Women's tennis circuit
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.
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]
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.
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
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 Jan
Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1
Sylvia Hanika
Mary Lou Piatek Andrea Jaeger
Helena Suková 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 Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Sylvia Hanika
Tracy Austin Eva Pfaff
Bettina Bunge Anne Smith
6–4, 6–3
24 Jan
Avon Cup Marco Island , United States Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles
Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 6–3
Hana Mandlíková
Andrea Temesvári Michelle Casati
Dianne Balestrat Virginia Ruzici
7–5, 6–4
31 Jan
Murjani Cup Palm Beach Gardens , United States Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–3
Andrea Jaeger
Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková
Andrea Temesvári Iva Budařová
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
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 Singles – Doubles
Anne Hobbs 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Ginny Purdy
Yvonne Vermaak Iva Budařová
Candy Reynolds 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 Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2
Andrea Jaeger
Pam Shriver Tracy Austin
Marcella Mesker Bettina Bunge Wendy Turnbull Eva Pfaff
6–1, 6–2
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Carling Bassett 2–6, 6–0, 6–4
Sandy Collins
Anne White Julie Harrington
Catrin Jexell Beverly Mould Peanut Louie 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 Singles – Doubles
Alycia Moulton 6–4, 6–2
Catrin Jexell
Laura Arraya Marcella Mesker
Corinne Vanier Susan Leo Lena Sandin Petra Delhees
6–3, 6–4
Virginia Slims of California Oakland , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Bettina Bunge 6–3, 6–3
Sylvia Hanika
Andrea Temesvári Wendy Turnbull
Tracy Austin Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Anne Smith Pam Shriver
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
28 Feb
Congoleum Classic Palm Springs , United States Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 7–5
Carling Bassett
Kathy Jordan Michelle Torres
Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi Wendy White Sylvia Hanika
6–2, 6–4
Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 6–3
Marcela Skuherská
Sherry Acker Patricia Hy
Iva Budařová Vicki Nelson Dunbar
6–4, 7–6
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Mar
Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Bettina Bunge Pam Shriver
Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 6–2
Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Ginny Purdy 6–2, 7–5
Cláudia Monteiro
Betsy Nagelsen Amy Holton
Pilar Vásquez Gretchen Magers Beth Norton Candy Reynolds
6–3, 6–2
14 Mar
Virginia Slims of Boston Boston , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 3–6, 6–4
Sylvia Hanika
Billie Jean King Tracy Austin
Kathleen Horvath Wendy White
6–1, 6–2
21 Mar
Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 16S/6D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Billie Jean King Sylvia Hanika
Pam Shriver Tracy Austin
7–5, 6–2
28 Mar
Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8DDoubles
Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–1
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Kiyomura / Smith Allen / Jaušovec
Antonoplis / Jordan Hobbs / Leo Medrado / Monteiro Casals / Turnbull
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Apr
Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Category 4 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–1, 6–0
Tracy Austin
Bettina Bunge Andrea Jaeger
Andrea Temesvári Sylvia Hanika
7–5, 6–2
11 Apr
Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island , United States Category 4 Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Carling Bassett
Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi
Sylvia Hanika Michelle Casati
6–4, 6–2
18 Apr
United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando , United States Category 4 Clay – $200,000 – 22S/8D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 7–5
Andrea Jaeger
Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
Yvonne Vermaak 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 Singles – Doubles
Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–0
Kathy Jordan
Anne White Wendy Turnbull
Lele Forood Kim Steinmetz
6–3, 7–6
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 May
Italian Open Perugia , Italy Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Andrea Temesvári 6–1, 6–0
Bonnie Gadusek
Kathleen Horvath Kathy Rinaldi
Christiane Jolissaint Jo Durie
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
9 May
Swiss Open Lugano , Switzerland Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles
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 Singles – Doubles
Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Kathleen Horvath
Helena Suková Andrea Jaeger
Pam Casale Sylvia Hanika
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff
23 May
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $625,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–2
Mima Jaušovec
Jo Durie Andrea Jaeger
Kathleen Horvath Tracy Austin Gretchen Magers Hana Mandlíková
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
6–2, 6–3
Leslie Allen Charles Buzz Strode
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Jun
