The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 72nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983.
| 1983 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 November – 11 December 1983 |
| Edition | 72nd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Mats Wilander | |
| Women's singles | |
 Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Stefan Edberg | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Amanda Brown | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Jamie Harty / Des Tyson | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton | |
Seniors
editMen's singles
edit Mats Wilander defeated 
Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- • It was Wilander's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open.
Women's singles
edit Martina Navratilova defeated Kathy Jordan, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
- • It was Navratilova's 8th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Men's doubles
edit Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Denton / Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6
- It was Edmondson's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was McNamee's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
edit Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 23rd career Grand Slam title and her 5th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
edit- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
editBoys' singles
edit Stefan Edberg defeated Simon Youl 6–4, 6–4
- With this victory Edberg completed the only junior Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era to date. Butch Buchholz completed the same Grand Slam in 1958, but the US Open junior events were invitational at that time.
Girls' singles
edit Amanda Brown defeated Bernadette Randall 7–6, 6–3
Boys' doubles
edit Jamie Harty / Des Tyson defeated Darren Cahill / Anthony Lane 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Girls' doubles
edit Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton defeated Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3