The 1983 Bordeaux Open also known as the Grand Prix Passing Shot was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s at Villa Primrose in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

, France that was part of the

1983 Volvo Grand Prix The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup). The circuit was administe ...

. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 19 September until 23 September 1983. Fourth-seeded

Pablo Arraya Pablo Guillermo Arraya (born 21 October 1961) is a former tennis player from Peru. Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and moved to Peru at a young age with his family. He began playing tennis at nine years old and turned professional in 1980 ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated Juan Aguilera 7–5, 7–5 * It was Arraya's only singles title of his career.

Doubles

Stefan Simonsson Per Stefan Mikael Simonsson (born 5 January 1960, in Hyltebruk) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles. During his career, he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-hig ...

Magnus Tideman Magnus Tideman (born 9 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He won one doubles title and achieved a career-high of World No. 43 in 1988. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals of Toulouse in 1982 (defeating Thierry ...

defeated

Francisco Yunis Francisco Yunis (born 12 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Career Partnering his brother Juan Carlos, Yunis was a losing doubles finalist at Bordeaux in 1983. En route they defeated the top seeded pairing of Pabl ...

/ Juan Carlos Yunis 6–4, 6–2

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details
{{1983 Volvo Grand Prix Bordeaux Open ATP Bordeaux Bordeaux Open Bordeaux Open