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1983 French Open – Men's singles

Yannick Noah defeated the defending champion Mats Wilander in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. It was his first and only major singles title. Noah remains the most recent Frenchman to win the title, and his victory also marked the last time a man won a singles major with a wooden racket.

Men's singles
1983 French Open
Final
ChampionFrance Yannick Noah
Runner-upSweden Mats Wilander
Score6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 1983 French Open

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Yannick Noah is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
  2.   John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
  3.   Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
  4.   Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  5.   Mats Wilander (final)
  6.   Yannick Noah (champion)
  7.   José Luis Clerc (second round)
  8.   José Higueras (semifinals)
  9.   Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
  10.   Eliot Teltscher (fourth round)
  11.   Jimmy Arias (fourth round)
  12.   Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
  13.   Wojtek Fibak (first round)
  14.   Henrik Sundström (fourth round)
  15.   Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
  16.   Andrés Gómez (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Jimmy Connors 4 4 6
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 6 7
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3 0 0
6   Yannick Noah 6 6 6
3   Ivan Lendl 6 2 7 0
6   Yannick Noah 7 6 5 6
6   Yannick Noah 6 7 77
5   Mats Wilander 2 5 63
8   José Higueras 6 6 6 4 6
4   Guillermo Vilas 2 7 1 6 1
8   José Higueras 5 7 3 0
5   Mats Wilander 7 6 6 6
5   Mats Wilander 1 6 6 6
2   John McEnroe 6 2 4 0

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Connors 6 6 6
  Miller 2 2 1 1   Connors 6 6 6
  Kuhárszky 3 3 7 6 5   McNamee 4 4 3
  McNamee 6 6 5 3 7 1   Connors 6 6 5 6
  Velasco Sr. 6 3 6 6   Gildemeister 3 1 7 1
  Lewis 3 6 0 3   Velasco Sr. 4 6 1 7 1
  Gildemeister 3 1 6 6 6   Gildemeister 6 1 6 5 6
  Góes 6 6 2 2 5r 1   Connors 6 6 6
  Boileau 7 1 5 6 6   Fromm 2 1 1
  Hjertquist 5 6 7 1 4   Boileau 4 4 2
  Fromm 3 7 6 6   Fromm 6 6 6
Q   Lloyd 6 6 2 3   Fromm 2 6 6 6
  Pinner 2 1 4   Arraya 6 4 4 1
  Arraya 6 6 6   Arraya 6 6 3 6
Q   Panatta 1 6 3 6 1 15   Šmid 1 4 6 4
15   Šmid 6 3 6 1 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Fibak 5 6 6 3
  Fritz 7 7 4 6   Fritz 7 4 2 1
  Roger-Vasselin 6 6 6   Roger-Vasselin 5 6 6 6
Q   Balleret 4 3 3   Roger-Vasselin 3 4 7 6 6
  Günthardt 2 6 6 6   Günthardt 6 6 6 3 1
  Brown 6 3 3 2   Günthardt 7 6 6
  Složil 6 6 6   Složil 6 3 1
  González 2 4 2   Roger-Vasselin 6 6 1 6
  Portes 6 5 3 6 6   Luna 2 3 6 1
  Sauer 4 7 6 1 4   Portes 1 3 2
  Manson 6 5 6 4 3   De Palmer 6 6 6
  De Palmer 2 7 3 6 6   De Palmer 1 6 5 0
  Luna 6 6 6   Luna 6 4 7 6
  Ganzábal 2 2 4   Luna 6 6 6
  Pimek 6 6 3 1 7   Clerc 2 1 1
7   Clerc 3 7 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Lendl 6 6 6
Q   Rebolledo 4 1 3 3   Lendl 6 6 6
  Casal 2 6 6 6 12   Casal 2 2 2
  Birner 6 4 2 7 10 3   Lendl 6 6 3 6
  Martinez 6 6 6   Martinez 0 2 6 0
  Franulović 3 1 4   Martinez 6 6 1 6
  Maurer 6 7 6   Maurer 4 1 6 4
  Meiler 2 5 3 3   Lendl 7 6 6
  Waltke 5 6 3 7 5 12   Gottfried 6 4 3
  Tideman 7 1 6 5 7   Tideman 6 6 1 6
  Strode 3 1 1   Orantes 3 3 6 3
  Orantes 6 6 6   Tideman 6 3 0 0
  Courteau 6 2 3 12   Gottfried 3 6 6 6
  Dickson 7 6 6   Dickson 6 6 6 3 1
  Schapers 6 6 6 3 12   Gottfried 4 2 7 6 6
12   Gottfried 4 7 7 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Gerulaitis 4 4 6 1
  Simonsson 6 6 2 6   Simonsson 6 7 6 6 4
  Rinaldini 2 1 0   Alexander 7 6 7 1 6
  Alexander 6 6 6   Alexander 4 6 6 6 6
  Cain 1 4 3   Purcell 6 1 3 7 3
  Purcell 6 6 6   Purcell 6 6 6
  Forget 6 6 6 4   Masur 2 3 3
  Masur 7 3 2 6   Alexander 2 6 1
  DuPré 1 6 7 6 6   Noah 6 7 6
  Foxworth 6 2 5 2   DuPré 6 0 6 6
  Tiberti 6 0 3 4   Keretić 2 6 2 2
  Keretić 4 6 6 6   DuPré 5 6 2
  Pecci Sr. 6 6 6 6   Noah 7 7 6
  Mitchell 4 2 2   Pecci Sr. 4 3 3
  Järryd 1 0 2 6   Noah 6 6 6
6   Noah 6 6 6

