1983 French Open
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List of the 1983 French Open champions:
Early Modern France Yannick Noah
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Sweden Mats Wilander
, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(3)
United States Chris Evert
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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
, 6–1, 6–2
Sweden Anders Järryd
/ Sweden Hans Simonsson
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Australia Mark Edmondson
/ United States Sherwood Stewart
, 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–2
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer
/ United States Candy Reynolds
def. United States Kathy Jordan
/ United States Anne Smith
, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
United States Barbara Jordan / United States Eliot Teltscher
def. United States Leslie Allen
/ United States Charles Strode, 6–2, 6–3
Men's singles
Early Modern France Yannick NoahYannick Noah
Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
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Sweden Mats WilanderMats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(3)
- It was Noah's 3rd title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
United States Chris EvertChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima JaušovecMima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986....
, 6–1, 6–2
- It was Evert's 15th career Grand Slam title, and her 5th French Open title.
Men's doubles
Sweden Anders JärrydAnders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
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Sweden Hans SimonssonHans Simonsson
Hans Simonsson is a retired professional tennis player from Sweden. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 12 ATP Tour titles in his career. He won the French Open doubles title in 1983 with his countryman Anders Järryd. He also played in the 1983 Davis Cup final for Sweden. He reached his...
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Australia Mark EdmondsonMark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....
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United States Sherwood StewartSherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...
, 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–2
Women's doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank NidefferRosalyn Fairbank
Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance coming as late as 1997...
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United States Candy ReynoldsCandy Reynolds
Candy Reynolds is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983...
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United States Kathy JordanKathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
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United States Anne SmithAnne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Mixed doubles
United States Barbara Jordan / United States Eliot TeltscherEliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher is a retired professional American tennis player.-Early years:Teltscher's mother was born in Israel; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army...
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United States Leslie AllenLeslie Allen (tennis)
Leslie Allen is a retired American professional tennis player.Allen was a member of the University of Southern California national championship team and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications...
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United States Charles Strode, 6–2, 6–3