Australian Open 1983

◄ Australian Open 1983 ►
Date:	November 29th - November 11th December 1983
Edition:	72nd  Australian Open
Place:	Melbourne
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Johan Kriek
Ladies singles :	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Men's double :	John Alexander John Fitzgerald
Ladies doubles :	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
winner
Men's singles :	Mats Wilander
Ladies singles :	Martina Navrátilová
Men's double :	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee
Ladies doubles :	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
Grand Slams 1983
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The 1983 Australian Open took place in Melbourne from November 29 to December 11, 1983 . It was the 16th Australian Open since the beginning of the Open Era and the 72nd edition of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia .

The defending champions in the singles were Johan Kriek for the men and Martina Navrátilová for the women. In the men's doubles these were John Alexander and John Fitzgerald , in the ladies doubles Martina Navrátilová and Pam Shriver .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ivan Lendl final 02.  John McEnroe Semifinals 03.  Mats Wilander victory 04th  Eliot Teltscher Quarter finals 05.  Johan Kriek Quarter finals 06th  Vitas gerulaitis 2nd round 07th  Tomáš Šmíd Quarter finals 08th.  Järryd is different Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Henrik Sundström 2nd round 10.  Scott Davis retreat 11.  Brian Teacher 3rd round 12.  Hank Pfister 2nd round 13.  Chris Lewis 3rd round 14th  Steve Denton 3rd round 15th  Tim Mayotte Semifinals 16.  Paul McNamee Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Sylvia Hanika Quarter finals 03.  Pam Shriver Semifinals 04th  Wendy Turnbull Quarter finals 05.  Hana Mandlíková 2nd round 06th  Zina Garrison Semifinals 07th  Billie Jean King 2nd round 08th.  Jo Durie Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Kathy Jordan final 10.  Kathy Rinaldi 1 round 11.  Eva Pfaff Round of 16 12.  Carling Bassett Quarter finals 13.  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Round of 16 14th  Barbara Potter Round of 16 15th  Helena Suková Round of 16 16.  Rosalyn Fairbank Round of 16

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Peter Fleming John McEnroe   Round of 16 02.  Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee   victory 03.  Järryd Hans Simonsson is different   Round of 16 04th  Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart   final 05.  Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson   Semifinals 06th  Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek   Round of 16 07th  Mark Dickson Tomáš Šmíd   Round of 16 08th.  John Alexander John Fitzgerald   2nd round

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Sammy Giammalva Tony Giammalva   2nd round 10.  Mike Bauer Pat Cash   Quarter finals 11.  Andy Andrews John Sadri   2nd round 12.  Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley   Quarter finals 13.  Drew Gitlin Craig Miller   2nd round 14th  David Dowlen Nduka Odizor   Round of 16 15th  Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander   Quarter finals 16.  David Graham Laurie Warder   Semifinals

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   victory 02.  Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh   Semifinals 03.  Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter   Semifinals 04th  Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Rosalyn Fairbank Eva Pfaff   Quarter finals 06th  Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull   final 07th  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Catherine Tanvier   1 round 08th.  Alycia Moulton Paula Smith   Quarter finals

Mixed

No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.

Web links

• Official website