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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.

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Final)
  2. United States John McEnroe (Champion)
  3. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (Quarterfinals)
  4. South Africa Kevin Curren (Quarterfinals)

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