Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak in 1984

The list below details Martina Navratilova's Open Era record 74-match winning streak in 1984 on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour (Women's Singles).[1][2][3]

Period: January 20 to December 6, 1984

# Tournament Venue Date Surface Round Opponent Score
0 Oakland Oakland, California, United States Feb 15 Carpet Final Lost to Hana Mandlikova 6–7, 6–3, 4–6
1 U.S. Indoor Championships East Hanover, New Jersey, United States Feb 20–26 Carpet 1st Round Nancy Yeargin 6–3, 6–2
2 2nd Round Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–2
3 Quarterfinal Pam Casale 6–3, 6–2
4 Semifinal Marcella Mesker 6–1, 6–3
5 Final Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 7–6
6 Virginia Slims Championships Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States Feb 28 – Mar 4 Carpet 1st Round Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–1
7 2nd Round Carling Bassett 6–3, 6–0
8 Semifinal Pam Shriver 7–6, 6–4
9 Final Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Lipton WTA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States April 16–22 Clay 1st Round BYE
10 2nd Round Kimberly Shaefer 6–1, 6–1
11 3rd Round Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 7–5
12 Quarterfinal Catherine Tanvier 7–6, 6–4
13 Semifinal Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
14 Final Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–0
United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando, Florida, United States April 23–29 Clay 1st Round BYE
15 2nd Round Kimberly Shaefer 6–1, 6–2
16 Quarterfinal Kathy Horvath 7–6, 6–2
17 Semifinal Bonnie Gadusek 6–3, 6–1
18 Final Laura Arraya 6–0, 6–1
19 French Open Roland Garros, Paris, France May 28 – June 10 Clay 1st Round Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–2
20 2nd Round Marcella Mesker 6–1, 6–1
21 3rd Round Marie-Christine Calleja 6–1, 6–3
22 4th Round Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–0, 6–1
23 Quarterfinal Kathy Horvath 6–4, 6–2
24 Semifinal Hana Mandlíková 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
25 Final Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–1
26 Eastbourne International Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Great Britain June 18–23 Grass 1st Round Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 6–4
27 2nd Round Wendy White 6–2, 6–3
28 3rd Round Carling Bassett 6–1, 6–3
29 Quarterfinal Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–2
30 Semifinal Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
31 Final Kathy Jordan 6–4, 6–1
32 Wimbledon Wimbledon, London, Great Britain June 25 – July 8 Grass 1st Round Mareen Louie 6–4, 6–0
33 2nd Round Amy Holton 6–2, 7–5
34 3rd Round Iva Budařová 6–2, 6–2
35 4th Round Elizabeth Sayers 6–0, ret.
36 Quarterfinal Manuela Maleeva 6–3, 6–2
37 Semifinal Kathy Jordan 6–3, 6–4
38 Final Chris Evert-Lloyd 7–6, 6–2
39 Virginia Slims of Newport Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Jul 30 – Aug 5 Grass 1st Round Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–1, 6–2
40 2nd Round Grace Kim 6–0, 6–0
41 Quarterfinal Wendy White 6–0, 6–3
42 Semifinal Anne Minter 6–1, 6–1
43 Final Gigi Fernández 6–3, 7–6
United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, New Jersey, USA Aug 13–19 Hard 1st Round BYE
44 2nd Round Pascale Paradis 6–2, 6–2
45 3rd Round Kim Sands 6–2, 6–1
46 Quarterfinal Barbara Potter 6–3, 6–1
47 Semifinal Pam Casale 6–2, 6–3
48 Final Pam Shriver 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
49 US Open Flushing Meadows, New York, USA Aug 28 – Sep 9 Hard 1st Round Lea Antonoplis 6–4, 6–2
50 2nd Round Andrea Leand 6–4, 6–2
51 3rd Round Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–0, 6–0
52 4th Round Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–4
53 Quarterfinal Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3
54 Semifinal Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–1
55 Final Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
56 Maybelline Classic Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Sep 17–24 Hard 1st Round Melissa Brown 6–1, 6–2
57 2nd Round Rosalyn Fairbank 6–1, 6–2
58 Quarterfinal Elise Burgin 6–3, 6–2
59 Semifinal Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–2
60 Final Michelle Torres 6–1, 6–0
61 Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Sep 24–30 Carpet 1st Round Lisa Spain 6–3, 6–0
62 2nd Round Mary-Lou Piatek
63 Quarterfinal Jenny Klitch
64 Semifinal Alycia Moulton 6–2, 7–6
65 Final Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–3
NSW Building Society Open White City, Sydney, NSW, Australia Nov 19–25 Grass 1st Round BYE
66 2nd Round Mary-Lou Piatek 6–4, 6–2
67 3rd Round Sharon Walsh 6–4, 7–5
68 Quarterfinal Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 6–2
69 Semifinal Zina Garrison 6–2, 6–1
70 Final Ann Henricksson 6–1, 6–1
71 Australian Open Kooyong, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Nov 26 – Dec 9 Grass 1st Round Yvonne Vermaak 6–1, 6–1
72 2nd Round Mary-Lou Piatek 6–2, 6–1
73 3rd Round Kathy Rinaldi 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
74 Quarterfinal Barbara Potter 6–3, 6–2
End Semifinal Lost to Helena Suková 6–1, 3–6, 5–7
  • BYE - Automatic advancement of a player to the next round of a tournament without facing an opponent.

References
  1. "Upset Snaps Navratilova's Streak". The New York Times. December 6, 1984.
  2. "Martina was alone on top". ESPN.
  3. "Sukova Ends Navratilova's Victory String". The Montreal Gazette. Dec 6, 1984.
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