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1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won 18 singles tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open, and the Australian Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships.
Details
Duration3 January 1983 – 4 March 1984
Edition11th
Tournaments64
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships (2)
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1+
Category 1
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Martina Navratilova (18)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Martina Navratilova (19)
Prize money leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova ($1,456,030)
Points leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova (19.606)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Martina Navratilova
Doubles team of the year
Most improved
player of the year
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
Newcomer of the yearCanada Carling Bassett
1982
1984

The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on March 4, 1984, after 64 events.[1]

The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was the first unified global women's circuit in the Open Era and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series.[2] The circuit consisted of 48 tournaments in nine countries, including the four Grand Slam tournaments, and culminated in the season-ending Virginia Slims Championships played in February 1984. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

Martina Navratilova was the most successful player in both singles and doubles across the season. She won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in singles, with Chris Evert-Lloyd winning the French Open. In doubles, Navratilova again won all the Grand Slams apart from the French Open, which was collected by Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds; Pam Shriver was her partner in all the Grand Slam events. Navratilova won a total of 29 titles in the course of the year and only suffered one defeat in singles, against Kathy Horvath at the French Open.[3] This led to her beginning and ending the year as the WTA number 1.[1] Shriver was her closest challenger with 16 titles, including 14 in doubles events. Players from the United States won 74 of the 125 titles awarded in singles, doubles and mixed doubles; players from Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands and Switzerland each won a solitary title.

Tour changes

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Avon, who had been the sponsors of the January to March U.S. winter circuit of the WTA Tour since 1978, announced in 1982 that they would be trimming back their sponsorship of the tour.[4][5] Toyota, who sponsored the international tour for the remaining nine months of the season, also withdrew their support.[6] The 1983 season saw Virginia Slims returning to sponsor a unified worldwide tour after an absence of four years. The company sponsored events between 1970 and 1978 but withdrew their support following disagreements with the organisers of the WTA Tour, the Women's Tennis Association. However the company decided to associate themselves with the women's tennis circuit again in 1983.[1] The tour was therefore known as the Virginia Slims World Championship Series, with 18 events including the US Open held in the United States and a further 12 events in six other countries incorporated under the Virginia Slims brand in a merged season.[2]

Season summary

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Singles

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World number-one singles player Martina Navratilova, who had won 90 out of 93 matches the previous year, began the 1983 season in great form, winning successive titles in Washington and Houston, defeating Sylvia Hanika in the final on both occasions.[1] The third best player in the world, Andrea Jaeger, won the tournament at Marco Island in Florida; Chris Evert-Lloyd, the world number two, took the title at Palm Beach, also in Florida.

Schedule

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The table below shows the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Category 4 events
Category 3 events
Category 2 events
Category 1+ and 1 events
Team events

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jan Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–1
West Germany Sylvia Hanika United States Mary Lou Piatek
United States Andrea Jaeger
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Barbara Potter

4–6, 7–5, 6–3
10 Jan Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
West Germany Sylvia Hanika United States Tracy Austin
West Germany Eva Pfaff
West Germany Bettina Bunge
United States Anne Smith

6–4, 6–3
24 Jan Avon Cup
Marco Island, United States
Category 2
Clay – $100,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andrea Jaeger
6–1, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Hungary Andrea Temesvári
United States Michelle Casati
Australia Dianne Balestrat
Romania Virginia Ruzici

7–5, 6–4
31 Jan Murjani Cup
Palm Beach Gardens, United States
Category 3
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–3
United States Andrea Jaeger Australia Wendy Turnbull
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová

6–4, 4–6, 6–2

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Feb Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D/64Q
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
United States Ginny Purdy South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
United States Candy Reynolds
Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint


5–7, 6–4, 7–5
14 Feb Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
United States Andrea Jaeger United States Pam Shriver
United States Tracy Austin
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
West Germany Bettina Bunge
Australia Wendy Turnbull
West Germany Eva Pfaff

6–1, 6–2
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
Hershey, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Canada Carling Bassett
2–6, 6–0, 6–4
United States Sandy Collins United States Anne White
United States Julie Harrington
Sweden Catrin Jexell
South Africa Beverly Mould
United States Peanut Louie
United States Lea Antonoplis

7–6, 4–6, 7–5
21 Feb Ridgewood Open
Ridgewood, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Alycia Moulton
6–4, 6–2
Sweden Catrin Jexell Peru Laura Arraya
Netherlands Marcella Mesker
France Corinne Vanier
Australia Susan Leo
Sweden Lena Sandin
Switzerland Petra Delhees

