1983 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).

1983 Grand Prix circuit
McEnroe won 6 titles in the year
Details
Duration10 January 1983 – 10 January 1984
Edition14th
Tournaments70
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Grand Prix Series (65)
* Super Series
* Regular Series
Team Events (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Mats Wilander (9)
Most tournament finals Mats Wilander (11)
Prize money leader Ivan Lendl ($1,747,128)
Points leader Mats Wilander (3,101) [lower-alpha 1]
Awards
Player of the year John McEnroe
Most improved
player of the year
Jimmy Arias
Newcomer of the year Scott Davis
1982
1984

Schedule

The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
24 Jan Guarujá, Brazil
Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D
José Luis Clerc
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Mats Wilander Bernard Boileau
Tomáš Šmíd
Francisco González
Andrés Gómez
Pat Du Pré
Ramesh Krishnan
Tomáš Šmíd
Tim Gullikson
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Shlomo Glickstein
Van Winitsky
31 Jan Caracas, Venezuela
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–2
Morris Skip Strode Francisco González
Stefan Simonsson
Nick Saviano
David Dowlen
Stan Smith
Tim Gullikson
Stan Smith
Jaime Fillol
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Andrés Gómez
Ilie Năstase
1983 U.S. Pro Indoor
Philadelphia, USA
Carpet – $250,000 – 64S/32D
John McEnroe
4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–3
Ivan Lendl Tim Mayotte
Bill Scanlon
Eliot Teltscher
Brian Gottfried
Peter McNamara
Wojciech Fibak
Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Feb Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Carpet – $250,000 – 64S/32D
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 6–0
Gene Mayer Peter McNamara
Brian Gottfried
Eliot Teltscher
Yannick Noah
Brian Teacher
Paul McNamee
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Víctor Pecci
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Jaime Fillol Pablo Arraya
Ricardo Acuña
Loïc Courteau
Mario Martínez
Damir Keretić
Hans Gildemeister
Belus Prajoux
Hans Gildemeister
6–3, 6–1
Júlio Góes
Ney Keller
21 Feb La Quinta, California, USA
Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D
José Higueras
6–4, 6–2
Eliot Teltscher Mike Bauer
Eliot Teltscher
Brad Gilbert
Sandy Mayer
Victor Amaya
Robert Van't Hof
Raúl Ramírez
Brian Gottfried
7–6, 6–4
Anand Amritraj
Johan Kriek
28 Feb Monterrey Cup
Monterrey, Mexico
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Sammy Giammalva
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Ben Testerman Erick Iskersky
Nduka Odizor
Terry Moor
John Sadri
Juan Hernández
Nick Saviano
Nduka Odizor
David Dowlen
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Andy Andrews
John Sadri
Davis Cup First Round
Moscow, Soviet Union – Carpet (i)
Asunción, Paraguay – Carpet (i)
Adelaide, Australia – Grass
Timișoara, Romania – Hard (i)
Bjärred, Sweden – Carpet (i)
Christchurch, New Zealand – Grass
Reggio Calabria, Italy – Clay
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay
First Round Winners
 France 3–2
 Paraguay 4–1
 Australia 3–2
 Romania 5–0
 Sweden 5–0
 New Zealand 5–0
 Italy 3–2
 Argentina 3–2
First Round Losers
 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
 Great Britain
 Chile
 Indonesia
 Denmark
 Ireland
 United States

