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1984 Wimbledon Championships
The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1984. To celebrate the centenary of the Ladies' Singles competition, first held in 1884, 17 of the surviving 20 singles champions were presented with an engraved crystal vase on Centre Court by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent on Monday, 2 July. Those presented were Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade, Chris Evert Lloyd, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ann Jones, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Angela Mortimer, Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson, Shirley Fry, Doris Hart, Louise Brough, Margaret duPont, Pauline Betz, Alice Marble and Kitty Godfree. Karen Susman, Helen Jacobs and Helen Wills did not attend, but were all presented with their crystal individually during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles by Mrs Godfree, when she attended the games with members of the All England Club committee.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1984 championships was ยฃ1,461,896. The winner of the men's title earned ยฃ100,000 while the women's singles champion earned ยฃ90,000.
Champions
Seniors
In all five senior disciplines, the 1983 champions successfully defended their titles.
Men's singles
๐บ๐ธ John McEnroe defeated ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Connors, 6โ1, 6โ1, 6โ2
Women's singles
๐บ๐ธ Martina Navratilova defeated ๐บ๐ธ Chris Evert Lloyd, 7โ6(7โ5), 6โ2
Men's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Peter Fleming / ๐บ๐ธ John McEnroe defeated ๐ฆ๐บ Pat Cash / ๐ฆ๐บ Paul McNamee, 6โ2, 5โ7, 6โ2, 3โ6, 6โ3
Women's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Martina Navratilova / ๐บ๐ธ Pam Shriver defeated ๐บ๐ธ Kathy Jordan / ๐บ๐ธ Anne Smith, 6โ3, 6โ4
Mixed doubles
๐ฌ๐ง John Lloyd / ๐ฆ๐บ Wendy Turnbull defeated ๐บ๐ธ Steve Denton / ๐บ๐ธ Kathy Jordan, 6โ3, 6โ3
Juniors
Boys' singles
๐ฆ๐บ Mark Kratzmann defeated Stefan Kruger, 6โ4, 4โ6, 6โ3
Girls' singles
๐ฌ๐ง Annabel Croft defeated Elna Reinach, 3โ6, 6โ3, 6โ2
Boys' doubles
๐บ๐ธ Ricky Brown / ๐บ๐ธ Robbie Weiss defeated ๐ฆ๐บ Mark Kratzmann / ๐ธ๐ช Jonas Svensson, 1โ6, 6โ4, 11โ9
Girls' doubles
๐บ๐ธ Caroline Kuhlman / ๐บ๐ธ Stephanie Rehe defeated Viktoria Milvidskaia / Larisa Savchenko, 6โ3, 5โ7, 6โ4
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Women's singles
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