# 1983 Congoleum Classic – Singles

Yannick Noah was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Eliot Teltscher.
José Higueras won the singles title of the 1983 Congoleum Classic tennis tournament in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Teltscher.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (second round)
* Yannick Noah (semifinals)
* José Higueras (champion)
* Eliot Teltscher (final)
* Brian Gottfried (first round)
* Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
* Brian Teacher (first round)
* Mel Purcell (first round)
* Henri Leconte (third round)
* Raúl Ramirez (third round)
* Hank Pfister (second round)
* Chris Lewis (third round)
* Tom Gullikson (third round)
* Russell Simpson (third round)
* Victor Amaya (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Mike Bauer | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | José Higueras | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | José Higueras | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Eliot Teltscher | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Eliot Teltscher | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Yannick Noah | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva, Jr. | 2 | 3 | | 1 | J Connors | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer | 7 | 7 | | | M Bauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Willenborg | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | M Bauer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Estep | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 12 | C Lewis | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Tous | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Estep | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Adams | 0 | 0 | | 12 | C Lewis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Bauer | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Gilbert | 6 | 3 |
| | M S Strode | 1 | 4 | | 16 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 3 | 3 | | | M Davis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Walts | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | D Gitlin | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 7 | 6 | | | D Stockton | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gitlin | 6 | 6 | | | D Gitlin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Purcell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | J Higueras | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Sauer | 6 | 4 | 1 | | M Anger | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Higueras | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 13 | T Gullikson | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 3 | 7 | 6 | | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 3 | 4 | | 13 | T Gullikson | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Mayer | 0 | 4 |
| | T Tulasne | 3 | 1 | | 10 | R Ramirez | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 7 | | | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | R Ramirez | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mitchell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Mayer | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Hightower | 5 | 1 | | | M Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Leeds | 5 | 2 | | 6 | S Mayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | B Teacher | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dunk | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Dunk | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | B Fritz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Du Pré | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | B Fritz | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Manson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 15 | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S van der Merwe | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S van der Merwe | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Manset | 2 | 4 | | 15 | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | V Amaya | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | H Pfister | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 |
| | J Lloyd | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | H Pfister | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Iskersky | 6 | 3 | 3 | | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | E Teltscher | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 7 | 1 | 4 | | R Lutz | d | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Foxworth | 3 | 4 | | 4 | E Teltscher | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | B Gottfried | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Van't Hof | 7 | 6 | | | R Van't Hof | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | R Case | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | R Simpson | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 7 | 4 | 6 | Q | R Case | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | R Simpson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Simpson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Van't Hof | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Noah | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | S Smith | 3 | 4 | | 9 | H Leconte | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rennert | 6 | 1 | | | J Borowiak | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | H Leconte | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | B Maze | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 2 | Y Noah | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 4 | 5 | | | G Michibata | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |