1983 French Open

1983 French Open 23 May – 5 June 1983 82 53rd Grand Slam (ITF) Clay / Outdoor 128S / 64D / 48X Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros FRA Yannick Noah USA Chris Evert SWE Anders Järryd / SWE Hans Simonsson South Africa 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / USA Candy Reynolds USA Barbara Jordan / USA Eliot Teltscher The 1983 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1983.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 390, 397, 400, 402–3Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire 1991 Fédération Française de Tennis Paris 2906450510 240–245 Gilles Delamarre Finals Men's singles 1983 French Open – Men's singles FRA Yannick Noah defeated SWE Mats Wilander, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)ATP – 1983 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1983&EventId=520&Draw=ms ATP It was Noah's 3rd title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title. Women's singles 1983 French Open – Women's singles USA Chris Evert defeated YUG Mima Jaušovec, 6–1, 6–2 WTA Tournament Archive – 1983 Roland Garros http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1983/903.pdf WTA PDF It was Evert's 15th career Grand Slam title, and her 5th French Open title. Men's doubles 1983 French Open – Men's doubles SWE Anders Järryd / SWE Hans Simonsson defeated AUS Mark Edmondson / USA Sherwood Stewart, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2 ATP – 1983 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1983&EventId=520&Draw=md ATP Women's doubles 1983 French Open – Women's doubles RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / USA Candy Reynolds defeated USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 Mixed doubles 1983 French Open – Mixed doubles USA Barbara Jordan / USA Eliot Teltscher defeated USA Leslie Allen / USA Charles Strode, 6–2, 6–3 Prize money EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1RSingles World of Tennis 1984 1985 Willow Books London 978-0002181228 John Barrett 81 MenFF675,420FF328,750FF164,380FF83,280FF48,210FF26,295FF15,340FF8,765WomenFF526,000FF280,500FF140,300FF73,460FF38,550FF19,290FF9,120FF4,910 Total prize money for the event was FF9,782,133. References External links French Open official website 1982 Australian Open Grand Slams 1983 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:1983 Grand Prix (tennis) Category:1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series Category:1983 in French tennis Category:1983 in Paris Category:May 1983 sports events in Europe Category:June 1983 sports events in Europe Category:French Open by year