1983 Grand Prix (tennis) explained

1983 Grand Prix circuit
Duration:	10 January 1983 – 10 January 1984
Edition:	14th
Tournaments:	70
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Series (65) * Super Series * Regular Series Team Events (1)
Most Tournament Titles:	Mats Wilander (9)
Most Tournament Finals:	Ivan Lendl (13)
Prize Money Leader:	Ivan Lendl ($1,747,128)
Points Leader:	Mats Wilander (3,101)
Player Of The Year:	John McEnroe
Most Improved Player Of The Year:	Jimmy Arias
Newcomer Of The Year:	Scott Davis
Previous:	1982
Next:	1984

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).

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
10 Jan	Benson & Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John Alexander 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Russell Simpson	Chris Lewis Rod Frawley	Dave Siegler Bernard Mitton Broderick Dyke Jeff Simpson
		Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 7–6, 6–3	David Graham Laurie Warder
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
	U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, US Carpet – $300,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 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	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Carpet – $250,000 – 48S/24D	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, US Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D	José Higueras 6–4, 6–2	Eliot Teltscher	Mike Bauer Yannick Noah	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 3–2 4–1 3–2 5–0 5–0 5–0 3–2 3–2	First Round Losers

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Mar	Donnay Indoor Brussels, Belgium Carpet – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Peter McNamara 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Ivan Lendl	Mats Wilander Vitas Gerulaitis	Johan Kriek Yannick Noah Steve Denton Kevin Curren
		Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 6–4	Hans Simonsson Mats Wilander
	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Singles	Gene Mayer 6–1, 7–6^(11–9)	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
	Donnay 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 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France 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 Singles – Doubles	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, US 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, US 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 Grand Prix Trofeo 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, US 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	2–1
9 May	Roger Gallet Cup 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 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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 – $200,000 Singles – Doubles	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 – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 – £978,211 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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, US 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 3–2 5–0 3–2 5–0	Quarterfinal Losers
11 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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, US Clay – $200,000 – 56S/28D	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., US Clay – $200,000 – S56/D28	José Luis Clerc 6–3, 3–6, 6–0	Jimmy Arias	Mario Martínez Eric Korita	Francesco Cancellotti Andrés Gómez Claudio Panatta Pablo Arraya
		Cássio Motta Mark Dickson 6–2, 1–6, 6–4	Paul McNamee Ferdi Taygan
25 Jul	Volvo International North Conway, New Hampshire, US Clay – $200,000 – S56/D28 Singles – Doubles	José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–1	Andrés Gómez	José Higueras Jimmy Arias	Mel Purcell Jim Gurfein Guillermo Vilas Jimmy Brown
		Sherwood Stewart Mark Edmondson 7–6, 7–6	Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin
	South Orange, New Jersey, US 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	Buckeye Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio, US 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^(16–14)	Vijay Amritraj John Fitzgerald
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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, US 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 Matt Mitchell
	Player's Canadian Open Montreal, Canada Hard – $300,000 – 56S/32D Singles	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, US Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D	Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–4	John McEnroe	Jimmy Connors Ivan Lendl	Jimmy Arias Sandy Mayer Francisco González Kevin Curren
		Tim Gullikson Victor Amaya 6–4, 6–3	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
	Head Classic Stowe, Vermont, US 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 Flushing Meadow, New York, US Grand Slam Hard – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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	Paine Webber Classic Dallas, Texas, US Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 – $75,000	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 – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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, US Carpet – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 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, US 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 4–1 4–1	Semifinal Losers

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Oct	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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
	GWA Tennis Classic 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 Singles – Doubles	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 – $200,000 Singles – Doubles	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 – $125,000 Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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 Cup Cologne, Germany Carpet – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Singles – Doubles	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	Seiko Hong Kong Classic Hong Kong Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Wally Masur 6–1, 6–1	Sammy Giammalva	Mark Edmondson Brad Gilbert	David Pate Nduka Odizor Marty Davis Rod Frawley
		Craig Miller Drew Gitlin 6–2, 6–2	Sammy Giammalva Steve Meister
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard – $200,000 Singles – Doubles	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 International Championships 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
	Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse 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	New South Wales Open 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	3–2

January 1984

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jan	Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Danny Saltz 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4			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, US Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6	John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 6–4			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 1983 (2 January 1984)< --Official YE Ranking taken from Jan 2nd, 1984-->^[1] 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

• The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.

List of tournament winners

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

• John Alexander (1) Auckland
• Roberto Argüello (1) Venice
• Pablo Arraya (1) Bordeaux
• Jimmy Arias (4) Florence, Rome, Indianapolis, Palermo
• Mike Bauer (1) Adelaide
• Pat Cash (1) Brisbane,
• José Luis Clerc (4) Guarujá, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway
• Jimmy Connors (4) Memphis, Las Vegas, Queen's Club, US Open
• Marty Davis (1) Cleveland
• Scott Davis (1) Maui
• Brad Drewett (1) South Orange
• Matt Doyle (1) Cologne
• John Fitzgerald (2) Newport, Stowe
• Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Basel
• Sammy Giammalva (1) Monterrey
• Andrés Gómez (1) Dallas
• Brian Gottfried (1) Vienna
• Heinz Günthardt (1) Toulouse
• José Higueras (3) La Quinta, Bournemouth, Stuttgart Outdoor
• Thomas Högstedt (1) Ferrara
• Aaron Krickstein (1) Tel Aviv
• Johan Kriek (3) Tampa, Bristol, Johannesburg
• Ivan Lendl (8) Masters, Detroit WCT, Milan, Houston WCT, Hilton Head WCT, Montreal, San Francisco, Tokyo Indoor
• Wally Masur (1) Hong Kong
• Gene Mayer (2) Rotterdam, Los Angeles
• Sandy Mayer (1) Gstaad
• John McEnroe (6) Philadelphia, Dallas WCT, Wimbledon, Forest Hills WCT, Sydney Indoor, Wembley
• Peter McNamara (1) Brussels
• Yannick Noah (3) Madrid, Hamburg, French Open
• Joakim Nyström (1) Sydney Outdoor
• Nduka Odizor (1) Taiwan
• Víctor Pecci (1) Viña del Mar
• Raúl Ramírez (1) Caracas
• Pedro Rebolledo (1) Bahia
• Nick Saviano (1) Nancy
• Tomáš Šmíd (2) Munich, Hilversum
• Henrik Sundström (1) Nice
• Brian Teacher (2) Munich WCT, Columbus
• Eliot Teltscher (1) Tokyo Outdoor
• Guillermo Vilas (3) Richmond WCT, Delray Beach WCT, Kitzbüjel
• Mats Wilander (9) Monte Carlo, Lisbon, Aix-en-Provence, Båstad, Cincinnati, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, Australian Open

The following players won their first title in 1983:

• Roberto Argüello Venice
• Pablo Arraya Bordeaux
• Marty Davis Cleveland
• Scott Davis Maui
• Matt Doyle Cologne
• Thomas Högstedt Ferrara
• Aaron Krickstein Tel Aviv
• Wally Masur Hong Kong
• Joakim Nyström Sydney Outdoor
• Nduka Odizor Taiwan
• Nick Saviano Nancy
• Henrik Sundström Nice

See also

• 1983 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Further reading

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

External links

• ATP Archive 1983: Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments
• History Mens Professional Tours

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATP Year-end top 20 . ATP . 14 September 2023.