Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- John Fitzgerald
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- First round — Lost to Grant Connell (Canada) 6-6 6-4 2-6 2-6
- Wally Masur
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- First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar (Brazil) 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4
- Second round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 5-7
Men's Doubles Competition
- Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald
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- First Round — Defeated Anastasios Bavelas and George Kalovelonis (Greece) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1
- Second Round — Defeated Bruce Derlin and Kelly Evernden (New Zealand) 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd (Sweden) 3-6 4-6 3-6
Women's Singles Competition
- Anne Minter
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- First Round — Defeated Xochitl Escobedo (Mexico) 6-1 6-3
- Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6
- Elizabeth Smylie
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- First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi (Italy) 6-7 0-6
- Wendy Turnbull
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- First Round — Defeated Clare Wood (Great Britain) 6-1 6-3
- Second Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 4-6 6-3 1-6
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