1983 French Open – Men's singles

Yannick Noah defeated the defending champion Mats Wilander in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. It was his first and only major singles title. Noah remains the most recent Frenchman to win the title, and his victory also marked the last time a man won a singles major with a wooden racket.

Men's singles
1983 French Open
Final
ChampionFrance Yannick Noah
Runner-upSweden Mats Wilander
Score6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Yannick Noah is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
  2.   John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
  3.   Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
  4.   Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  5.   Mats Wilander (final)
  6.   Yannick Noah (champion)
  7.   José Luis Clerc (second round)
  8.   José Higueras (semifinals)
  9.   Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
  10.   Eliot Teltscher (fourth round)
  11.   Jimmy Arias (fourth round)
  12.   Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
  13.   Wojtek Fibak (first round)
  14.   Henrik Sundström (fourth round)
  15.   Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
  16.   Andrés Gómez (fourth round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Jimmy Connors 4 4 6
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 6 7
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3 0 0
6   Yannick Noah 6 6 6
3   Ivan Lendl 6 2 7 0
6   Yannick Noah 7 6 5 6
6   Yannick Noah 6 7 77
5   Mats Wilander 2 5 63
8   José Higueras 6 6 6 4 6
4   Guillermo Vilas 2 7 1 6 1
8   José Higueras 5 7 3 0
5   Mats Wilander 7 6 6 6
5   Mats Wilander 1 6 6 6
2   John McEnroe 6 2 4 0

