1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Eliot Teltscher
Runner-up Andrés Gómez
Score7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Draw64 (7 Q )
Seeds16

Jimmy Arias was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Eliot Teltscher won the title, defeating Andrés Gómez in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1.

Seeds

  1. Andrés Gómez (final)
  2. Eliot Teltscher (champion)
  3. Henri Leconte (third round)
  4. Robert Van't Hof (second round)
  5. Gianni Ocleppo (quarterfinals)
  6. Thomas Högstedt (second round)
  7. Scott Davis (second round)
  8. Christophe Roger-Vasselin (quarterfinals)
  9. Sammy Giammalva Jr. (second round)
  10. Mike De Palmer (third round)
  11. Brad Gilbert (third round)
  12. Francisco González (first round)
  13. Pat DuPré (first round)
  14. Tom Gullikson (semifinals)
  15. Thierry Tulasne (first round)
  16. Nduka Odizor (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Andrés Gómez 6 6  
14 Tom Gullikson 3 2  
1 Andrés Gómez 5 6 1
2 Eliot Teltscher 7 3 6
  Tim Gullikson 1 6 2
2 Eliot Teltscher 6 4 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 A Gómez 7 6  
  J Bailey 5 3   1 A Gómez 6 7  
Q T Kuramitsu 2 1     V Winitsky 3 6  
  V Winitsky 6 6   1 A Gómez 6 7  
  B Dyke 0 6 1 11 B Gilbert 2 5  
  M Freeman 6 2 6   M Freeman 4 3  
  B Kleege 3 6   11 B Gilbert 6 6  
11 B Gilbert 6 7   1 A Gómez 6 7  
16 N Odizor 2 6     R Krishnan 2 5  
  Craig Miller 6 7     Craig Miller 7 1 4
  M Davis 2 5     S Meister 6 6 6
  S Meister 6 7     S Meister 3 2  
  H Shirato 0 2     R Krishnan 6 6  
  R Krishnan 6 6     R Krishnan 3 6 1
Q L Warder 2 4   6 T Högstedt 6 3 1
6 T Högstedt 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 R Van't Hof 7 6  
  J Austin 5 3   4 R Van't Hof 4 6 6
  C Strode 7 6     C Strode 6 4 7
  M Anger 6 4     C Strode 4 6 4
  P Rennert 4 0r   14 To Gullikson 6 3 6
  R Frawley 6 1     R Frawley 7 3 6
  T Yonezawa 2 4   14 To Gullikson 6 6 7
14 To Gullikson 6 6   14 To Gullikson 6 7  
10 M De Palmer 7 6   8 C Roger-Vasselin 3 5  
  T Fukui 5 2   10 M De Palmer 6 3 6
  J Levine 3 7 1   T Cain 2 6 3
  T Cain 6 6 6 10 M De Palmer 6 5 2
  T Waltke 6 2 6 8 C Roger-Vasselin 3 7 6
  J Gurfein 2 6 7   J Gurfein 7 6 3
  S Shiraishi 6 3 1 8 C Roger-Vasselin 6 7 6
8 C Roger-Vasselin 4 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 G Ocleppo 6 6  
  S Sakamoto 2 4   5 G Ocleppo 6 7 6
  R Gehring 6 7     R Gehring 7 6 4
  MS Strode 1 5   5 G Ocleppo 6 6  
  W Hampson 6 2     T Nelson 4 3  
  T Nelson 7 6     T Nelson 6 6  
Q D Dowlen 3 2   9 S Giammalva, Jr 2 3  
9 S Giammalva, Jr 6 6   5 G Ocleppo 6 2 2
12 F González 6 5     Ti Gullikson 1 6 6
  Ti Gullikson 7 7     Ti Gullikson 6 6  
  S Nishio 4 4   Q K Flach 3 1  
Q K Flach 6 6     Ti Gullikson 6 6  
  M Tideman 1 0   3 H Leconte 4 2  
Q S McCain 6 6   Q S McCain 4 6  
  S Brawley 3 0   3 H Leconte 6 7  
3 H Leconte 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 S Davis 6 7  
Q M Vines 1 5   7 S Davis 6 4  
  L Stefanki 3 6 6   L Stefanki 7 6  
  G Michibata 6 3 4   L Stefanki 6 6 7
Q R Seguso 6 6 6 Q R Seguso 3 7 6
  R Meyer 3 7 4 Q R Seguso 7 7  
  D Pate 6 6     D Pate 6 5  
13 P DuPré 4 4     L Stefanki 2 3  
15 T Tulasne 6 6   2 E Teltscher 6 6  
  G Goven 7 7     G Goven 6 3 6
  V Amaya 3 7 6   V Amaya 3 6 1
  G Holmes 6 6 2   G Goven 1 1  
  L Bourne 7 0 2 2 E Teltscher 6 6  
  S Menon 6 6 6   S Menon 0 1  
  A Andrews 1 3   2 E Teltscher 6 6  
2 E Teltscher 6 6  

References