Men's singles
1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Eliot Teltscher
Runner-up	Andrés Gómez
Score	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Draw	64 (7 Q )
Seeds	16

Jimmy Arias was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Eliot Teltscher won the title, defeating Andrés Gómez in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Andrés Gómez	6	6
	14	Tom Gullikson	3	2
								1	Andrés Gómez	5	6	1
								2	Eliot Teltscher	7	3	6
		Tim Gullikson	1	6	2
	2	Eliot Teltscher	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	A Gómez	7	6
		J Bailey	5	3				1	A Gómez	6	7
	Q	T Kuramitsu	2	1					V Winitsky	3	6
		V Winitsky	6	6											1	A Gómez	6	7
		B Dyke	0	6	1										11	B Gilbert	2	5
		M Freeman	6	2	6				M Freeman	4	3
		B Kleege	3	6				11	B Gilbert	6	6
	11	B Gilbert	6	7																		1	A Gómez	6	7
	16	N Odizor	2	6																			R Krishnan	2	5
		Craig Miller	6	7					Craig Miller	7	1	4
		M Davis	2	5					S Meister	6	6	6
		S Meister	6	7												S Meister	3	2
		H Shirato	0	2												R Krishnan	6	6
		R Krishnan	6	6					R Krishnan	3	6	1
	Q	L Warder	2	4				6	T Högstedt	6	3	1
	6	T Högstedt	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	R Van't Hof	7	6
		J Austin	5	3				4	R Van't Hof	4	6	6
		C Strode	7	6					C Strode	6	4	7
		M Anger	6	4												C Strode	4	6	4
		P Rennert	4	0r											14	To Gullikson	6	3	6
		R Frawley	6	1					R Frawley	7	3	6
		T Yonezawa	2	4				14	To Gullikson	6	6	7
	14	To Gullikson	6	6																		14	To Gullikson	6	7
	10	M De Palmer	7	6																		8	C Roger-Vasselin	3	5
		T Fukui	5	2				10	M De Palmer	6	3	6
		J Levine	3	7	1				T Cain	2	6	3
		T Cain	6	6	6										10	M De Palmer	6	5	2
		T Waltke	6	2	6										8	C Roger-Vasselin	3	7	6
		J Gurfein	2	6	7				J Gurfein	7	6	3
		S Shiraishi	6	3	1			8	C Roger-Vasselin	6	7	6
	8	C Roger-Vasselin	4	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	G Ocleppo	6	6
		S Sakamoto	2	4				5	G Ocleppo	6	7	6
		R Gehring	6	7					R Gehring	7	6	4
		MS Strode	1	5											5	G Ocleppo	6	6
		W Hampson	6	2												T Nelson	4	3
		T Nelson	7	6					T Nelson	6	6
	Q	D Dowlen	3	2				9	S Giammalva, Jr	2	3
	9	S Giammalva, Jr	6	6																		5	G Ocleppo	6	2	2
	12	F González	6	5																			Ti Gullikson	1	6	6
		Ti Gullikson	7	7					Ti Gullikson	6	6
		S Nishio	4	4				Q	K Flach	3	1
	Q	K Flach	6	6												Ti Gullikson	6	6
		M Tideman	1	0											3	H Leconte	4	2
	Q	S McCain	6	6				Q	S McCain	4	6
		S Brawley	3	0				3	H Leconte	6	7
	3	H Leconte	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	S Davis	6	7
	Q	M Vines	1	5				7	S Davis	6	4
		L Stefanki	3	6	6				L Stefanki	7	6
		G Michibata	6	3	4											L Stefanki	6	6	7
	Q	R Seguso	6	6	6										Q	R Seguso	3	7	6
		R Meyer	3	7	4			Q	R Seguso	7	7
		D Pate	6	6					D Pate	6	5
	13	P DuPré	4	4																			L Stefanki	2	3
	15	T Tulasne	6	6																		2	E Teltscher	6	6
		G Goven	7	7					G Goven	6	3	6
		V Amaya	3	7	6				V Amaya	3	6	1
		G Holmes	6	6	2											G Goven	1	1
		L Bourne	7	0	2										2	E Teltscher	6	6
		S Menon	6	6	6				S Menon	0	1
		A Andrews	1	3				2	E Teltscher	6	6
	2	E Teltscher	6	6

References

• Main Draw