Remove ads
The 1983 Italian Open was a tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. The women's tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in Perugia, Italy and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from 16 through 22 May 1983 while the women's tournament was played from 2 through 8 May 1983. Jimmy Arias and Andrea Temesvári won the singles titles.[3]
| 1983 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–22 May (men) 2–8 May (women) |
| Edition | 40th |
| Prize money | $300,000 (men) $150,000 (women) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy (men) Perugia, Italy (women) |
| Venue | Foro Italico (men) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Jimmy Arias[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Andrea Temesvári | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Virginia Ruzici /  Virginia Wade | |
Remove ads
Men's singles
Jimmy Arias defeated 
José Higueras 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4
- It was Arias' 2nd singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Women's singles
Andrea Temesvári defeated Bonnie Gadusek 6–1, 6–0
- It was Temesvári's 1st singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Men's doubles
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci defeated 
Jan Gunnarsson / Mike Leach 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
- It was González's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Pecci's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruzici / Virginia Wade defeated 
Ivanna Madruga-Osses / 
Catherine Tanvier 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
- It was Ruzici's 1st title of the year and the 17th of her career. It was Wade's only title of the year and the 15th of her career.
Remove ads
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads