1983 French Open – Men's Singles

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1983 French Open – Men's Singles

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1983 French Open
Champion   France Yannick Noah
Runner-up   Sweden Mats Wilander
Final score   6–2, 7–5, 7–6
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    -45    45+    women
WC Singles    men    women  
WC Doubles    men    women  

Yannick Noah defeated Mats Wilander 6–2 7–5 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1983 French Open.

See also:

1983 French Open – Women's Singles
1983 French Open – Men's Doubles
1983 French Open – Women's Doubles
1983 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Contents

Seeds

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

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinalist)
  2. United States John McEnroe (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Sweden Mats Wilander (Finalist)
  6. France Yannick Noah (Champion)
  7. Argentina José Luis Clerc (Second round)
  8. Spain José Higueras (Semifinalist)
  1. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (First round)
  2. United States Eliot Teltscher (Fourth round)
  3. United States Jimmy Arias (Fourth round)
  4. United States Brian Gottfried (Fourth round)
  5. Poland Wojtek Fibak (First round)
  6. Sweden Henrik Sundström (Fourth round)
  7. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (Second round)
  8. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  United States Jimmy Connors 4 4 6      
 France Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 6 7      
   France Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3 0 0      
  6  France Yannick Noah 6 6 6      
3  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 2 7 0  
  6  France Yannick Noah 7 6 5 6    
    6  France Yannick Noah 6 7 7    
  5  Sweden Mats Wilander 2 5 63    
  8  Spain José Higueras 6 6 6 4 6  
4  Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2 7 1 6 1  
8  Spain José Higueras 5 7 3 0  
  5  Sweden Mats Wilander 7 6 6 6    
5  Sweden Mats Wilander 1 6 6 6  
  2  United States John McEnroe 6 2 4 0    

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1  United States Connors 6 6 6      
 Australia Miller 2 2 1         1  Connors 6 6 6      
 Hungary Kuharszky 3 3 7 6 5    McNamee 4 4 3      
 Australia McNamee 6 6 5 3 7       1  Connors 6 6 5 6    
 Colombia Velasco, Sr. 6 3 6 6          Gildemeister 3 1 7 1    
 New Zealand Lewis 3 6 0 3        Velasco, Sr. 4 6 1 7 1
 Chile Gildemeister 3 1 6 6 6    Gildemeister 6 1 6 5 6  
 Brazil Goes 6 6 2 2 5r       1  Connors 6 6 6    
 Belgium Boileau 7 1 5 6 6        Fromm 2 1 1    
 Sweden Hjertquist 5 6 7 1 4      Boileau 4 4 2      
 United States Fromm 3 7 6 6      Fromm 6 6 6      
Q  United Kingdom Lloyd 6 6 2 3          Fromm 2 6 6 6  
 West Germany Pinner 2 1 4            Arraya 6 4 4 1    
 Peru Arraya 6 6 6          Arraya 6 6 3 6  
Q  Italy Panatta 1 6 3 6 1   15  Šmid 1 4 6 4    
15  Czechoslovakia Šmid 6 3 6 1 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
13  Poland Fibak 5 6 6 3    
 France Fritz 7 7 4 6        Fritz 7 4 2 1    
 France Roger-Vasselin 6 6 6        Roger-Vasselin 5 6 6 6    
Q  Monaco Balleret 4 3 3            Roger-Vasselin 3 4 7 6 6  
 Switzerland Gunthardt 2 6 6 6          Gunthardt 6 6 6 3 1  
 United States Brown 6 3 3 2        Gunthardt 7 6 6    
 Czechoslovakia Složil 6 6 6        Složil 6 3 1      
 Paraguay González 2 4 2            Roger-Vasselin 6 6 1 6  
 France Portes 6 5 3 6 6        Luna 2 3 6 1  
 South Africa Sauer 4 7 6 1 4      Portes 1 3 2      
 United States Manson 6 5 6 4 3    De Palmer 6 6 6      
 United States De Palmer 2 7 3 6 6        De Palmer 1 6 5 0  
 Spain Luna 6 6 6            Luna 6 4 7 6    
 Argentina Ganzabal 2 2 4          Luna 6 6 6    
 Czechoslovakia Pimek 6 6 3 1     7  Clerc 2 1 1      
7  Argentina Clerc 3 7 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
3  Czechoslovakia Lendl 6 6 6      
Q  Chile Rebolledo 4 1 3         3  Lendl 6 6 6      
 Spain Casal 2 6 6 6 12    Casal 2 2 2      
 Czechoslovakia Birner 6 4 2 7 10       3  Lendl 6 6 3 6    
 Bolivia Martinez 6 6 6            Martinez 0 2 6 0    
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franulović 3 1 4          Martinez 6 6 1 6  
 West Germany Maurer 6 7 6        Maurer 4 1 6 4    
 West Germany Meiler 2 5 3           3  Lendl 7 6 6    
 United States Waltke 5 6 3 7 5       12  Gottfried 6 4 3    
 Sweden Tideman 7 1 6 5 7      Tideman 6 6 1 6    
 United States Strode 3 1 1        Orantes 3 3 6 3    
 Spain Orantes 6 6 6            Tideman 6 3 0 0  
 France Courteau 6 2 3           12  Gottfried 3 6 6 6    
 United States Dickson 7 6 6          Dickson 6 6 6 3 1
 Netherlands Schapers 6 6 6 3     12  Gottfried 4 2 7 6 6  
12  United States Gottfried 4 7 7 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
9  United States Gerulaitis 4 4 6 1    
 Sweden Simonsson 6 6 2 6        Simonsson 6 7 6 6 4  
 Italy Rinaldini 2 1 0        Alexander 7 6 7 1 6  
 Australia Alexander 6 6 6            Alexander 4 6 6 6 6  
 United States Cain 1 4 3            Purcell 6 1 3 7 3  
 United States Purcell 6 6 6          Purcell 6 6 6    
 France Forget 6 6 6 4      Masur 2 3 3      
 Australia Masur 7 3 2 6          Alexander 2 6 1    
 United States Dupre 1 6 7 6         6  Noah 6 7 6    
 United States Foxworth 6 2 5 2        Dupre 6 0 6 6    
 Argentina Tiberti 6 0 3 4      Keretic 2 6 2 2    
 West Germany Keretic 4 6 6 6          Dupre 5 6 2    
 Paraguay Pecci Sr. 6 6 6           6  Noah 7 7 6      
 United States Mitchell 4 2 2          Pecci Sr. 4 3 3    
 Sweden Järryd 1 0 2       6  Noah 6 6 6      
6  France Noah 6 6 6      

