1983 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

January 2025 1983 World Championship Tennis Finals USA John McEnroe CSK Ivan Lendl 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 12S singles Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 to John McEnroe.World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation 1984 Willow Books London 0002181223 165–168 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Neil Amdur Lendl assails McEnroe https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/04/sports/lendl-assails-mcenroe.html The New York Times May 4, 1983 B9 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. CSK Ivan Lendl (final) USA John McEnroe (champion) ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Kevin Curren (quarterfinals) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final   AUS Paul McNamee 4 7 6 6     USA Steve Denton 6 5 7 7     HUN 1957 Balázs Taróczy 2 4 3       USA Bill Scanlon 6 6 6       USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7 3 6 6     ARG José Luis Clerc 6 6 1 3     POL Wojciech Fibak 6 3 6 2     CSK Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 7 6   1 CSK Ivan Lendl 6 7 6       USA Steve Denton 4 5 4     4 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 6 3 2 3     USA Bill Scanlon 2 6 6 6     USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 6     3 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 4 2       CSK Tomáš Šmíd 1 4 3     2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 6     1 CSK Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 6     USA Bill Scanlon 1 7 3 3     USA Vitas Gerulaitis 3 2 2     2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 6     1 CSK Ivan Lendl 2 6 3 7 6 2 USA John McEnroe 6 4 6 6 7 References External links 1983 World Championship Tennis Finals draw Singles