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.
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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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£66,600£33,300£16,650£8,430£4,880£2,662£1,533£888
Women's singles£60,000£30,000£14,585£7,123£3,904£2,048£1,196£684
Men's doubles *£26,628£13,314£6,656£2,664£1,330£444£222
Women's doubles *£23,100£11,550£5,324£2,130£974£320£160
Mixed doubles *£12,000£6,000£3,000£1,400£700£350£150

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

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

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, 7–6, 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

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 '
  2. John McEnroe '
  3. Ivan Lendl '
  4. Guillermo Vilas '
  5. Mats Wilander '
  6. Gene Mayer '
  7. José Luis Clerc '
  8. Vitas Gerulaitis '
  9. Steve Denton '
  10. Jimmy Arias '
  11. Johan Kriek '
  12. Kevin Curren '
  13. Brian Gottfried '
  14. Bill Scanlon '
  15. Hank Pfister ''
  16. Tim Mayotte ''''

Women's singles

  1. Martina Navratilova
  2. Chris Evert Lloyd '
  3. Andrea Jaeger '
  4. Tracy Austin '
  5. Pam Shriver '
  6. Bettina Bunge '
  7. Wendy Turnbull '
  8. Hana Mandlíková '
  9. Sylvia Hanika '
  10. Billie Jean King '
  11. Barbara Potter '
  12. Virginia Ruzici '
  13. Jo Durie '
  14. Andrea Temesvári '
  15. Kathy Rinaldi '
  16. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''''