1983 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Third-seeded Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.

Men's Singles
1983 Australian Open
Champion Mats Wilander
Runner-up Ivan Lendl
Final score6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Draw96
Seeds16

Johan Kriek was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mats Wilander.

Seeds

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

  1. Ivan Lendl (Final)
  2. John McEnroe (Semifinals)
  3. Mats Wilander (Champion)
  4. Eliot Teltscher (Quarterfinals)
  5. Johan Kriek (Quarterfinals)
  6. Vitas Gerulaitis (Second Round)
  7. Tomáš Šmíd (Quarterfinals)
  8. Anders Järryd (Fourth Round)
  9. Henrik Sundström (Second Round)
  10. Scott Davis (Withdrew)
  11. Brian Teacher (Third Round)
  12. Hank Pfister (Second Round)
  13. Chris Lewis (Third Round)
  14. Steve Denton (Third Round)
  15. Tim Mayotte (Semifinals)
  16. Paul McNamee (Fourth Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1983 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Ivan Lendl 7 2 6 6
7 Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 1 2
1 Ivan Lendl 6 7 6
15 Tim Mayotte 1 6 3
4 Eliot Teltscher 4 2 6 6
15 Tim Mayotte 6 6 3 7
1 Ivan Lendl 1 4 4
3 Mats Wilander 6 6 6
5 Johan Kriek 3 4 6
3 Mats Wilander 6 6 7
3 Mats Wilander 4 6 6 6
2 John McEnroe 6 3 4 3
Wally Masur 2 1 2
2 John McEnroe 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Round four
1 I Lendl 6 6 6
Q J Smith 2 2 4
1 I Lendl 6 7 6 6
CA Miller 6 6 6 4 P Fleming 7 6 3 4
P Fleming 7 7 4 6 P Fleming 6 6 6
D Macpherson 6 1 7 1 10 F Buehning 1 2 3
F Buehning 3 6 6 6 12 1 I Lendl 7 6 6
V Amritraj 5 2 4 P Cash 6 3 3
M Kratzmann 7 6 6 M Kratzmann 2 2 7 4
Q W Hampson 5 3 3 P Cash 6 6 6 6
P Cash 7 6 6 P Cash 6 7 6 2 7
11 B Teacher 4 6 7 6 5
LL B Derlin 1 6 4 3
11 B Teacher 6 3 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Round four
13 C Lewis 6 7 6 6 6
C Hooper 6 6 6 C Hooper 7 5 7 3 4
H Simonsson 3 2 3 13 C Lewis 3 6 1
Q G Whitecross 2 4 3 J Fitzgerald 6 7 6
J Fitzgerald 6 6 6 J Fitzgerald 6 6 6
P Dent 3 3 3
J Fitzgerald 5 6 4 2
J Borowiak 6 3 6 7 7 T Šmid 7 3 6 6
P Feigl 3 6 3 5 J Borowiak 6 2 7 6
S Edberg 3 6 5 4
J Borowiak 4 6 1 4
J Gurfein 7 7 2 4 6 7 T Šmid 6 3 6 6
LL H van Boeckel 6 6 6 6 3 J Gurfein 4 6 7 1
7 T Šmid 6 7 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Round four
4 E Teltscher 6 7 6 6
B Dyke 4 6 7 1
4 E Teltscher 6 6 3 6 6
G Holmes 7 4 6 2 2 T Gullikson 7 4 6 4 3
T Gullikson 6 6 4 6 6 T Gullikson 6 6 7
L Bourne 7 3 6 1 4 J Alexander 1 3 6
J Alexander 5 6 3 6 6 4 E Teltscher 6 7 6
R Meyer 4 6 4
M Davis 3 6 6 4 3
L Courteau 3 0 2 R Meyer 6 4 0 6 6
R Meyer 6 6 6 R Meyer 6 7 6
M Leach 6 7 6 6 6 M Leach 4 6 4
L Stefanki 4 6 7 7 3 M Leach 6 3 7 4 10
9 H Sundstrom 2 6 5 6 8

