1984 French Open – Men's singles

1984 French Open TCH Ivan Lendl USA John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 128 16 1984 French Open Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe in the final, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1984 French Open. It was his first major title, following four runner-up finishes. Lendl was the second man in the Open Era to win a major final from two sets down, after Björn Borg at the 1974 French Open. It was McEnroe's first defeat of the 1984 season, ending a 42-match winning streak: the best-ever unbeaten start to a season.Blackmore Ben 2011-06-02 The day McEnroe's invincible streak died http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/94152.html 2024-06-04 ESPN.co.ukBorkowski Pete 2015-12-11 Greatest Seasons: John McEnroe 1984 https://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/2015/12/11/578136-greatest-seasons-john-mcenroe-1984.html 2024-06-04 www.vavel.com This was also McEnroe's only final appearance at the clay courts of the French Open. The final is considered one of the greatest matches ever played.Sias Van 2017-06-09 The 10 greatest French Open finals in Open era history https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-10-greatest-french-open-finals-in-open-era-history 2024-01-29 Tennis.com enAshtakoula Sagar 2019-04-22 French Open final 1984: A look back at one of the greatest matches ever played at Roland Garros https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/french-open-final-1984-a-look-back-mcenroe-vs-lendl 2024-01-29 www.sportskeeda.com en-us Yannick Noah was the defending champion, but lost to Mats Wilander in the quarterfinals in a rematch of the previous year's final. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA John McEnroe (final) TCH Ivan Lendl (champion) USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals) SWE Mats Wilander (semifinals) USA Jimmy Arias (quarterfinals) FRA Yannick Noah (quarterfinals) ECU Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals) ARG José Luis Clerc (second round) SWE Henrik Sundström (quarterfinals) ARG Guillermo Vilas (first round) SWE Anders Järryd (fourth round) ESP José Higueras (fourth round) ESP Juan Aguilera (fourth round) TCH Tomáš Šmíd (second round) USA Tim Mayotte (first round) NZL Chris Lewis (first round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1984/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA John McEnroe 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 2 6 3 6 2 4 6 5 7 5 7 USA John McEnroe 1 USA Jimmy Connors 3 7 5 6 1 6 2 SWE Mats Wilander 4 TCH Ivan Lendl 2 3 6 3 6 5 7 USA John McEnroe 1 USA Jimmy Arias 5 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Jimmy Connors 3 SWE Henrik Sundström 9 7 6 6 1 6 4 FRA Yannick Noah 6 SWE Mats Wilander 4 6 7 6 2 6 3 3 6 3 6 ECU Andrés Gómez 7 TCH Ivan Lendl 2 3 6 7 6 4 6 3 6 Section 1 USA J.McEnroe 1 ESP J.Higueras 12 6 4 7 6 3 6 6 3 USA J.McEnroe 1 USA M.Purcell 6 4 6 4 6 1 BRA