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Duration | 10 January 1983 – 10 January 1984 |
Edition | 14th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Series (65) * Super Series * Regular Series Team Events (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Mats Wilander (9) |
Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (13) |
Prize money leader | Ivan Lendl ($1,747,128) |
Points leader | Mats Wilander (3,101) [lower-alpha 1] |
Awards | |
Player of the year | John McEnroe |
Most improved player of the year | Jimmy Arias |
Newcomer of the year | Scott Davis |
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The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Dec | New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D | Joakim Nyström 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Mike Bauer | Marty Davis Pat Cash | Broderick Dyke Anders Järryd Lloyd Bourne Robert Seguso |
Pat Cash Mike Bauer 7–6, 6–4 | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | ||||
19 Dec | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D | Mike Bauer 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Miloslav Mečíř | Paul McNamee Brad Drewett | Chris Lewis Chip Hooper Leif Shiras Pat Cash |
Craig Miller Eric Sherbeck 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | ||||
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Davis Final Melbourne, Australia – grass | Australia 3–2 | Sweden |
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | Danny Saltz 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | Chip Hooper | Brad Drewett Larry Stefanki | Chris Lewis Steve Guy John Alexander Russell Simpson |
Brian Levine John Van Nostrand 7–5, 6–2 | Brad Drewett Chip Hooper | ||||
Volvo Masters New York, US Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6 | John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors | José Higueras Johan Kriek Tomáš Šmíd Andrés Gómez | |
John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–2 | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.
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