1983 Australian Open
| 1983 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 November – 11 December 1983 |
| Edition | 72nd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Sweden Mats Wilander | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Mark Edmondson / Error creating thumbnail: Paul McNamee | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Sweden Stefan Edberg | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Amanda Brown | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Jamie Harty / Error creating thumbnail: Des Tyson | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Bernadette Randall / Error creating thumbnail: Kim Staunton | |
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The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 72nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983.
Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Mats Wilander defeated Error creating thumbnail: Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- • It was Wilander's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open.
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Kathy Jordan, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
- • It was Navratilova's 8th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: Mark Edmondson / Error creating thumbnail: Paul McNamee defeated United States Steve Denton / United States Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6
- It was Edmondson's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was McNamee's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated Anne Hobbs / Error creating thumbnail: Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 23rd career Grand Slam title and her 5th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated Error creating thumbnail: Simon Youl 6–4, 6–4
- With this victory Edberg completed the only junior Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era to date. Butch Buchholz completed the same Grand Slam in 1958, but the US Open junior events were invitational at that time.
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source] Amanda Brown defeated Error creating thumbnail: Bernadette Randall 7–6, 6–3
Boys' doubles
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: Jamie Harty / Error creating thumbnail: Des Tyson defeated Error creating thumbnail: Darren Cahill / Error creating thumbnail: Anthony Lane 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Girls' doubles
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: Bernadette Randall / Error creating thumbnail: Kim Staunton defeated Error creating thumbnail: Jenny Byrne / Error creating thumbnail: Janine Thompson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3