1983 NSW Open
Date12–18 December (men)
21–27 November (women)
Edition92nd
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Women's singles
United Kingdom Jo Durie
Men's doubles
Australia Pat Cash / United States Mike Bauer
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs / Australia Wendy Turnbull

The 1983 New South Wales Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The men's tournament, named ANZ Bank NSW Open, was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix and held from 12 December until 18 December 1983. The women's tournament, known as the NSW Building Society Open, was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series and was played from 21 November through 27 November 1983. It was the 92nd edition of the tournament. Third-seeded Jo Durie won the women's singles title, the first British female player to do so since Dorothy Round in 1934.[1][2]

Finals

Men's singles

Sweden Joakim Nyström defeated United States Mike Bauer 2–6, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Nyström's 1st singles title of his career.

Women's singles

United Kingdom Jo Durie defeated United States Kathy Jordan 6–3, 7–5

  • It was Durie's 2nd and final singles title of the year and of her career.

Women's doubles

United Kingdom Anne Hobbs / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Hobbs' 5th title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Turnbull's 4th title of the year and the 56th of her career.

Men's doubles

Australia Pat Cash / United States Mike Bauer defeated Australia Broderick Dyke / Australia Rod Frawley 7–6, 6–4

References

  1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 462, 483.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 191. ISBN 0002181223.
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