C.Motta ESP J.Higueras 12 7 5 6 3 1 6 2 6 1 6 USA J.McEnroe 1 USA B.Testerman 6 4 6 1 6 4 ESP G.Urpí USA M.Purcell 4 6 2 6 4 6 BRA C.Motta SUI J.Hlasek 6 3 7 5 7 5 USA R.Seguso Q ESP J.Higueras 12 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA J.McEnroe 1 ARG H.de la Peña Q 6 3 6 1 6 3 USA M.Davis USA B.Testerman 2 6 4 6 2 6 ESP G.Urpí IND R.Krishnan 4 6 6 4 6 1 7 6 BRA C.Kirmayr USA M.Purcell 3 6 6 7 2 6 USA C.Hooper BRA C.Motta 4 6 6 7 6 4 6 4 2 6 SUI J.Hlasek ARG R.Argüello 6 2 3 6 6 1 6 2 USA R.Seguso Q USA T.Giammalva 7 5 0 6 7 5 7 5 ROU 1965 I.Năstase ESP J.Higueras 12 3 6 0 6 3 6 Section 2 USA B.Gottfried USA J.Arias 5 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 1 2 6 FRG R.Gehring USA B.Gottfried 6 7 4 6 4 6 ITA C.Panatta USA J.Arias 5 6 7 3 6 3 6 FRG R.Gehring FRA T.Benhabiles 6 3 4 6 6 1 6 4 USA M.Leach USA B.Gottfried 6 2 3 6 4 6 0 6 ITA C.Barazzutti ITA C.Panatta 6 7 2 4 r ITA G.Ocleppo USA J.Arias 5 5 7 2 6 2 6 USA T.Mayotte 15 FRG R.Gehring 5 7 1 6 6 7 ESP F.Luna FRA T.Benhabiles 6 4 3 6 4 6 5 7 USA M.Leach BRA J.Góes Q 5 7 7 6 7 5 6 4 USA V.Winitsky USA B.Gottfried 1 6 0 6 2 6 ITA C.Barazzutti USA S.Giammalva Jr. 6 0 4 6 6 3 6 0 CHL R.Acuña ITA C.Panatta 2 6 3 6 3 6 ITA G.Ocleppo BRA J.Soares 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 3 6 4 FRA D.Bedel Q USA J.Arias 5 6 7 2 6 4 6 Section 3 USA J.Connors 3 ESP E.Sánchez 6 4 6 1 6 1 USA J.Connors 3 ARG M.Jaite 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1 CHE R.Stadler ESP E.Sánchez 1 6 4 6 6 7 USA J.Connors 3 GBR J.Lloyd 6 4 6 1 6 4 USA V.Gerulaitis ARG M.Jaite 3 6 6 1 4 6 3 6 FRA L.Courteau Q CHE R.Stadler 0 6 3 6 6 3 5 7 ESP E.Sánchez TCH T.Šmid 14 7 6 6 4 6 4 USA J.Connors 3 USA E.Fromm 6 2 6 3 6 1 GBR J.Lloyd GBR C.Dowdeswell 6 4 6 1 2 6 6 4 USA V.Gerulaitis USA L.Bourne Q 3 6 6 7 6 4 6 4 8 6 ARG M.Jaite ESP A.Tous 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 2 USA P.Fleming FRA L.Courteau Q 3 6 6 3 1 6 3 6 CHE R.Stadler RSA 1928 D.Tarr 4 6 1 6 6 4 6 3 6 3 BRA M.Hocevar ESP E.Sánchez 6 7 3 6 5 7 AUS B.Drewett TCH T.Šmid 14 3 6 3 6 4 6 Section 4 SWE H.Sundström 9 ITA F.Cancellotti 7 5 6 1 6 2 SWE H.Sundström 9 CHL H.Gildemeister 2 6 0 6 7 5 6 3 6 4 ITA F.Cancellotti TCH K.Nováček Q 6 3 6 2 6 3 SWE H.Sundström 9 SWE J.Nyström 6 2 6 2 7 6 CHL H.Gildemeister USA B.Gilbert 6 1 6 2 6 4 ITA F.Cancellotti YUG S.Živojinović Q 6 3 6 1 2 6 6 4 TCH K.Nováček Q ARG J. L.Clerc 8 2 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 8 6 SWE H.Sundström 9 CHL A.Fillol 6 1 6 3 6 3 AUS J.Fitzgerald SWE J.Nyström 6 7 0 6 6 4 6 7 CHL H.Gildemeister PRY V.Pecci Sr. 6 4 6 3 6 2 USA B.Gilbert ISR S.Glickstein 1 6 6 4 6 1 2 6 6 2 FRA F.Errard ITA F.Cancellotti 3 6 3 6 5 7 YUG S.