1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Eliot Teltscher
Runner-up	Andrés Gómez
Final score	7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Jimmy Arias was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Eliot Teltscher won the title, defeating Andrés Gómez in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Andrés Gómez	6	6
	14	Tom Gullikson	3	2
								1	Andrés Gómez	5	6	1
								2	Eliot Teltscher	7	3	6
		Tim Gullikson	1	6	2
	2	Eliot Teltscher	6	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	A Gómez	7	6
	J Bailey	5	3				1	A Gómez	6	7
Q	Tetsu Kuramitsu	2	1					V Winitsky	3	6
	V Winitsky	6	6											1	A Gómez	6	7
	B Dyke	0	6	1										11	B Gilbert	2	5
	M Freeman	6	2	6				M Freeman	4	3
	B Kleege	3	6				11	B Gilbert	6	6
11	B Gilbert	6	7																		1	A Gómez	6	7
16	N Odizor	2	6																			R Krishnan	2	5
	Craig Miller	6	7					Craig Miller	7	1	4
	M Davis	2	5					S Meister	6	6	6
	S Meister	6	7												S Meister	3	2
	Hitoshi Shirato	0	2												R Krishnan	6	6
	R Krishnan	6	6					R Krishnan	3	6	1
Q	L Warder	2	4				6	T Högstedt	6	3	1
6	T Högstedt	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	R Van't Hof	7	6
	J Austin	5	3				4	R Van't Hof	4	6	6
	C Strode	7	6					C Strode	6	4	7
	M Anger	6	4												C Strode	4	6	4
	P Rennert	4	0r											14	To Gullikson	6	3	6
	R Frawley	6	1					R Frawley	7	3	6
	Toru Yonezawa	2	4				14	To Gullikson	6	6	7
14	To Gullikson	6	6																		14	To Gullikson	6	7
10	M De Palmer	7	6																		8	C Roger-Vasselin	3	5
	T Fukui	5	2				10	M De Palmer	6	3	6
	J Levine	3	7	1				T Cain	2	6	3
	T Cain	6	6	6										10	M De Palmer	6	5	2
	T Waltke	6	2	6										8	C Roger-Vasselin	3	7	6
	J Gurfein	2	6	7				J Gurfein	7	6	3
	Shozo Shiraishi	6	3	1			8	C Roger-Vasselin	6	7	6
8	C Roger-Vasselin	4	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	G Ocleppo	6	6
	Shinichi Sakamoto	2	4				5	G Ocleppo	6	7	6
	R Gehring	6	7					R Gehring	7	6	4
	MS Strode	1	5											5	G Ocleppo	6	6
	W Hampson	6	2												T Nelson	4	3
	T Nelson	7	6					T Nelson	6	6
Q	D Dowlen	3	2				9	S Giammalva, Jr	2	3
9	S Giammalva, Jr	6	6																		5	G Ocleppo	6	2	2
12	F González	6	5																			Ti Gullikson	1	6	6
	Ti Gullikson	7	7					Ti Gullikson	6	6
	Shigeyuki Nishio	4	4				Q	K Flach	3	1
Q	K Flach	6	6												Ti Gullikson	6	6
	M Tideman	1	0											3	H Leconte	4	2
Q	S McCain	6	6				Q	S McCain	4	6
	Sean Brawley	3	0				3	H Leconte	6	7
3	H Leconte	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	S Davis	6	7
Q	M Vines	1	5				7	S Davis	6	4
	L Stefanki	3	6	6				L Stefanki	7	6
	G Michibata	6	3	4											L Stefanki	6	6	7
Q	R Seguso	6	6	6										Q	R Seguso	3	7	6
	R Meyer	3	7	4			Q	R Seguso	7	7
	D Pate	6	6					D Pate	6	5
13	P Du Pré	4	4																			L Stefanki	2	3
15	T Tulasne	6	6																		2	E Teltscher	6	6
	G Goven	7	7					G Goven	6	3	6
	V Amaya	3	7	6				V Amaya	3	6	1
	G Holmes	6	6	2											G Goven	1	1
	L Bourne	7	0	2										2	E Teltscher	6	6
	S Menon	6	6	6				S Menon	0	1
	A Andrews	1	3				2	E Teltscher	6	6
2	E Teltscher	6	6

References

• Main Draw