1983 French Open

1983 French Open
Date	23 May – 5 June 1983
Edition	82
Category	53rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S / 64D / 48X
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Yannick Noah [1]
Women's singles
Chris Evert [2]
Men's doubles
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson [3]
Women's doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds [2]
Mixed doubles
Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher [2]
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The 1983 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1983. ^{[4] [5]}

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1983 French Open – Men's singles

Yannick Noah defeated Mats Wilander, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6^{(7–3) [1]}

• It was Noah's 3rd title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1983 French Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–1, 6–2 ^[2]

• It was Evert's 15th career Grand Slam title, and her 5th French Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1983 French Open – Men's doubles

Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson defeated Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4, 6–2 ^[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1983 French Open – Women's doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds defeated Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 ^[2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1983 French Open – Mixed doubles

Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher defeated Leslie Allen / Charles Strode, 6–2, 6–3 ^[2]

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [6]	Men	FF675,420	FF328,750	FF164,380	FF83,280	FF48,210	FF26,295	FF15,340	FF8,765
	Women	FF526,000	FF280,500	FF140,300	FF73,460	FF38,550	FF19,290	FF9,120	FF4,910

Total prize money for the event was FF9,782,133.

References

1. "ATP – 1983 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1983 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
3. "ATP – 1983 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.
6. John Barrett, ed. (1985). World of Tennis 1984. London: Willow Books. p. 81. ISBN   978-0002181228.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1982 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1983 Wimbledon Championships