1983 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1983 US Open USA Jimmy Connors TCH Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0 128 16 1983 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 US Open. It was his fifth US Open singles title, eighth and last major singles title overall, and 100th top-level singles title overall. This edition of the tournament set an Open Era record for the most five-set matches at a singles major, at 35. It was later surpassed by the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. 30em USA John McEnroe (fourth round) TCH Ivan Lendl (finalist) USA Jimmy Connors (champion) FRA Yannick Noah (quarterfinalist) SWE Mats Wilander (quarterfinalist) ARG Guillermo Vilas (third round) n/a ARG José Luis Clerc (first round) USA Jimmy Arias (semifinalist) ESP José Higueras (second round) USA Gene Mayer (third round) USA Johan Kriek (fourth round) USA Steve Denton (third round) USA Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinalist) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (third round) USA Bill Scanlon (semifinalist) Draw Finals 150 USA Jimmy Connors 3 TCH Ivan Lendl 2 6 3 62 77 7 5 6 0 USA Bill Scanlon 16 USA Jimmy Connors 3 2 6 3 6 2 6 USA Jimmy Arias 9 TCH Ivan Lendl 2 2 6 63 77 1 6 USA Bill Scanlon 16 USA Mark Dickson 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 3 77 64 USA Jimmy Connors 3 USA Eliot Teltscher 14 77 60 6 2 6 2 USA Jimmy Arias 9 FRA Yannick Noah 4 77 64 4 6 6 3 1 6 7 5 SWE Mats Wilander 5 TCH Ivan Lendl 2 4 6 4 6 64 77 Section 1 USA McEnroe 1 USA Scanlon 16 62 77 62 77 6 4 3 6 USA McEnroe 1 USA Van Patten 6 1 6 2 6 1 AUS Cash USA Scanlon 16 5 7 3 6 2 6 USA McEnroe 1 USA Sadri Q 6 0 6 1 6 4 AUT Feigl Q USA Van Patten 2 6 6 2 6 4 2 6 1 6 AUS Cash CAN Michibata 6 4 1 6 7 6 6 4 NZL Lewis USA Scanlon 16 3 6 3 6 3 6 USA McEnroe 1 USA Waltke 6 3 5 7 4 6 6 0 6 1 USA Smith USA Sadri Q 6 7 3 6 5 7 AUT Feigl Q FRA Courteau 6 1 6 2 6 2 FRA Roger-Vasselin USA Van Patten 0 6 6 1 7 5 4 6 2 6 USA Wittus AUS Cash 1 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Fitzgerald CAN Michibata 4 6 7 5 7 6 1 6 4 6 USA Andrews Q NZL Lewis 7 6 6 3 5 7 1 6 4 6 SWE Sundström USA Scanlon 16 6 4 5 7 2 6 2 6 Section 2 GBR Lloyd USA Dickson 7 6 6 7 0 6 6 7 GBR Lloyd USA Moor 6 3 5 7 2 6 6 0 6 1 ZAF 1928 Visser Q USA Dickson 3 6 4 6 4 6 ESP Higueras 10 GBR Lloyd 3 6 4 6 5 7 USA Moor AUS McNamee 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 5 RSA 1928 Tarr ZAF 1928 Visser Q 6 7 1 6 5 7 USA Dickson USA Purcell 6 3 6 2 6 4 ESP Higueras 10 USA Anger 6 4 6 4 6 2 GBR Lloyd ZAF 1928 Mitton 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 3 USA Moor BRA Soares 7 5 7 6 6 3 CHL Fillol, Sr. AUS McNamee 6 2 2 6 6 7 2 6 RSA 1928 Tarr USA De Palmer 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 1 USA Mitchell ZAF 1928 Visser Q 2 6 6 7 1 6 USA Dickson SWE Simonsson 6 2 6 2 6 4 USA Purcell USA Druz Q 6 3 6 2 6 1 Section 3 USA Connors 3 CHE Günthardt 7 5 6 4 6 1 USA Connors 3 USA Manson 6 0 6 4 6 0 CHE Günthardt USA Mayer 11 6 1 6 0 6 0 USA Connors 3 SWE Högstedt 6 1 6 2 6 3 TCH Šmid USA Manson 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 3 4 6 USA Fromm CHE Günthardt 2 6 4 6 6 4 4 6 ZAF 1928 Steyn Q USA Mayer 11 6 3 1 6 6 2 4 6 2 6 USA Connors 3 IND Krishnan 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 2 SWE Högstedt PRY González 6 3 6 4 6 7 7 6 TCH Šmid USA Borowiak 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 2 USA Manson USA Kleege 4 6 7 6 7 6 4 6 7 6 USA Fromm PER Arraya 6 4 7 6 1 6 6 4 USA Stockton CHE Günthardt 3 6 6 7 6 7 ZAF 1928 Steyn Q USA Freeman 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 2 USA Doyle USA Mayer 11 3 6 3 6 4 6 Section 4 USA Teltscher 14 USA Holmes 3 6 6 1 6 2 6 1 USA Teltscher 14 SWE Järryd 6 7 6 