1983 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1983 Bavarian Tennis Championships
Champion Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
Runner-up Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström
Final score6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1982  · Bavarian Tennis Championships ·  1984  

Gene Mayer was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Contents

Tomáš Šmíd won the singles title of the 1983 BMW Open, defeating Joakim Nyström 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd (champion)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Mel Purcell (first round)
  3. Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein (first round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Mike De Palmer (second round)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Luna (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Colombia.svg Jairo Velasco, Sr. (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
            
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 66
  Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Simonsson 3 2
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 664 2 7
Q Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström 0 3 665
  Flag of Germany.svg Peter Elter 3 61
Q Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström 63 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd 5 66
  Flag of Germany.svg W Popp 74 4 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg A Ganzábal 1 65   Flag of Hungary.svg Z Kuharszky 2 2  
  Flag of Hungary.svg Z Kuharszky 63 71 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg E Adams 62 67 Flag of New Zealand.svg C Lewis 4 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg D Keretić 3 62 Q Flag of the United States.svg E Adams 2 63
  Flag of Spain.svg A Tous 5 74 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg C Lewis 62 6
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg C Lewis 76 61 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd 66 
3 Flag of Israel.svg S Glickstein 61 3   Flag of Sweden.svg H Simonsson 3 2  
  Flag of Sweden.svg H Simonsson 3 66  Flag of Sweden.svg H Simonsson 67 
  Flag of the United States.svg B Manson 62 5   Flag of the United States.svg J Borowiak 1 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Borowiak 3 67  Flag of Sweden.svg H Simonsson 63 6
  Flag of Chile.svg R Acuña 3 0  5 Flag of Spain.svg F Luna 3 63
  Flag of the United States.svg E Fromm 66   Flag of the United States.svg E Fromm 62 1
  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg J Soares 3 64 5 Flag of Spain.svg F Luna 4 66
5 Flag of Spain.svg F Luna 64 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil 4 66
LL Flag of Spain.svg J Aguilera 62 4 6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil 76 
  Flag of the United States.svg P Du Pré 67   Flag of the United States.svg P Du Pré 5 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg A Maurer 4 6  6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil 60 2
  Flag of Germany.svg P Elter 76   Flag of Germany.svg P Elter 4 66
  Flag of Sweden.svg A Järryd 6 2    Flag of Germany.svg P Elter 66 
Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Guerrero 3 6  4 Flag of the United States.svg M De Palmer 2 4  
4 Flag of the United States.svg M De Palmer 67   Flag of Germany.svg P Elter 3 61
8 Flag of Colombia.svg J Velasco, Sr. 66 Q Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström 63 6
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg F Sauer 2 1  8 Flag of Colombia.svg J Velasco, Sr. 4 62
  Flag of Germany.svg M Westphal 4 66  Flag of Germany.svg M Westphal 63 6
Q Flag of Germany.svg E Jelen 62 2   Flag of Germany.svg M Westphal 6 72
  Flag of France.svg C Roger-Vasselin 67 Q Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström 76 6
  Flag of the United States.svg T Waltke 2 5    Flag of France.svg C Roger-Vasselin 4 61
Q Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström 67 Q Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström 64 6
2 Flag of the United States.svg M Purcell 3 5  

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