1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1983 Wimbledon Championships
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Chris Lewis
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16

John McEnroe defeated Chris Lewis in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1983 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his second Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall.

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Kevin Curren.

Seeds

1.   Jimmy Connors (fourth round)
2.   John McEnroe (champion)
3.   Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
4.   Guillermo Vilas (first round)
5.   Mats Wilander (third round)
6.   Gene Mayer (withdrew)
7.   José Luis Clerc (first round)
8.   Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
9.   Steve Denton (first round)
10.   Jimmy Arias (withdrew)
11.   Johan Kriek (third round)
12.   Kevin Curren (semifinals)
13.   Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
14.   Bill Scanlon (fourth round)
15.   Hank Pfister (second round)
16.   Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Gene Mayer and Jimmy Arias withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by lucky loser Bruce Kleege and Qualifier Scott Davis respectively.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
12 Kevin Curren 4 7 6 7
16 Tim Mayotte 6 6 2 6
12 Kevin Curren 7 4 6 7 6
Chris Lewis 6 6 7 6 8
Chris Lewis 6 6 6 7
Mel Purcell 7 0 4 6
Chris Lewis 2 2 2
2 John McEnroe 6 6 6
Roscoe Tanner 5 6 3
3 Ivan Lendl 7 7 6
3 Ivan Lendl 6 4 4
2 John McEnroe 7 6 6
Sandy Mayer 3 5 0
2 John McEnroe 6 7 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 J Connors 6 7 6
E Edwards 4 5 3 1 J Connors 6 7 6
L Bourne 6 6 4 3 2 W Masur 4 6 0
W Masur 4 4 6 6 6 1 J Connors 6 7 6
V Van Patten 4 0 6 5 H Sundström 1 6 2
H Sundström 6 6 2 7 H Sundström 2 7 7 4 8
S Edberg 6 7 6 S Edberg 6 6 6 6 6
C Roger-Vasselin 2 6 1 1 J Connors 3 7 3 6
B Drewett 6 6 6 12 K Curren 6 6 6 7
A Tous 3 1 1 B Drewett 2 4 4
R Venter 2 3 6 6 R Harmon 6 6 6
R Harmon 6 6 3 7 R Harmon 4 5 2
H Simonsson 6 3 2 6 3 12 K Curren 6 7 6
S Casal 3 6 6 3 6 S Casal 6 4 3
J Borowiak 7 3 5 0r 12 K Curren 7 6 6
12 K Curren 6 6 7 1

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 T Mayotte 7 6 6
M Dickson 5 3 3 16 T Mayotte 6 6 6
A Järryd 4 6 3 Q A Andrews 1 2 2
Q A Andrews 6 7 6 16 T Mayotte 7 6 6 6
B Teacher 6 6 2 6 B Teacher 6 4 7 3
M Hocevar 4 0 6 4 B Teacher 7 2 4 7 6
C Mottram 6 4 6 2 W Fibak 6 6 6 5 1
W Fibak 4 6 7 6 16 T Mayotte 6 6 6
LL S Menon 2 1 2 LL J McCurdy 0 2 4
To Gullikson 6 6 6 To Gullikson 6 6 4 4
R Ramírez 6 1 6 2r C Motta 3 7 6 6
C Motta 7 6 2 3 C Motta 0 4 6 1
J Avendaño 3 4 2 LL J McCurdy 6 6 3 6
LL J McCurdy 6 6 6 LL J McCurdy 7 6 7
C Panatta 6 6 6 C Panatta 6 3 6
7 JL Clerc 1 4 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 G Vilas 6 7 6 5 2
N Odizor 3 5 7 7 6 N Odizor 6 4 6 6
Q P Fleming 7 6 6 Q P Fleming 4 6 4 2
WC J Bates 6 3 2 N Odizor 3 7 6 3 6
M Tideman 5 4 5 L Courteau 6 6 4 6 3
L Courteau 7 6 7 L Courteau 6 7 6
B Foxworth 6 2 5 1 WC A Jarrett 2 5 3
WC A Jarrett 4 6 7 6 N Odizor 1 3 3
WC C Bradnam 4 4 6 C Lewis 6 6 6
Q C Fancutt 6 6 7 Q C Fancutt 4 4 0
M Bauer 7 7 7 M Bauer 6 6 6
D Keretić 5 5 5 M Bauer 4 6 5 7 4
G Forget 2 2 6 2 C Lewis 6 3 7 6 6
Q B Dyke 6 6 3 6 Q B Dyke 6 1 3
C Lewis 6 4 7 4 6 C Lewis 7 6 6
9 S Denton 4 6 6 6 3

