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. Noah remains the most recent Frenchman to win the title, and his victory also marked the last time a man won a singles
major
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with a wooden racket.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Yannick Noah is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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John McEnroe ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ivan Lendl ''(quarterfinals)''
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Guillermo Vilas ''(quarterfinals)''
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Mats Wilander ''(final)''
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Yannick Noah (champion)
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José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc (born 16 August 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on 3 August 1981, following a run of 25 consecutive matc ...
''(second round)''
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José Higueras ''(semifinals)''
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Vitas Gerulaitis ''(first round)''
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Eliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher (born March 15, 1959) is a retired professional American tennis player. He won the 1983 French Open Mixed Doubles. His highest ranking in singles was #6 in the world and in doubles was #38 in the world.
Tennis career
Early year ...
''(fourth round)''
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Jimmy Arias ''(fourth round)''
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Brian Gottfried ''(fourth round)''
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Wojtek Fibak
Wojciech Fibak (; popularly Wojtek Fibak ; born 30 August 1952) is a former professional tennis player and Polish entrepreneur and art collector. Fibak is best known for his doubles success with Dutch pro Tom Okker and Australian Kim Warwick, a ...
''(first round)''
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Henrik Sundström
Henrik Sundström (born 29 February 1964) is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface, with his solid and heavy topspin ...
''(fourth round)''
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Tomáš Šmíd ''(second round)''
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Andrés Gómez ''(fourth round)''
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1983 French Open Men's Singles draw1983 French Open – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:1983 French Open - Men's Singles
Men's Singles
French Open by year – Men's singles
1983 Grand Prix (tennis)