SF Australian Open 1984

Helena Sukova #10 def. Martina Navratilova #1

1-6 6-3 7-5

Helena Sukova defeated Martina Navratilova 1-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1984 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 9, 1984*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1984
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Helena Sukova	Martina Navratilova
Country	CZE	USA
Birth date	Feb 23, 1965	Oct 18, 1956
Age	19	28
Height	188 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,019	2,680
Current career W-L	581–300	1,419–228
Current career earnings	$6,391,245	$21,626,089

Pre-match H2H

Helena Sukova #10 0 – 3 Martina Navratilova #1

Path

Helena Sukova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pam Shriver #4	6-2 6-7(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1984	QF
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #8	3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 5, 1984	R16
Dianne Fromholtz	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1984	R32
Elise Burgin #43	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 30, 1984	R64

Helena Sukova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Evert #2	7-6(4) 1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 10, 1984	F

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Potter #15	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1984	QF
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	4-6 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 5, 1984	R16
Mary Lou Piatek	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1984	R32
Yvonne Vermaak #39	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 30, 1984	R64