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar Donnay Indoor
Brussels, Belgium
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Peter McNamara
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Ivan Lendl Mats Wilander
Vitas Gerulaitis
Johan Kriek
Yannick Noah
Steve Denton
Peter McNamara
Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
6–2, 6–4
Hans Simonsson
Mats Wilander
Nancy, France
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Nick Saviano
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Chip Hooper Wojciech Fibak
Danie Visser
Victor Amaya
Wally Masur
Tom Cain
Bill Scanlon
Anders Järryd
Jan Gunnarsson
7–5, 6–3
Ricardo Acuña
Belus Prajoux
14 Mar ABN World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Gene Mayer
6–1, 7–6
Guillermo Vilas John Fitzgerald
Fritz Buehning
Tim Wilkison
Nick Saviano
Hank Pfister
Vince Van Patten
Tom Gullikson
Fritz Buehning
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Peter Fleming
Pavel Složil
21 Mar Cuore Cup
Milan, Italy
Carpet – $350,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Kevin Curren Chip Hooper
Bill Scanlon
Sandy Mayer
Thomas Högstedt
Tomáš Šmíd
Eddie Edwards
Tomáš Šmíd
Pavel Složil
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Fritz Buehning
Peter Fleming
Nice International Open
Nice, France
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Henrik Sundström
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Manuel Orantes Mario Martínez
Fernando Luna
Christophe Casa
Juan Avendaño
Jimmy Brown
Thierry Tulasne
Libor Pimek
Bernard Boileau
6–3, 6–4
Bernard Fritz
Jean-Louis Haillet
28 Mar Monte Carlo Open
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Mats Wilander
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Mel Purcell Manuel Orantes
Corrado Barazzutti
Shlomo Glickstein
Yannick Noah
Henri Leconte
Guillermo Vilas
Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt
6–2, 6–4
Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Lights Cup
Lisbon, Portugal
Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Mats Wilander
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Yannick Noah José Higueras
Libor Pimek
Shlomo Glickstein
Corrado Barazzutti
Anders Järryd
Víctor Pecci
Cássio Motta
Carlos Kirmayr
7–5, 6–4
Pavel Složil
Ferdi Taygan
11 Apr Aix-en-Provence, France
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Mats Wilander
6–3, 6–2
Sergio Casal Joakim Nyström
Henri Leconte
Víctor Pecci
Alejandro Ganzábal
Loïc Courteau
Jairo Velasco, Sr.
Gilles Moretton
Henri Leconte
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Iván Camus
Sergio Casal
Union 76 Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, USA
Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D
Gene Mayer
7–6, 6–1
Johan Kriek Jimmy Connors
Brian Gottfried
Sandy Mayer
Hank Pfister
Mike De Palmer
Tim Mayotte
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–2
Sandy Mayer
Ferdi Taygan
18 Apr Bournemouth, England
Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D
José Higueras
2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Tomáš Šmíd Stefan Edberg
Víctor Pecci
Jaime Fillol
Balázs Taróczy
Shlomo Glickstein
Buster Mottram
Sherwood Stewart
Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 7–5
Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
24 Apr Alan King Tennis Classic
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Mark Edmondson Hank Pfister
Robert Van't Hof
Steve Denton
Raúl Ramírez
Sandy Mayer
Sammy Giammalva
Steve Denton
Kevin Curren
6–3, 7–5
Tracy Delatte
Johan Kriek
25 Apr Madrid, Spain
Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D
Yannick Noah
3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
Henrik Sundström Pavel Složil
Heinz Günthardt
Thierry Tulasne
Alberto Tous
Carlos Kirmayr
Hans Gildemeister
Pavel Složil
Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 6–3
Markus Günthardt
Zoltán Kuhárszky
Tampa, Florida, USA
Carpet – $75,000 – S16
Johan Kriek
6–2, 6–4
Robert Lutz Florin Segărceanu
Mike De Palmer
John Fitzgerald
Tom Cain
Fritz Buehning
Tim Wilkison
Steve Meister
Tony Giammalva
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Eric Fromm
Drew Gitlin

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 May World Team Cup
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Clay – $450,000 – 16S/8D
 Spain
2–1
 Australia  United States
 New Zealand
 Sweden
 Chile
 West Germany
 France
9 May Florence, Italy
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Arias
6–4, 6–3
Francesco Cancellotti Eddie Dibbs
Stefan Simonsson
Georges Goven
Ricardo Cano
Ángel Giménez
Thierry Tulasne
Víctor Pecci
Francisco González
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Dominique Bedel
Bernard Fritz
German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/28D
Yannick Noah
3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
José Higueras Eric Fromm
Guillermo Vilas
Balázs Taróczy
Mats Wilander
Eliot Teltscher
Jeff Borowiak
Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Mark Edmondson
Brian Gottfried
16 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D
Jimmy Arias
6–2, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
José Higueras Stefan Simonsson
Heinz Günthardt
Eddie Dibbs
Guy Forget
Eliot Teltscher
José Luis Clerc
Francisco González
Víctor Pecci
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Jan Gunnarsson
Mike Leach
Bavarian Tennis Championships
Munich, West Germany
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Tomáš Šmíd
6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
Joakim Nyström Hans Simonsson
Peter Elter
Chris Lewis
Fernando Luna
Pavel Složil
Michael Westphal
Chris Lewis
Pavel Složil
6–4, 6–2
Anders Järryd
Tomáš Šmíd
23 May
30 May
French Open
Paris, France
Clay
Yannick Noah
6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Mats Wilander Christophe Roger-Vasselin
José Higueras
Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl
Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe
Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
Barbara Jordan
Eliot Teltscher
6–2, 6–3
Leslie Allen
Charles Strode