6–3, 6–4
Virginia Slims of California
Oakland, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Bettina Bunge
6–3, 6–3
West Germany Sylvia Hanika Hungary Andrea Temesvári
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Tracy Austin
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
United States Anne Smith
United States Pam Shriver

6–4, 4–6, 6–4
28 Feb Congoleum Classic
Palm Springs, United States
Category 1
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
6–3, 7–5
Canada Carling Bassett United States Kathy Jordan
United States Michelle Torres
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Wendy White
West Germany Sylvia Hanika

6–2, 6–4
Virginia Slims of Nashville
Nashville, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Kathleen Horvath
6–4, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská United States Sherry Acker
Hong Kong Patricia Hy
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
United States Vicki Nelson Dunbar


6–4, 7–6

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar Virginia Slims of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–0
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd West Germany Bettina Bunge
United States Pam Shriver
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull


6–3, 6–2
Pittsburgh Open
Pittsburgh, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Ginny Purdy
6–2, 7–5
Brazil Cláudia Monteiro United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Amy Holton
Peru Pilar Vásquez
United States Gretchen Magers
United States Beth Norton
United States Candy Reynolds

6–3, 6–2
14 Mar Virginia Slims of Boston
Boston, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 3–6, 6–4
West Germany Sylvia Hanika United States Billie Jean King
United States Tracy Austin
United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Wendy White


6–1, 6–2
21 Mar Virginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 16S/6D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–0
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Billie Jean King
West Germany Sylvia Hanika
United States Pam Shriver
United States Tracy Austin


7–5, 6–2
28 Mar Bridgestone Doubles Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8D
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King
United States Sharon Walsh
6–1, 6–1
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
United States Kiyomura / United States Smith
United States Allen / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jaušovec
United States Antonoplis / United States Jordan
United Kingdom Hobbs / Australia Leo
Brazil Medrado / Brazil Monteiro
United States Casals / Australia Turnbull

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Category 4
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
5–7, 6–1, 6–0
United States Tracy Austin West Germany Bettina Bunge
United States Andrea Jaeger
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
West Germany Sylvia Hanika


7–5, 6–2
11 Apr Murjani WTA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Category 4
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Canada Carling Bassett Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Kathy Rinaldi
West Germany Sylvia Hanika
United States Michelle Casati


6–4, 6–2
18 Apr United Airlines Tournament of Champions
Orlando, United States
Category 4
Clay – $200,000 – 22S/8D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 7–5
United States Andrea Jaeger Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
United States Billie Jean King


6–3, 1–6, 7–6(11–9)
25 Apr Virginia Slims of Atlanta
Atlanta, United States
Category 3
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–0
United States Kathy Jordan United States Anne White
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Lele Forood
United States Kim Steinmetz


6–3, 7–6

May

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 May Italian Open
Perugia, Italy
Category 3
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
6–1, 6–0
United States Bonnie Gadusek United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Kathy Rinaldi
Canada Christiane Jolissaint
United Kingdom Jo Durie


6–3, 2–6, 6–1
9 May Swiss Open
Lugano, Switzerland
Category 2
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
The singles event was cancelled after the third round due to rain.[7][A]

6–2, 3–6, 7–5
16 May German Open
West Berlin, West Germany
Category 3
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/29D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
United States Kathleen Horvath Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Andrea Jaeger
United States Pam Casale
West Germany Sylvia Hanika


6–4, 7–6(7–2)
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

West Germany Eva Pfaff

23 May French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $625,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–1, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec United Kingdom Jo Durie
United States Andrea Jaeger
United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Tracy Austin
United States Gretchen Magers
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková

5–7, 7–5, 6–3
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith

6–2, 6–3
United States Leslie Allen
United States Charles Buzz Strode

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jun Edgbaston Cup
Birmingham, Great Britain
Category 2
Grass – $100,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–5
United States Alycia Moulton United States Anne White
United States Zina Garrison
Australia Elizabeth Sayers
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak


5–7, 6–4, 7–5
13 Jun BMW Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Category 3
Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–1
Australia Wendy Turnbull United States Zina Garrison
United States Tracy Austin
United Kingdom Jo Durie
West Germany Bettina Bunge


6–1, 6–0
20 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $670,000 – 128S/64Q/56D/56X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–0, 6–3
United States Andrea Jaeger South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
United States Billie Jean King
South Africa Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Barbara Potter
United States Kathy Jordan

