1983 Australian Open
| 1983 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 November - 11 December |
| Edition | 72nd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Mats Wilander | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee | |
| Women's Doubles | |
|
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | |
| Boys' Singles | |
|
Stefan Edberg | |
| Girls' Singles | |
 Amanda Brown | |
| Boys' Doubles | |
|
Jamie Harty / Desmond Tyson | |
| Girls' Doubles | |
|
Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton | |
The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 72nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983.
Seniors
Men's singles
Mats Wilander defeated 
Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- • It was Wilander's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Kathy Jordan, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
- • It was Navratilova's 8th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Men's Doubles
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Denton / Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6
- It was Edmondson's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title. It was McNamee's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 23rd career Grand Slam title and her 5th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Mixed Doubles
- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Stefan Edberg[1] defeated Simon Youl 6–4, 6–4
Girls' Singles
Amanda Brown defeated Bernadette Randall 7–6, 6–3
Boys' Doubles
Jamie Harty / Desmond Tyson defeated Darren Cahill / Anthony Lane 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Girls' Doubles
Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton defeated Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Notes
- ↑ With this victory Edberg completed the only junior Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era to date. Butch Buchholz completed the same Grand Slam in 1958, but the US Open junior events were invitational at that time.
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| Preceded by 1983 US Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1984 French Open |
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