title: 1983 Bristol Open – Singles
text: # 1983 Bristol Open – Singles
  
  John Alexander was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.
  
  Johan Kriek won the title, defeating Tom Gullikson 7–6, 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Johan Kriek (champion)
  * Hank Pfister (second round)
  * Brian Teacher (quarterfinals)
  * Mark Edmondson (first round)
  * Tim Mayotte (first round)
  * John Alexander (first round)
  * Marcos Hocevar (quarterfinals)
  * Mark Dickson (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Johan Kriek | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | Lloyd Bourne | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | Lloyd Bourne | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Johan Kriek | 7 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 5 |
  | | Ramesh Krishnan | 4 | 6 | | | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 5 |
  | | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Smith | 2 | 3 | | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Năstase | 1 | 7 | 6 | | I Năstase | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cash | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | R Acuña | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Acuña | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M De Palmer | 3 | 4 | | | R Acuña | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Odizor | 7 | 6 | | | N Odizor | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 1 | 7 |
  | 3 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Bourne | 2 | 6 | 5 |
  | | J Fillol | 4 | 3 | | 3 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Barbosa | 7 | 6 | 3 | | W Masur | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Masur | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Teacher | 3 | 7 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | D Gitlin | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | |
  | | C Johnstone | 5 | 6 | | | D Gitlin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Bourne | 7 | 7 | | Q | L Bourne | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Dickson | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | J Alexander | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | | | T Wilkison | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 6 | | | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Bates | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | | R Harmon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | M Doyle | 4 | 6 | | | R Harmon | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | R Krishnan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Edmondson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 |
  | 7 | M Hocevar | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 6 | 7 |
  | | J Soares | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | M Hocevar | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bauer | 6 | 3 | 14 | | M Bauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Testerman | 3 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | 7 | M Hocevar | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | Q | R Frawley | 7 | 1 | 3 | | T Gullikson | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Smith | 1 | 6 | | 2 | H Pfister | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | H Pfister | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  