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Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Higueras 7 6 6
  Kirmayr 5 2 2 8   Higueras 6 6 6
  Hooper 3 0 0   Leconte 4 4 4
  Leconte 6 6 6 8   Higueras 6 6 6
  Soares 2 5 6 3   Fillol Sr. 4 2 4
  Fillol Sr. 6 7 2 6   Fillol Sr. 6 6 6
  Elter 6 3 7 4 6   Elter 3 4 4
  Doyle 2 6 5 6 2 8   Higueras 7 6 7
  Murphy 6 2 4 4 16   Gómez 6 4 6
  Glickstein 3 6 6 6   Glickstein 6 6 6
  Gunnarsson 6 7 4 6 6   Gunnarsson 2 3 4
Q   Aguilera 7 6 6 2 4   Glickstein 6 5 3 6 4
  Visser 6 6 6 16   Gómez 4 7 6 3 6
  Punčec 3 1 4   Visser 5 5 7 4
  Andrews 1 1 6 16   Gómez 7 7 5 6
16   Gómez 6 6 7

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Arias 6 7 6 6
  Cash 7 6 1 1 11   Arias 7 0 7 6
  Fitzgerald 5 6 1 7 6   Fitzgerald 5 6 6 4
  Gilbert 7 1 6 5 2 11   Arias 7 0 7 6
  Damiani 3 0 6 4   Hocevar 5 6 6 4
  Tulasne 6 6 2 6   Tulasne 3 1 1
Q   Gattiker 6 3 7 4   Hocevar 6 6 6
  Hocevar 3 6 5 6 11   Arias 5 3 2
Q   Hervet 0 4 2 4   Vilas 7 6 6
  Năstase 6 6 6   Năstase 7 6 1 6
  Högstedt 1 6 4 6 6   Högstedt 6 1 6 1
Q   Cano 6 1 6 2 1   Năstase 1 2 1
Q   Myburg 4 6 6 6 4   Vilas 6 6 6
  Mayotte 6 0 4 2 Q   Myburg 2 1 1
  Segărceanu 1 5 1 4   Vilas 6 6 6
4   Vilas 6 7 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Wilander 4 6 6 2
  Avendaño 6 2 0 1 r 5   Wilander 6 6 6
Q   Youl 4 1 6 6 2   Bernelle 1 1 3
  Bernelle 6 6 3 4 6 5   Wilander 6 4 6 6
  Pérez 6 6 6 6   Bedel 1 6 4 1
  Motta 7 1 1 2   Pérez 4 0 3
  Bedel 6 6 7   Bedel 6 6 6
  Potier 2 4 5 5   Wilander 6 6 6
Q   Errard 1 4 5 14   Sundström 4 1 3
  Nyström 6 6 7   Nyström 6 6 6
  Simonsson 4 2 0 Q   Allan 3 3 2
Q   Allan 6 6 6   Nyström 5 4 6 1
  Edwards 3 6 6 7 14   Sundström 7 6 2 6
Q   Feaver 6 2 3 6   Edwards 1 4 0
  Acuña 4 2 6 14   Sundström 6 6 6
14   Sundström 6 6 7

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Teltscher 3 7 6 6
  Tarr 6 6 3 1 10   Teltscher 6 7 6
  Gurfein 6 6 6   Gurfein 3 6 1
  Ocleppo 1 3 2 10   Teltscher 6 7 6
Q   Groth 6 7 5 4 r Q   Kuchna 3 6 3
Q   Kuchna 7 6 7 2 Q   Kuchna 2 6 4 6
Q   Pirow 6 4 3 7 6 Q   Pirow 6 2 6 1
  Moretton 4 6 6 5 2 10   Teltscher 3 6 4 1
  Benhabiles 6 7 6 2   McEnroe 6 3 6 6
  Krishnan 4 5 3   Benhabiles 3 6 2
  Gitlin 5 6 6 6   Gitlin 6 7 6
  Freyss 7 3 1 1   Gitlin 3 6 3 1
  Tous 6 7 6 2   McEnroe 6 3 6 6
  Barbosa 2 5 3   Tous 3 6 3
  Testerman 6 1 2 7 2 2   McEnroe 6 7 6
2   McEnroe 3 6 6 6 6

External links edit

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