# 1984 NSW Building Society Open – Women's singles

Jo Durie was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Ann Henricksson 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Pam Shriver (third round)
* Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Carling Bassett (second round)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
* Jo Durie (third round)
* Steffi Graf (third round)
* Bettina Bunge (third round)
* Catherine Tanvier (second round)
* Eva Pfaff (first round)
* Camille Benjamin (second 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Vermaak | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Vermaak | 3 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 5 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ann Henricksson | 1 | 1 |
| | Gigi Fernández | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Ann Henricksson | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 3 | Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Ann Henricksson | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ann Henricksson | 7 | 6 | | Ann Henricksson | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marcella Mesker | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | ML Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | ML Piatek | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | C Suire | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | S Walsh | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| LL | L Savchenko | 3 | 6 | 2 | Q | C Suire | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 0 | 3 | | | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 3 | 2 |
| | C Jolissaint | 4 | 7 | 6 | | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 7 | 6 | | | T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schropp | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | C Jolissaint | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A White | 4 | 6 | | | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson | 6 | 6 | | | C Karlsson | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Croft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | J Durie | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Brown | 7 | 7 | | Q | A Brown | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | B Bunge | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7 |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | 11 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 4 | 4 | | LL | L Antonoplis | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | B Bunge | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Foltz | 4 | 5 | | | A Minter | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | C Bassett | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Shaefer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Wade | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | P Paradis | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 1 | 6 | | P Paradis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | LL | B Gerken | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Remilton | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | S Graf | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Howell | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | S Graf | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | S Graf | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | L McNeil | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 5 | | Q | L McNeil | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R White | 6 | 7 | | Q | R White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tobin-Dingwall | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | R White | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Henricksson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Bryant | 4 | 4 | | | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 1 | 2 | | 14 | C Benjamin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Henricksson | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Mesker | 5 | 4 |
| | P Keppeler | 1 | 3 | | 12 | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Mesker | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | M Mesker | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | V Nelson | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | B Mould | 4 | 7 | 6 | | B Mould | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |