1983 Australian Open – Men's Singles

1983 Australian Open
Champion   Sweden Mats Wilander
Runner-up   Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Final score   6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Australian Open
 < 1982 1984 > 

Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl, (Finals)
  2. United States John McEnroe, (Semifinals)
  3. Sweden Mats Wilander, (Champion)
  4. United States Eliot Teltscher, (Quarterfinals)
  5. United States Johan Kriek, (Quarterfinals)
  6. United States Vitas Gerulaitis, (Second Round)
  7. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd, (Quarterfinals)
  8. Sweden Anders Järryd, (Fourth Round)
  1. Sweden Henrik Sundström, (Second Round)
  2. United States Brian Teacher, (Third Round)
  3. United States Hank Pfister, (Second Round)
  4. New Zealand Chris Lewis, (Third Round)
  5. United States Steve Denton, (Third Round)
  6. United States Tim Mayotte, (Semifinals)
  7. Australia Paul McNamee, (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 2 6 6    
7  Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 1 2    
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 7 6      
  15  United States Tim Mayotte 1 6 3      
4  United States Eliot Teltscher 4 2 6 6  
  15  United States Tim Mayotte 6 6 3 7    
    1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1 4 4    
  3  Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6 6    
  5  United States Johan Kriek 3 4 6      
3  Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6 7      
3  Sweden Mats Wilander 4 6 6 6  
  2  United States John McEnroe 6 3 4 3    
 Australia Wally Masur 2 1 2    
  2  United States John McEnroe 6 6 6      

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6      
    Q  United Kingdom J Smith 2 2 4      
      1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 7 6 6    
 Australia CA Miller 6 6 6 4          United States P Fleming 7 6 3 4    
 United States P Fleming 7 7 4 6        United States P Fleming 6 6 6    
 Australia D Macpherson 6 1 7 1 10      United States F Buehning 1 2 3      
 United States F Buehning 3 6 6 6 12       1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6 6    
 India V Amritraj 5 2 4            Australia P Cash 6 3 3    
 Australia M Kratzmann 7 6 6          Australia M Kratzmann 2 2 7 4    
Q  Australia W Hampson 5 3 3          Australia P Cash 6 6 6 6    
 Australia P Cash 7 6 6            Australia P Cash 6 7 6 2 7
      11  United States B Teacher 4 6 7 6 5  
     New Zealand B Derlin 1 6 4 3  
    11  United States B Teacher 6 3 6 6    
 

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    13  New Zealand C Lewis 6 7 6 6 6  
 United States C Hooper 6 6 6          United States C Hooper 7 5 7 3 4  
 Sweden H Simonsson 3 2 3           13  New Zealand C Lewis 3 6 1      
Q  Australia G Whitecross 2 4 3            Australia J Fitzgerald 6 7 6      
 Australia J Fitzgerald 6 6 6          Australia J Fitzgerald 6 6 6    
     Australia P Dent 3 3 3      
       Australia J Fitzgerald 5 6 4 2  
 United States J Borowiak 6 3 6 7         7  Czechoslovakia T Šmid 7 3 6 6  
 Austria P Feigl 3 6 3 5        United States J Borowiak 6 2 7 6    
     Sweden S Edberg 3 6 5 4    
       United States J Borowiak 4 6 1 4  
 United States J Gurfein 7 7 2 4 6       7  Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 3 6 6    
 Netherlands H van Boeckel 6 6 6 6 3      United States J Gurfein 4 6 7 1  
    7  Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 7 6 6    
 

Section 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    4  United States E Teltscher 6 7 6 6    
     Australia B Dyke 4 6 7 1    
      4  United States E Teltscher 6 6 3 6 6  
 United States G Holmes 7 4 6 2 2        United States T Gullikson 7 4 6 4 3  
 United States T Gullikson 6 6 4 6 6      United States T Gullikson 6 6 7    
 United States L Bourne 7 3 6 1 4      Australia J Alexander 1 3 6      
 Australia J Alexander 5 6 3 6 6       4  United States E Teltscher 6 7 6    
       United States R Meyer 4 6 4    
     United States M Davis 3 6 0 4 3  
 France L Courteau 3 0 2          United States R Meyer 6 4 6 6 6  
 United States R Meyer 6 6 6            United States R Meyer 6 7 6    
 United States M Leach 6 7 6 6 6        United States M Leach 4 6 4      
 United States L Stefanki 4 6 7 7 3      United States M Leach 6 3 7 4 10
    9  Sweden H Sundstrom 2 6 5 6 8  
 

Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    15  United States T Mayotte 7 6 6      
 United States S Giammalva, Jr. 6 7 2 6        United States S Giammalva, Jr. 5 3 4      
 New Zealand D Mustard 2 6 6 3         15  United States T Mayotte 6 3 6 6    
Q  United States CB Strode 3 5 6 5          Australia M Edmondson 4 6 3 2    
 Australia M Edmondson 6 7 4 7        Australia M Edmondson 6 6 7    
    Q  United States D Pate 1 4 5      
      15  United States T Mayotte 6 6 6    
 West Germany R Gehring 3 2 4            Sweden J Nyström 4 4 4    
 Sweden J Nyström 6 6 6          Sweden J Nyström 3 6 7 6    
 Australia R Frawley 7 7 6          Australia R Frawley 6 2 5 3    
Q  Australia P Doohan 6 5 3            Sweden J Nyström 6 6 6    
       Hungary Z Kuharszky 4 4 2      
     Hungary Z Kuharszky 6 6 6    
    6  United States V Gerulaitis 1 3 3      
 

Section 5

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    5  United States J Kriek 6 7 6      
     United States MS Strode 2 5 2      
      5  United States J Kriek 6 6 6      
 Australia J Frawley 4 7 6 4 4        United States A Andrews 0 4 2      
 Australia J McCurdy 6 6 2 6 6      Australia J McCurdy 4 7 5 6  
 United States A Andrews 6 6 7          United States A Andrews 6 6 7 7    
 United States M Mitchell 4 4 6           5  United States J Kriek 6 6 7    
 Brazil E Oncins 0 3 3            United Kingdom J Lloyd 3 3 6    
 United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6          United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 4 5 7 6  
    Q  United States R Seguso 3 6 7 6 4  
       United Kingdom J Lloyd 7 6 6    
 United States P Du Pré 3 7 2 6 9       14  United States S Denton 6 2 3      
 United States B Gilbert 6 5 6 3 7      United States P Du Pré 6 2 3 4  
    14  United States S Denton 4 6 6 6    
 

Section 6

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    16  Australia P McNamee 4 7 3 6 6  
 Australia C Johnstone 4 6 6 7 13      Australia C Johnstone 6 6 6 3 2  
 United States M De Palmer 6 7 0 6 11       16  Australia P McNamee 4 7 7 4 6  
       Brazil M Hocevar 6 6 6 6 3  
     Nigeria N Odizor 6 2 2 6 4
 Brazil M Hocevar 6 3 6 7 6      Brazil M Hocevar 3 6 6 2 6  
 New Zealand R Simpson 1 6 7 5 1       16  Australia P McNamee 4 2 6    
 United States R Tanner 7 6 3 6         3  Sweden M Wilander 6 6 7    
 Australia K Warwick 6 2 6 3        United States R Tanner 7 3 4 6 14  
 United States M Bauer 7 6 6 6        United States M Bauer 6 6 6 3 12  
 Australia C Fancutt 6 4 7 1          United States R Tanner 4 7 3 1  
      3  Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6 6    
     United States B Testerman 4 6 7 3 2
    3  Sweden M Wilander 6 4 6 6 6  
 

Section 7

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    8  Sweden A Järryd 6 7 6      
Q  United States J Austin 6 1 4          Australia B Drewett 4 6 2      
 Australia B Drewett 7 6 6           8  Sweden A Järryd 6 2 6 6    
      Q  United States M Anger 3 6 2 1    
     United States M Dickson 4 4 6 4  
Q  United States M Anger 7 6 6         Q  United States M Anger 6 6 3 6    
 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 5 3 1           8  Sweden A Järryd 3 3 6 1  
 Australia S Youl 6 4 6 6          Australia W Masur 6 6 4 6  
 United States J Lapidus 2 6 4 3        Australia S Youl 4 6 6      
 Australia W Masur 6 6 6          Australia W Masur 6 7 7      
Q  United States E Sherbeck 2 4 2            Australia W Masur 6 7 7    
      LL  United States K Flach 1 6 6      
     United States J Sadri 3 5 4    
    LL  United States K Flach 6 7 6      
 

Section 8

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 
    12  United States H Pfister 1 7 6 1    
     United States M Freeman 6 6 7 6    
       United States M Freeman 7 2 4 6    
 United States E Korita 4 3 4            United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 7    
 United States T Gullikson 6 6 6          United States T Gullikson 6 7 7    
 United States D Dowlen 4 4 6 6 3     Q  Australia W Maher 4 6 6      
Q  Australia W Maher 6 6 3 1 6        United States T Gullikson 3 2 2    
 United States D Gitlin 4 6 7 6         2  United States J McEnroe 6 6 6    
 France T Benhabiles 6 0 6 2        United States D Gitlin 2 7 4 6 1  
     India R Krishnan 6 6 6 3 6  
       India R Krishnan 4 5 1    
 United States T Giammalva 3 6 6 6         2  United States J McEnroe 6 7 6      
 United States L Shiras 6 3 2 4        United States T Giammalva 3 6 3 3  
    2  United States J McEnroe 6 1 6 6    
 

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