# 1983 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Gene Mayer was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Tomáš Šmíd won the singles title of the 1983 BMW Open, defeating Joakim Nyström 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Tomáš Šmíd (champion)
* Mel Purcell (first round)
* Shlomo Glickstein (first round)
* Mike De Palmer (second round)
* Fernando Luna (quarterfinals)
* Pavel Složil (quarterfinals)
* Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
* Jairo Velasco, Sr. (second round)

## 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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Simonsson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Simonsson | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | Q | Joakim Nyström | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | Peter Elter | 3 | 6 | 1 | Q | Joakim Nyström | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Q | Joakim Nyström | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Šmíd | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Popp | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ganzábal | 1 | 6 | 5 | | Z Kuharszky | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kuharszky | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Adams | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Lewis | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 3 | 6 | 2 | Q | E Adams | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tous | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | C Lewis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Lewis | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S Glickstein | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Simonsson | 3 | 2 |
| | H Simonsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | H Simonsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson | 6 | 2 | 5 | | J Borowiak | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | H Simonsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | F Luna | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 6 | 6 | | | E Fromm | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Soares | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | F Luna | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Luna | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | P Složil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Aguilera | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | P Složil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Du Pré | 6 | 7 | | | P Du Pré | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P Složil | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Elter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Elter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 2 | | | P Elter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Guerrero | 3 | 6 | | 4 | M De Palmer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M De Palmer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Elter | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | J Velasco, Sr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Nyström | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | F Sauer | 2 | 1 | | 8 | J Velasco, Sr. | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Westphal | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Jelen | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Westphal | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | J Nyström | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 2 | 5 | | | C Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Nyström | 6 | 7 | | Q | J Nyström | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Purcell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |