| 1984 US Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | August 28 – September 9 | |||
| Edition | 104th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Hardcourt | |||
| Location | New York City,New York,United States | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 John McEnroe | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Martina Navratilova | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Manuela Maleeva /Tom Gullikson | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
| Mark Kratzmann | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
| Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| Boys' doubles | ||||
 Leonardo Lavalle / Mihnea-Ion Năstase | ||||
| Girls' doubles | ||||
 Mercedes Paz /Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
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The1984 US Open was atennis tournament played onoutdoor hard courts at theUSTA National Tennis Center inNew York City inNew York in theUnited States. It was the 104th edition of the US Open and was held from August 28 to September 9, 1984.
John McEnroe defeatedIvan Lendl 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Martina Navratilova defeatedChris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
John Fitzgerald /Tomáš Šmíd defeated
Stefan Edberg /Anders Järryd 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3
Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver defeated
Anne Hobbs /Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4
Manuela Maleeva /Tom Gullikson defeatedElizabeth Sayers /John Fitzgerald 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Mark Kratzmann defeated
Boris Becker 6–3, 7–6
Katerina Maleeva defeatedNiurka Sodupe 6–1, 6–2
Leonardo Lavalle /Mihnea-Ion Năstase defeatedAgustín Moreno /
Jaime Yzaga 7–6, 1–6, 6–1
Mercedes Paz /Gabriela Sabatini defeatedStephanie London /Cammy MacGregor 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
September 8, 1984, is generally considered the single greatest day in tennis history. Each of the four matches played atLouis Armstrong Stadium, the tournament's Center Court at the time, went the maximum number of sets.[1] All eight players would win at least oneGrand Slam title, seven were eventually inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame. From the opening serve of the first contest at 11:07 am (ET) to match point of the final one at 11:16 pm,[2] there were 16 sets, 165 games and 979 points.[3]
The day opened with an over-35 men's singles semifinal match won byStan Smith overJohn Newcombe.[3] In the first of two men's singles semifinal contests,Ivan Lendl advanced to his third consecutive US Open final after outlastingPat Cash 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–4). The last two matches involved rivalries.Martina Navratilova captured the second of her four US Open women's singles championships by defeatingChris Evert 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2] The other men's singles semifinal betweenJohn McEnroe andJimmy Connors didn't begin until 7:28 pm.[3] McEnroe survived a nighttime thriller 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, en route to what would be the last singles Grand Slam title of his career (subsequently adding to his men's doubles titles at the US Open in 1989 and Wimbledon in 1992).[2]
The lengthy day at Center Court was made possible byCBS which was televising the tournament. Not wanting a recurrence of what happened the previous year when three quick contests forced a scramble to fill the remaining allocated time, the network had requested the addition of the Smith-Newcombe match to lead off the program.[3] The broadcast established what was then the longest continuous coverage of a sporting event in American television history.[4]
Tennisfans who were present at Armstrong Stadium to enjoy all the contests that day were able to do so on a single admission. When bothSerena andVenus Williams made the tournament finals together for the first time in2001, organizers switched the women's singles championship match toprime time to attract more television viewers. In the process, they also began charging separate admission for each of the two sessions on the last Saturday of thefortnight.[2]
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