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.

1984 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 8 July
Edition98th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£1,461,896
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
John McEnroe
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
Boys' singles
Mark Kratzmann
Girls' singles
Annabel Croft
Boys' doubles
Ricky Brown / Robbie Weiss
Girls' doubles
Caroline Kuhlman / Stephanie Rehe

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.

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