# 1984 Australian Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and 16th major singles title overall, completing the double career Grand Slam. With her third round victory, Evert became the first player in the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the tournament with a 1,003-97 career match record.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Suková. Navratilova entered the semifinals with a 74-match winning streak, having won the previous six major singles titles and attempting to complete the Grand Slam. Her 74-match win streak remains an Open Era record.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
* Chris Evert (champion)
* Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
* Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
* Zina Garrison (first round)
* Carling Bassett (first round)
* Andrea Temesvári (third round)
* Helena Suková (final)
* Sylvia Hanika (second round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
* Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
* Jo Durie (second round)
* Alycia Moulton (first round)
* Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
* Steffi Graf (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barbara Potter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barbara Potter | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Helena Suková | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 9 | Helena Suková | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 9 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 9 | Helena Suková | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Sharon Walsh | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Sophie Amiach | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 1 | 1 | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gerken | 2 | 4 | | M-L Piatek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Karlsson | 2 | 2 | | R Fairbank | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Croft | 4 | 2 | 15 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | B Potter | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Potter | 3 | 2 |
| | M Washington | 2 | 6$^6$ | 12 | B Potter | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 7 | | J Byrne | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foltz | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 12 | B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | W White | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | A Temesvári | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | V Wade | 7 | 6 | | V Wade | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 4 | 4 | 8 | A Temesvári | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 4 | 3 | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Gomer | 3 | 1 | | Q | C Vanier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vanier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Minter | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 6 | 6 | | | A Leand | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 4 | 6 | 8 | | E Minter | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Moulton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 9 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | H Suková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | E Burgin | 1 | 3 | | 9 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | D Balestrat | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cherneva | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | B Bunge | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 2 | 2 | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Walsh | 4 | 6 | 9 | | S Walsh | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Carney | 1 | 2 | | | G Fernández | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Walsh | 6$^4$ | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Mesker | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Mesker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sayers | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | S Hanika | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Hanika | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Walsh | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 5 | 2 |
| | S Collins | 2 | 4 | | 16 | S Graf | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 3 | 3 | | Q | L Antonoplis | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | S Graf | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Keppeler | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Savchenko | 2 | 1 | | 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | C Bassett | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mould | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Mould | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | S Amiach | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Amiach | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | Q | S Amiach | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | C Jolissaint | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 1 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Minter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Lindqvist | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Amiach | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | J Durie | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | A White | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | J Durie | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | P Paradis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Schropp | 6 | 7 | | | M Schropp | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Shaefer | 0 | 2 | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |