1983 Player's Canadian Open
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The 1983 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
. The men's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium
in Montreal
in Canada
and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix
while the women's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre
in Toronto
in Canada
and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The men's tournament was held from August 8 through August 14, 1983 while the women's tournament was held from August 15 through August 21, 1983.
Ivan Lendl
defeated
Anders Järryd
6–2, 6–2
Martina Navrátilová defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Sandy Mayer
/ Ferdi Taygan
defeated Tim Gullikson
/ Tom Gullikson
6–3, 6–4
Anne Hobbs
/ Andrea Jaeger
defeated
Rosalyn Fairbank
/ Candy Reynolds
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
. The men's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium
Jarry Park Stadium
Jarry Park Stadium is a former baseball stadium in Montreal which served as home to the Montreal Expos, Major League Baseball's first Canadian franchise, from 1969–1976. It served as a temporary home until the domed Olympic Stadium was finished and made available to the Expos...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix
1983 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule ....
while the women's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre
National Tennis Centre (Canada)
The original National Tennis Centre in Toronto was located in the north end of York University's Keele campus next to the Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. Originally the courts were clay, they were later changed to Har-Tru...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and 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....
. The men's tournament was held from August 8 through August 14, 1983 while the women's tournament was held from August 15 through August 21, 1983.
Men's Singles
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
defeated
Anders JärrydAnders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
6–2, 6–2
- It was Lendl's 5th title of the year and the 39th of his career.
Women's Singles
Martina Navrátilová defeated Chris Evert-LloydChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
- It was Navrátilová's 20th title of the year and the 170th of her career.
Men's Doubles
Sandy MayerSandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....
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Ferdi TayganFerdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open...
defeated
Tim GulliksonTim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...
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Tom GulliksonTom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...
6–3, 6–4
- It was Mayer's 2nd title of the year and the 30th of his career. It was Taygan's only title of the year and the 18th of his career.
Women's Doubles
Anne HobbsAnne Hobbs
Anne Hobbs is a British former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989...
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Andrea JaegerAndrea Jaeger
Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982...
defeated
Rosalyn FairbankRosalyn Fairbank
Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance coming as late as 1997...
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Candy ReynoldsCandy Reynolds
Candy Reynolds is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983...
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
- It was Hobbs' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Jaeger's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career.