6–2, 6–2
United States Rosie Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull

6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
United States Billie Jean King
United States Steve Denton

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jul Fila European Cup Hittfeld
Hamburg, West Germany
Category 2
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 6–2
West Germany Eva Pfaff Austria Petra Huber
Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses
United States Beth Herr
Peru Laura Arraya


7–5, 6–4
11 Jul Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic
Newport, United States
Category 2
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D/16Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Alycia Moulton
6–3, 6–2
United States Kim Shaefer United States Pam Shriver
United States Terry Holladay
United States Louise Allen
United States Sherry Acker


6–3, 6–1
Freiburg Open
Freiburg, West Germany
Non-tour event
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
France Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 7–5
Peru Laura Arraya West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Peru Pilar Vásquez
Brazil Pat Medrado
West Germany Renáta Tomanová
West Germany Marie Pinterová

6–1, 6–2
Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Argentina Emilse Raponi
18 Jul Federation Cup
Zürich, Switzerland
Team event
Clay
 Czechoslovakia
2–1
 West Germany
 United States
  Switzerland
 Yugoslavia
 Argentina
 Australia
 Great Britain
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Non-tour event
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
France Pascale Paradis
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Austria Petra Huber Sweden Lena Sandin
United States Dana Gilbert
France Nathalie Phan-Thanh
United Kingdom Sue Barker


2–6, 6–4, 7–6

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Category 4
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
6–2, 6–2
United States Zina Garrison Romania Virginia Ruzici
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Bonnie Gadusek


7–5, 6–4
8 Aug Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, United States
Category 3
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–3
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Pam Shriver
United States Kate Latham
United States Wendy White
United States Alycia Moulton


6–1, 6–0
15 Aug Player's Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Category 4
Hard – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Elise Burgin
United States Kathleen Horvath
United States Andrea Jaeger


6–4, 5–7, 7–5
22 Aug Virginia Slims of New Jersey
Mahwah, United States
Category 2
Hard – $125,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková United States Barbara Potter
United States Camille Benjamin
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová


4–6, 7–5, 6–3
29 Aug US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $800,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–3
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Pam Shriver
United Kingdom Jo Durie
West Germany Sylvia Hanika
United States Andrea Jaeger
Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková

6–7, 6–1, 6–3
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Candy Reynolds

3–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Barbara Potter
United States Ferdi Taygan

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Sep Queen's Grand Prix
Tokyo, Japan
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 28S
Singles
United States Lisa Bonder
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
United States Andrea Jaeger United States Kathleen HorvathUnited States Alycia Moulton
United States Beth Herr
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Leigh-Anne Thompson
United States Vicki Nelson Dunbar
Virginia Slims of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
6–2, 0–6, 7–5
United States Felicia Raschiatore United States Paula Smith
Canada Lilian Drescher
United Kingdom Sara Gomer
United States Kate Latham
Australia Elizabeth Minter
Brazil Cláudia Monteiro

6–1, 3–6, 6–4
19 Sep Central Fidelity Banks International
Richmond, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
United States Kathy Jordan United States Barbara Potter
United States Wendy White
United States Mary Lou Piatek
United States Kim Sands
United States Bobbie Gadusek
United States Camille Benjamin

6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–1
Virginia Slims of Kansas
Kansas City, U.S.
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Elizabeth Sayers
6–3, 6–1
Australia Anne Minter United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Barbara Gerken
United States Molly Van Nostrand
United States Maeve Quinlan
United States Lori McNeil
Australia Chris O'Neil

7–5, 7–6
26 Sep US Indoors
Hartford, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Kim Shaefer
6–4, 6–3
West Germany Sylvia Hanika Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Pam Shriver
Canada Carling Bassett
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Zina Garrison
United States Leslie Allen

3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Bakersfield Open
Bakersfield, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
6–4, 6–1
United States Julie Harrington United States Lori McNeil
Peru Pilar Vásquez
United States Lea Antonoplis
United States Ann Henricksson
United States Debbie Spence
Sweden Lena Sandin

6–4, 6–3

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Octr Virginia Slims of Detroit
Detroit, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Romania Virginia Ruzici
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
United States Kathy Jordan United States Sharon Walsh
United States Zina Garrison
United States Barbara Potter
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
West Germany Sylvia Hanika

6–4, 6–1
10 Oct Borden Classic
Tokyo, Japan
Category 1
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Lisa Bonder
6–1, 6–3
Peru Laura Arraya Japan Etsuko Inoue
United States Micki Schillig
United States Shelley Solomon
Japan Kumiko Okamoto
Japan Masako Yanagi
United States Tina Mochizuki

