The 1983 Geneva Open was a men's

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tournament played on

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s that was part of the

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. It was played at

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situ ...

in Switzerland and took place from 19 September until 25 September 1983. First-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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3–6, 6–1, 6–3 * It was Wilander's 6th singles title of the year and the 10th of his

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Doubles

Stanislav Birner / Blaine Willenborg defeated

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6–1, 2–6, 6–3 * It was Birner's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Willenborg's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details
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