1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships (also known as the 1983 U.S. Open Clay Courts) was a men's Grand Prix and women's Championship Series tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Indianapolis in the United States. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from July 31 through August 7, 1983. Jimmy Arias and Andrea Temesvári won the singles titles.[3]

1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateJuly 31 - August 7
Edition15th
Draw56S/28D (men)
56S/32D (women)
Prize money$300,000 (men)
$289,000 (women)
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, USA
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jimmy Arias[1]
Women's singles
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
Men's doubles
Australia Mark Edmondson / United States Sherwood Stewart[2]
Women's doubles
United States Kathleen Horvath / Romania Virginia Ruzici
← 1982 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1984 →

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Jimmy Arias defeated   Andrés Gómez 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

  • It was Arias' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Andrea Temesvári defeated   Zina Garrison 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Temesvári's 3rd title of the year and her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Mark Edmondson /   Sherwood Stewart defeated   Carlos Kirmayr /   Cássio Motta 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Edmondson's 2nd title of the year and the 24th of his career. It was Stewart's 3rd title of the year and the 45th of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Kathleen Horvath /   Virginia Ruzici defeated   Gigi Fernández /   Beth Herr 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Horvath's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Ruzici's 2nd title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ "ATP – 1983 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. ^ "ATP – 1983 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 142, 143. ISBN 0002181223.

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