1983 US Open – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1983 US Open
1982 Champions	Anne Smith Kevin Curren
Champions	Elizabeth Sayers John Fitzgerald
Runners-up	Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Anne Smith and Kevin Curren were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Elizabeth Sayers and John Fitzgerald won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Barbara Potter and Ferdi Taygan.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Barbara Potter / Ferdi Taygan (Final)
2. Kathy Jordan / Eliot Teltscher (Second Round)
3. Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd (Semifinals)
4. Sharon Walsh / Dick Stockton (Quarterfinals)
5. Cláudia Monteiro / Cassio Motta (First Round)
6. Billie Jean King / Trey Waltke (Second Round)
7. JoAnne Russell / Eric Fromm (Quarterfinals)
8. Rosemary Casals / Butch Walts (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

Final
1	Barbara Potter   Ferdi Taygan	6	3	4
	Elizabeth Sayers   John Fitzgerald	3	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Potter F Taygan	6	7	7
		A Croft A Gómez	7	5	6			1	B Potter F Taygan	6	6
		R Fairbank B Pirow	6	6					R Fairbank B Pirow	2	3
		S Mascarin T Delatte	2	4											1	B Potter F Taygan	6	6
		A Hobbs A Amritraj	4	7	7											A Hobbs A Amritraj	4	4
		Y Vermaak D Visser	6	5	6				A Hobbs A Amritraj	6	7
		K O'Brien S Meister	6	6					K O'Brien S Meister	2	5
	8	R Casals B Walts	4	4																		1	B Potter F Taygan	7	6
	3	W Turnbull J Lloyd	6	6																		3	W Turnbull J Lloyd	6	3
		E Pfaff D Ralston	3	4				3	W Turnbull J Lloyd	7	6
		A M Fernandez S Brawley	6	6					A M Fernandez S Brawley	6	3
		D Robb J Osborne	4	2											3	W Turnbull J Lloyd	6	6
		L Forood M Myburg	4	6	3										7	J Russell E Fromm	3	4
		D Balestrat K Warwick	6	3	6				D Balestrat K Warwick	4	7	3
		P Teeguarden F Stolle	3	2				7	J Russell E Fromm	6	6	6
	7	J Russell E Fromm	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	B J King T Waltke	6	6	6
		M-L Piatek R Case	7	3	3			6	B J King T Waltke	5	4
		K Shaefer S Ball	6	7	6				K Shaefer S Ball	7	6
		L Allen C Strode	7	5	2											K Shaefer S Ball	6	6
		A Moulton S Davis	6	4	6										4	S Walsh D Stockton	1	4
		Z Garrison R Harmon	2	6	7				Z Garrison R Harmon	6	2
		A Minter B Dyke	6	2	2			4	S Walsh D Stockton	7	6
	4	S Walsh D Stockton	3	6	6																		K Shaefer S Ball	6	4	4
	5	C Monteiro C Motta	4	7	5																		E Sayers J Fitzgerald	1	6	6
		S Acker D Gitlin	6	5	7				S Acker D Gitlin	7	6
		C Benjamin G Donnelly	6	3	4				E Minter R Crowley	5	2
		E Minter R Crowley	2	6	6											S Acker D Gitlin	5	4
		A Kiyomura A Pattison	2	3												E Sayers J Fitzgerald	7	6
		E Sayers J Fitzgerald	6	6					E Sayers J Fitzgerald	6	6
		B Herr G Holmes	5	4				2	K Jordan E Teltscher	4	2
	2	K Jordan E Teltscher	7	6

References

• 1983 ITF US Open Mixed Doubles Draw