Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak in 1984 explained

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

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0	Oakland	Oakland, California, United States	Feb 15	Carpet	Final		6–7, 6–3, 4–6
1	U.S. Indoor Championships	East Hanover, New Jersey, United States	Feb 20–26	Carpet	1st Round		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		6–2, 7–6
6	Virginia Slims Championships	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	Feb 28 – Mar 4	Carpet	1st Round		6–3, 6–1
7					2nd Round	Carling Bassett	6–3, 6–0
8					Semifinal		7–6, 6–4
9					Final		6–3, 7–5, 6–1
	Lipton WTA Championships	Amelia Island, Florida, United States	April 16–22	Clay	1st Round	BYE
10					2nd Round		6–1, 6–1
11					3rd Round		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		7–6, 6–2
17					Semifinal		6–3, 6–1
18					Final		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		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		6–4, 6–0
33	2nd Round		6–2, 7–5
34	3rd Round	Iva Budařová	6–2, 6–2
35	4th Round		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		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		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		6–1, 6–2
57					2nd Round		6–1, 6–2
58					Quarterfinal	Elise Burgin	6–3, 6–2
59					Semifinal	Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–2
60					Final		6–1, 6–0
61	Virginia Slims of New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Sep 24–30	Carpet	1st Round		6–3, 6–0
62					2nd Round	Mary-Lou Piatek	6–2, 6–0
63					Quarterfinal	Jenny Klitch	6–1, 6–0
64					Semifinal		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		6–4, 7–5
68					Quarterfinal	Yvonne Vermaak	6–3, 6–2
69					Semifinal	Zina Garrison	6–2, 6–1
70					Final		6–1, 6–1
bgcolor=#FFFFCC	71	bgcolor=#FFFFCC rowspan=5	Australian Open	bgcolor=#FFFFCC rowspan=5	Kooyong, Melbourne, VIC, Australia	bgcolor=#FFFFCC rowspan=5	Nov 26 – Dec 9	bgcolor=#FFFFCC rowspan=5	Grass	1st Round	Yvonne Vermaak	6–1, 6–1
bgcolor=#FFFFCC	72	2nd Round	Mary-Lou Piatek	6–2, 6–1
bgcolor=#FFFFCC	73	3rd Round	Kathy Rinaldi	4–6, 6–0, 6–1
bgcolor=#FFFFCC	74	Quarterfinal	Barbara Potter	6–3, 6–2
bgcolor=#FFFFCC	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.

Notes and References

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