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   J Connors 6 6 6
  C A.Miller 2 2 1 1   J Connors 6 6 6
  Z Kuhárszky 3 3 7 6 5   P McNamee 4 4 3
  P McNamee 6 6 5 3 7 1   J Connors 6 6 5 6
  J Velasco Sr. 6 3 6 6   H Gildemeister 3 1 7 1
  C Lewis 3 6 0 3   J Velasco Sr. 4 6 1 7 1
  H Gildemeister 3 1 6 6 6   H Gildemeister 6 1 6 5 6
  J Góes 6 6 2 2 5r 1   J Connors 6 6 6
  B Boileau 7 1 5 6 6   E Fromm 2 1 1
  P Hjertquist 5 6 7 1 4   B Boileau 4 4 2
  E Fromm 3 7 6 6   E Fromm 6 6 6
Q   J Lloyd 6 6 2 3   E Fromm 2 6 6 6
  U Pinner 2 1 4   P Arraya 6 4 4 1
  P Arraya 6 6 6   P Arraya 6 6 3 6
Q   C Panatta 1 6 3 6 1 15   T Šmid 1 4 6 4
15   T Šmid 6 3 6 1 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   W Fibak 5 6 6 3
  B Fritz 7 7 4 6   B Fritz 7 4 2 1
  C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 6   C Roger-Vasselin 5 6 6 6
Q   B Balleret 4 3 3   C Roger-Vasselin 3 4 7 6 6
  H Günthardt 2 6 6 6   H Günthardt 6 6 6 3 1
  J Brown 6 3 3 2   H Günthardt 7 6 6
  P Složil 6 6 6   P Složil 6 3 1
  F González 2 4 2   C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 1 6
  P Portes 6 5 3 6 6   F Luna 2 3 6 1
  F Sauer 4 7 6 1 4   P Portes 1 3 2
  B Manson 6 5 6 4 3   M De Palmer 6 6 6
  M De Palmer 2 7 3 6 6   M De Palmer 1 6 5 0
  F Luna 6 6 6   F Luna 6 4 7 6
  A Ganzábal 2 2 4   F Luna 6 6 6
  L Pimek 6 6 3 1 7   J L Clerc 2 1 1
7   J L Clerc 3 7 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   I Lendl 6 6 6
Q   P Rebolledo 4 1 3 3   I Lendl 6 6 6
  S Casal 2 6 6 6 12   S Casal 2 2 2
  S Birner 6 4 2 7 10 3   I Lendl 6 6 3 6
  M Martinez 6 6 6   M Martinez 0 2 6 0
  Z Franulović 3 1 4   M Martinez 6 6 1 6
  A Maurer 6 7 6   A Maurer 4 1 6 4
  K Meiler 2 5 3 3   I Lendl 7 6 6
  T Waltke 5 6 3 7 5 12   B Gottfried 6 4 3
  M Tideman 7 1 6 5 7   M Tideman 6 6 1 6
  M S Strode 3 1 1   M Orantes 3 3 6 3
  M Orantes 6 6 6   M Tideman 6 3 0 0
  L Courteau 6 2 3 12   B Gottfried 3 6 6 6
  M Dickson 7 6 6   M Dickson 6 6 6 3 1
  M Schapers 6 6 6 3 12   B Gottfried 4 2 7 6 6
12   B Gottfried 4 7 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   V Gerulaitis 4 4 6 1
  H Simonsson 6 6 2 6   H Simonsson 6 7 6 6 4
  G Rinaldini 2 1 0   J Alexander 7 6 7 1 6
  J Alexander 6 6 6   J Alexander 4 6 6 6 6
  T Cain 1 4 3   M Purcell 6 1 3 7 3
  M Purcell 6 6 6   M Purcell 6 6 6
  G Forget 6 6 6 4   W Masur 2 3 3
  W Masur 7 3 2 6   J Alexander 2 6 1
  P DuPré 1 6 7 6 6   Y Noah 6 7 6
  B Foxworth 6 2 5 2   P DuPré 6 0 6 6
  G Tiberti 6 0 3 4   D Keretić 2 6 2 2
  D Keretić 4 6 6 6   P DuPré 5 6 2
  V Pecci Sr. 6 6 6 6   Y Noah 7 7 6
  M Mitchell 4 2 2   V Pecci Sr. 4 3 3
  A Järryd 1 0 2 6   Y Noah 6 6 6
6   Y Noah 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   J Higueras 7 6 6
  C Kirmayr 5 2 2 8   J Higueras 6 6 6
  C Hooper 3 0 0   H Leconte 4 4 4
  H Leconte 6 6 6 8   J Higueras 6 6 6
  J Soares 2 5 6 3   J Fillol Sr. 4 2 4
  J Fillol Sr. 6 7 2 6   J Fillol Sr. 6 6 6
  P Elter 6 3 7 4 6   P Elter 3 4 4
  M Doyle 2 6 5 6 2 8   J Higueras 7 6 7
  P Murphy 6 2 4 4 16   A Gómez 6 4 6
  S Glickstein 3 6 6 6   S Glickstein 6 6 6
  J Gunnarsson 6 7 4 6 6   J Gunnarsson 2 3 4
Q   J Aguilera 7 6 6 2 4   S Glickstein 6 5 3 6 4
  D Visser 6 6 6 16   A Gómez 4 7 6 3 6
  F Punčec 3 1 4   D Visser 5 5 7 4
  A Andrews 1 1 6 16   A Gómez 7 7 5 6
16   A Gómez 6 6 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   J Arias 6 7 6 6
  P Cash 7 6 1 1 11   J Arias 7 0 7 6
  J Fitzgerald 5 6 1 7 6   J Fitzgerald 5 6 6 4
  B Gilbert 7 1 6 5 2 11   J Arias 7 0 7 6
  J L Damiani 3 0 6 4   M Hocevar 5 6 6 4
  T Tulasne 6 6 2 6   T Tulasne 3 1 1
Q   C Gattiker 6 3 7 4   M Hocevar 6 6 6
  M Hocevar 3 6 5 6 11   J Arias 5 3 2
Q   J Hervet 0 4 2 4   G Vilas 7 6 6
  I Năstase 6 6 6   I Năstase 7 6 1 6
  T Högstedt 1 6 4 6 6   T Högstedt 6 1 6 1
Q   R Cano 6 1 6 2 1   I Năstase 1 2 1
Q   M Myburg 4 6 6 6 4   G Vilas 6 6 6
  T Mayotte 6 0 4 2 Q   M Myburg 2 1 1
  F Segărceanu 1 5 1 4   G Vilas 6 6 6
4   G Vilas 6 7 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   M Wilander 4 6 6 2
  J Avendaño 6 2 0 1 r 5   M Wilander 6 6 6
Q   S Youl 4 1 6 6 2   C Bernelle 1 1 3
  C Bernelle 6 6 3 4 6 5   M Wilander 6 4 6 6
  D Pérez 6 6 6 6   D Bedel 1 6 4 1
  C Motta 7 1 1 2   D Pérez 4 0 3
  D Bedel 6 6 7   D Bedel 6 6 6
  J Potier 2 4 5 5   M Wilander 6 6 6
Q   F Errard 1 4 5 14   H Sundström 4 1 3
  J Nyström 6 6 7   J Nyström 6 6 6
  S Simonsson 4 2 0 Q   T Allan 3 3 2
Q   T Allan 6 6 6   J Nyström 5 4 6 1
  E Edwards 3 6 6 7 14   H Sundström 7 6 2 6
Q   J Feaver 6 2 3 6   E Edwards 1 4 0
  R Acuña 4 2 6 14   H Sundström 6 6 6
14   H Sundström 6 6 7

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   E Teltscher 3 7 6 6
  D Tarr 6 6 3 1 10   E Teltscher 6 7 6
  J Gurfein 6 6 6   J Gurfein 3 6 1
  G Ocleppo 1 3 2 10   E Teltscher 6 7 6
Q   P Groth 6 7 5 4 r Q   P Kuchna 3 6 3
Q   P Kuchna 7 6 7 2 Q   P Kuchna 2 6 4 6
Q   B Pirow 6 4 3 7 6 Q   B Pirow 6 2 6 1
  G Moretton 4 6 6 5 2 10   E Teltscher 3 6 4 1
  T Benhabiles 6 7 6 2   J McEnroe 6 3 6 6
  R Krishnan 4 5 3   T Benhabiles 3 6 2
  D Gitlin 5 6 6 6   D Gitlin 6 7 6
  C Freyss 7 3 1 1   D Gitlin 3 6 3 1
  A Tous 6 7 6 2   J McEnroe 6 3 6 6
  G Barbosa 2 5 3   A Tous 3 6 3
  B Testerman 6 1 2 7 2 2   J McEnroe 6 7 6
2   J McEnroe 3 6 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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