1983_U.S._Clay_Court_Championships_–_Men's_singles

1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

1983 tennis event results

José Higueras was the defending champion, but lost to Jimmy Brown in the second round. Third seed Jimmy Arias defeated Andrés Gómez in the final to claim the title and first prize money of $51,000 .[1]

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Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Spain José Higueras (second round)
  2. Argentina José Luis Clerc (third round)
  3. United States Jimmy Arias (champion)
  4. Sweden Henrik Sundström (quarterfinals)
  5. New Zealand Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
  6. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (final)
  7. Israel Shlomo Glickstein (semifinals)
  8. United States Mel Purcell (semifinals)
  9. Australia John Alexander (first round)
  10. Bolivia Mario Martinez (third round)
  11. Peru Pablo Arraya (third round)
  12. Italy Corrado Barazzutti (third round)
  13. Uruguay Diego Pérez (third round)
  14. Brazil Marcos Hocevar (first round)
  15. Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek (third round)
  16. Spain Fernando Luna (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  United States Jimmy Brown 5 5  
6 Ecuador Andrés Gómez 7 7  
6 Ecuador Andrés Gómez 7 6  
8 United States Mel Purcell 6 1  
4 Sweden Henrik Sundström 6 0  
8 United States Mel Purcell 7 6  
6 Ecuador Andrés Gómez 4 6 4
3 United States Jimmy Arias 6 2 6
5 New Zealand Chris Lewis 4 5  
3 United States Jimmy Arias 6 7  
3 United States Jimmy Arias 6 6  
7 Israel Shlomo Glickstein 1 3  
7 Israel Shlomo Glickstein 7 6  
Q Argentina Roberto Argüello 6 2  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Spain J Higueras 2 2  
  United States J Brown 6 6     United States J Brown 6 6  
Q United States J Canter 4 1     United States J Brown 6 6  
  Australia D Carter 6 6   11 Peru P Arraya 4 4  
  Brazil C Kirmayr 3 2     Australia D Carter 3 6 3
  United States G Holmes 5 4   11 Peru P Arraya 6 4 6
11 Peru P Arraya 7 6     United States J Brown 5 5  
10 Bolivia M Martinez 6 6   6 Ecuador A Gómez 7 7  
  Australia B Drewett 4 2   10 Bolivia M Martinez 1 6 6
  United States T Witsken 4 1     France T Tulasne 6 3 0
  France T Tulasne 6 6   10 Bolivia M Martinez 3 6  
Q Brazil G Mattos 3 3   6 Ecuador A Gómez 6 7  
  Argentina A Ganzábal 6 6     Argentina A Ganzábal 4 4  
6 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Sweden H Sundström 6 6  
  United States M Cahill 5 2     Colombia J Velasco 3 4  
  Colombia J Velasco 7 6   4 Sweden H Sundström 6 6  
  Hungary Z Kuhárszky 6 4 6 15 Czechoslovakia L Pimek 2 3  
  France L Courteau 3 6 4   Hungary Z Kuhárszky 2 6 1
  Australia CA Miller 3 1   15 Czechoslovakia L Pimek 6 4 6
15 Czechoslovakia L Pimek 6 6   4 Sweden H Sundström 6 0  
13 Uruguay D Pérez 6 3 6 8 United States M Purcell 7 6  
  United States V Winitsky 0 6 1 13 Uruguay D Pérez 6 6  
  United States Ti Gullikson 6 3 4   Italy C Panatta 1 4  
  Italy C Panatta 1 6 6 13 Uruguay D Pérez 2 2  
  South Africa R Venter 4 3   8 United States M Purcell 6 6  
  Brazil C Motta 6 6     Brazil C Motta 6 2 4
8 United States M Purcell 3 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 New Zealand C Lewis 7 7  
  Spain M Orantes 6 6     Spain M Orantes 6 5  
  Spain J Avendaño 3 1   5 New Zealand C Lewis 7 1 6
  United States S Lipton 6 6   12 Italy C Barazzutti 5 6 3
  France D Bedel 0 3     United States S Lipton 3 2  
  India R Krishnan 4 4   12 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6  
12 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6   5 New Zealand C Lewis 4 5  
16 Spain F Luna 2 6 6 3 United States J Arias 6 7  
  United States A Krickstein 6 3 4 16 Spain F Luna 7 6  
  South Africa D Tarr 6 6     South Africa D Tarr 5 0  
  United States T Moor 4 4   16 Spain F Luna      
Q United States J Levine 2 3   3 United States J Arias w/o    
Q Chile P Rebolledo 6 6   Q Chile P Rebolledo 2 3  
3 United States J Arias 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Israel S Glickstein 6 6  
  France G Forget 4 4     United States M Dickson 4 3  
  United States M Dickson 6 6   7 Israel S Glickstein 6 6  
Q United Kingdom C Dowdeswell 6 7   Q United Kingdom C Dowdeswell 4 4  
Q France J Vanier 4 5   Q United Kingdom C Dowdeswell 6 4 6
  Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 7     Czechoslovakia S Birner 4 6 1
14 Brazil M Hocevar 4 5   7 Israel S Glickstein 7 6  
9 Australia J Alexander 4 5   Q Argentina R Argüello 6 2  
  Italy F Cancellotti 6 7     Italy F Cancellotti 6 1  
  Sweden J Gunnarsson 1 1   Q Argentina R Argüello 7 6  
Q Argentina R Argüello 6 6   Q Argentina R Argüello 6    
  Australia C Johnstone 4 5   2 Argentina JL Clerc 1 r  
  Sweden H Simonsson 6 7     Sweden H Simonsson 1 3  
2 Argentina JL Clerc 6 6  

References

  1. [1]
    Lowenkron, Hank (August 8, 1983). "Arias wins US Clay title". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Associated Press.
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