |
Women's Singles | £90,000 | £45,000 | £21,900 | £10,704 | £5,866 | £3,080 | £1,796 | £1,027 |
Men's Doubles * | £40,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | £4,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £584 | N/A |
Women's Doubles * | £34,700 | £17,350 | £8,000 | £3,200 | £1,460 | £480 | £240 | N/A |
Mixed Doubles * | £18,000 | £9,000 | £4,500 | £2,100 | £1,050 | £526 | £226 | N/A |
* 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.
Juniors
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
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Preceded by 1984 French Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1984 U.S. Open |