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jun Stella Artois Championships
London, England
Grass
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–3
John McEnroe Ivan Lendl
Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
Tim Mayotte
Pat Cash
Brian Gottfried
Brian Gottfried
Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–3
Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
Venice, Italy
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Roberto Argüello
2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Jimmy Brown Bernard Fritz
Florin Segărceanu
Diego Pérez
Adriano Panatta
Dominique Bedel
Carlos Castellan
Víctor Pecci
Francisco González
6–1, 6–2
Zoltán Kuhárszky
Steve Krulevitz
13 Jun Bristol Open
Bristol, England
Grass
Johan Kriek
7–6, 7–5
Tom Gullikson Lloyd Bourne
Ramesh Krishnan
Ricardo Acuña
Brian Teacher
John Fitzgerald
Marcos Hocevar
John Alexander
John Fitzgerald
7–5, 6–4
Tom Gullikson
Johan Kriek
20 Jun
27 Jun
Wimbledon London, England
Grass
John McEnroe
6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Chris Lewis Kevin Curren
Ivan Lendl
Tim Mayotte
Mel Purcell
Roscoe Tanner
Sandy Mayer
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Wendy Turnbull
John Lloyd
Billie Jean King
Steve Denton

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jul Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Sandy Mayer
6–0, 6–3, 6–2
Tomáš Šmíd Mel Purcell
Libor Pimek
José Higueras
Wojciech Fibak
Colin Dowdeswell
Sammy Giammalva
Tomáš Šmíd
Pavel Složil
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Colin Dowdeswell
Wojciech Fibak
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D
John Fitzgerald
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Scott Davis Tom Gullikson
Matt Mitchell
Paul Annacone
Brad Drewett
John Van Nostrand
Tim Gullikson
John Fitzgerald
Vijay Amritraj
6–3, 6–4
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Davis Cup Quarterfinals
Marseilles, France – Clay
Brisbane, Australia – Grass
Eastbourne, England – Grass
Rome, Italy – Clay
Quarterfinal Winners
 France 3–2
 Australia 5–0
 Sweden 3–2
 Argentina 5–0
Quarterfinal Losers
 Paraguay
 Romania
 New Zealand
 Italy
11 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Mats Wilander
6–1, 6–2
Anders Järryd Jim Gurfein
Scott Lipton
Stefan Simonsson
Bernard Boileau
Jan Gunnarsson
Henrik Sundström
Mats Wilander
Joakim Nyström
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clay – $200,000 – S56/D28
José Luis Clerc
6–3, 6–1
Jimmy Arias Diego Pérez
Eliot Teltscher
Andrés Gómez
Gianni Ocleppo
Jeff Borowiak
Jimmy Brown
Cássio Motta
Mark Dickson
7–5, 6–3
Hans Gildemeister
Belus Prajoux
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
José Higueras
6–1, 6–1, 7–6
Heinz Günthardt Brian Teacher
Chris Lewis
Tomáš Šmíd
Andreas Maurer
John Alexander
Bernard Mitton
Mike Bauer
Anand Amritraj
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
18 Jul Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
Balázs Taróczy Andreas Maurer
Roland Stadler
Heinz Günthardt
Christoph Zipf
Rolf Gehring
Eliot Teltscher
Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $100,000 – S48/D24
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Henri Leconte Sergio Casal
Hans Schwaier
Marcos Hocevar
Zoltán Kuhárszky
Wojciech Fibak
Trevor Allan
Pavel Složil
Wojciech Fibak
7–5, 6–2
Colin Dowdeswell
Zoltán Kuhárszky
Sovran Bank Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
Clay – $200,000 – S56/D28
José Luis Clerc
6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Jimmy Arias Mario Martínez
Eric Korita
Francesco Cancellotti
Andrés Gómez
Cássio Motta
Mark Dickson
Pablo Arraya
Claudio Panatta
25 Jul Volvo International
North Conway, New Hampshire, USA
Clay – $200,000 – S56/D28
José Luis Clerc
6–3, 6–1
Andrés Gómez José Higueras
Jimmy Arias
Mel Purcell
Jim Gurfein
Guillermo Vilas
Sherwood Stewart
Mark Edmondson
7–6, 7–6
Eric Fromm
Drew Gitlin
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Brad Drewett
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
John Alexander Eric Korita
Paul McNamee
Michael Westphal
Terry Moor
Libor Pimek
Tom Cain
Tom Cain
Fritz Buehning
6–2, 7–5
John Lloyd
Dick Stockton

