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1983 French Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1983 French Open
Final
ChampionFrance Yannick Noah
Runner-upSweden Mats Wilander
Score6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Yannick Noah defeated the defending champion Mats Wilander in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. It was his first and only major singles title. Noah remains the most recent Frenchman to win the title, and his victory also marked the last time a man won a singles major with a wooden racket.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Yannick Noah is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
  2. United States John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
  3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
  4. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  5. Sweden Mats Wilander (final)
  6. France Yannick Noah (champion)
  7. Argentina José Luis Clerc (second round)
  8. Spain José Higueras (semifinals)
  9. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
  10. United States Eliot Teltscher (fourth round)
  11. United States Jimmy Arias (fourth round)
  12. United States Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
  13. Poland Wojtek Fibak (first round)
  14. Sweden Henrik Sundström (fourth round)
  15. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
  16. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (fourth round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Jimmy Connors 4 4 6
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 6 7
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3 0 0
6 France Yannick Noah 6 6 6
3 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 2 7 0
6 France Yannick Noah 7 6 5 6
6 France Yannick Noah 6 7 77
5 Sweden Mats Wilander 2 5 63
8 Spain José Higueras 6 6 6 4 6
4 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2 7 1 6 1
8 Spain José Higueras 5 7 3 0
5 Sweden Mats Wilander 7 6 6 6
5 Sweden Mats Wilander 1 6 6 6
2 United States John McEnroe 6 2 4 0

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Australia C A.Miller 2 2 1 1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Hungary Z Kuhárszky 3 3 7 6 5 Australia P McNamee 4 4 3
Australia P McNamee 6 6 5 3 7 1 United States J Connors 6 6 5 6
Colombia J Velasco Sr. 6 3 6 6 Chile H Gildemeister 3 1 7 1
New Zealand C Lewis 3 6 0 3 Colombia J Velasco Sr. 4 6 1 7 1
Chile H Gildemeister 3 1 6 6 6 Chile H Gildemeister 6 1 6 5 6
Brazil J Góes 6 6 2 2 5r 1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Belgium B Boileau 7 1 5 6 6 United States E Fromm 2 1 1
Sweden P Hjertquist 5 6 7 1 4 Belgium B Boileau 4 4 2
United States E Fromm 3 7 6 6 United States E Fromm 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 2 3 United States E Fromm 2 6 6 6
West Germany U Pinner 2 1 4 Peru P Arraya 6 4 4 1
Peru P Arraya 6 6 6 Peru P Arraya 6 6 3 6
Q Italy C Panatta 1 6 3 6 1 15 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 1 4 6 4
15 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 3 6 1 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Poland W Fibak 5 6 6 3
France B Fritz 7 7 4 6 France B Fritz 7 4 2 1
France C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 6 France C Roger-Vasselin 5 6 6 6
Q Monaco B Balleret 4 3 3 France C Roger-Vasselin 3 4 7 6 6
Switzerland H Günthardt 2 6 6 6 Switzerland H Günthardt 6 6 6 3 1
United States J Brown 6 3 3 2 Switzerland H Günthardt 7 6 6
Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 3 1
Paraguay F González 2 4 2 France C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 1 6
France P Portes 6 5 3 6 6 Spain F Luna 2 3 6 1
South Africa F Sauer 4 7 6 1 4 France P Portes 1 3 2
United States B Manson 6 5 6 4 3 United States M De Palmer 6 6 6
United States M De Palmer 2 7 3 6 6 United States M De Palmer 1 6 5 0
Spain F Luna 6 6 6 Spain F Luna 6 4 7 6
Argentina A Ganzábal 2 2 4 Spain F Luna 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia L Pimek 6 6 3 1 7 Argentina J L Clerc 2 1 1
7 Argentina J L Clerc 3 7 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
Q Chile P Rebolledo 4 1 3 3 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
Spain S Casal 2 6 6 6 12 Spain S Casal 2 2 2
Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 4 2 7 10 3 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 3 6
Bolivia M Martinez 6 6 6 Bolivia M Martinez 0 2 6 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 3 1 4 Bolivia M Martinez 6 6 1 6
West Germany A Maurer 6 7 6 West Germany A Maurer 4 1 6 4
West Germany K Meiler 2 5 3 3 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6 6
United States T Waltke 5 6 3 7 5 12 United States B Gottfried 6 4 3
Sweden M Tideman 7 1 6 5 7 Sweden M Tideman 6 6 1 6
United States M S Strode 3 1 1 Spain M Orantes 3 3 6 3
