Tennis tournament
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.
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.
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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
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Women's doubles *
£23,100
£11,550
£5,324
£2,130
£974
£320
£160
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Mixed doubles *
£12,000
£6,000
£3,000
£1,400
£700
£350
£150
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* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
John McEnroe defeated
Chris Lewis , 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
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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
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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
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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.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Stefan Edberg defeated
John Frawley , 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
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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
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Girls' doubles
Patty Fendick /
Patricia Hy defeated
Carin Anderholm /
Helena Olsson , 6–1, 7–5
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Singles seeds
Men's singles
Jimmy Connors (fourth round, lost to
Kevin Curren )
John McEnroe (champion)
Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to
John McEnroe )
Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to
Nduka Odizor )
Mats Wilander (third round, lost to
Roscoe Tanner )
Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began)
José Luis Clerc (first round, lost to
Claudio Panatta )
Vitas Gerulaitis (second round, lost to
Mark Edmondson )
Steve Denton (first round, lost to
Chris Lewis )
Jimmy Arias (withdrew before the tournament began)
Johan Kriek (third round, lost to
Robert Van't Hof )
Kevin Curren (semifinals, lost to
Chris Lewis )
Brian Gottfried (fourth round, lost to
Mel Purcell )
Bill Scanlon (fourth round, lost to
John McEnroe )
Hank Pfister (second round, lost to
Ricardo Acuña )
Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to
Kevin Curren )
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova (champion)
Chris Evert Lloyd (third round, lost to
Kathy Jordan )
Andrea Jaeger (final, lost to
Martina Navratilova )
Tracy Austin (withdrew before the tournament began)
Pam Shriver (first round, lost to
Iva Budařová )
Bettina Bunge (first round, lost to
Christiane Jolissaint )
Wendy Turnbull (fourth round, lost to
Billie Jean King )
Hana Mandlíková (fourth round, lost to
Jennifer Mundel )
Sylvia Hanika (third round, lost to
Jennifer Mundel )
Billie Jean King (semifinals, lost to
Andrea Jaeger )
Barbara Potter (quarterfinals, lost to
Andrea Jaeger )
Virginia Ruzici (fourth round, lost to
Yvonne Vermaak )
Jo Durie (third round, lost to
Eva Pfaff )
Andrea Temesvári (third round, lost to
Carling Bassett )
Kathy Rinaldi (fourth round, lost to
Kathy Jordan )
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round, lost to
Martina Navratilova )
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