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It is the only Grand Slam event that has clay courts. These courts give a great challenge to the participants as the clay courts tend to slow down the ball and produce a high bounce. The 1984 French Open Tennis Tournament was one of the tournaments that were held in these clay courts.
The 1984 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics
The 1984 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Men Singles, Women Singles, Men Doubles, Women Doubles and Mixed Doubles. In the men Singles category the title was won by Ivan Lendll. He defeated John McEnroe by 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. In the Women Singles category Martina Navratilova again made a comeback and won the title after defeating Chris Evert by straight sets. The score line was 6-3, 6-1. In the Men Doubles category Henri Leconte and Yannick Noah defeated Pavel Slozil and Tomas Smid by 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. In the Women Doubles category the famous duo Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver conquered the title by defeating Claudia Kohde Kilsch and Hana Mandlikova by 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. In the Mixed Doubles category Anne Smith and Dick Stockton won the title after defeating Anne Minter and Laurie Warder by straight sets. The score line was 6-2, 6-4.
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