1983 Head Classic

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1983 Head Classic
DateAugust 15–21
Edition6th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Stowe, Vermont, U.S.
VenueTopnotch Inn
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett [2]
  1982  · Stowe Open

The 1983 Head Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Topnotch Inn in Stowe, Vermont in the United States that was part of the 1983 Grand Prix circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from August 15 through August 21, 1983. Fourth-seeded John Fitzgerald won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald defeated Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett defeated Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning / Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. "1983 Stowe – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1983 Stowe – 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. p. 158. ISBN   0002181223.