title: 1983 Australian Open
text: # 1983 Australian Open
  
  The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 72nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983.
  
  ## Seniors
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
  
      • It was Wilander's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open.
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  Martina Navratilova defeated Kathy Jordan, 6–2, $7–6^{(7–5)}$
  
      • It was Navratilova's 8th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
  
  ### Men's doubles
  
  Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Denton / Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6
  
  * It was Edmondson's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was McNamee's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
  
  ### Women's doubles
  
  Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
  
  * It was Navratilova's 23rd career Grand Slam title and her 5th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
  
  ### Mixed doubles
  
      The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
  
  ## Juniors
  
  ### Boys' singles
  
  Stefan Edberg defeated Simon Youl 6–4, 6–4
  
  * With this victory Edberg completed the only junior Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era to date. Butch Buchholz completed the same Grand Slam in 1958, but the US Open junior events were invitational at that time.
  
  ### Girls' singles
  
  Amanda Brown defeated Bernadette Randall 7–6, 6–3
  
  ### Boys' doubles
  
  Jamie Harty / Des Tyson defeated Darren Cahill / Anthony Lane 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
  
  ### Girls' doubles
  
  Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton defeated Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
  
  