1983 Volvo International – Singles

Singles
Singles
1983 Volvo International
Champion	José Luis Clerc
Runner-up	Andrés Gómez
Final score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated May 01, 2022

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

José Higueras (semifinals)
Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
José Luis Clerc (champion)
Jimmy Arias (semifinals)
Johan Kriek (second round)
Henrik Sundström (third round)
Henri Leconte (third round)
Chris Lewis (second round)
Andrés Gómez (final)
Mel Purcell (quarterfinals)
Corrado Barazzutti (third round)
Pablo Arraya (first round)
Víctor Pecci (first round)
Diego Pérez (second round)
Manuel Orantes (second round)
Fernando Luna (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	José Higueras	5	1

3	José Luis Clerc	7	6
				3	José Luis Clerc	6	6

				9	Andrés Gómez	3	1
4	Jimmy Arias	3	2

9	Andrés Gómez	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	J Higueras	6	6
	C Miller	4	4			J Gunnarsson	3	1
	J Gunnarsson	6	6							1	J Higueras	6	7
	V Winitsky	6	6							16	F Luna	3	6
	J Velasco Sr.	2	2			V Winitsky	3	6	6
Q	G Urpí	2	4		16	F Luna	6	3	6
16	F Luna	6	6												1	J Higueras	7	6
10	M Purcell	6	4	6											10	M Purcell	5	4
Q	R Ycaza	3	6	1	10	M Purcell	7	3	6
	E Fromm	6	4	3		A Ganzábal	5	6	2
	A Ganzábal	4	6	6						10	M Purcell	6	3	6
	G Holmes	5	6	3							C Panatta	3	6	0
	C Panatta	7	4	6		C Panatta	6	3	6
					5	J Kriek	3	6	1

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					3	J L Clerc	6	6
	R Venter	7	6			R Venter	2	3
	D Bedel	5	3						3	J L Clerc	6	6
	C Castellan	2	4							J Aguilera	3	2
	J Aguilera	6	6			J Aguilera	6	6
Q	B Prajoux	2	6	6	Q	B Prajoux	1	4
12	P Arraya	6	4	3									3	J L Clerc	6	6
14	D Pérez	6	6											J Gurfein	3	2
	C Motta	3	0		14	D Pérez	3	1
	J Gurfein	2	7	6		J Gurfein	6	6
	B Fritz	6	6	1						J Gurfein	7	7
	J Mattke	6	6						7	H Leconte	5	6
	M Rodríguez	2	2			J Mattke	3	1
					7	H Leconte	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	C Lewis	2	3
	J Brown	6	7			J Brown	6	6
	G Forget	4	5								J Brown	6	6
	E Dibbs	6	6								E Dibbs	2	4
	D Gitlin	4	0			E Dibbs	6	2	6
	F Cancellotti	3	5		15	M Orantes	1	6	4
15	M Orantes	6	7												J Brown	2	0
11	C Barazzutti	6	6											4	J Arias	6	6
	Z Kuharszky	1	0		11	C Barazzutti	6	5	6
	G Moretton	6	6	7		G Moretton	1	7	3
	D Keretić	7	2	6						11	C Barazzutti	5	5
	A Tous	6	7	2						4	J Arias	7	7
	G Ocleppo	7	6	6		G Ocleppo	4	7	6
					4	J Arias	6	6	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	H Sundström	2	6	6
	T Tulasne	6	6			T Tulasne	6	3	2
	H Solomon	1	4							6	H Sundström	3	3
	J Van Nostrand	1	6	3						9	A Gómez	6	6
Q	L Fargas	6	4	6	Q	L Fargas	3	2
	J Avendaño	6	3	4	9	A Gómez	6	6
9	A Gómez	2	6	6										9	A Gómez	6	6
13	V Pecci	3	6	2										2	G Vilas	4	4
	S Birner	6	3	6		S Birner	6	6
	B Gilbert	6	7			B Gilbert	2	3
Q	D Pate	2	6								S Birner	1	3
	R Argüello	6	7							2	G Vilas	6	6
	E Adams	2	5			R Argüello	1	0
					2	G Vilas	6	6

External links

1983 Volvo International draw

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Eighth-seed José Luis Clerc claimed the title and first prize money of $28,000 by defeating qualifier Mel Purcell in the final.

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