1984 French Open
Encyclopedia
The 1984 French Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Paris
, France
the event was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix
and 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from May 26 to June 10, 1984.
def. United States John McEnroe
, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5.
, 6–3, 6–1.
/ France Yannick Noah
def. Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
/ Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2.
def. West Germany Claudia Kohde Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2.
/ United States Dick Stockton
def. Australia Anne Minter
/ Australia Laurie Warder
, 6–2, 6–4.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
the event was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix
1984 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1984 Volvo Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, four World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
and 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1984, and concluded in December, 1984 after events....
. The tournament was held from May 26 to June 10, 1984.
Men's singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
def. United States John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5.
- It was Lendl's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
United States Martina Navrátilová def. United States Chris EvertChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
, 6–3, 6–1.
- It was Navrátilová's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (and last) French Open title.
Men's doubles
France Henri LeconteHenri Leconte
Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...
/ France Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
def. Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....
/ Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...
, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2.
Women's doubles
United States Martina Navrátilová / United States Pam ShriverPam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
def. West Germany Claudia Kohde Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open...
, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2.
Mixed doubles
United States Anne SmithAnne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
/ United States Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....
def. Australia Anne Minter
Anne Minter
Anne Minter is a former tennis player from Australia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour: 1987 Taipei, Singapore; 1988 Puerto Rico; 1989 Taipei...
/ Australia Laurie Warder
Laurie Warder
Laurie Warder is a former professional male tennis player from Australia.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
, 6–2, 6–4.