1984 French Open – Men's singles

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. It was also McEnroe's first defeat of the season, and his only final appearance at the clay courts of the French Open. The defeat also ended McEnroe's 42-match match winning streak, the best ever unbeaten start to a season.[1][2] The final is considered one of the greatest matches ever played.[3][4]

Men's singles
1984 French Open
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-upUnited States John McEnroe
Score3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legends−4545+women
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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.

  1. John McEnroe (final)
  2. Ivan Lendl (champion)
  3. Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  4. Mats Wilander (semifinals)
  5. Jimmy Arias (quarterfinals)
  6. Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
  7. Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
  8. José Luis Clerc (second round)
  9. Henrik Sundström (quarterfinals)
  10. Guillermo Vilas (first round)
  11. Anders Järryd (fourth round)
  12. José Higueras (fourth round)
  13. Juan Aguilera (fourth round)
  14. Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
  15. Tim Mayotte (first round)
  16. Chris Lewis (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 John McEnroe666
5 Jimmy Arias344
1 John McEnroe766
3 Jimmy Connors512
3 Jimmy Connors766
9 Henrik Sundström614
1 John McEnroe66455
2 Ivan Lendl32677
6 Yannick Noah66633
4 Mats Wilander72366
4 Mats Wilander335
2 Ivan Lendl667
7 Andrés Gómez3743
2 Ivan Lendl6666

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 J.McEnroe666
Q H.de la Peña3131 J.McEnroe666
M.Davis242 B.Testerman414
B.Testerman6661 J.McEnroe666
G.Urpí4667 M.Purcell441
R.Krishnan6416 G.Urpí424
C.Kirmayr362 M.Purcell666
M.Purcell6761 J.McEnroe6736
C.Hooper4666212 J.Higueras4663
C.Motta67446 C.Motta677
J.Hlasek6366 J.Hlasek355
R.Argüello2612 C.Motta76121
Q R.Seguso707712 J.Higueras53666
T.Giammalva5655Q R.Seguso344
I.Năstase30312 J.Higueras666
12 J.Higueras666

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 T.Mayotte516
R.Gehring767 R.Gehring6466
F.Luna6345 T.Benhabiles3614
T.Benhabiles4667 R.Gehring644
M.Leach5776 B.Gottfried766
Q J.Góes7654 M.Leach6340
V.Winitsky102 B.Gottfried2666
B.Gottfried666 B.Gottfried46462
C.Barazzutti64665 J.Arias62616
S.Giammalva Jr.0630 C.Barazzutti62r
R.Acuña233 C.Panatta74
C.Panatta666 C.Panatta633
G.Ocleppo462665 J.Arias766
J.Soares63634 G.Ocleppo522
Q D.Bedel6245 J.Arias766
5 J.Arias766

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 J.Connors666
E.Fromm2313 J.Connors666
J.Lloyd6626 J.Lloyd414
C.Dowdeswell41643 J.Connors4666
V.Gerulaitis36668 M.Jaite6431
Q L.Bourne67446 V.Gerulaitis3643
M.Jaite2666 M.Jaite6166
A.Tous63323 J.Connors666
P.Fleming3613 E.Sánchez411
Q L.Courteau6366Q L.Courteau0365
R.Stadler41666 R.Stadler6637
D.Tarr66433 R.Stadler146
M.Hocevar635 E.Sánchez667
E.Sánchez767 E.Sánchez766
B.Drewett33414 T.Šmid644
14 T.Šmid666

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 H.Sundström666
A.Fillol1339 H.Sundström667
J.Fitzgerald6066 J.Nyström226
J.Nyström76479 H.Sundström20766
H.Gildemeister666 H.Gildemeister66534
V.Pecci Sr.432 H.Gildemeister666
B.Gilbert16626 B.Gilbert124
S.Glickstein641629 H.Sundström766
F.Errard335 F.Cancellotti512
F.Cancellotti667 F.Cancellotti6626
Q S.Živojinović676Q S.Živojinović3164
D.Pérez364 F.Cancellotti666
D.Visser3703Q K.Nováček323
Q K.Nováček6566Q K.Nováček26638
M.Doyle1628 J. L.Clerc62366
8 J. L. Clerc676

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 Y.Noah64616
M.Dickson462616 Y.Noah666
G.Forget653 B.Boileau444
B.Boileau7766 Y.Noah666
H.Schwaier766 J.Frawley143
A.Maurer511 H.Schwaier16376
M.Ostoja540 J.Frawley64668
J.Frawley7666 Y.Noah3677
W.Fibak64636 B.Taróczy6266
H-D. Beutel26164 W.Fibak626710
A.Krickstein666 A.Krickstein36758
Q E.Oncins011 W.Fibak66324
D.Pate451 B.Taróczy24666
Q B.Manson676Q B.Manson310
B.Taróczy666 B.Taróczy666
16 C.Lewis324

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 J.Aguilera14676
M.Mečíř6636113 J.Aguilera766
Q M.Kratzmann403 P.Složil511
P.Složil66613 J.Aguilera666
C.Roger-Vasselin06273 H.Solomon372
H.Solomon64656 H.Solomon4667
Q C.Castellan6066Q C.Castellan6405
Q S.Youl261313 J.Aguilera213
J.Avendaño64124 M.Wilander666
L.Pimek3666 L.Pimek331
P.Cash343 T.Tulasne666
T.Tulasne666 T.Tulasne224
J.Alexander6664 M.Wilander666
P.Rebolledo342 J.Alexander413
W.Masur3234 M.Wilander666
4 M.Wilander666

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 A.Gómez666
B.Mitton3347 A.Gómez766
M.Freeman6466 M.Freeman523
S.Denton46447 A.Gómez776
F.Segărceanu67444Q K.Carlsson653
P.Portes16666 P.Portes13664
G.Goven020Q K.Carlsson66346
Q K.Carlsson6667 A.Gómez666
M.Westphal4766 J.Gunnarsson313
Q M.Bahrami6634 M.Westphal4644
G.Michibata111 J.Gunnarsson6066
J.Gunnarsson666 J.Gunnarsson37636
J.Brown666 H.Günthardt66161
S.Simonsson432 J.Brown6601
H.Günthardt4677 H.Günthardt7466
10 G.Vilas6466

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 A.Järryd666
J.Vanier42311 A.Järryd6377
F.Arraya212 S.Edberg4666
S.Edberg66611 A.Järryd666
M.Schapers6656 M.Schapers200
E.Korita2271 M.Schapers6666
S.Meister213Q M.Vajda3174
Q M.Vajda66611 A.Järryd404
Q G.Guerrero2422 I.Lendl666
P.McNamee666 P.McNamee7626
H.Leconte666 H.Leconte5163
G.Barbosa224 P.McNamee154
M.Martinez6662 I.Lendl676
S.Casal032 M.Martinez101
M.Mitchell3202 I.Lendl666
2 I.Lendl666

References

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