French Open 1983 / men's singles

French Open 1983
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open men's singles
1982 ◄ 1983 ► 1984
Grand Slams 1983 men's singles
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This article describes the men's singles at the 1983 French Open . The defending champion was Mats Wilander .

The final was played by Yannick Noah and again Mats Wilander . Noah was able to prevail in 3 sets and is thus to this day (as of 2020) the last Frenchman who could win the tournament in individual. It was his first and only single Grand Slam title .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jimmy Connors Quarter finals 02.  John McEnroe Quarter finals 03.  Ivan Lendl Quarter finals 04th  Guillermo Vilas Quarter finals 05.  Mats Wilander final 06th  Yannick Noah victory 07th  José Luis Clerc 2nd round 08th.  José Higueras Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Vitas gerulaitis 1 round 10.  Eliot Teltscher Round of 16 11.  Jimmy Arias Round of 16 12.  Brian Gottfried Round of 16 13.  Wojtek Fibak 1 round 14th  Henrik Sundström Round of 16 15th  Tomáš Šmíd 2nd round 16.  Andrés Gómez Round of 16

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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Jimmy Connors

4th

4th

6th

Christophe Roger-Vasselin

6th

6th

7th

Christophe Roger-Vasselin

3

0

0

6th

Yannick Noah

6th

6th

6th

3

Ivan Lendl

6th

2

7th

0

6th

Yannick Noah

7th

6th

5

6th

6th

Yannick Noah

6th

7th

7th

5

Mats Wilander

2

5

6 3

8th

José Higueras

6th

6th

6th

4th

6th

4th

Guillermo Vilas

2

7th

1

6th

1

8th

José Higueras

5

7th

3

0

5

Mats Wilander

7th

6th

6th

6th

5

Mats Wilander

1

6th

6th

6th

2

John McEnroe

6th

2

4th

0

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

CA Miller

2

2

1

1

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

Z. Kuhárszky

3

3

7th

6th

5

P. McNamee

4th

4th

3

P. McNamee

6th

6th

5

3

7th

1

J. Connors

6th

6th

5

6th

J. Velasco

6th

3

6th

6th

H. Gildemeister

3

1

7th

1

C. Lewis

3

6th

0

3

J. Velasco

4th

6th

1

7th

1

H. Gildemeister

3

1

6th

6th

6th

H. Gildemeister

6th

1

6th

5

6th

J. Góes

6th

6th

2

2

5r

1

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

B. Boileau

7th

1

5

6th

6th

E. Fromm

2

1

1

P. Hjertquist

5

6th

7th

1

4th

B. Boileau

4th

4th

2

E. Fromm

3

7th

6th

6th

E. Fromm

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Lloyd

6th

6th

2

3

E. Fromm

2

6th

6th

6th

U. Pinner

2

1

4th

P. Arraya

6th

4th

4th

1

P. Arraya

6th

6th

6th

P. Arraya

6th

6th

3

6th

Q

C. Panatta

1

6th

3

6th

1

15th

T. Šmíd

1

4th

6th

4th

15th

T. Šmíd

6th

3

6th

1

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

13

W. Fibak

5

6th

6th

3

B. Fritz

7th

7th

4th

6th

B. Fritz

7th

4th

2

1

C. Roger-Vasselin

6th

6th

6th

C. Roger-Vasselin

5

6th

6th

6th

Q

B. Balleret

4th

3

3

C. Roger-Vasselin

3

4th

7th

6th

6th

H. Günthardt

2

6th

6th

6th

H. Günthardt

6th

6th

6th

