1983 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

1983 World Championship Tennis Finals
1982 champion   Ivan Lendl
Champion   John McEnroe
Runner-up   Ivan Lendl
Final score   6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Events
Singles   Doubles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 to John McEnroe.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Ivan Lendl (Final)
  2. John McEnroe (Champion)
  1. Guillermo Vilas (Quarterfinals)
  2. Kevin Curren (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 
    1   Ivan Lendl 6 7 6      
    Paul McNamee 4 7 6 6           Steve Denton 4 5 4      
    Steve Denton 6 5 7 7         1   Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 6    
          Bill Scanlon 1 7 3 3    
    4   Kevin Curren 6 3 2 3  
    Balázs Taróczy 2 4 3             Bill Scanlon 2 6 6 6    
    Bill Scanlon 6 6 6           1   Ivan Lendl 2 6 3 7 6
    Vitas Gerulaitis 7 3 6 6         2   John McEnroe 6 4 6 6 7
    José Luis Clerc 6 6 1 3           Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 6      
    3   Guillermo Vilas 6 4 2      
          Vitas Gerulaitis 3 2 2    
    Wojciech Fibak 6 3 6 2         2   John McEnroe 6 6 6      
    Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 7 6           Tomáš Šmíd 1 4 3    
    2   John McEnroe 6 6 6      
 

References