1983 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1983 Wimbledon Championships
1982 Champions	Anne Smith Kevin Curren
Champions	Wendy Turnbull John Lloyd
Runners-up	Billie Jean King Steve Denton
Final score	6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–5), 7–5

Anne Smith and Kevin Curren were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Wendy Turnbull and John Lloyd won in the final 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–5), 7–5 against Billie Jean King and Steve Denton.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Billie Jean King / Steve Denton (Final)
2. Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd (Champions)
3. JoAnne Russell / Sherwood Stewart (Third Round)
4. Pam Shriver / Fred Stolle (Semifinals)
5. Andrea Leand / John Newcombe (Second Round)
6. Kathy Jordan / Tom Gullikson (Quarterfinals)
7. Jo Durie / Frew McMillan (Third Round)
8. Barbara Jordan / Ferdi Taygan (Third 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	Billie Jean King   Steve Denton	6	6
		Andrea Temesvári   Charles Strode	4	3
								1	Billie Jean King   Steve Denton	7^7	6^5	5
								2	Wendy Turnbull   John Lloyd	6^5	7^7	7
	4	Pam Shriver   Fred Stolle	7	3	4
	2	Wendy Turnbull   John Lloyd	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	B J King   S Denton	7	6
	M Torres   R Lewis	5	6	6				M Torres   R Lewis	5	3
LL	N Sato   A Cortes	7	4	4										1	B J King   S Denton	6	6
	N Yeargin   C Pasarell	6	3	6											S Barker   D Lloyd	1	2
	C Monteiro   C Motta	4	6	3				N Yeargin   C Pasarell	6	3
	S Barker   D Lloyd	6	5	9				S Barker   D Lloyd	7	6
	S Walsh   J Fillol	4	7	7																	1	B J King   S Denton	6	3	6
	H Ludloff   M Guntrip	7	4	6																	6	K Jordan   T Gullikson	1	6	3
	K Rinaldi   M Bauer	5	6	2				H Ludloff   M Guntrip	0	6	3
	L Fitzgerald   S Shaw	6	1					C Tanvier   C Lewis	6	2	6
	C Tanvier   C Lewis	7	6												C Tanvier   C Lewis
	A White   R Van't Hof	4	3											6	K Jordan   T Gullikson	w/o
	M-L Piatek   F Buehning	6	6					M-L Piatek   F Buehning	3	5
							6	K Jordan   T Gullikson	6	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	J Russell   S Stewart	6	6
	V Wade   B Hewitt	7	2	6				V Wade   B Hewitt	4	1
	S Acker   D Gitlin	5	6	4										3	J Russell   S Stewart	6	6	4
	B Nagelsen   J Fitzgerald	6	6												P Teeguarden   B Mitton	4	7	6
	C Evert-Lloyd   J Evert	2	4					B Nagelsen   J Fitzgerald	5	1
	D Jarrett   A Jarrett	3	6	1				P Teeguarden   B Mitton	7	6
	P Teeguarden   B Mitton	6	3	6																		P Teeguarden   B Mitton	4	4
LL	M Reinach   C van Rensburg	2	7	6																		A Temesvári   C Strode	6	6
	A Jaeger   S Davis	6	6	1			LL	M Reinach   C van Rensburg	2	7	3
	A Hobbs   J Feaver	5	3					A Temesvári   C Strode	6	6	6
	A Temesvári   C Strode	7	6												A Temesvári   C Strode	7	6
	L Romanov   L Bourne	7	6	7										8	B Jordan   F Taygan	6	2
	K Latham   M Doyle	6	7	5				L Romanov   L Bourne
							8	B Jordan   F Taygan	w/o

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	A Leand   J Newcombe	6	4	3
	Z Garrison   R Harmon	6	6					Z Garrison   R Harmon	3	6	6
	K Brasher   R Drysdale	0	4												Z Garrison   R Harmon	2	6	7
	A Minter   L Warder	3	3												E Pfaff   E Fromm	6	3	5
Q	K Steinmetz   J Turpin	6	6				Q	K Steinmetz   J Turpin	3	4
	R Fairbank   R Moore	3	6					E Pfaff   E Fromm	6	6
	E Pfaff   E Fromm	6	7																			Z Garrison   R Harmon	4	6	3
	B Stöve   D Ralston	4	6	3																	4	P Shriver   F Stolle	6	4	6
	C Jolissaint   C Dowdeswell	6	3	6				C Jolissaint   C Dowdeswell	7	6
	C Reynolds   M De Palmer	4	3				Q	B Randall   J Dier	6	2
Q	B Randall   J Dier	6	6												C Jolissaint   C Dowdeswell	5	6
	P Smith   M S Strode	6	6											4	P Shriver   F Stolle	7	7
	R Casals   M Estep	3	4					P Smith   M S Strode	1	2
							4	P Shriver   F Stolle	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Durie   F McMillan	6	6	6
	C Bassett   V Van Patten	6	4	5				B Herr   D Graham	2	7	3
	B Herr   D Graham	4	6	7										7	J Durie   F McMillan	6	2	3
	I Kloss   O Davidson	7	7												P Whytcross   C Johnstone	4	6	6
	A Croft   C Bradnam	5	5					I Kloss   O Davidson	3	2
	P Whytcross   C Johnstone	5	6	16				P Whytcross   C Johnstone	6	6
LL	N Gregory   M Wayman	7	3	14																		P Whytcross   C Johnstone	4	4
	P Medrado   G Barbosa	7	6																		2	W Turnbull   J Lloyd	6	6
	J Tremelling   T Roche	6	1					P Medrado   G Barbosa	2	7	6
	A Kiyomura   A Amritraj	6	6					A Kiyomura   A Amritraj	6	6	1
LL	A Tobin   G Dingwall	4	2												P Medrado   G Barbosa	5	2
	B Remilton   M Fancutt	6	6											2	W Turnbull   J Lloyd	7	6
LL	S McInerney   B Levine	3	2					B Remilton   M Fancutt	7	0	3
							2	W Turnbull   J Lloyd	6	6	6

References

• 1983 ITF Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles Draw