3

1

J. Brown

6th

3

3

2

H. Günthardt

7th

6th

6th

P. Složil

6th

6th

6th

P. Složil

6th

3

1

F. González

2

4th

2

C. Roger-Vasselin

6th

6th

1

6th

P. Portes

6th

5

3

6th

6th

F. Luna

2

3

6th

1

F. Sauer

4th

7th

6th

1

4th

P. Portes

1

3

2

B. Manson

6th

5

6th

4th

3

M. DePalmer

6th

6th

6th

M. DePalmer

2

7th

3

6th

6th

M. DePalmer

1

6th

5

0

F. Luna

6th

6th

6th

F. Luna

6th

4th

7th

6th

A. Ganzábal

2

2

4th

F. Luna

6th

6th

6th

L. Pimek

6th

6th

3

1

7th

JL Clerc

2

1

1

7th

JL Clerc

3

7th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

I. Lendl

6th

6th

6th

Q

P. Rebolledo

4th

1

3

3

I. Lendl

6th

6th

6th

S. Casal

2

6th

6th

6th

12

S. Casal

2

2

2

S. Birner

6th

4th

2

7th

10

3

I. Lendl

6th

6th

3

6th

M. Martinez

6th

6th

6th

M. Martinez

0

2

6th

0

Ž. Franulović

3

1

4th

M. Martinez

6th

6th

1

6th

A. Mason

6th

7th

6th

A. Mason

4th

1

6th

4th

K. Meiler

2

5

3

3

I. Lendl

7th

6th

6th

T. Waltke

5

6th

3

7th

5

12

B. Gottfried

6th

4th

3

M. Tideman

7th

1

6th

5

7th

M. Tideman

6th

6th

1

6th

M. Strode

3

1

1

M. Orantes

3

3

6th

3

M. Orantes

6th

6th

6th

M. Tideman

6th

3

0

0

L. Courteau

6th

2

3

12

B. Gottfried

3

6th

6th

6th

M. Dickson

7th

6th

6th

M. Dickson

6th

6th

6th

3

1

M. Schapers

6th

6th

6th

3

12

B. Gottfried

4th

2

7th

6th

6th

12

B. Gottfried

4th

7th

7th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

V. Gerulaitis

4th

4th

6th

1

H. Simonsson

6th

6th

2

6th

H. Simonsson

6th

7th

6th

6th

4th

G. Rinaldini

2

1

0

J. Alexander

7th

6th

7th

1

6th

J. Alexander

6th

6th

6th

J. Alexander

4th

6th

6th

6th

6th

T. Cain

1

4th

3

M. Purcell

6th

1

3

7th

3

M. Purcell

6th

6th

6th

M. Purcell

6th

6th

6th

G. Forget

6th

6th

6th

4th

W. Masur

2

3

3

W. Masur

7th

3

2

6th

J. Alexander

2

6th

1

P. Du Pré

1

6th

7th

6th

6th

Y. Noah

6th

7th

6th

B. Foxworth

6th

2

5

2

P. Du Pré

6th

0

6th

6th

G. Tiberti

6th

0

3

4th

D. Keretic

2

6th

2

2

D. Keretic

4th

6th

6th

6th

P. Du Pré

5

6th

2

Víctor Pecci

6th

6th

6th

6th

Y. Noah

7th

7th

6th

M. Mitchell

4th

2

2

V. Pecci

4th

3

3

A. Jarryd

1

0

2

6th

Y. Noah

6th

6th

6th

6th

Y. Noah

6th

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

J. Higueras

7th

6th

6th

C. Kirmayr

5

2

2

8th

J. Higueras

6th

6th

6th

C. Hooper

3

0

0

H. Leconte

4th

4th

4th

H. Leconte

6th

6th

6th

8th

J. Higueras

6th

6th

6th

J. Soares

2

5

6th

3

J. Fillol

4th

2

4th

J. Fillol

6th

7th

2

6th

J. Fillol

6th

6th

6th

P. Parent

6th

3

7th

4th

6th

P. Parent

3

4th

4th

M. Doyle

2

6th

5

6th

2

8th

J. Higueras

7th

6th

7th

P. Murphy

6th

2

4th

4th

16

A. Gomez

6th

4th

6th

S. Glickstein

3

6th

6th

6th

S. Glickstein

6th

6th

6th

J. Gunnarsson

6th

7th

4th

6th

6th

J. Gunnarsson

2

3

4th

Q

J. Aguilera

7th

6th

6th

2

4th

S. Glickstein

6th

5

3

6th

4th

D. Visser

6th