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug Columbus, Ohio, USA
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Brian Teacher
7–6, 6–4
Bill Scanlon Henri Leconte
Scott Davis
Steve Denton
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Gottfried
Eric Korita
Brian Teacher
Scott Davis
6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Vijay Amritraj
John Fitzgerald
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clay – $300,000 – S56/D28
Jimmy Arias
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Andrés Gómez Mel Purcell
Shlomo Glickstein
Jimmy Brown
Henrik Sundström
Chris Lewis
Roberto Argüello
Sherwood Stewart
Mark Edmondson
6–3, 6–2
Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
8 Aug Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Marty Davis
6–3, 6–2
Matt Mitchell John Austin
Nick Saviano
Vijay Amritraj
Peter Feigl
Andy Andrews
John Sadri
Christo van Rensburg
Mike Myburg
7–6,7–5
Francisco González
Player's Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Hard – $300,000 – S56/D32
Ivan Lendl
6–2, 6–2
Anders Järryd John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Brian Teacher
Peter Fleming
Kevin Curren
Johan Kriek
Ferdi Taygan
Sandy Mayer
6–3, 6–4
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
15 Aug ATP Championships
Mason, USA
Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D
Mats Wilander
6–4, 6–4
John McEnroe Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl
Jimmy Arias
Sandy Mayer
Francisco González
Tim Gullikson
Victor Amaya
6–4, 6–3
Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
Head Classic
Stowe, Vermont, USA
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
John Fitzgerald
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Vijay Amritraj Matt Doyle
Van Winitsky
Brad Drewett
Paul McNamee
Fritz Buehning
Tom Gullikson
Kim Warwick
Brad Drewett
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Fritz Buehning
Tom Gullikson
29 Aug
5 Sep
US Open
Hard
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
Ivan Lendl Bill Scanlon
Jimmy Arias
Mark Dickson
Eliot Teltscher
Yannick Noah
Mats Wilander
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Fritz Buehning
Van Winitsky
Elizabeth Sayers
John Fitzgerald
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Barbara Potter
Ferdi Taygan

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Sep Dallas Open
Dallas, Texas, USA
Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D
Andrés Gómez
6–7, 6–1, 6–1
Brian Teacher Sandy Mayer
Scott Davis
Jimmy Connors
Chris Lewis
John Fitzgerald
Gene Mayer
Van Winitsky
Nduka Odizor
6–3, 7–5
Steve Denton
Sherwood Stewart
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Jimmy Arias
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
José Luis Clerc Colin Dowdeswell
Francesco Cancellotti
Jimmy Brown
Corrado Barazzutti
Juan Avendaño
Pablo Arraya
José Luis Clerc
Pablo Arraya
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Danie Visser
Tian Viljoen
19 Sep Geneva, Switzerland
Clay
Mats Wilander
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Henrik Sundström Anders Järryd
Guillermo Vilas
Roland Stadler
Claudio Panatta
Heinz Günthardt
Roberto Vizcaíno
Stanislav Birner
Blaine Willenborg
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
Bordeaux Open
Bordeaux, France
Clay
Pablo Arraya
7–5, 7–5
Juan Aguilera Miloslav Mečíř
Fernando Luna
Martín Jaite
Roberto Argüello
Stefan Simonsson
Diego Pérez
Stefan Simonsson
Magnus Tideman
6–4, 6–2
Francisco Yunis
Juan Carlos Yunis
Transamerica Open
San Francisco, USA
Carpet – $200,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
John McEnroe Kevin Curren
Ramesh Krishnan
Sandy Mayer
Tim Mayotte
Bill Scanlon
Fritz Buehning
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–1, 6–2
Ivan Lendl
Vince Van Patten
25 Sep Seiko Super Tennis Wailea
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Scott Davis
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Vince Van Patten Brad Gilbert
David Dowlen
Glenn Michibata
Marty Davis
Tony Giammalva
Chip Hooper
Steve Meister
Tony Giammalva
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Mike Bauer
Scott Davis
Davis Cup Semifinals
Sydney, Australia – Grass
Stockholm, Sweden – Carpet (i)
Semifinal Winners
 Australia 4–1
 Sweden 4–1
Semifinal Losers
 France
 Argentina

