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The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup). The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).
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Duration | 10 January 1983 – 10 January 1984 |
Edition | 14th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Series (65) * Super Series * Regular Series Team Events (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Mats Wilander (9) |
Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (13) |
Prize money leader | Ivan Lendl ($1,747,128) |
Points leader | Mats Wilander (3,101) [a] |
Awards | |
Player of the year | John McEnroe |
Most improved player of the year | Jimmy Arias |
Newcomer of the year | Scott Davis |
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The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Dec | New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D |
Joakim Nyström 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Mike Bauer | Marty Davis Pat Cash |
Broderick Dyke Anders Järryd Lloyd Bourne Robert Seguso |
Pat Cash Mike Bauer 7–6, 6–4 |
Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | ||||
19 Dec | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
Mike Bauer 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Miloslav Mečíř | Paul McNamee Brad Drewett |
Chris Lewis Chip Hooper Leif Shiras Pat Cash |
Craig Miller Eric Sherbeck 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | ||||
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Davis Final Melbourne, Australia – grass | Australia 3–2 | Sweden |
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | Danny Saltz 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | Chip Hooper | Brad Drewett Larry Stefanki | Chris Lewis Steve Guy John Alexander Russell Simpson |
Brian Levine John Van Nostrand 7–5, 6–2 | Brad Drewett Chip Hooper | ||||
Volvo Masters New York, US Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6 | John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors | José Higueras Johan Kriek Tomáš Šmíd Andrés Gómez | |
John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–2 | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1983:
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