1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his third Wimbledon singles title and sixth major singles title overall. The final was for a long time referred to as the greatest display in the history of tennis;[2] it lasted only 80 minutes and McEnroe made just four unforced errors during the entire match (none in the first set).

Men's singles
1984 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Score6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
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 seniors
← 1983 · Wimbledon Championships · 1985 →

This tournament marked the first major appearance of future world No. 1, three-time Wimbledon champion, and six-time major champion Boris Becker. He would go on to win the title the following year.

Seeds edit

01.     John McEnroe (champion)
02.     Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
03.     Jimmy Connors (final)
04.     Mats Wilander (second round)
05.     Jimmy Arias (fourth round)
06.     Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
07.     Yannick Noah (withdrew)
08.     José Luis Clerc (withdrew)
09.     Henrik Sundström (second round)
10.     Anders Järryd (first round)
11.     Kevin Curren (fourth round)
12.     Johan Kriek (fourth round)
13.     Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
14.     Bill Scanlon (fourth round)
15.     Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round)
16.     Tim Mayotte (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Yannick Noah and José Luis Clerc withdrew due to injury and illness respectively. They were replaced in the draw by Qualifier Paul Annacone and Lucky loser Claudio Mezzadri respectively.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6
  John Sadri 3 3 1
1   John McEnroe 6 7 6
  Pat Cash 3 6 4
  Pat Cash 6 6 6 7
6   Andrés Gómez 4 4 7 6
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6
3   Jimmy Connors 1 1 2
Q   Paul Annacone 2 4 2
3   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
3   Jimmy Connors 6 6 7 6
2   Ivan Lendl 7 3 5 1
13   Tomáš Šmíd 1 6 3
2   Ivan Lendl 6 7 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6 6
  Paul McNamee 4 4 7 1 1   J McEnroe 6 6 7
  Emilio Sánchez 6 3 6 7 3   R Harmon 1 3 5
  Rodney Harmon 7 6 4 5 6 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  Wojciech Fibak 5 6 2 1   W Masur 0 4 3
  Jakob Hlasek 7 4 6 6   J Hlasek 4 2 5
  Simon Youl 4 6 4 6 3   W Masur 6 6 7
  Wally Masur 6 4 6 4 6 1   J McEnroe 6 6 6
  Blaine Willenborg 0 0 4 14   W Scanlon 3 3 1
Q   Boris Becker 6 6 6 Q   B Becker 6 6 4
Q   Jeff Turpin 2 5 6   N Odizor 3 4 2r
  Nduka Odizor 6 7 7 Q   B Becker 2 6 6 2r
  Marcel Freeman 3 6 1 5 14   W Scanlon 6 2 7 1
LL   Shahar Perkiss 6 4 6 7 LL   S Perkiss 2 3 3
  Eric Korita 6 7 2 6 11 14   W Scanlon 6 6 6
14   Bill Scanlon 7 6 6 3 13

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Vitas Gerulaitis 3 6 6 6 7
  Tony Giammalva 6 1 4 7 5 15   V Gerulaitis 6 7 4 6
  Balázs Taróczy 6 4 6 7   B Taróczy 3 5 6 4
WC   Richard Lewis 4 6 4 6 15   V Gerulaitis 7 6 3 6
Q   Eddie Edwards 7 3 6 6   B Gilbert 6 1 6 4
  Chip Hooper 6 6 1 3 Q   E Edwards 3 6 6 6 6
  Peter Fleming 6 6 4 2 3   B Gilbert 6 7 3 4 8
  Brad Gilbert 4 4 6 6 6 15   V Gerulaitis 3 5 7 6 3
  Jan Gunnarsson 3 7 2 3   J Sadri 6 7 6 4 6
  John Sadri 6 6 6 6   J Sadri 7 3 6 6
  Pablo Arraya 6 3 7 4   M Leach 6 6 4 4
  Mike Leach 7 6 6 6   J Sadri 7 7 7
  Ricardo Acuña 7 1 4 6 6   R Acuña 5 6 5
  João Soares 6 6 6 4 4   R Acuña 3 6 6 6
Q   Craig Miller 6 3 6 6 Q   C Miller 6 3 2 4
LL   Claudio Mezzadri 3 6 3 4

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Mats Wilander 6 6 6 7
Q   Sherwood Stewart 4 4 7 5 4   M Wilander 7 4 2 4
  Pat Cash 7 6 6   P Cash 6 6 6 6
  Robert Seguso 6 4 4   P Cash 6 6 6
  John Fitzgerald 6 6 6   C Motta 1 2 4
  David Pate 3 4 4   J Fitzgerald 6 6 4 1
WC   Jeremy Bates 3 3 1   C Motta 7 4 6 6
  Cássio Motta 6 6 6   P Cash 4 6 7 6
  Simone Colombo 6 2 6 4 11   K Curren 6 2 6 1
  Ramesh Krishnan 4 6 7 6   R Krishnan 6 6 6
  Roland Stadler 3 2 2   C Lewis 3 3 3
  Chris Lewis 6 6 6   R Krishnan 2 6 6 6
  Ben Testerman 6 6 6 11   K Curren 6 3 7 7
  Colin Dowdeswell 4 3 3   B Testerman 6 1 6 2
  Steve Denton 4 6 6 6 4 11   K Curren 7 6 4 6
11   Kevin Curren 6 3 4 7 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Henrik Sundström 6 7 7
  Bernard Boileau 4 6 5 9   H Sundström 7 6 4 7 6
  Mark Edmondson 6 6 6   M Edmondson 6 7 6 6 8
  Mel Purcell 4 3 4   M Edmondson 3 4 6 6 2
Q   Ken Flach 2 6 7 6   T Moor 6 6 3 4 6
  Robert Van't Hof 6 4 6 3 Q   K Flach 4 5 2
  Vincent Van Patten 6 3 2 2   T Moor 6 7 6
  Terry Moor 4 6 6 6   T Moor 0 1 6
  Brian Teacher 6 6 3 6 4 6   A Gómez 6 6 7
  Glenn Michibata 7 2 6 2 6   G Michibata 6 3 4
  Heinz Günthardt 2 0 3 Q   G Forget 7 6 6
Q   Guy Forget 6 6 6 Q   G Forget 3 4 6 6 7
WC   Steve Shaw 6 6 6 6   A Gómez 6 6 4 1 9
  Claudio Panatta 4 2 4 WC   S Shaw 6 6 2
  Matt Mitchell 6 6 1 6 6   A Gómez 7 7 6
6   Andrés Gómez 3 7 6 7

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q   Paul Annacone 7 6 6
WC   Jonathan Smith 6 3 4 Q   P Annacone 7 7 3 6
Q   Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 6 6 6 2 3   M Dickson 6 6 6 1
  Mark Dickson 4 7 3 6 6 Q   P Annacone 6 4 6 6
Q   Christo van Rensburg 6 6 6 Q   C van Rensburg 3 6 4 2
  Marko Ostoja 2 2 3 Q   C van Rensburg 4 6 7 7
  Matt Doyle 3 7 6 6 7   M Doyle 6 2 5 6
  Sandy Mayer 6 5 3 7 5 Q   P Annacone 6 6 6
  Hans Schwaier 6 6 6 12   J Kriek 3 2 4
  Vijay Amritraj 3 4 2   H Schwaier 1 3 5
  Steve Meister 6 3 7 7   S Meister 6 6 7
  Hans-Dieter Beutel 2 6 6 5   S Meister 2 7 4 1
  Brad Drewett 4 6 6 2 12   J Kriek 6 5 6 6
  Stefan Edberg 6 3 7 6   S Edberg 6 7 4 1 1
  Michael Westphal 3 0 6 7 2 12   J Kriek 4 6 6 6 6
12   Johan Kriek 6 6 2 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Tim Mayotte 7 7 6
  Marcos Hocevar 5 6 1 16   T Mayotte 7 7 7
  Francisco González 6 1 6 6 6   F González 5 6 6
  Brian Gottfried 2 6 2 7 2   T Mayotte 6 6 6
Q   Russell Simpson 6 6 7 1 3   Ti Gullikson 4 3 4
  Tim Gullikson 7 4 6 6 6   Ti Gullikson 3 6 6 6
LL   Michiel Schapers 2 7 6 6   L Shiras 6 3 4 4
  Leif Shiras 6 6 7 7 16   T Mayotte 7 2 0 2
  Martin Davis 6 7 6 3   J Connors 6 6 6 6
Q   Bruce Manson 3 6 3   M Davis 6 6 6
Q   Bud Cox 4 3 7 6 4 Q   C Wittus 3 4 3
Q   Craig Wittus 6 6 5 2 6   M Davis 4 7 3 4
  Stefan Simonsson 4 6 3 6 6 3   J Connors 6 6 6 6
  Shlomo Glickstein 6 2 6 3 4   S Simonsson 2 1 3
  Lloyd Bourne 5 5 4 3   J Connors 6 6 6
3   Jimmy Connors 7 7 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Jimmy Arias 3 6 6 6
  Bernard Mitton 6 3 2 4 5   J Arias 7 5 3 7 6
  Van Winitsky 4 3 6 0   G Ocleppo 5 7 6 6 4
  Gianni Ocleppo 6 6 4 6 5   J Arias 5 6 7 6
Q   Tom Cain 3 3r   D Visser 7 3 6 1
  Miloslav Mečíř 6 4   M Mečíř 3 2 4
  Jim Gurfein 2 4 1   D Visser 6 6 6
  Danie Visser 6 6 6 5   J Arias 5 4 3
WC   Stuart Bale 7 3 4 7 6 13   T Šmíd 7 6 6
  John Alexander 6 6 6 6 2 WC   S Bale 5 3 4
  Hank Pfister 3 4 7 2   To Gullikson 7 6 6
  Tom Gullikson 6 6 5 6   To Gullikson 5 6 2
Q   Mark Kratzmann 6 6 6 6 13   T Šmíd 7 7 6
WC   Nick Fulwood 7 4 2 1 Q   M Kratzmann 3 6 7 6 6
  Larry Stefanki 4 7 6 4 2 13   T Šmíd 6 2 6 7 8
13   Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 0 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Anders Järryd 6 4 3 2
  Scott Davis 4 6 6 6   S Davis 6 7 6 6
  Joakim Nyström 5 7 6 7   J Nyström 1 5 7 1
  Tim Wilkison 7 6 4 5   S Davis 6 6 7
  Greg Holmes 6 6 6 6   J Lloyd 4 4 6
WC   John Feaver 1 3 7 2   G Holmes 6 3 4 1
  John Lloyd 3 6 3 6 6   J Lloyd 4 6 6 6
  Andreas Maurer 6 3 6 4 3   S Davis 6 4 4 7 5
  Rolf Gehring 6 6 7 6 2   I Lendl 4 6 6 5 7
  Pavel Složil 4 7 5 2   R Gehring 7 7 6
  Gene Mayer 6 2 6 6 6   Z Kuhárszky 6 5 3
  Zoltan Kuharszky 7 6 4 1 8   R Gehring 4 2 6
  Derek Tarr 6 1 6 6 2   I Lendl 6 6 7
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin 4 6 2 1   D Tarr 3 1 3
WC   Dick Stockton 6 0 3 7 4 2   I Lendl 6 6 6
2   Ivan Lendl 4 6 6 5 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ "My thought on the Greatest tennis matches". Baseball Statistics. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.

External links edit

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