1983 WCT Tournament of Champions
Tennis tournament
1983 WCT Tournament of Champions | |||
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Date | May 1–8 | ||
Edition | 7th | ||
Category | World Championship Tennis | ||
Draw | 42S / 24D | ||
Prize money | $ 300,000 | ||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | ||
Location | Forest Hills , Queens , New York | ||
Venue | West Side Tennis Club | ||
Champions | |||
Singles | |||
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The 1983 WCT Tournament of Champions , also known by its sponsored name Mercedes Tournament of Champions , was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills , Queens , New York City in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from May 1 through May 8, 1983. Second-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title. [3] [4]
Finals
Singles
John McEnroe
defeated
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 7–5
- It was McEnroe's 3rd singles title of the year and the 42nd of his career .
Doubles
Tracy Delatte
/
Johan Kriek
defeated
Kevin Curren
/
Steve Denton
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
References
- ↑ "1983 Forest Hills WCT – Singles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "1983 Forest Hills WCT – Doubles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ John Barrett , ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation . London: Willow Books. pp. 165–168. ISBN 0002181223 .
- ↑ Neil Amour (May 4, 1983). "Lendl assails McEnroe" . The New York Times .