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Round four
15 T Mayotte 7 6 6
S Giammalva, Jr. 6 7 2 6 S Giammalva, Jr. 5 3 4
D Mustard 2 6 6 3 15 T Mayotte 6 3 6 6
Q CB Strode 3 5 6 5 M Edmondson 4 6 3 2
M Edmondson 6 7 4 7 M Edmondson 6 6 7
Q D Pate 1 4 5
15 T Mayotte 6 6 6
R Gehring 3 2 4 J Nyström 4 4 4
J Nyström 6 6 6 J Nyström 3 6 7 6
R Frawley 7 7 6 R Frawley 6 2 5 3
Q P Doohan 6 5 3 J Nyström 6 6 6
Z Kuharszky 4 4 2
Z Kuharszky 6 6 6
6 V Gerulaitis 1 3 3

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Round four
5 J Kriek 6 7 6
MS Strode 2 5 2
5 J Kriek 6 6 6
J Frawley 4 7 6 4 4 A Andrews 0 4 2
J McCurdy 6 6 2 6 6 J McCurdy 4 7 5 6
A Andrews 6 6 7 A Andrews 6 6 7 7
M Mitchell 4 4 6 5 J Kriek 6 6 7
LL E Oncins 0 3 3 J Lloyd 3 3 6
J Lloyd 6 6 6 J Lloyd 6 4 5 7 6
Q R Seguso 3 6 7 6 4
J Lloyd 7 6 6
P Du Pré 3 7 2 6 9 14 S Denton 6 2 3
B Gilbert 6 5 6 3 7 P Du Pré 6 2 3 4
14 S Denton 4 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Round four
16 P McNamee 4 7 3 6 6
C Johnstone 4 6 6 7 13 C Johnstone 6 6 6 3 2
M De Palmer 6 7 0 6 11 16 P McNamee 4 7 7 4 6
M Hocevar 6 6 6 6 3
N Odizor 6 2 2 6 4
M Hocevar 6 3 6 7 6 M Hocevar 3 6 6 2 6
R Simpson 1 6 7 5 1 16 P McNamee 4 2 6
R Tanner 7 6 3 6 3 M Wilander 6 6 7
K Warwick 6 2 6 3 R Tanner 7 3 4 6 14
M Bauer 7 6 6 6 M Bauer 6 6 6 3 12
C Fancutt 6 4 7 1 R Tanner 4 7 3 1
3 M Wilander 6 6 6 6
B Testerman 4 6 7 3 2
3 M Wilander 6 4 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Round four
8 A Järryd 6 7 6
Q J Austin 6 1 4 B Drewett 4 6 2
B Drewett 7 6 6 8 A Järryd 6 2 6 6
Q M Anger 3 6 2 1
M Dickson 4 4 6 4
Q M Anger 7 6 6 Q M Anger 6 6 3 6
M Mečíř 5 3 1 8 A Järryd 3 3 6 1
S Youl 6 4 6 6 W Masur 6 6 4 6
J Lapidus 2 6 4 3 S Youl 4 6 6
W Masur 6 6 6 W Masur 6 7 7
Q E Sherbeck 2 4 2 W Masur 6 7 7
LL K Flach 1 6 6
J Sadri 3 5 4
LL K Flach 6 7 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Round four
12 H Pfister 1 7 6 1
M Freeman 6 6 7 6
M Freeman 7 2 4 6
E Korita 4 3 4 T Gullikson 6 6 6 7
T Gullikson 6 6 6 T Gullikson 6 7 7
D Dowlen 4 4 6 6 3 Q W Maher 4 6 6
Q W Maher 6 6 3 1 6 T Gullikson 3 2 2
D Gitlin 4 6 7 6 2 J McEnroe 6 6 6
LL T Benhabiles 6 0 6 2 D Gitlin 2 7 4 6 1
R Krishnan 6 6 6 3 6
R Krishnan 4 5 1
T Giammalva 3 6 6 6 2 J McEnroe 6 7 6
L Shiras 6 3 2 4 T Giammalva 3 6 3 3
2 J McEnroe 6 1 6 6
Preceded by
1983 US Open		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1984 French Open
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