1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Eliot Teltscher
Runner-up	Andrés Gómez
Final score	7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Jimmy Arias was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Eliot Teltscher won the title, defeating Andrés Gómez in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1.

Seeds

1. Andrés Gómez (Final)
2. Eliot Teltscher (Champion)
3. Henri Leconte (Third Round)
4. Robert Van't Hof (Second Round)
5. Gianni Ocleppo (Quarterfinals)
6. Thomas Högstedt (Second Round)
7. Scott Davis (Second Round)
8. Christophe Roger-Vasselin (Quarterfinals)
9. Sammy Giammalva, Jr. (Second Round)
10. Mike De Palmer (Third Round)
11. Brad Gilbert (Third Round)
12. Francisco González (First Round)
13. Pat Du Pré (First Round)
14. Tom Gullikson (Semifinals)
15. Thierry Tulasne (First Round)
16. Nduka Odizor (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Andrés Gómez	6	6
	14	Tom Gullikson	3	2
								1	Andrés Gómez	5	6	1
								2	Eliot Teltscher	7	3	6
		Tim Gullikson	1	6	2
	2	Eliot Teltscher	6	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	A Gómez	7	6
	J Bailey	5	3				1	A Gómez	6	7
Q	Tetsu Kuramitsu	2	1					V Winitsky	3	6
	V Winitsky	6	6											1	A Gómez	6	7
	B Dyke	0	6	1										11	B Gilbert	2	5
	M Freeman	6	2	6				M Freeman	4	3
	B Kleege	3	6				11	B Gilbert	6	6
11	B Gilbert	6	7																		1	A Gómez	6	7
16	N Odizor	2	6																			R Krishnan	2	5
	Craig Miller	6	7					Craig Miller	7	1	4
	M Davis	2	5					S Meister	6	6	6
	S Meister	6	7												S Meister	3	2
	Hitoshi Shirato	0	2												R Krishnan	6	6
	R Krishnan	6	6					R Krishnan	3	6	1
Q	L Warder	2	4				6	T Högstedt	6	3	1
6	T Högstedt	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	R Van't Hof	7	6
	J Austin	5	3				4	R Van't Hof	4	6	6
	C Strode	7	6					C Strode	6	4	7
	M Anger	6	4												C Strode	4	6	4
	P Rennert	4	0^r											14	To Gullikson	6	3	6
	R Frawley	6	1					R Frawley	7	3	6
	Toru Yonezawa	2	4				14	To Gullikson	6	6	7
14	To Gullikson	6	6																		14	To Gullikson	6	7
10	M De Palmer	7	6																		8	C Roger-Vasselin	3	5
	T Fukui	5	2				10	M De Palmer	6	3	6
	J Levine	3	7	1				T Cain	2	6	3
	T Cain	6	6	6										10	M De Palmer	6	5	2
	T Waltke	6	2	6										8	C Roger-Vasselin	3	7	6
	J Gurfein	2	6	7				J Gurfein	7	6	3
	Shozo Shiraishi	6	3	1			8	C Roger-Vasselin	6	7	6
8	C Roger-Vasselin	4	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	G Ocleppo	6	6
	Shinichi Sakamoto	2	4				5	G Ocleppo	6	7	6
	R Gehring	6	7					R Gehring	7	6	4
	MS Strode	1	5											5	G Ocleppo	6	6
	W Hampson	6	2												T Nelson	4	3
	T Nelson	7	6					T Nelson	6	6
Q	D Dowlen	3	2				9	S Giammalva, Jr	2	3
9	S Giammalva, Jr	6	6																		5	G Ocleppo	6	2	2
12	F González	6	5																			Ti Gullikson	1	6	6
	Ti Gullikson	7	7					Ti Gullikson	6	6
	Shigeyuki Nishio	4	4				Q	K Flach	3	1
Q	K Flach	6	6												Ti Gullikson	6	6
	M Tideman	1	0											3	H Leconte	4	2
Q	S McCain	6	6				Q	S McCain	4	6
	Sean Brawley	3	0				3	H Leconte	6	7
3	H Leconte	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	S Davis	6	7
Q	M Vines	1	5				7	S Davis	6	4
	L Stefanki	3	6	6				L Stefanki	7	6
	G Michibata	6	3	4											L Stefanki	6	6	7
Q	R Seguso	6	6	6										Q	R Seguso	3	7	6
	R Meyer	3	7	4			Q	R Seguso	7	7
	D Pate	6	6					D Pate	6	5
13	P Du Pré	4	4																			L Stefanki	2	3
15	T Tulasne	6	6																		2	E Teltscher	6	6
	G Goven	7	7					G Goven	6	3	6
	V Amaya	3	7	6				V Amaya	3	6	1
	G Holmes	6	6	2											G Goven	1	1
	L Bourne	7	0	2										2	E Teltscher	6	6
	S Menon	6	6	6				S Menon	0	1
	A Andrews	1	3				2	E Teltscher	6	6
2	E Teltscher	6	6

References

• Main Draw