1983 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

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Singles
1983 World Championship Tennis Finals
Final
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 to John McEnroe.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 7 6    
  Australia Paul McNamee 4 7 6 6     United States Steve Denton 4 5 4    
  United States Steve Denton 6 5 7 7   1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 6  
  United States Bill Scanlon 1 7 3 3  
4 South Africa Kevin Curren 6 3 2 3  
  Hungary Balázs Taróczy 2 4 3       United States Bill Scanlon 2 6 6 6  
  United States Bill Scanlon 6 6 6     1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 2 6 3 7 6
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7 3 6 6   2 United States John McEnroe 6 4 6 6 7
  Argentina José Luis Clerc 6 6 1 3     United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 6    
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 4 2    
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 3 2 2    
  Poland Wojciech Fibak 6 3 6 2   2 United States John McEnroe 6 6 6    
  Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 7 6     Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 1 4 3    
2 United States John McEnroe 6 6 6    

References