1983 Wimbledon Championships

The 1983 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 97th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 1983.

1983 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 3 July
Edition97th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/56XD
Prize money£978,211
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
John McEnroe
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed Doubles
John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
Boys' Singles
Stefan Edberg
Girls' Singles
Pascale Paradis
Boys' Doubles
Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl
Girls' Doubles
Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy

Prize money

The total prize money for 1983 championships was £978,211. The winner of the men's title earned £66,600 while the women's singles champion earned £60,000.[3][4][5]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £66,600 £33,300 £16,650 £8,430 £4,880 £2,662 £1,533 £888
Women's Singles £60,000 £30,000 £14,585 £7,123 £3,904 £2,048 £1,196 £684
Men's Doubles * £26,628 £13,314 £6,656 £2,664 £1,330 £444 £222 N/A
Women's Doubles * £23,100 £11,550 £5,324 £2,130 £974 £320 £160 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £12,000 £6,000 £3,000 £1,400 £700 £350 £150 N/A

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles

John McEnroe defeated Chris Lewis, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2[6]

  • It was McEnroe's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title.

Women's Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger, 6–0, 6–3[7]

  • It was Navratilova's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon single's title.

Men's Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4[8]

  • It was Fleming's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title.

Women's Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–2[9]

  • It was Navratilova's 19th career Grand Slam title and her 9th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Mixed Doubles

John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull defeated Steve Denton / Billie Jean King, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5[10]

  • It was Lloyd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Turnbull's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Boys' Singles

Stefan Edberg defeated John Frawley, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)[11]

Girls' Singles

Pascale Paradis defeated Patricia Hy, 6–2, 6–1[12]

Boys' Doubles

Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl defeated Mihnea-Ion Năstase / Olli Rahnasto, 6–4, 6–4[13]

Girls' Doubles

Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy defeated Carin Anderholm / Helena Olsson, 6–1, 7–5[14]

Singles seeds

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0356093840.
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  12. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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Preceded by
1983 French Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1983 US Open
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