Claim: Ivan Lendl has played in a tennis game.

Yannick Noah was the defending champion , but lost to Mats Wilander in the quarterfinals . Ivan Lendl beat John McEnroe in a close five set match 3 -- 6 , 2 -- 6 , 6 -- 4 , 7 -- 5 , 7 -- 5 in the final to win the Men 's Singles tennis title at the 1984 French Open .