3 6 2 6 4 USA Holmes ARG Vilas 6 6 2 6 2 6 3 USA Teltscher 14 USA Giammalva, Jr. 6 2 6 3 5 7 4 6 6 2 USA Meister Q SWE Järryd 4 6 7 6 4 6 7 5 3 6 USA Holmes SWE Simonsson 6 2 6 1 6 3 USA Cain ARG Vilas 6 7 6 3 6 3 6 6 2 2 6 USA Teltscher 14 AUS McCurdy 6 0 6 4 6 4 USA Giammalva, Jr. USA Lapidus 7 5 6 4 6 4 USA Meister Q USA Winitsky 7 6 2 6 6 3 7 5 USA Giammalva SWE Järryd 1 6 5 7 6 7 USA Holmes USA Lutz 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 0 SWE Simonsson BRA Góes 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 4 USA Cain USA Bauer 6 4 7 5 6 3 ZAF 1928 Edwards Q ARG Vilas 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 Section 5 SWE Nyström USA Arias 9 6 3 3 6 6 3 0 6 0 6 AUS Warwick SWE Nyström 0 6 3 6 3 6 ITA Ocleppo USA Arias 9 66 78 1 6 2 6 USA Wilkison AUS Warwick 3 6 5 7 2 6 SWE Nyström BRA Kirmayr 6 1 6 3 6 2 USA Harmon ITA Ocleppo 3 6 2 6 4 6 USA Gullikson USA Arias 9 6 3 3 6 61 77 67 79 ARG Clerc 8 USA Wilkison 2 6 3 6 6 7 AUS Warwick USA Gilbert 2 6 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 1 USA Davis Q SWE Nyström 5 7 5 7 2 6 USA Saviano BRA Kirmayr 3 6 0 6 6 7 USA Harmon USA Austin Q 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 2 ITA Ocleppo USA DuPré 6 3 7 6 7 6 ITA Panatta USA Gullikson 3 6 3 6 2 6 USA Canter Q USA Arias 9 2 6 3 6 6 0 2 6 Section 6 USA Krickstein FRA Noah 4 3 6 6 7 3 6 USA Gerulaitis 15 USA Krickstein 6 3 6 3 4 6 3 6 4 6 USA Korita FRA Noah 4 7 5 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA Gerulaitis 15 USA Buehning 3 6 6 1 7 6 6 2 USA Lipton USA Krickstein 3 6 1 6 2 6 TCH Pimek USA Korita 4 6 6 7 2 6 FRA Vanier Q FRA Noah 4 4 6 4 6 4 6 USA Gerulaitis 15 BRA Hocevar 3 6 3 6 6 2 7 5 6 4 USA Buehning USA Hooper 3 6 6 3 6 7 6 0 2 0r USA Gurfein USA Lipton 2 6 3 6 6 3 7 5 2 6 USA Krickstein SWE Edberg 6 3 6 2 3 6 4 6 7 6 USA Gullikson TCH Pimek 6 4 3 6 6 2 2 6 4 6 USA Teacher USA Korita 3 6 6 4 0 6 4 6 FRA Vanier Q USA Van't Hof 6 3 6 1 6 1 USA Davis FRA Noah 4 1 6 6 3 6 7 4 6 Section 7 SWE Wilander 5 ECU Gómez 6 2 6 1 6 2 SWE Wilander 5 CHL Acuña 6 4 7 5 6 1 ECU Gómez USA Denton 13 6 3 6 4 6 4 SWE Wilander 5 USA Gottfried 6 3 6 4 7 6 CHL Acuña USA Seguso Q 6 1 6 3 6 2 ECU Gómez FRA Moretton 5 7 3 6 7 5 7 5 6 3 AUS Drewett USA Denton 13 2 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 SWE Wilander 5 FRA Forget 3 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 USA Mayotte USA Gottfried 6 7 6 2 5 7 2 6 USA Nelson Q CHL Acuña 4 6 6 1 3 6 2 6 USA Seguso Q USA Leach 6 3 6 4 7 6 ECU Gómez USA Gitlin 6 4 6 1 6 2 FRA Moretton USA Pate Q 7 6 6 4 7 6 AUS Drewett FRA Tulasne 7 6 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 USA Gandolfo Q USA Denton 13 6 7 4 6 4 6 Section 8 USA Kriek 12 TCH Lendl 2 2 6 4 6 1 6 USA Kriek 12 USA Tanner 6 7 3 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 USA Levine TCH Lendl 2 2 6 2 6 2 6 USA Kriek 12 USA Bourne 6 4 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 1 USA Mayer USA Tanner 6 7 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 7 USA Fleming USA Levine 5 7 7 6 1 6 6 2 1 6 ISR Glickstein TCH Lendl 2 1 6 1 6 2 6 USA Kriek 12 USA Solomon 5 7 7 5 7 5 6 4 NGA Odizor USA Bourne 7 6 1 6 1 6 6 4 6 7 BRA Motta USA Mayer 6 4 6 3 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Tanner USA Brown 7 6 7 6 6 1 ROU 1965 Năstase USA Fleming 6 7 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 7 USA Amaya USA Levine 6 4 2 6 3 6 1 6 ISR Glickstein FRG Westphal 4 6 2 6 7 6 6 1 6 0 ROU 1965 Segărceanu TCH Lendl 2 2 6 0 6 2 6 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1983 US Open Men's Singles draw 1983 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1983 Australian Open – Men's singles Men's singles Men's singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles