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1983 Wimbledon Championships

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. 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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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated Chris Lewis, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 7–5

  • 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<sup>(7–5)</sup>

Girls' singles

Pascale Paradis defeated Patricia Hy, 6–2, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl defeated Mihnea-Ion Năstase / Olli Rahnasto, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy defeated Carin Anderholm / Helena Olsson, 6–1, 7–5

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Jimmy Connors (fourth round, lost to Kevin Curren)
  2. John McEnroe (champion)
  3. Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to John McEnroe)
  4. Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Nduka Odizor)
  5. Mats Wilander (third round, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
  6. Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began)
  7. José Luis Clerc (first round, lost to Claudio Panatta)
  8. Vitas Gerulaitis (second round, lost to Mark Edmondson)
  9. Steve Denton (first round, lost to Chris Lewis)
  10. Jimmy Arias (withdrew before the tournament began)
  11. Johan Kriek (third round, lost to Robert Van't Hof)
  12. Kevin Curren (semifinals, lost to Chris Lewis)
  13. Brian Gottfried (fourth round, lost to Mel Purcell)
  14. Bill Scanlon (fourth round, lost to John McEnroe)
  15. Hank Pfister (second round, lost to Ricardo Acuña)
  16. Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to Kevin Curren)

Women's singles

  1. Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. Chris Evert Lloyd (third round, lost to Kathy Jordan)
  3. Andrea Jaeger (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  4. Tracy Austin (withdrew before the tournament began)
  5. Pam Shriver (first round, lost to Iva Budařová)
  6. Bettina Bunge (first round, lost to Christiane Jolissaint)
  7. Wendy Turnbull (fourth round, lost to Billie Jean King)
  8. Hana Mandlíková (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Mundel)
  9. Sylvia Hanika (third round, lost to Jennifer Mundel)
  10. Billie Jean King (semifinals, lost to Andrea Jaeger)
  11. Barbara Potter (quarterfinals, lost to Andrea Jaeger)
  12. Virginia Ruzici (fourth round, lost to Yvonne Vermaak)
  13. Jo Durie (third round, lost to Eva Pfaff)
  14. Andrea Temesvári (third round, lost to Carling Bassett)
  15. Kathy Rinaldi (fourth round, lost to Kathy Jordan)
  16. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)

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