5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Florida Federal Open
Tampa, United States
Category 3
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
United States Pam Shriver United States Zina Garrison
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Debbie Spence
United States Elise Burgin
Italy Raffaella Reggi

6–0, 6–1
17 Oct Daihatsu Challenge
Brighton, Great Britain
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–1, 6–1
United Kingdom Jo Durie Hungary Andrea Temesvári
United States Pam Shriver
France Catherine Tanvier
France Marie-Christine Calleja
United States Ann Kiyomura
United Kingdom Sue Barker

7–5, 6–4
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Category 1
Hard – $50,000 – S/D
SinglesDoubles
Japan Etsuko Inoue
7–5, 6–2
United States Shelley Solomon West Germany Myriam Schropp
United States Betsy Nagelsen
Japan Masako Yanagi
Japan Emiko Okagawa
United States Tina Mochizuki
United States Kathy O'Brien

6–3, 7–5
24 Oct Porsche Classic
Stuttgart, West Germany
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–2
France Catherine Tanvier West Germany Eva Pfaff
Romania Virginia Ruzici
United Kingdom Jo Durie
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
Sweden Catrin Jexell
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

6–2, 6–1

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Nov Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic
Deerfield Beach, United States
Category 2
Hard – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–0, 6–4
United States Bonnie Gadusek United States Anne Smith
United States Pam Casale
United States Michelle Torres
United States Kim Sands
United States Beth Herr
United States Kathy Rinaldi

6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Ginny Championships
Honolulu, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 15S/5D
SinglesDoubles
United States Kathleen Horvath
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Canada Carling Bassett South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
United States Sandy Collins
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Julie Harrington
United States Ginny Purdy
Australia Elizabeth Sayers
14 Nov National Panasonic Open
Brisbane, Australia
Category 3
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 7–5
Australia Wendy Turnbull United Kingdom Jo Durie
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
France Catherine Suire
West Germany Eva Pfaff
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank

6–3, 6–4
21 Nov NSW Building Society Open
Sydney, Australia
Category 3
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie
6–3, 7–5
United States Kathy Jordan Australia Elizabeth Sayers
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Gigi Fernández
France Sophie Amiach
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
West Germany Eva Pfaff

6–4, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
28 Nov Marlboro Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – $500,000 – 64S/32Q/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
United States Kathy Jordan United States Pam Shriver
United States Zina Garrison
United Kingdom Jo Durie
Canada Carling Bassett
Australia Wendy Turnbull
West Germany Sylvia Hanika

6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
Australia Wendy Turnbull

December

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No events were held this month

January 1984

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Jan Virginia Slims of Nashville
Nashville, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Jenny Klitch
6–2, 6–1
United States Pam Teeguarden United States Kathleen Cummings
Italy Sandra Cecchini
France Nathalie Herreman
Romania Lucia Romanov

5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–1
United States Zina Garrison United States Pam Casale
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Lisa Bonder
United States Kathleen Horvath

6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2
9 Jan Virginia Slims of California
Oakland, California, United States
Category 3
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4
United States Martina Navratilova Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Pam Shriver
United States Zina Garrison
West Germany Eva Pfaff

6–2, 6–3
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
Hershey, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
6–4, 6–0
United States Beth Herr United States Camille Benjamin
United Kingdom Amanda Brown
United States Kathrin Keil
Peru Laura Arraya

6–1, 6–3
16 Jan Virginia Slims of Denver
Denver, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Mary Lou Piatek
6–1, 6–1
United States Kim Sands France Sophie Amiach
Peru Laura Arraya
Soviet Union Natasha Reva

6–2, 6–3
23 Jan Avon Cup
Marco Island, United States
Category 2
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Bonnie Gadusek
3–6, 6–0, 6–4
United States Kathleen Horvath United States Camille Benjamin
Romania Virginia Ruzici
United States Zina Garrison
Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses

6–2, 6–3
Pittsburgh Open
Pittsburgh, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andrea Leand
0–6, 6–2, 6–4
France Pascale Paradis South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Peanut Louie
France Catherine Suire
Netherlands Marcella Mesker

6–2, 6–3
30 Jan Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Category 2
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6–4, 6–2
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Barbara Potter
United States Andrea Jaeger
United States Zina Garrison

6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Ginny Circuit – Category 1+
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States JoAnne Russell
7–6, 6–2
France Pascale Paradis Brazil Pat Medrado
United States Terry Holladay
France Corrinne Vanier
South Africa Beverly Mould
Italy Sandra Cecchini
United States Nancy Yeargin

6–4, 6–7, 7–5

February 1984

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Feb Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Category 2
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Pam Shriver
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3
United States Barbara Potter Australia Wendy Turnbull
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Bonnie Gadusek
Canada Carling Bassett

5–7, 6–3, 6–3
20 Feb US Indoors
Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Category 2
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 7–6
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd Netherlands Marcella Mesker
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
United States Pam Casale
United Kingdom Jo Durie

5–7, 6–3, 6–3
27 Feb Virginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D
SinglesDoubles
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5, 6–1
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Pam Shriver
United States Barbara Potter
Canada Carling Bassett
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková


6–3, 6–1

Rankings

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Singles

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Below are the 1983 WTA year-end rankings (December 5, 1983) in singles competition:

WTA Singles year-end ranking[8]
No Player Name Points 1982 Change
1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 19.606 1 =
2  Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA) 17.768 2 =
3  Andrea Jaeger (USA) 11.558 3 =
4  Tracy Austin (USA) 10.233 4 =
5  Pam Shriver (USA) 10.094 6 +1
6  Sylvia Hanika (FRG) 10.088 10 +4
7  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 9.459 5 -2
8  Jo Durie (GBR) 9.287 28 +20
9  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 8.965 7 -2
10  Andrea Temesvári (HUN) 8.907 33 +23
11  Bettina Bunge (FRG) 8.858 9 -2
12  Zina Garrison (USA) 8.576 16 NR
13  Kathy Jordan (USA) 7.153 21 +8
14  Kathy Rinaldi (USA) 6.711 15 +1
15  Kathleen Horvath (USA) 6.511 49 +34
16  Helena Suková (TCH) 6.393 25 +9
17  Ivanna Madruga (ARG) 6.146 34 +17
18  Bonnie Gadusek (USA) 6.137 18 =
19  Virginia Ruzici (ROU) 6.123 11 -8
20  Carling Bassett (CAN) 5.110 NR NR
Virginia Slims Singles year-end ranking[9]
No Player Name Points
1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 4,610
2  Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA) 2,574
3  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 2,310
4  Pam Shriver (USA) 2,130
5  Andrea Jaeger (USA) 1,910
6  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 1,850
7  Jo Durie (GBR) 1,800
8  Sylvia Hanika (FRG) 1,795
9  Zina Garrison (USA) 1,635
10  Kathy Jordan (USA) 1,534
11  Barbara Potter (USA) 1,510
12  Andrea Temesvári (HUN) 1,455
13  Carling Bassett (CAN) 1,439
14  Helena Suková (TCH) 1,409
15  Kathleen Horvath (USA) 1,398
16  Virginia Ruzici (ROU) 1,340
17  Eva Pfaff (FRG) 1,190
18  Yvonne Vermaak (RSA) 1,150
19  Bonnie Gadusek (USA) 1,145
20  Kathy Rinaldi (USA) 1,145

Points distribution

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Virginia Slims ranking points distribution.

Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128
Grand Slam Singles 400 250 200 150 100 50 25 15
Doubles 150 120 90 75 50 32 15
VS Championships Singles 400 250 200 150 100
Category 4 Singles 250 150 130 100 65 30 15 10
Doubles 115 90 70 50 35 22 8
Category 3 Singles 200 110 90 60 35 20 10 5
Doubles 80 60 45 30 17 8
Category 2 Singles 100 70 50 25 15 9 5 2
Doubles 60 40 30 20 10 4
Category 1+ Singles 85 65 45 23 13 5
Doubles 45 35 25 16 8
Category 1 Singles 75 50 30 15 8
Doubles 38 28 17 8 4