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D
Mats Wilander
6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Guillermo Vilas Andrés Gómez
Tomáš Šmíd
Jan Gunnarsson
Anders Järryd
Libor Pimek
Juan Aguilera
Hans Simonsson
Anders Järryd
7–5, 6–3
Jim Gurfein
Erick Iskersky
Brisbane, Australia
Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Pat Cash
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Paul McNamee Brad Gilbert
John Fitzgerald
Simon Youl
John Alexander
Mike Leach
Matt Mitchell
Paul McNamee
Pat Cash
7–6, 7–6
Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
10 Oct Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Vitas Gerulaitis
4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–5, ret.
Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci
Roland Stadler
Ricardo Acuña
Paul Annacone
Michael Westphal
Johan Carlsson
Tomáš Šmíd
Pavel Složil
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Stefan Edberg
Florin Segărceanu
Tel Aviv Open
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Aaron Krickstein
7–6, 6–3
Christoph Zipf Colin Dowdeswell
Rolf Gehring
Shahar Perkiss
Jaromir Becka
Gilles Moretton
Richard Meyer
Colin Dowdeswell
Zoltán Kuhárszky
6–4, 7–5
Peter Elter
Peter Feigl
Australian Indoor
Sydney, Australia
Hard
John McEnroe
6–1, 6–4, 7–5
Henri Leconte Chip Hooper
Paul McNamee
John Fitzgerald
John Alexander
Peter Rennert
Ivan Lendl
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–4
John McEnroe
Peter Rennert
17 Oct Japan Open
Hard
Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Andrés Gómez Tom Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
Ramesh Krishnan
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Gianni Ocleppo
Larry Stefanki
Sammy Giammalva
Steve Meister
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Fischer-Grand Prix
Vienna, Austria
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Brian Gottfried
6–2, 6–3, 7–5
Mel Purcell Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
Michiel Schapers
Eric Korita
Mark Dickson
Peter Feigl
Mel Purcell
Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
Marcos Hocevar
Cássio Motta
24 Oct Cologne, Germany
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Matt Doyle
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Hans-Dieter Beutel Pavel Složil
Bernard Mitton
Eric Jelen
Nick Saviano
Marko Ostoja
Sandy Mayer
Nick Saviano
Florin Segărceanu
6–3, 6–4
Paul Annacone
Eric Korita
Tokyo Indoor
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Scott Davis Brad Gilbert
Jimmy Connors
Eliot Teltscher
Tom Gullikson
Andrés Gómez
Glenn Michibata
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
6–1, 6–4
Steve Denton
John Fitzgerald
31 Oct Hong Kong
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Wally Masur
6–2, 7–5
Sammy Giammalva Mark Edmondson
Brad Gilbert
David Pate
Nduka Odizor
Marty Davis
Rod Frawley
Craig Miller
Drew Gitlin
7–6, 7–5
Sammy Giammalva
Steve Meister
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard
Mats Wilander
6–1, 7–5
Tomáš Šmíd Vitas Gerulaitis
Peter Fleming
Heinz Günthardt
Johan Kriek
Brian Gottfried
Henri Leconte
Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
7–6, 7–5
Johan Kriek
Peter Fleming

