1983 Benson & Hedges Championships

Last updated

1983 Benson & Hedges Championships
Date7–12 November
Edition8th
Category Grand Prix circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location London, England]
Venue Wembley Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe / Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming [2]
  1982  · Wembley Championships ·  1984  

The 1983 Benson & Hedges Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in England that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 7 November until 12 November 1983. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe / Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming defeated Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–4

Related Research Articles

The 1982 U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the Grand Prix Super Series of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and lasted from January 25 through January 31, 1982. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.

The 1983 U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from January 31 through February 7, 1983. First-seeded John McEnroe won his second consecutive singles title at the event.

The 1982 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October through 17 October 1982. Second-seeded John McEnroe won his third successive singles title at the event.

The 1983 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney in Australia and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 10 October through 16 October 1983. Defending champion and top-seeded John McEnroe won his fourth successive singles title.

The 1984 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 82nd edition of the tournament and was held from 11 June until 18 June 1984. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1979–1981.

The 1989 Benson & Hedges Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 7 November until 12 November 1989. Second-seeded Michael Chang won the singles title.

The 1984 Stockholm Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts and part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix and took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from 29 October through 5 November 1984. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, his third at the event after 1978 and 1979.

The 1984 Madrid Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was part of the Super Series of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played in Madrid, Spain and was held from 27 February until 4 March 1984. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.

The 1986 Benson & Hedges Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 10 November until 16 November 1986. Third-seeded Yannick Noah, who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title.

The 1982 Benson & Hedges Championships, also known as the Wembley Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 8 November until 14 November 1982. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.

The 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 9 November until 14 November 1981. Second-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.

The 1990 Diet Pepsi Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was part of the 1990 ATP Tour. It was the 15th and last edition of the tournament and was held from 5 November until 11 November 1990. Seventh-seeded Jakob Hlasek won the singles title.

The 1980 Benson & Hedges Championships, also known as the Wembley Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 11 November through 16 November 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and the accompanying $30,000 first-prize money. It was his third successive singles title at the tournament.

The 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships, also known as the Wembley Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 13 November until 17 November 1979. First-seeded John McEnroe won his second consecutive title at the event.

The 1978 Benson & Hedges Championships, also known as the Wembley Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in England that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 14 November until 18 November 1978. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.

The 1982 Seiko Super Tennis, also known as the Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October through 29 October 1982. Matches were the best of three sets. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title without the loss of a set and earned $60,000 first-prize money.

The 1983 Seiko World Super Tennis, also known as the Tokyo Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 24 October through 28 October 1983. It was a major tournament of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and matches were the best of three sets. John McEnroe was the defending champion but did not participate. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title, his eighth title of the season, and earned $75,000 first-prize money.

The 1983 WCT Tournament of Champions, also known by its sponsored name Mercedes Tournament of Champions, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from May 1 through May 8, 1983. Second-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.

The 1983 Transamerica Open, also known as the Pacific Coast Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 95th edition of the tournament and was held from September 19 through September 25, 1983. The singles event had a field of 32 players. Second-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title.

The 1986 Transamerica Open, also known as the Pacific Coast Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 98th edition of the tournament and was held from September 22 through September 28, 1986. Fourth-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, his fifth and last at the event after 1978, 1979, 1982, and 1984 and earned $44,000 first-prize money.

References

  1. "1983 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1983 Wembley – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 152–153. ISBN   0002181223.