Statistical information

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Titles won by player

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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Total titles Player Grand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Regular
tournaments
All titles
Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed
29 United States Martina Navratilova
3 3 1 1 12 9 16 13
15 United States Pam Shriver
3 1 2 9 2 13
8 United States Candy Reynolds
1 7 8
7 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
1 5 1 6 1
7 United States Sharon Walsh
7 7
6 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
1 1 4 1 5
5 United States Billie Jean King
1 4 1 4
5 United Kingdom Jo Durie
2 3 2 4
5 United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
1 4 1 4
4 Australia Elizabeth Sayers
1 1 2 1 2 1
4 South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
2 2 2 2
4 Australia Wendy Turnbull
1 1 2 1 2 1
3 United States Barbara Jordan
1 2 2 1
3 Hungary Andrea Temesvári
3 3
3 United States Kathleen Horvath
2 1 2 1
3 United States Alycia Moulton
2 1 2 1
3 West Germany Bettina Bunge
1 2 1 2
3 United States Andrea Jaeger
1 2 1 2
3 Romania Virginia Ruzici
1 2 1 2
3 Australia Pam Whytcross
3 3
2 United States Lisa Bonder
2 2
2 United States Lea Antonoplis
2 2
2 United States Kathy Jordan
2 2
2 United States Ann Kiyomura
2 2
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
2 2
2 Australia Chris O'Neil
2 2
2 West Germany Eva Pfaff
2 2
2 United States Barbara Potter
2 2
1 Japan Etsuko Inoue
1 1
1 South Africa Beverly Mould
1 1
1 South Africa Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
1 1
1 France Pascale Paradis
1 1
1 United States Ginny Purdy
1 1
1 United States Kim Shaefer
1 1
1 France Catherine Tanvier
1 1
1 Canada Carling Bassett
1 1
1 United States Sandy Collins
1 1
1 United States Kyle Copeland
1 1
1 United States Mary Lou Piatek
1 1
1 United States Bonnie Gadusek
1 1
1 Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
1 1
1 United States Lori McNeil
1 1
1 Netherlands Marcella Mesker
1 1
1 Brazil Cláudia Monteiro
1 1
1 New Zealand Chris Newton
1 1
1 United States Anne Smith
1 1
1 United States Paula Smith
1 1
1 United Kingdom Virginia Wade
1 1
1 United States Wendy White
1 1

Titles won by nation

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Total titles Country Grand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Regular
tournaments
All titles
Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed
74  United States
4 4 1 1 1 29 34 34 39 1
12 South Africa South Africa
1 5 6 5 7
11  Australia
2 2 7 2 7 2
10  United Kingdom
3 7 3 7
4 West Germany Germany
1 3 1 3
3 Hungary Hungary
3 3
3 Romania Romania
1 2 1 2
2  France
2 2
1  Brazil
1 1
1  Canada
1 1
1  Japan
1 1
1  New Zealand
1 1
1  Netherlands
1 1
1   Switzerland
1 1

The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):

The following players mounted a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):

  • United States Martina Navratilova – Washington (S), Chicago (S,D), Dallas (S,D), New York Masters (D), Hilton Head (S,D), Orlando (S), Eastbourne (S,D), Wimbledon (S, D), Montreal (S), Stuttgart (S, D), Australian Open (D)
  • United States Chris Evert-Lloyd – Palm Beach (S), Amelia Island (S), Deerfield Beach (S)
  • United States Billie Jean King (S)
  • United States Lisa Bonder – Borden Classic (S)
  • United States Pam Shriver – Houston (D), Chicago (D), Dallas (D), New York Masters (D), Eastbourne (D), Wimbledon (D), Brighton (D), Australian Open (D)
  • United States Sharon Walsh – New Jersey (D)
  • United States Candy Reynolds – Richmond (D)

Retirements

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The following are notable players who announced their retirement from women's tennis in 1983.

See also

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Notes

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  • A The tournament was halted by rain delays on 23 occasions over the first five days.[11] The tournament was eventually cancelled after players rejected the officials attempts to move the tournament indoors.[12]
  • Martina Navratilova only lost one match during the whole year, against Kathleen Horvath in the fourth round of the French Open.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tourney has Premier Field". Herald Journal. January 2, 1983 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Virginia Slims back in tennis". The New York Times. April 27, 1982.
  3. ^ "Navratilova loses; McEnroe fined $3000". St. Petersburg Times. May 29, 1983. p. 7C – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Avon expected to trim sponsorship of women's tennis". Ocala Star Banner. March 29, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "It's Official: Avon, Women's Tour Part Ways". St. Petersburg Times. March 30, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "WTA Tour Gets New Format, Old Backer". The Palm Beach Post. April 27, 1982. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "Lugano 1983". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 5 December 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 515.
  10. ^ "Leslie Allen withdraws, Anne Smith retires – on same day". St. Petersburg Times. June 7, 1983. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  11. ^ "Lloyd turns back Jaeger in finals". Lakeland Ledger. May 14, 1953. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  12. ^ "Top seed may withdraw from Italian tournament". Ottawa Citizen. May 17, 1983. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
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