1983 Seiko World Super Tennis

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1983 Seiko World Super Tennis
Date24–28 October
Edition6th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $300,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Venue Yoyogi National Stadium
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart [2]
  1982  · Tokyo Indoor ·  1984  

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. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl defeated Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart defeated Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald 6–1, 6–4

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References

  1. "1983 Tokyo Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1983 Tokyo Indoor – 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. 150. ISBN   0002181223.