The 1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo

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, Japan

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 that 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....

 and the 1983 Nabisco Grand Prix. The tournament was held from October 17 through October 23, 1983.

Men's Singles

  Eliot Teltscher

Eliot Teltscher

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defeated   Andrés Gómez

Andrés Gómez

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 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

Etsuko Inoue

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defeated   Shelley Solomon 6–2, 5–7, 6–1

• It was Inoue's 1st career title.

Men's Doubles

  Sammy Giammalva Jr. /   Steve Meister

Steve Meister

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defeated   Tim Gulliksson /   Tom Gulliksson 6–4, 6–7, 7–6

Women's Doubles

  Chris O'Neil

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/   Pam Whytcross

Pam Whytcross

Pam Whytcross is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In a nine-year professional career beginning in 1977, Whytcross won 3 doubles titles and was a losing finalist with Naoko Satō at the 1978 Australian Open. In singles Whytcross' best Grand Slam results were at Melbourne and...

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.