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1984 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

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Singles
1984 Virginia Slims Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
Runner-upUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1984 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her fifth Tour Finals singles title.

This was the first edition of the tournament to feature a best-of-five-sets final.

Seeds

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  1. United States Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. United States Chris Evert-Lloyd (final)
  3. United States Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  4. United States Andrea Jaeger (first round)
  5. United Kingdom Jo Durie (first round)
  6. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
  7. Hungary Andrea Temesvári (first round)
  8. United States Zina Garrison (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
  Romania Virginia Ruzici 3 1 1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6  
  Canada Carling Bassett 6 6   Canada Carling Bassett 3 0  
8 United States Zina Garrison 4 4   1 United States Martina Navratilova 7 6  
3 United States Pam Shriver 6 6 3 United States Pam Shriver 6 4  
  Australia Wendy Turnbull 4 4 3 United States Pam Shriver 6 7  
  West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6 2 3 6 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 3 6  
6 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 4 6 6 1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 7 6
7 Hungary Andrea Temesvári 6 6 2r 2 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 3 5 1
  United States Barbara Potter 3 7 1   United States Barbara Potter 6 6  
  United States Kathleen Horvath 6 7   United States Kathleen Horvath 2 1  
4 United States Andrea Jaeger 2 6   United States Barbara Potter 4 1  
5 United Kingdom Jo Durie 6 6   2 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6  
  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7 7   Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 1 2  
  United States Kathy Jordan 5 6 3 2 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6  
2 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 7 4 6

See also

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