Živojinović Q URY D.Pérez 6 3 7 6 6 4 RSA 1928 D.Visser TCH K.Nováček Q 3 6 7 5 0 6 3 6 USA M.Doyle ARG J. L. Clerc 8 1 6 6 7 2 6 Section 5 FRA Y.Noah 6 HUN B.Taróczy 3 6 6 2 7 6 7 6 FRA Y.Noah 6 AUS J.Frawley 6 1 6 4 6 3 POL W.Fibak HUN B.Taróczy 6 2 6 4 3 6 2 6 4 6 FRA Y.Noah 6 BEL B.Boileau 6 4 6 4 6 4 FRG H.Schwaier AUS J.Frawley 1 6 6 4 3 6 7 6 6 8 POL W.Fibak USA A.Krickstein 6 3 2 6 6 7 7 5 10 8 USA B.Manson Q HUN B.Taróczy 3 6 1 6 0 6 FRA Y.Noah 6 USA M.Dickson 6 4 4 6 6 2 1 6 6 1 FRA G.Forget BEL B.Boileau 6 7 5 7 3 6 FRG H.Schwaier FRG A.Maurer 7 5 6 1 6 1 YUG M.Ostoja AUS J.Frawley 5 7 4 6 0 6 POL W.Fibak FRG H-D. Beutel 6 2 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 4 USA A.Krickstein BRA E.Oncins Q 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA D.Pate USA B.Manson Q 4 6 5 7 1 6 HUN B.Taróczy NZL C.Lewis 16 6 3 6 2 6 4 Section 6 ESP J.Aguilera 13 SWE M.Wilander 4 2 6 1 6 3 6 ESP J.Aguilera 13 USA H.Solomon 6 3 6 7 6 2 FRA T.Tulasne SWE M.Wilander 4 2 6 2 6 4 6 ESP J.Aguilera 13 TCH P.Složil 7 5 6 1 6 1 USA H.Solomon ARG C.Castellan Q 4 6 6 4 6 0 7 5 TCH L.Pimek FRA T.Tulasne 3 6 3 6 1 6 AUS J.Alexander SWE M.Wilander 4 4 6 1 6 3 6 ESP J.Aguilera 13 TCH M.Mečíř 1 6 4 6 6 3 7 6 6 1 AUS M.Kratzmann Q TCH P.Složil 4 6 0 6 3 6 FRA C.Roger-Vasselin USA H.Solomon 0 6 6 4 2 6 7 5 3 6 ARG C.Castellan Q AUS S.Youl Q 6 2 0 6 6 1 6 3 ESP J.Avendaño TCH L.Pimek 6 3 4 6 1 6 2 6 AUS P.Cash FRA T.Tulasne 3 6 4 6 3 6 AUS J.Alexander CHL P.Rebolledo 6 3 6 4 6 2 AUS W.Masur SWE M.Wilander 4 3 6 2 6 3 6 Section 7 ECU A.Gómez 7 SWE J.Gunnarsson 6 3 6 1 6 3 ECU A.Gómez 7 SWE K.Carlsson Q 7 6 7 5 6 3 SWE J.Gunnarsson CHE H.Günthardt 3 6 7 6 6 1 3 6 6 1 ECU A.Gómez 7 USA M.Freeman 7 5 6 2 6 3 FRA P.Portes SWE K.Carlsson Q 1 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 FRG M.Westphal SWE J.Gunnarsson 4 6 6 0 4 6 4 6 USA J.Brown CHE H.Günthardt 6 7 6 4 0 6 1 6 ECU A.Gómez 7 RSA 1928 B.Mitton 6 3 6 3 6 4 USA M.Freeman USA S.Denton 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 ROU 1965 F.Segărceanu FRA P.Portes 6 1 7 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 FRA G.Goven SWE K.Carlsson Q 0 6 2 6 0 6 FRG M.Westphal IRN M.Bahrami Q 4 6 7 6 6 3 6 4 CAN G.Michibata SWE J.Gunnarsson 1 6 1 6 1 6 USA J.Brown SWE S.Simonsson 6 4 6 3 6 2 CHE H.Günthardt ARG G.Vilas 10 4 6 6 4 7 6 7 6 Section 8 SWE A.Järryd 11 TCH I.Lendl 2 4 6 0 6 4 6 SWE A.Järryd 11 NLD M.Schapers 6 2 6 0 6 0 AUS P.McNamee TCH I.Lendl 2 1 6 5 7 4 6 SWE A.Järryd 11 SWE S.Edberg 6 4 3 6 7 6 7 6 NLD M.Schapers TCH M.Vajda Q 6 3 6 1 6 7 6 4 AUS P.McNamee FRA H.Leconte 7 5 6 1 2 6 6 3 BOL M.Martinez TCH I.Lendl 2 1 6 0 6 1 6 SWE A.Järryd 11 FRA J.Vanier 6 4 6 2 6 3 PER P.Arraya SWE S.Edberg 2 6 1 6 2 6 NLD M.Schapers USA E.Korita 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 1 USA S.Meister TCH M.Vajda Q 2 6 1 6 3 6 ARG G.Guerrero Q AUS P.McNamee 2 6 4 6 2 6 FRA H.Leconte BRA G.Barbosa 6 2 6 2 6 4 BOL M.Martinez ESP S.Casal 6 0 6 3 6 2 USA M.Mitchell TCH I.Lendl 2 3 6 2 6 0 6 References External links ATP – 1984 French Open men's singles draw 1984 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1983 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles Category:French Open by year – Men's singles Category:1984 Grand Prix (tennis)