1983 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 to John McEnroe.

Singles
1983 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	John McEnroe
Runner-up	Ivan Lendl
Score	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Draw	12S

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Ivan Lendl (final)
2. John McEnroe (champion)
3. Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
4. Kevin Curren (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										1	Ivan Lendl	6	7	6
		Paul McNamee	4	7	6	6					Steve Denton	4	5	4
		Steve Denton	6	5	7	7													1	Ivan Lendl	6	6	6	6
																				Bill Scanlon	1	7	3	3
										4	Kevin Curren	6	3	2	3
		Balázs Taróczy	2	4	3						Bill Scanlon	2	6	6	6
		Bill Scanlon	6	6	6																							1	Ivan Lendl	2	6	3	7	6
		Vitas Gerulaitis	7	3	6	6																						2	John McEnroe	6	4	6	6	7
		José Luis Clerc	6	6	1	3					Vitas Gerulaitis	7	6	6
										3	Guillermo Vilas	6	4	2
																				Vitas Gerulaitis	3	2	2
		Wojciech Fibak	6	3	6	2													2	John McEnroe	6	6	6
		Tomáš Šmíd	3	6	7	6					Tomáš Šmíd	1	4	3
										2	John McEnroe	6	6	6

External links

• 1983 World Championship Tennis Finals draw