ATP Australian Open 1983 Draw, Results & Schedule

Mats Wilander won the 1983 Australian Open, defeating Ivan Lendl 6-1 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from November 29 to December 13, 1983. The match log contains 94 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Mats Wilander
def. Ivan Lendl , 6-1 6-4 6-4
Dates
Nov 29 — Dec 13
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1983 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Mats Wilander #4 6-1 6-4 6-4 Ivan Lendl #2 H2H Match data Dec 13, 1983* F
SF (2)
Mats Wilander #4 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 John McEnroe #1 H2H Match data Dec 12, 1983* SF
Ivan Lendl #2 6-1 7-6 6-3 Tim Mayotte #16 H2H Match data Dec 12, 1983* SF
QF (4)
Tim Mayotte #30 6-4 6-2 3-6 7-6 Eliot Teltscher #15 H2H Match data Dec 10, 1983* QF
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-1 6-2 Wally Masur #87 H2H Match data Dec 10, 1983* QF
Mats Wilander #5 6-3 6-4 7-6 Johan Kriek #13DEF · 2× H2H Match data Dec 10, 1983* QF
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 2-6 6-1 6-2 Tomas Smid #18 H2H Match data Dec 10, 1983* QF
R16 (8)
Tomas Smid #18 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-2 John Fitzgerald #35 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
Mats Wilander #5 6-4 6-2 7-6 Paul Mcnamee #32 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-3 6-3 Pat Cash #37 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
Wally Masur #87 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-1 Anders Jarryd #19 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
Johan Kriek #13DEF · 2× 6-3 6-3 7-6 John Lloyd — Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-2 6-2 Tim Gullikson — Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
Eliot Teltscher #15 6-4 7-6 6-4 Richard Meyer H2H Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
Tim Mayotte #30 6-4 6-4 6-4 Joakim Nystrom #59 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16
R32 (16)
Anders Jarryd #19 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-1 Matt Anger H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Eliot Teltscher #15 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 Tom Gullikson — Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Joakim Nystrom #59 6-4 6-4 6-2 Zoltan Kuharszky #99 H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
John Fitzgerald #35 6-3 7-6 6-1 Chris Lewis H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Pat Cash #37 6-4 7-6 6-7 2-6 7-5 Brian Teacher #23CH H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Paul Mcnamee #32 4-6 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 Marcos Hocevar H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
John McEnroe #2 6-4 7-5 6-1 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Wally Masur #87 6-1 7-6 7-6 Ken Flach H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Tim Mayotte #30 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Mark Edmondson #42CH H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Mats Wilander #5 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-1 Roscoe Tanner #38CH H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Tomas Smid #18 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jeff Borowiak #92 H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Tim Gullikson 6-7 6-2 6-4 7-6 Marcel Freeman — Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Richard Meyer 6-4 7-6 6-4 Mike Leach H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
John Lloyd 7-6 6-2 6-3 Steve Denton #29 — Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4 Peter Fleming #36 H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
Johan Kriek #13DEF · 2× 6-0 6-4 6-2 Andy Andrews H2H Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32
R64 (31)
Mark Edmondson #42CH 6-1 6-4 7-5 David Pate H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Chris Lewis 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-3 6-4 Chip Hooper #55 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Brian Teacher #23CH 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-3 Bruce Derlin H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Tomas Smid #18 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-1 Jim Gurfein H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Anders Jarryd #19 6-4 7-6 6-2 Brad Drewett #76 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Andy Andrews 6-4 6-7 7-5 7-6 John Mccurdy H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Wally Masur #87 6-4 7-6 7-6 Simon Youl H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
John Lloyd 6-3 4-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 Robert Seguso — Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Roscoe Tanner #38CH 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 14-12 Mike Bauer #66 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Mats Wilander #5 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-2 Ben Testerman H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Ken Flach 6-3 7-5 6-4 John Sadri #93 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Pat Cash #37 6-2 6-2 6-7 6-4 Mark Kratzmann H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Steve Denton #29 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 Pat Dupre H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Joakim Nystrom #59 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-3 Rod Frawley H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Mike Leach 6-2 3-6 7-5 4-6 10-8 Henrik Sundstrom #22 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Eliot Teltscher #15 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-1 Broderick Dyke H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
John McEnroe #2 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3 Tony Giammalva H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Marcel Freeman 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-1 Hank Pfister #26 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ramesh Krishnan 6-2 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-1 Drew Gitlin H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
John Fitzgerald #35 6-3 6-3 6-3 Phil Dent H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Marcos Hocevar 3-6 6-2 6-2 2-6 6-4 Nduka Odizor #64 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Jeff Borowiak #92 6-3 2-6 7-5 6-4 Stefan Edberg #57 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Tom Gullikson 6-1 6-3 7-6 John Alexander #45 — Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Matt Anger 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-4 Mark Dickson #68 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Peter Fleming #36 6-1 6-2 6-3 Fritz Buehning #49 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Richard Meyer 6-3 4-6 0-6 6-4 6-3 Marty Davis H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-2 6-4 Jonathan Smith — Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Zoltan Kuharszky #99 6-1 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #16 H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Johan Kriek #13DEF · 2× 6-2 7-5 6-2 Morris Skip Strode H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Paul Mcnamee #32 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 Chris Johnstone H2H Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
Tim Mayotte #30 7-5 6-3 6-4 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64
R128 (32)
Mike Leach 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-7 6-3 Larry Stefanki H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Jeff Borowiak #92 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-5 Peter Feigl H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Tony Giammalva 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Leif Shiras H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Pat Cash #37 7-5 6-3 6-3 Wayne Hampson H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Mark Edmondson #42CH 6-3 7-5 4-6 7-5 Charles Buzz Strode H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Matt Anger 7-5 6-3 6-1 Miloslav Mecir #97 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Joakim Nystrom #59 6-3 6-2 6-4 Rolf Gehring #94 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
John Alexander #45 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4 Lloyd Bourne H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
John Mccurdy 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 John Frawley — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Simon Youl 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3 Jay Lapidus H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Fritz Buehning #49 3-6 6-1 6-7 6-1 12-10 David Macpherson H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Warren Maher 6-4 6-4 3-6 1-6 6-3 David Dowlen — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Pat Dupre 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 9-7 Brad Gilbert #61 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Roscoe Tanner #38CH 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 Kim Warwick H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Peter Fleming #36 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-4 Craig A Miller H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Mike Bauer #66 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-1 Charlie Fancutt — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
John Fitzgerald #35 6-2 6-4 6-3 Greg Whitecross H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Tom Gullikson 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-2 Greg Holmes — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Mark Kratzmann 7-5 6-2 6-4 Vijay Amritraj H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Drew Gitlin 4-6 6-0 7-6 6-2 Tarik Benhabiles H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Rod Frawley 7-6 7-5 6-3 Peter Doohan H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Wally Masur #87 6-2 6-4 6-2 Eric Sherbeck H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-3 6-4 Eric Korita #54 — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
John Lloyd 6-0 6-3 6-3 Eduardo Oncins — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Chris Johnstone 4-6 6-7 6-0 7-6 13-11 Mike De Palmer — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Chip Hooper #55 6-3 6-2 6-3 Hans Simonsson H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Jim Gurfein 7-6 7-6 2-6 4-6 6-3 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-2 7-6 2-6 6-3 David Mustard — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Brad Drewett #76 7-6 6-1 6-4 John Austin — Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Richard Meyer 6-3 6-0 6-2 Loic Courteau H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Marcos Hocevar 6-1 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-1 Russell Simpson #89 H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128
Andy Andrews 6-4 6-4 7-6 Matt Mitchell H2H Match data Dec 1, 1983* R128

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