1983 Australian Open

May 2023 1983 Australian Open 29 November – 11 December 1983 72nd Grand Slam (ITF) Melbourne, Australia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Grass SWE Mats Wilander USA Martina Navratilova AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS Paul McNamee USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver SWE Stefan Edberg GBR Amanda Brown AUS Jamie Harty / AUS Des Tyson AUS Bernadette Randall / AUS Kim Staunton The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 72nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983. Seniors Men's singles 1983 Australian Open – Men's singles SWE Mats Wilander defeated CSK Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 • It was Wilander's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open. Women's singles 1983 Australian Open – Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Kathy Jordan, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) • It was Navratilova's 8th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open. Men's doubles 1983 Australian Open – Men's doubles AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS Paul McNamee defeated USA Steve Denton / USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6 It was Edmondson's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was McNamee's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. Women's doubles 1983 Australian Open – Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated GBR Anne Hobbs / AUS Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 It was Navratilova's 23rd career Grand Slam title and her 5th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. Mixed doubles The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986. Juniors Boys' singles SWE Stefan Edberg defeated AUS Simon Youl 6–4, 6–4 With this victory Edberg completed the only junior Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era to date. Butch Buchholz completed the same Grand Slam in 1958, but the US Open junior events were invitational at that time. Girls' singles GBR Amanda Brown defeated AUS Bernadette Randall 7–6, 6–3 Boys' doubles AUS Jamie Harty / AUS Des Tyson defeated AUS Darren Cahill / AUS Anthony Lane 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Girls' doubles AUS Bernadette Randall / AUS Kim Staunton defeated AUS Jenny Byrne / AUS Janine Thompson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Notes External links Official website Australian Open 1983 US Open Grand Slams 1984 French Open Category:November 1983 sports events in Australia Category:December 1983 sports events in Australia 1983,Australian Open