6th

6th

16

A. Gomez

4th

7th

6th

3

6th

F. Puncec

3

1

4th

D. Visser

5

5

7th

4th

A. Andrews

1

1

6th

16

A. Gomez

7th

7th

5

6th

16

A. Gomez

6th

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

11

J. Arias

6th

7th

6th

6th

P. Cash

7th

6th

1

1

11

J. Arias

7th

0

7th

6th

J. Fitzgerald

5

6th

1

7th

6th

J. Fitzgerald

5

6th

6th

4th

B. Gilbert

7th

1

6th

5

2

11

J. Arias

7th

0

7th

6th

JL Damiani

3

0

6th

4th

M. Hocevar

5

6th

6th

4th

T. Tulasne

6th

6th

2

6th

T. Tulasne

3

1

1

Q

C. Gattiker

6th

3

7th

4th

M. Hocevar

6th

6th

6th

M. Hocevar

3

6th

5

6th

11

J. Arias

5

3

2

Q

J. Hervet

0

4th

2

4th

G. Vilas

7th

6th

6th

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

6th

I. Nastasis

7th

6th

1

6th

T. Högstedt

1

6th

4th

6th

6th

T. Högstedt

6th

1

6th

1

Q

R. Cano

6th

1

6th

2

1

I. Nastasis

1

2

1

Q

M. Myburg

4th

6th

6th

6th

4th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

T. Mayotte

6th

0

4th

2

Q

M. Myburg

2

1

1

F. Segărceanu

1

5

1

4th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

4th

G. Vilas

6th

7th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

M. Wilander

4th

6th

6th

2

J. Avendaño

6th

2

0

1

r

5

M. Wilander

6th

6th

6th

Q

S. Youl

4th

1

6th

6th

2

C. Bernelle

1

1

3

C. Bernelle

6th

6th

3

4th

6th

5

M. Wilander

6th

4th

6th

6th

D. Perez

6th

6th

6th

6th

D. Bedel

1

6th

4th

1

C. Motta

7th

1

1

2

D. Perez

4th

0

3

D. Bedel

6th

6th

7th

D. Bedel

6th

6th

6th

J. Potier

2

4th

5

5

M. Wilander

6th

6th

6th

Q

F. Errard

1

4th

5

14th

H. Sundström

4th

1

3

J. Nyström

6th

6th

7th

J. Nyström

6th

6th

6th

S. Simonsson

4th

2

0

Q

T. Allan

3

3

2

Q

T. Allan

6th

6th

6th

J. Nyström

5

4th

6th

1

E. Edwards

3

6th

6th

7th

14th

H. Sundström

7th

6th

2

6th

Q

J. Feaver

6th

2

3

6th

E. Edwards

1

4th

0

R. Acuña

4th

2

6th

14th

H. Sundström

6th

6th

6th

14th

H. Sundström

6th

6th

7th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

E. Teltscher

3

7th

6th

6th

D. Tarr

6th

6th

3

1

10

E. Teltscher

6th

7th

6th

J. Gurfein

6th

6th

6th

J. Gurfein

3

6th

1

G. Ocleppo

1

3

2

10

E. Teltscher

6th

7th

6th

Q

P. Groth

6th

7th

5

4th

r

Q

P. Kuchna

3

6th

3

Q

P. Kuchna

7th

6th

7th

2

Q

P. Kuchna

2

6th

4th

6th

Q

B. Pirow

6th

4th

3

7th

6th

Q

B. Pirow

6th

2

6th

1

G. Moretton

4th

6th

6th

5

2

10

E. Teltscher

3

6th

4th

1

T. Benhabiles

6th

7th

6th

2

J. McEnroe

6th

3

6th

6th

R. Krishnan

4th

5

3

T. Benhabiles

3

6th

2

D. Gitlin

5

6th

6th

6th

D. Gitlin

6th

7th

6th

C. Freyss

7th

3

1

1

D. Gitlin

3

6th

3

1

A. Tous

6th

7th

6th

2

J. McEnroe

6th

3

6th

6th

G. Barbosa

2

5

3

A. Tous

3

6th

3

B. Testerman

6th

1

2

7th

2

2

J. McEnroe

6th

7th

6th

2

J. McEnroe

3

6th

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Men's singles of the French Open 1983 on atpworldtour.com (English)