1983 Italian Open (tennis)
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The 1983 Italian Open was a tennis
tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts
at the Foro Italico
in Rome
in Italy
and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix
. The women's tournament was played on outdoor clay courts
in Perugia
in Italy
and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The men's tournament was held from May 16 through May 22, 1983 while the women's tournament was played from May 2 through May 8, 1983.
Jimmy Arias
defeated
José Higueras
6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Andrea Temesvári
defeated Bonnie Gadusek
6–1, 6–0
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
defeated
Jan Gunnarsson
/ Mike Leach
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Virginia Ruzici
/
Virginia Wade
defeated
Ivanna Madruga-Osses / 
Catherine Tanvier
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Foro Italico
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix
1983 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule ....
. The women's tournament was played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on December 11, 1983 after 56 events....
. The men's tournament was held from May 16 through May 22, 1983 while the women's tournament was played from May 2 through May 8, 1983.
Men's Singles
Jimmy AriasJimmy Arias
James Arias is a former tennis touring professional player from the United States, a bronze medallist.From Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York, Arias's peak year was 1983, when as a 19 year-old he finished the year ranked World No. 6, having reached the U.S...
defeated
José HiguerasJosé Higueras
José Higueras is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain.Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, he reached the World No. 6 singles ranking in 1983...
6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Arias' 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Women's Singles
Andrea TemesváriAndrea Temesvari
Andrea Temesvári is a former professional tennis player once ranked as high as World No. 7. She won the Italian Open at sixteen, but injuries later hampered her career. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. At the 1986 French Open she won the women's...
defeated
Bonnie GadusekBonnie Gadusek
Bonnie Gadusek is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who retired in April 1987....
6–1, 6–0
- It was Temesvári's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Men's Doubles
Francisco González / Víctor PecciVíctor Pecci
Víctor Pecci is a former professional Paraguayan tennis player. Pecci was born in Asunción.Pecci was ranked as high as World No. 9 in singles in 1980 and World No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final...
defeated
Jan GunnarssonJan Gunnarsson
Jan Gunnarsson is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won one singles in Vienna 1985 and nine doubles titles on the world tour during his professional career...
/
Mike LeachMike Leach (tennis)
Michael E. Leach is a former collegiate and ATP Tour professional tennis player who won the NCAA singles championship in 1982 while attending the University of Michigan.-Early years:...
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
- It was González's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Pecci's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.
Women's Doubles
Virginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....
/
Virginia WadeVirginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
defeated
Ivanna Madruga-Osses / Catherine TanvierCatherine Tanvier
Catherine Tanvier is a former tennis player from France, who emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the brightest young talents in the game...
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
- It was Ruzici's 1st title of the year and the 17th of her career. It was Wade's only title of the year and the 15th of her career.