Spain M Orantes 6 6 6 Sweden M Tideman 6 3 0 0
France L Courteau 6 2 3 12 United States B Gottfried 3 6 6 6
United States M Dickson 7 6 6 United States M Dickson 6 6 6 3 1
Netherlands M Schapers 6 6 6 3 12 United States B Gottfried 4 2 7 6 6
12 United States B Gottfried 4 7 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 United States V Gerulaitis 4 4 6 1
Sweden H Simonsson 6 6 2 6 Sweden H Simonsson 6 7 6 6 4
Italy G Rinaldini 2 1 0 Australia J Alexander 7 6 7 1 6
Australia J Alexander 6 6 6 Australia J Alexander 4 6 6 6 6
United States T Cain 1 4 3 United States M Purcell 6 1 3 7 3
United States M Purcell 6 6 6 United States M Purcell 6 6 6
France G Forget 6 6 6 4 Australia W Masur 2 3 3
Australia W Masur 7 3 2 6 Australia J Alexander 2 6 1
United States P DuPré 1 6 7 6 6 France Y Noah 6 7 6
United States B Foxworth 6 2 5 2 United States P DuPré 6 0 6 6
Argentina G Tiberti 6 0 3 4 West Germany D Keretić 2 6 2 2
West Germany D Keretić 4 6 6 6 United States P DuPré 5 6 2
Paraguay V Pecci Sr. 6 6 6 6 France Y Noah 7 7 6
United States M Mitchell 4 2 2 Paraguay V Pecci Sr. 4 3 3
Sweden A Järryd 1 0 2 6 France Y Noah 6 6 6
6 France Y Noah 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Spain J Higueras 7 6 6
Brazil C Kirmayr 5 2 2 8 Spain J Higueras 6 6 6
United States C Hooper 3 0 0 France H Leconte 4 4 4
France H Leconte 6 6 6 8 Spain J Higueras 6 6 6
Brazil J Soares 2 5 6 3 Chile J Fillol Sr. 4 2 4
Chile J Fillol Sr. 6 7 2 6 Chile J Fillol Sr. 6 6 6
West Germany P Elter 6 3 7 4 6 West Germany P Elter 3 4 4
United States M Doyle 2 6 5 6 2 8 Spain J Higueras 7 6 7
United States P Murphy 6 2 4 4 16 Ecuador A Gómez 6 4 6
Israel S Glickstein 3 6 6 6 Israel S Glickstein 6 6 6
Sweden J Gunnarsson 6 7 4 6 6 Sweden J Gunnarsson 2 3 4
Q Spain J Aguilera 7 6 6 2 4 Israel S Glickstein 6 5 3 6 4
South Africa D Visser 6 6 6 16 Ecuador A Gómez 4 7 6 3 6
South Africa F Punčec 3 1 4 South Africa D Visser 5 5 7 4
United States A Andrews 1 1 6 16 Ecuador A Gómez 7 7 5 6
16 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 United States J Arias 6 7 6 6
Australia P Cash 7 6 1 1 11 United States J Arias 7 0 7 6
Australia J Fitzgerald 5 6 1 7 6 Australia J Fitzgerald 5 6 6 4
United States B Gilbert 7 1 6 5 2 11 United States J Arias 7 0 7 6
Uruguay J L Damiani 3 0 6 4 Brazil M Hocevar 5 6 6 4
France T Tulasne 6 6 2 6 France T Tulasne 3 1 1
Q Argentina C Gattiker 6 3 7 4 Brazil M Hocevar 6 6 6
Brazil M Hocevar 3 6 5 6 11 United States J Arias 5 3 2
Q France J Hervet 0 4 2 4 Argentina G Vilas 7 6 6
Romania I Năstase 6 6 6 Romania I Năstase 7 6 1 6
Sweden T Högstedt 1 6 4 6 6 Sweden T Högstedt 6 1 6 1
Q Argentina R Cano 6 1 6 2 1 Romania I Năstase 1 2 1
Q South Africa M Myburg 4 6 6 6 4 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
United States T Mayotte 6 0 4 2 Q South Africa M Myburg 2 1 1
Romania F Segărceanu 1 5 1 4 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
4 Argentina G Vilas 6 7 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Sweden M Wilander 4 6 6 2
Spain J Avendaño 6 2 0 1 r 5 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6
Q Australia S Youl 4 1 6 6 2 France C Bernelle 1 1 3
France C Bernelle 6 6 3 4 6 5 Sweden M Wilander 6 4 6 6
Uruguay D Pérez 6 6 6 6 France D Bedel 1 6 4 1
Brazil C Motta 7 1 1 2 Uruguay D Pérez 4 0 3
France D Bedel 6 6 7 France D Bedel 6 6 6
France J Potier 2 4 5 5 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6
Q France F Errard 1 4 5 14 Sweden H Sundström 4 1 3
Sweden J Nyström 6 6 7 Sweden J Nyström 6 6 6
Sweden S Simonsson 4 2 0 Q Australia T Allan 3 3 2
Q Australia T Allan 6 6 6 Sweden J Nyström 5 4 6 1
South Africa E Edwards 3 6 6 7 14 Sweden H Sundström 7 6 2 6
Q United Kingdom J Feaver 6 2 3 6 South Africa E Edwards 1 4 0
Chile R Acuña 4 2 6 14 Sweden H Sundström 6 6 6
14 Sweden H Sundström 6 6 7

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States E Teltscher 3 7 6 6
South Africa D Tarr 6 6 3 1 10 United States E Teltscher 6 7 6
United States J Gurfein 6 6 6 United States J Gurfein 3 6 1
Italy G Ocleppo 1 3 2 10 United States E Teltscher 6 7 6
Q United States P Groth 6 7 5 4 r Q France P Kuchna 3 6 3
Q France P Kuchna 7 6 7 2 Q France P Kuchna 2 6 4 6
Q South Africa B Pirow 6 4 3 7 6 Q South Africa B Pirow 6 2 6 1
France G Moretton 4 6 6 5 2 10 United States E Teltscher 3 6 4 1
France T Benhabiles 6 7 6 2 United States J McEnroe 6 3 6 6
India R Krishnan 4 5 3 France T Benhabiles 3 6 2
United States D Gitlin 5 6 6 6 United States D Gitlin 6 7 6
France C Freyss 7 3 1 1 United States D Gitlin 3 6 3 1
Spain A Tous 6 7 6 2 United States J McEnroe 6 3 6 6
Brazil G Barbosa 2 5 3 Spain A Tous 3 6 3
United States B Testerman 6 1 2 7 2 2 United States J McEnroe 6 7 6
2 United States J McEnroe 3 6 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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