1984 US Open – Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1984 US Open. It was his fourth US Open singles title and seventh and last major singles title overall. It was Lendl's third consecutive runner-up finish at the US Open.

Men's singles
1984 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
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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Jimmy Connors was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by his rival McEnroe in the semifinals, in the last match between the two at a major singles tournament.

Seeds edit

  1.   John McEnroe (champion)
  2.   Ivan Lendl (final)
  3.   Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  4.   Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
  5.   Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
  6.   Jimmy Arias (second round)
  7.   Johan Kriek (third round)
  8.   Aaron Krickstein (third round)
  9.   Henrik Sundström (fourth round)
  10.   Eliot Teltscher (third round)
  11.   Juan Aguilera (second round)
  12.   Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round)
  13.   Tomáš Šmíd (fourth round)
  14.   Anders Järryd (fourth round)
  15.   Pat Cash (semifinals)
  16.   Joakim Nyström (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John McEnroe 7 6 6
  Gene Mayer 5 3 4
1   John McEnroe 6 4 7 4 6
3   Jimmy Connors 4 6 5 6 3
3   Jimmy Connors 7 6 6
  John Lloyd 5 2 0
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6
2   Ivan Lendl 3 4 1
15   Pat Cash 7 6 2 6
4   Mats Wilander 6 4 6 3
15   Pat Cash 6 3 4 7 6
2   Ivan Lendl 3 6 6 6 7
5   Andrés Gómez 4 4 1
2   Ivan Lendl 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  C Dowdeswell 1 1 1 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  S Edberg 6 6 6   S Edberg 1 0 2
  L Stefanki 4 3 0 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  K Curren 7 3 6 6 Q   K Moir 3 0 3
  M Purcell 6 6 3 2   K Curren w/o
Q   K Moir 6 6 6 Q   K Moir
  S Giammalva, Jr. 4 3 3 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  M Doyle 6 6 6 Q   B Green 3 2 2
  R Tanner 2 2 4   M Doyle 7 7 3 3 5
  W Masur 3 4 6 6 6   J Fitzgerald 6 5 6 6 7
  J Fitzgerald 6 6 1 3 7   J Fitzgerald 6 4 3 6
  T Wilkison 3 6 6 6 Q   B Green 4 6 6 7
Q   B Green 6 2 7 7 Q   B Green 6 7 6
Q   H Schwaier 6 3 3 6 4 11   J Aguilera 4 6 3
11   J Aguilera 4 6 6 4 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   T Šmid 1 6 6 7
  R Seguso 6 1 4 5 13   T Šmid 7 6 6
  R Simpson 1 7 4 5   P McNamee 5 3 3
  P McNamee 6 5 6 7 13   T Šmid 4 6 7 6
  C Mezzadri 6 6 4 2   T Gullikson 6 4 6 4
  F González 4 7 6 6   F González 4 2 5
  T Gullikson 6 6 6   T Gullikson 6 6 7
  P Arraya 1 4 3 13   T Šmid 3 2 3
WC   M Leach 1 2 3   G Mayer 6 6 6
  G Vilas 6 6 6   G Vilas 6 6 7
WC   M Pernfors 3 4 4   S Colombo 3 1 5
  S Colombo 6 6 6   G Vilas 3 1 4
  G Mayer 7 6 6   G Mayer 6 6 6
  M Ostoja 5 3 1   G Mayer 6 6 6
  T Moor 6 4 6 6 6   J Arias 4 2 3
6   J Arias 4 6 7 7

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   J Connors 6 6 6
  M Mitchell 3 0 2 3   J Connors 6 6 6
  B Gottfried 7 6 6   B Gottfried 3 3 2
  B Testerman 5 2 3 3   J Connors 6 6 7
  H Leconte 2 6 6 6   H Leconte 4 1 6
  J Sadri 6 3 4 3   H Leconte 7 6 7
  L Bourne 3 2 4 Q   P Doohan 5 4 5
Q   P Doohan 6 6 6 3   J Connors 7 6 6
Q   K Belcher 6 6 6 4 6 16   J Nyström 6 0 3
  L Shiras 4 7 4 6 3 Q   K Belcher 3 6 3
  S Mayer 7 6 6 7   S Mayer 6 7 6
  C Motta 5 7 2 6   S Mayer 7 7 3 3 0
  P Annacone 6 4 4 4 16   J Nyström 5 5 6 6 6
  R Krishnan 3 6 6 6   R Krishnan 5 3 6
  R Acuña 2 2 0 16   J Nyström 7 6 7
16   J Nyström 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   H Sundström 7 2 6 6
  W Fibak 5 6 0 3 9   H Sundström 6 6 6
  M Edmondson 4 6 7 2 3   R Brown 1 2 0
  R Brown 6 4 6 6 6 9   H Sundström 7 6 5 6
  J Hlasek 7 3 2 3   S Perkiss 6 4 7 4
  S Perkiss 6 6 6 6   S Perkiss 6 6 6
WC   L Duncan 4 1 3   T Giammalva 4 2 4
  T Giammalva 6 6 6 9   H Sundström 6 4 4 2
WC   P Dupre 2 6 4 6 1   J Lloyd 4 6 6 6
  L Pimek 6 1 6 4 6   L Pimek 2 1 2
  J Lloyd 6 6 7   J Lloyd 6 6 6
  P Fleming 3 4 6   J Lloyd 2 7 6 6
WC   D Goldie 3 6 1 6 7   J Kriek 6 6 2 3
  B Taróczy 6 3 6 7   B Taróczy 6 6 2 2
Q   G Layendecker 6 2 0 7   J Kriek 4 7 6 6
7   J Kriek 7 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   A Krickstein 3 2 7 6 4
  B Manson 6 6 6 2 0r 8   A Krickstein 6 6 3 7
Q   J Hayes 3 6 6 6 Q   J Klaparda 4 3 6 6
Q   J Klaparda 6 7 3 7 8   A Krickstein 1 6 2 6
  G Forget 6 3 4 6 6   G Holmes 6 4 6 7
  G Holmes 2 6 6 3 7   G Holmes 6 6 7
  V Van Patten 4 6 6   T Högstedt 2 4 6
  T Högstedt 6 7 7   G Holmes 6 3 1
  D Saltz 6 7 4 4 2 15   P Cash 7 6 6
Q   T Nelson 3 6 6 6 6 Q   T Nelson 6 6 7
  S Simonsson 4 6 4 7 6   S Simonsson 3 1 6
  R Harmon 6 3 6 6 2 Q   T Nelson 3 3 2
Q   D Pate 4 0 2 15   P Cash 6 6 6
  B Gilbert 6 6 6   B Gilbert 3 4 2
WC   I Năstase 3 5 1 15   P Cash 6 6 6
15   P Cash 6 7 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   E Teltscher 7 6 6 6
  H Günthardt 6 2 7 3 10   E Teltscher 3 6 2 6 7
  T Tulasne 6 6 4   M Dickson 6 4 6 3 6
  M Dickson 7 7 6 10   E Teltscher 4 3 4
Q   L Palin 6 4 2 6 6   T Mayotte 6 6 6
  R Van't Hof 4 6 6 2 3 Q   L Palin 4 4 6 1
  C Lewis 4 3 1   T Mayotte 6 6 3 6
  T Mayotte 6 6 6   T Mayotte 4 4 6
  M Davis 4 6 6 6 4   M Wilander 6 6 7
Q   J Gurfein 6 2 4 1   M Davis 4 3 5
  B Scanlon 6 6 6   B Scanlon 6 6 7
  B Willenborg 3 1 3   B Scanlon 6 5 3
Q   H Simonsson 6 4 4 4   M Wilander 7 7 6
WC   M Kures 7 6 6 WC   M Kures 6 3 4
  G Michibata 3 4 4 4   M Wilander 7 6 6
4   M Wilander 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Gómez 6 6 6
  S Glickstein 1 4 2 5   A Gómez 6 4 6 6
  R Argüello 6 5 5 4   M Bauer 0 6 3 2
  M Bauer 4 7 7 6 5   A Gómez 6 7 3 6
  D Pérez 7 4 2 2 Q   J Lapidus 3 5 6 3
Q   J Lapidus 6 6 6 6 Q   J Lapidus 6 6 6
  V Winitsky 1 4 6 6 7   V Winitsky 3 3 4
  M Freeman 6 6 1 1 6 5   A Gómez 6 7 6
Q   K Flach 6 6 7 3 6 12   V Gerulaitis 4 6 1
  M Westphal 3 7 5 6 3 Q   K Flach 6 7 6
  V Amritraj 7 6 6   V Amritraj 2 5 1
  F Buehning 5 3 4 Q   K Flach 4 2 6 7 1
  G Ocleppo 6 6 4 4 6 12   V Gerulaitis 6 6 4 6 6
  P Rebolledo 3 2 6 6 4   G Ocleppo 1 4 0
  D Tarr 3 3 3 12   V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
12   V Gerulaitis 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   A Järryd 6 7 6
  J Frawley 4 6 4 14   A Järryd 6 6 3 7 6
  T Gullikson 7 6 5 4 2   D Visser 7 3 6 5 3
  D Visser 6 2 7 6 6 14   A Järryd 6 6 6
  C Hooper 3 2 7 4   B Drewett 2 3 3
  S Davis 6 6 5 6   S Davis 4 3 2
  S Meister 1 6 6 4 4   B Drewett 6 6 6
  B Drewett 6 3 4 6 6 14   A Järryd 2 2 4
  J Brown 6 6 6 2   I Lendl 6 6 6
  D Stockton 4 3 2   J Brown 4 6 7 6
Q   J Canter 4 3 4   S Denton 6 4 6 3
  S Denton 6 6 6   J Brown 1 2 4
  G Barbosa 7 1 4 7 3 2   I Lendl 6 6 6
  E Edwards 6 6 6 6 6   E Edwards 6 6 3 1
  B Teacher 4 4 5 2   I Lendl 3 7 6 6
2   I Lendl 6 6 7

External links edit

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