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1983 Australian Open
| 1983 Australian Open | |||
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| Date | 29 November - 11 December | ||
| Edition | 72nd | ||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | ||
| Surface | grass | ||
| Location | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| 23x15px Mats Wilander | |||
| Women's Singles | |||
| 23x15px Martina Navratilova | |||
| Men's Doubles | |||
| 23x15px Mark Edmondson / 23x15px Paul McNamee | |||
| Women's Doubles | |||
| 23x15px Martina Navratilova / 23x15px Pam Shriver | |||
| Boys' Singles | |||
| 23x15px Stefan Edberg | |||
| Girls' Singles | |||
| 23x15px Amanda Brown | |||
| Boys' Doubles | |||
| 23x15px Jamie Harty / 23x15px Desmond Tyson | |||
| Girls' Doubles | |||
| 23x15px Bernadette Randall / 23x15px Kim Staunton | |||
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The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium 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.
Contents
Seniors
Men's singles
23x15px Mats Wilander defeated 23x15px 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
23x15px Martina Navratilova defeated 23x15px 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
23x15px Mark Edmondson / 23x15px Paul McNamee defeated 23x15px Steve Denton / 23x15px Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6
- It was Edmondson's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title. It was McNamee's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's Doubles
23x15px Martina Navratilova / 23x15px Pam Shriver defeated 23x15px Anne Hobbs / 23x15px 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
- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
Boys' Singles
23x15px Stefan Edberg[1] defeated 23x15px Simon Youl 6–4, 6–4
Girls' Singles
23x15px Amanda Brown defeated 23x15px Bernadette Randall 7–6, 6–3
Boys' Doubles
23x15px Jamie Harty / 23x15px Desmond Tyson defeated 23x15px Darren Cahill / 23x15px Anthony Lane 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Girls' Doubles
23x15px Bernadette Randall / 23x15px Kim Staunton defeated 23x15px Jenny Byrne / 23x15px Janine Thompson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Notes
- ^ With this victory Edberg competed the only junior Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era to date. Butch Buchholz competed the same Grand Slam in 1958, but the US Open junior events were invitational at that time.
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| Preceded by 1983 US Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1984 French Open |
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