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
8  Spain Higueras 7 6 6      
 Brazil Kirmayr 5 2 2         8  Higueras 6 6 6      
 United States Hooper 3 0 0        Leconte 4 4 4      
 France Leconte 6 6 6           8  Higueras 6 6 6      
 Brazil Soares 2 5 6 3          Fillol Sr. 4 2 4      
 Chile Fillol Sr. 6 7 2 6        Fillol Sr. 6 6 6    
 West Germany Elter 6 3 7 4 6    Elter 3 4 4      
 United States Doyle 2 6 5 6 2       8  Higueras 7 6 7    
 United States Murphy 6 2 4 4         16  Gómez 6 4 6    
 Israel Glickstein 3 6 6 6        Glickstein 6 6 6      
 Sweden Gunnarsson 6 7 4 6 6    Gunnarsson 2 3 4      
Q  Spain Aguilera 7 6 6 2 4        Glickstein 6 5 3 6 4
 South Africa Visser 6 6 6           16  Gómez 4 7 6 3 6  
 South Africa Puncec 3 1 4          Visser 5 5 7 4  
 United States Andrews 1 1 6       16  Gómez 7 7 5 6    
16  Ecuador Gómez 6 6 7      

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
11  United States Arias 6 7 6 6    
 Australia Cash 7 6 1 1       11  Arias 7 0 7 6    
 Australia Fitzgerald 5 6 1 7 6    Fitzgerald 5 6 6 4    
 United States Gilbert 7 1 6 5 2       11  Arias 7 0 7 6    
 Uruguay Damiani 3 0 6 4          Hocevar 5 6 6 4    
 France Tulasne 6 6 2 6        Tulasne 3 1 1    
Q  Argentina Gattiker 6 3 7 4      Hocevar 6 6 6      
 Brazil Hocevar 3 6 5 6         11  Arias 5 3 2    
Q  France Hervet 0 4 2           4  Vilas 7 6 6    
 Romania Năstase 6 6 6          Năstase 7 6 1 6    
 Sweden Hogstedt 1 6 4 6 6    Hogstedt 6 1 6 1    
Q  Argentina Cano 6 1 6 2 1        Năstase 1 2 1    
Q  South Africa Myburg 4 6 6 6         4  Vilas 6 6 6      
 United States Mayotte 6 0 4 2       Q  Myburg 2 1 1    
 Romania Segarceanu 1 5 1       4  Vilas 6 6 6      
4  Argentina Vilas 6 7 6      

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
5  Sweden Wilander 4 6 6 2    
 Spain Avendano 6 2 0 1 r     5  Wilander 6 6 6      
Q  Australia Youl 4 1 6 6 2    Bernelle 1 1 3      
 France Bernelle 6 6 3 4 6       5  Wilander 6 4 6 6    
 Uruguay Pérez 6 6 6 6          Bedel 1 6 4 1    
 Brazil Motta 7 1 1 2        Pérez 4 0 3    
 France Bedel 6 6 7        Bedel 6 6 6      
 France Potier 2 4 5           5  Wilander 6 6 6    
Q  France Errard 1 4 5           14  Sundström 4 1 3    
 Sweden Nyström 6 6 7          Nyström 6 6 6      
 Sweden Simonsson 4 2 0       Q  Allan 3 3 2      
Q  Australia Allan 6 6 6            Nyström 5 4 6 1  
 South Africa Edwards 3 6 6 7         14  Sundström 7 6 2 6    
Q  United Kingdom Feaver 6 2 3 6        Edwards 1 4 0    
 Chile Acuna 4 2 6       14  Sundström 6 6 6      
14  Sweden Sundström 6 6 7      

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
10  United States Teltscher 3 7 6 6    
 South Africa Tarr 6 6 3 1       10  Teltscher 6 7 6      
 United States Gurfein 6 6 6        Gurfein 3 6 1      
 Italy Ocleppo 1 3 2           10  Teltscher 6 7 6      
Q  United States Groth 6 7 5 4 r       Q  Kuchna 3 6 3      
Q  France Kuchna 7 6 7 2       Q  Kuchna 2 6 4 6  
Q  South Africa Pirow 6 4 3 7 6   Q  Pirow 6 2 6 1    
 France Moretton 4 6 6 5 2       10  Teltscher 3 6 4 1  
 France Benhabiles 6 7 6           2  McEnroe 6 3 6 6  
 India Krishnan 4 5 3          Benhabiles 3 6 2      
 United States Gitlin 5 6 6 6      Gitlin 6 7 6      
 France Freyss 7 3 1 1          Gitlin 3 6 3 1  
 Spain Tous 6 7 6           2  McEnroe 6 3 6 6    
 Brazil Barbosa 2 5 3          Tous 3 6 3    
 United States Testerman 6 1 2 7 2   2  McEnroe 6 7 6      
2  United States McEnroe 3 6 6 6 6  

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