1983 Wimbledon Championships

1983 Wimbledon Championships
Date	20 June – 3 July
Edition	97th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/56XD
Prize money	£978,211
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
John McEnroe
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
Boys' singles
Stefan Edberg
Girls' singles
Pascale Paradis
Boys' doubles
Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl
Girls' doubles
Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy

The 1983 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 97th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 1983.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1983 championships was £978,211. The winner of the men's title earned £66,600 while the women's singles champion earned £60,000.[3][4][5]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£66,600	£33,300	£16,650	£8,430	£4,880	£2,662	£1,533	£888
Women's singles	£60,000	£30,000	£14,585	£7,123	£3,904	£2,048	£1,196	£684
Men's doubles *	£26,628	£13,314	£6,656	£2,664	£1,330	£444	£222	—
Women's doubles *	£23,100	£11,550	£5,324	£2,130	£974	£320	£160	—
Mixed doubles *	£12,000	£6,000	£3,000	£1,400	£700	£350	£150	—

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated Chris Lewis, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2[6]

• It was McEnroe's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger, 6–0, 6–3[7]

• It was Navratilova's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon single's title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4[8]

• It was Fleming's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–2[9]

• It was Navratilova's 19th career Grand Slam title and her 9th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull defeated Steve Denton / Billie Jean King, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5), 7–5[10]

• It was Lloyd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Turnbull's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Stefan Edberg defeated John Frawley, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)[11]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Pascale Paradis defeated Patricia Hy, 6–2, 6–1[12]

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl defeated Mihnea-Ion Năstase / Olli Rahnasto, 6–4, 6–4[13]

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy defeated Carin Anderholm / Helena Olsson, 6–1, 7–5[14]

Singles seeds

Men's singles Jimmy Connors (fourth round, lost to Kevin Curren) John McEnroe (champion) Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to John McEnroe) Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Nduka Odizor) Mats Wilander (third round, lost to Roscoe Tanner) Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began) José Luis Clerc (first round, lost to Claudio Panatta) Vitas Gerulaitis (second round, lost to Mark Edmondson) Steve Denton (first round, lost to Chris Lewis) Jimmy Arias (withdrew before the tournament began) Johan Kriek (third round, lost to Robert Van't Hof) Kevin Curren (semifinals, lost to Chris Lewis) Brian Gottfried (fourth round, lost to Mel Purcell) Bill Scanlon (fourth round, lost to John McEnroe) Hank Pfister (second round, lost to Ricardo Acuña) Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to Kevin Curren)

Women's singles Martina Navratilova (champion) Chris Evert Lloyd (third round, lost to Kathy Jordan) Andrea Jaeger (final, lost to Martina Navratilova) Tracy Austin (withdrew before the tournament began) Pam Shriver (first round, lost to Iva Budařová) Bettina Bunge (first round, lost to Christiane Jolissaint) Wendy Turnbull (fourth round, lost to Billie Jean King) Hana Mandlíková (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Mundel) Sylvia Hanika (third round, lost to Jennifer Mundel) Billie Jean King (semifinals, lost to Andrea Jaeger) Barbara Potter (quarterfinals, lost to Andrea Jaeger) Virginia Ruzici (fourth round, lost to Yvonne Vermaak) Jo Durie (third round, lost to Eva Pfaff) Andrea Temesvári (third round, lost to Carling Bassett) Kathy Rinaldi (fourth round, lost to Kathy Jordan) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0356093840.
5. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
11. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
12. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
13. "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
14. "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1983 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1983 US Open