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Nov Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Nduka Odizor
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Scott Davis Brad Gilbert
Mike Bauer
Tim Gullikson
Ramesh Krishnan
Andy Andrews
Glenn Michibata
Kim Warwick
Wally Masur
7–6, 6–4
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
Wembley
London, England
Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D
John McEnroe
7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Jimmy Connors Anders Järryd
Andrés Gómez
Steve Denton
Gene Mayer
Henrik Sundström
Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–3, 6–4
Steve Denton
Sherwood Stewart
14 Nov Ferrara Open
Ferrara, Italy
Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Thomas Högstedt
6–4, 6–4
Butch Walts Pavel Složil
John Sadri
Bernard Mitton
Jakob Hlasek
Sean Brawley
Libor Pimek
Bernard Mitton
Butch Walts
7–6, 0–6, 6–3
Stanislav Birner
Stefan Simonsson
21 Nov Bahia, Brazil
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Pedro Rebolledo
6–3, 6–3
Júlio Góes Ivan Kley
Álvaro Fillol
Carlos Chabalgoity
Fernando Roese
Nelson Aerts
Givaldo Barbosa
João Soares
Givaldo Barbosa
Ricardo Cano
Thomaz Koch
South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Johan Kriek
6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Colin Dowdeswell Cássio Motta
Vitas Gerulaitis
Claudio Panatta
Brian Teacher
Guillermo Vilas
Tim Gullikson
Brian Teacher
Steve Meister
6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Andrés Gómez
Sherwood Stewart
Toulouse, France
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Heinz Günthardt
6–0, 6–2
Pablo Arraya Jimmy Brown
Diego Pérez
Jaromir Becka
Pascal Portes
Michiel Schapers
Mansour Bahrami
Pavel Složil
Heinz Günthardt
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Bernard Mitton
Butch Walts
29 Nov Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grass
Mats Wilander
6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Ivan Lendl Tim Mayotte
John McEnroe
Tomáš Šmíd
Eliot Teltscher
Johan Kriek
Wally Masur
Mark Edmondson
Paul McNamee
6–3, 7–6
Steve Denton
Sherwood Stewart

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Dec Sydney Outdoor
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Joakim Nyström
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Mike Bauer Marty Davis
Pat Cash
Broderick Dyke
Anders Järryd
Lloyd Bourne
Robert Seguso
Pat Cash
Mike Bauer
7–6, 6–4
Broderick Dyke
Rod Frawley
19 Dec South Australian Open
Adelaide, Australia
Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Mike Bauer
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Miloslav Mečíř Paul McNamee
Brad Drewett
Chris Lewis
Chip Hooper
Leif Shiras
Pat Cash
Craig Miller
Eric Sherbeck
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Broderick Dyke
Rod Frawley
26 Dec
Davis Final
Melbourne, Australia – Grass
 Australia
3–2
 Sweden

January 1984

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 JanBenson and Hedges Open
Auckland, New Zealand
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Danny Saltz
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Chip Hooper Brad Drewett
Larry Stefanki
Chris Lewis
Steve Guy
John Alexander
Russell Simpson
Brian Levine
John Van Nostrand
7–5, 6–2
Brad Drewett
Chip Hooper
Volvo Masters
New York, USA
Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Ivan Lendl Mats Wilander
Jimmy Connors
José Higueras
Johan Kriek
Tomáš Šmíd
Andrés Gómez
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–2, 6–2
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd

ATP rankings

As of January 1983
Rk Name Nation
1 John McEnroe
2 Jimmy Connors
3 Ivan Lendl
4 Guillermo Vilas
5 Vitas Gerulaitis
6 José Luis Clerc
7 Mats Wilander
8 Gene Mayer
9 Yannick Noah
10 Peter McNamara
11 José Higueras
12 Johan Kriek
13 Steve Denton
14 Eliot Teltscher
15 Andrés Gómez
16 Sandy Mayer
17 Kevin Curren
18 Brian Teacher
19 Buster Mottram
20 Jimmy Arias
Year-end rankings (December 1983)
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 John McEnroe 129.92 =
2 Ivan Lendl 129.60 +1
3 Jimmy Connors 106.67 –1
4 Mats Wilander 98.47 +3
5 Yannick Noah 86.08 +4
6 Jimmy Arias 70.40 +14
7 José Higueras 58.00 +14
8 José Luis Clerc 52.58 –2
9 Kevin Curren 49.92 +8
10 Gene Mayer 46.83 –2
11 Guillermo Vilas 46.77 –7
12 Bill Scanlon 46.64 +59
13 Eliot Teltscher 40.39 +1
14 Andrés Gómez 39.95 +1
15 Johan Kriek 35.06 –3
16 Tim Mayotte 28.84 +13
17 Tomáš Šmíd 28.12 +6
18 Sandy Mayer 27.95 –2
19 Anders Järryd 27.35 +41
20 Vitas Gerulaitis 26.26 –15

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1983:

See also

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

Notes

  1. John McEnroe was the ATP points leader with a points average of 129.92, calculated over all tournaments with at least $25,000 prize money, a 32-player singles draw, and a merit-based entry system.

References

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