The 1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's
tennis
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Tokyo
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, Japan that was part of the
1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
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The Virginia Slims World Championship ...
and the
1983 Volvo Grand Prix
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. The tournament was held from 17 October through 23 October 1983.
Eliot Teltscher
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Early year ...
and
Etsuko Inoue
is a retired tennis player from Japan.
Inoue twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 (Los Angeles, California) and 1988
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won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Eliot Teltscher
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Tennis career
Early year ...
defeated
Andrés Gómez
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His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player. His nephew Nicolás Lapent ...
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
*It was Teltscher's 1st title of the year and the 11th of his career.
Women's singles
Etsuko Inoue
is a retired tennis player from Japan.
Inoue twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 (Los Angeles, California) and 1988
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defeated
Shelley Solomon
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Steve Meister
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defeated
Tim Gullikson
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Gullikson was Pete Sampras' coach from 1992 to 1995.
Tenn ...
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Tom Gullikson
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Pam Whytcross
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defeated Helena Manset / Micki Schillig 6–3, 7–5
* It was O'Neil's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Whytcross' 3rd title of the year and of her career.
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally founded in 1915 as the Japan International Ch ...
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally founded in 1915 as the Japan International Ch ...
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally founded in 1915 as the Japan International Ch ...
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally founded in 1915 as the Japan International Ch ...