Fischer Grand Prix 1983

Fischer Grand Prix 1983
Date:		10/17/1983 - 10/30/1983
Edition:		9
Category:
Place:		Vienna
Defending champion (singles):		Brian Gottfried
Defending champion (doubles):		Henri Leconte Pavel Složil
Winner (Individual):		Brian Gottfried
Winner (doubles):		Mel Purcell Stan Smith
<1982      Fischer Grand Prix       1984>

The 1983 Fischer Grand Prix was a tennis tournament that took place in Vienna from October 17-30, 1983 . The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 32 players, that of the double competition consisted of 16 pairs. The tournament was 100,000 $ doped.

In the individual, the American Brian Gottfried was able to successfully defend his title. It was his fourth victory in Vienna after 1977, 1980 and 1982. Last year's winners Henri Leconte and Pavel Složil no longer competed in doubles . The Czechoslovak Složil was together with his compatriot Tomáš Šmíd as the top seeded team, but they failed in the first round. The title went to the Americans Mel Purcell and Stan Smith .

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Brian Gottfried victory 02.  Tomáš Šmíd 1 round 03.  Wojciech Fibak 1 round 04th  Järryd is different Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Mel Purcell final 06th  Stefan Simonsson Round of 16 07th  Mark Dickson Quarter finals 08th.  Eric Korita Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

H. Simonsson

4th

2

1

B. Gottfried

6th

7th

T. Wilkison

6th

4th

6th

T. Wilkison

3

5

R. Stadler

1

6th

3

1

B. Gottfried

6th

4th

6th

M. Schapers

7th

7th

M. Schapers

2

6th

3

S. Smith

5

5

M. Schapers

6th

6th

M. Westphal

7th

4th

5

6th

S. Simonsson

1

4th

6th

S. Simonsson

5

6th

7th

1

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

3

W. Fibak

4th

3

r

S. Edberg

3

4th

S. Edberg

6th

4th

S. Edberg

6th

6th

D. Visser

6th

4th

M. Hocevar

4th

4th

M. Hocevar

7th

6th

S. Edberg

6th

6th

Q

B. Levine

4th

6th

8th

E. Korita

4th

1

B. Pils

6th

7th

Q

B. Pils

3

5

M. Doyle

1

1

8th

E. Korita

6th

7th

8th

E. Korita

6th

6th

1

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

7th

7th

M. Dickson

6th

6th

5

M. Purcell

2

3

5

N. Saviano

1

0

7th

M. Dickson

7th

6th

P. Složil

7th

3

2

B. Mitton

6th

1

B. Mitton

6th

6th

6th

7th

M. Dickson

6th

6th

1

Q

J. Svensson

4th

6th

6th

4th

A. Jarryd

2

7th

6th

E. Fromm

6th

3

1

Q

J. Svensson

7th

5

2

E. Iskersky

1

6th

1

4th

A. Jarryd

6th

7th

6th

4th

A. Jarryd

6th

3

6th

4th

A. Jarryd

5

1

5

M. Purcell

7th

6th

5

M. Purcell

7th

6th

F. Segărceanu

6th

0

5

M. Purcell

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

3

3

S. Lipton

2

1

S. Lipton

6th

6th

5

M. Purcell

6th

2

6th

P. Feigl

6th

6th

P. Feigl

4th

6th

1

J. Becka

2

0

P. Feigl

6th

6th

Q

M. Ostoja

2

6th

6th

Q

M. Ostoja

4th

3

2

T. Šmíd

6th

4th

3

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd   1 round 02.  Järryd Hans Simonsson is different   Quarter finals 03.  Anand Amritraj Brian Gottfried   1 round 04th  Tian Viljoen Danie Visser   1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

P. Složil T. Šmíd

5

2

E. Fromm E. Korita

7th

6th

E. Fromm E. Korita

6th

3

5

M. Hocevar C. Motta

7th

4th

6th

M. Hocevar C. Motta

3

6th

7th

B. Levine F. Segărceanu

6th

6th

4th

M. Hocevar C. Motta

2

7th

6th

3

A. Amritraj B. Gottfried

5

4th

J. Hlasek E. Iskersky

6th

6th

3

R. Crowley R. Evett

7th

6th

R. Crowley R. Evett

6th

7th

4th

J. Hlasek E. Iskersky

3

6th

6th

J. Hlasek E. Iskersky

7th

6th

6th

P. Hjertquist N. Saviano

6th

3

2

M. Hocevar C. Motta

3

4th

S. Birner J. Smith

7th

6th

M. Purcell S. Smith

6th

6th

F. Yunis J C Yunis

6th

2

S. Birner J. Smith

4th

4th

P. Feigl B. Mitton

6th

6th

6th

P. Feigl B. Mitton

6th

6th

4th

T. Viljoen D. Visser

7th

3

3

P. Feigl B. Mitton

2

7th

2

M. Purcell S. Smith

6th

5

6th

M. Purcell S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

R. Druz M. Ostoja

3

7th

4th

M. Purcell S. Smith

2

6th

6th

S. Edberg S. Simonsson

4th

2

2

A. Jarryd H. Simonsson

6th

3

4th

2

A. Jarryd H. Simonsson

6th

6th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of Bank Austria TennisTrophy
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage