1983 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

The 1983 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles was an event of the 1983 U.S. Pro Indoor men's tennis tournament. The draw consisted of 48 players, 16 of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending champion. He successfully defended his title, defeating second-seeded Ivan Lendl, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–3 in the final, breaking a seven-match losing streak against the Czech.[1][2]

Singles
1983 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds edit

  1.   John McEnroe (champion)
  2.   Ivan Lendl (final)
  3.   Mats Wilander (third round)
  4.   Gene Mayer (third round)
  5.   Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
  6.   Steve Denton (third round)
  7.   Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals)
  8.   Sandy Mayer (second round)
  9.   Kevin Curren (second round)
  10.   Jimmy Arias (second round)
  11.   Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
  12.   Wojtek Fibak (quarterfinals)
  13.   Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
  14.   Mel Purcell (second round)
  15.   Henri Leconte (third round)
  16.   Tim Mayotte (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
            
1   John McEnroe 6 6  
16   Tim Mayotte 3 3  
1   John McEnroe 4 7 6 6  
2   Ivan Lendl 6 6 4 3  
    Bill Scanlon 6 6  
2   Ivan Lendl 7 7  

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J McEnroe 7 4 6
Q   B Mitton 3 1       J Sadri 6 6 3
    J Sadri 6 6   1   J McEnroe 7 6  
    M De Palmer 7 6       M De Palmer 6 2  
    P McNamee 6 1       M De Palmer 4 6 6
14   M Purcell 6 4 1
1   J McEnroe 6 7  
7   E Teltscher 3 6  
9   K Curren 4 2  
    A Krickstein 2 3       F Buehning 6 6  
    F Buehning 6 6       F Buehning 1 6 4
    E Fromm 7 7   7   E Teltscher 6 4 6
    A Järryd 6 6       E Fromm 6 3 4
7   E Teltscher 2 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   G Mayer 2 6 6
    H Simonsson 2 3       B Gilbert 6 4 4
    B Gilbert 6 6   4   G Mayer 4 6 1
    H Solomon 4 2   16   T Mayotte 6 4 6
    M Bauer 6 6       M Bauer 3 7 5
16   T Mayotte 6 6 7
16   T Mayotte 7 6  
11   B Gottfried 6 1  
11   B Gottfried 6 7  
    P Složil 5 4       L Bourne 4 5  
    L Bourne 7 6   11   B Gottfried 7 2 7
    J Borowiak 7 7   6   S Denton 6 6 6
    C Hooper 6 6       J Borowiak 7 3 4
6   S Denton 6 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   P McNamara 6 6  
    G Forget 6 7 6     G Forget 3 3  
    V Winitsky 7 6 4 5   P McNamara 7 6  
    A Tous 6 6   13   T Šmid 6 0  
    T Gullikson 3 4       A Tous 4 4  
13   T Šmid 6 6  
5   P McNamara 4 6 6
    B Scanlon 6 4 7
10   J Arias 1 6  
    R Harmon 7 3 3     B Scanlon 6 7  
    B Scanlon 6 6 6     B Scanlon 6 2 6
    R Van't Hof 7 3 7 3   M Wilander 4 6 2
    V Amaya 5 6 6     R Van't Hof 3 6  
3   M Wilander 6 7  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   S Mayer 4 7 4
Q   B Walts 6 5 6 Q   B Walts 6 5 6
    P Dent 3 7 1 Q   B Walts 2 1  
    M Dickson 7 4 6 12   W Fibak 6 6  
    C Lewis 6 6 3     M Dickson 1 2  
12   W Fibak 6 6  
12   W Fibak 4 1  
2   I Lendl 6 6  
15   H Leconte 6 7 6
Q   D Carter 6 1 6 Q   D Carter 7 5 1
Q   T Giammalva 1 6 3 15   H Leconte 4 2  
Q   S Davis 7 6   2   I Lendl 6 6  
Q   S Meister 5 1   Q   S Davis 4 4  
2   I Lendl 6 6  

References edit

  1. ^ "McEnroe's attack overwhelms Lendl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 7, 1983. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0002181223.

External links edit