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 B Gottfried 6 6 6
S Glickstein 1 4 4 13 B Gottfried 7 4 7 6
L Pimek 2 1 1 M Doyle 5 6 6 4
M Doyle 6 6 6 13 B Gottfried 7 6 6
Q J Turpin 1 6 6 6 J Soares 6 2 2
A Giammalva 6 7 3 7 A Giammalva 6 7 6 4
E Fromm 4 3 4 J Soares 7 6 7 6
J Soares 6 6 6 13 B Gottfried 6 3 3 2
M Mitchell 6 7 7 4 10 M Purcell 4 6 6 6
WC S Bale 7 6 5 6 12 WC S Bale 6 4 3
T Wilkison 2 6 2 1 M Purcell 7 6 6
M Purcell 6 4 6 6 M Purcell 5 6 6 6
A Maurer 3 6 6 5 6 A Maurer 7 3 2 2
LL M Brunnberg 6 1 4 7 4 A Maurer 6 6 7
V Amaya 6 6 6 V Amaya 3 4 6
LL B Kleege 4 3 4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 M Wilander 6 6 4 6 6
J Fitzgerald 4 1 6 7 4 5 M Wilander 6 6 6
Q R Frawley 6 6 6 7 7 Q C Viljoen 3 2 1
Q C Viljoen 7 2 7 5 9 5 M Wilander 7 5 3 4
T Högstedt 7 3 1 6 R Tanner 6 7 6 6
J Alexander 6 6 6 7 J Alexander 2 6 6 3
J Gunnarsson 4 3 2 R Tanner 6 7 4 6
R Tanner 6 6 6 R Tanner 6 6 6
C Johnstone 6 1 6 6 4 R Van't Hof 2 3 3
R Van't Hof 4 6 3 7 6 R Van't Hof 3 6 4 6 6
Q D Visser 3 6 2 6 5 H Leconte 6 4 6 3 2
H Leconte 6 4 6 4 7 R Van't Hof 6 7 6
N Saviano 7 6 6 11 J Kriek 3 6 1
WC J Smith 5 3 2 N Saviano 4 6 7 3 2
S Giammalva 4 3 2 11 J Kriek 6 3 5 6 6
11 J Kriek 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 H Pfister 6 6 3 6
T Šmid 3 4 6 3 15 H Pfister 6 6 6 6 4
G Barbosa 7 4 6 3 R Acuña 3 7 7 4 6
R Acuña 6 6 7 6 R Acuña 3 4 4
C Wittus 4 4 6 4 P Cash 6 6 6
F Buehning 6 6 3 6 F Buehning 3 0 2
J Góes 0 0 3 P Cash 6 6 6
P Cash 6 6 6 P Cash 4 6 1
C Miller 6 6 2 6 6 3 I Lendl 6 7 6
WC J Lloyd 1 7 6 3 1 C Miller 4 4 7 6 1
S Birner 2 1 3 Q J Hlasek 6 6 6 3 6
Q J Hlasek 6 6 6 Q J Hlasek 1 2 7 4
T Waltke 6 3 2 6 2 3 I Lendl 6 6 6 6
S Smith 4 6 6 3 0r T Waltke 4 2 3
Q B Mitton 6 1 0 3 I Lendl 6 6 6
3 I Lendl 7 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 V Gerulaitis 5 7 7 5 6
R Krishnan 7 5 6 7 3 8 V Gerulaitis 6 5 5
WC V Amritraj 3 4 6 M Edmondson 7 7 7
M Edmondson 6 6 7 M Edmondson 3 6 4 6 4
WC R Lewis 6 6 6 4 Q M Leach 6 3 6 4 6
Q M Leach 7 2 7 6 Q M Leach 6 3 7 6 6
Q E Korita 1 6 4 7 7 P McNamee 4 6 6 7 3
P McNamee 6 3 6 6 9 Q M Leach 1 6 1
Q W Hampson 6 3 7 4 A Mayer 6 7 6
M De Palmer 7 6 5 6 M De Palmer 6 6 6
P DuPré 3 6 4 S Simonsson 4 4 3
S Simonsson 6 7 6 M De Palmer 6 2 1
M Strode 4 6 3 6 2 A Mayer 7 6 6
G Ocleppo 6 3 6 3 6 G Ocleppo 6 2 6 7 3
A Mayer 6 6 6 A Mayer 7 6 3 6 6
Q S Davis 2 4 2

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Bill Scanlon 7 6 7
Gilles Moretton 6 3 6 14 W Scanlon 7 6 7
Chip Hooper 6 6 6 C Hooper 6 0 6
Per Hjertquist 2 4 4 14 W Scanlon 6 6 6
Tom Cain 1 0r Q Ti Gullikson 4 4 3
Q Tim Gullikson 6 3 Q Ti Gullikson 5 6 6 6
Michiel Schapers 2 2 4 P Elter 7 1 4 4
Peter Elter 6 6 6 14 W Scanlon 5 6 6
Q John Sadri 5 7 1 5 2 J McEnroe 7 7 7
Drew Gitlin 7 6 6 7 D Gitlin 7 3 5 5
Russell Simpson 6 3 3 3 B Gilbert 6 6 7 7
Brad Gilbert 4 6 6 6 B Gilbert 2 2 2
Jaime Fillol 3 1 6 4 2 J McEnroe 6 6 6
Florin Segărceanu 6 6 1 6 F Segărceanu 6 2 3 3
Ben Testerman 4 6 2 2 J McEnroe 4 6 6 6
2 John McEnroe 6 7 6

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.