Edgbaston Cup Birmingham , Great Britain Category 2 Grass – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5
Alycia Moulton
Anne White Zina Garrison
Elizabeth Sayers Yvonne Vermaak
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
13 Jun
BMW Championships Eastbourne , Great Britain Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1
Wendy Turnbull
Zina Garrison Tracy Austin
Jo Durie Bettina Bunge
6–1, 6–0
20 Jun
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $670,000 – 128S/64Q/56D/56X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–3
Andrea Jaeger
Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King
Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold Virginia Wade Barbara Potter Kathy Jordan
6–2, 6–2
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Billie Jean King Steve Denton
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Jul
Fila European Cup Hittfeld Hamburg , West Germany Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Andrea Temesvári 6–4, 6–2
Eva Pfaff
Petra Huber Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Beth Herr 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 Singles – Doubles
Alycia Moulton 6–3, 6–2
Kim Shaefer
Pam Shriver Terry Holladay
Louise Allen Sherry Acker
6–3, 6–1
Freiburg Open Freiburg , West Germany Non-tour event Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5
Laura Arraya
Steffi Graf Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Pilar Vásquez Pat Medrado Renáta Tomanová Marie Pinterová
6–1, 6–2
Ivanna Madruga-Osses 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 Singles – Doubles
Pascale Paradis 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Petra Huber
Lena Sandin Dana Gilbert
Nathalie Phan-Thanh Sue Barker
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Aug
U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis , United States Category 4 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Andrea Temesvári 6–2, 6–2
Zina Garrison
Virginia Ruzici Kathy Rinaldi
Kathleen Horvath Bonnie Gadusek
7–5, 6–4
8 Aug
Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States Category 3 Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Pam Shriver Kate Latham
Wendy White Alycia Moulton
6–1, 6–0
15 Aug
Player's Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Category 4 Hard – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Hana Mandlíková Elise Burgin
Kathleen Horvath 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 Singles – Doubles
Jo Durie 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Hana Mandlíková
Barbara Potter Camille Benjamin
Helena Suková 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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Pam Shriver Jo Durie
Sylvia Hanika Andrea Jaeger Ivanna Madruga-Osses Hana Mandlíková
6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
12 Sep
Queen's Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan Category 3 Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 28S Singles
Leigh-Anne Thompson Vicki Nelson Dunbar
Virginia Slims of Utah Salt Lake City , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Yvonne Vermaak 6–2, 0–6, 7–5
Felicia Raschiatore
Paula Smith Lilian Drescher
Sara Gomer Kate Latham Elizabeth Minter 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 Singles – Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Kathy Jordan
Barbara Potter Wendy White
Mary Lou Piatek Kim Sands Bobbie Gadusek 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 Singles – Doubles
Elizabeth Sayers 6–3, 6–1
Anne Minter
Sue Barker Barbara Gerken
Molly Van Nostrand Maeve Quinlan Lori McNeil Chris O'Neil
7–5, 7–6
26 Sep
US Indoors Hartford , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Kim Shaefer 6–4, 6–3
Sylvia Hanika
Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver
Carling Bassett Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison Leslie Allen
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Bakersfield Open Bakersfield , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–4, 6–1
Julie Harrington
Lori McNeil Pilar Vásquez
Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson Debbie Spence Lena Sandin
6–4, 6–3
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 Octr
Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Virginia Ruzici 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Kathy Jordan
Sharon Walsh Zina Garrison
Barbara Potter Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Sylvia Hanika
6–4, 6–1
10 Oct
Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Lisa Bonder 6–1, 6–3
Laura Arraya
Etsuko Inoue Micki Schillig
Shelley Solomon Kumiko Okamoto Masako Yanagi Tina Mochizuki
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Florida Federal Open Tampa , United States Category 3 Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2
Pam Shriver
Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi
Bonnie Gadusek Debbie Spence Elise Burgin Raffaella Reggi
6–0, 6–1
17 Oct
Daihatsu Challenge Brighton , Great Britain Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–1
Jo Durie
Andrea Temesvári Pam Shriver
Catherine Tanvier Marie-Christine Calleja Ann Kiyomura Sue Barker
7–5, 6–4
Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – S/D Singles – Doubles
Etsuko Inoue 7–5, 6–2
Shelley Solomon
Myriam Schropp Betsy Nagelsen
Masako Yanagi Emiko Okagawa Tina Mochizuki Kathy O'Brien
6–3, 7–5
24 Oct
Porsche Classic Stuttgart , West Germany Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2
Catherine Tanvier
Eva Pfaff Virginia Ruzici
Jo Durie Andrea Temesvári Catrin Jexell Helena Suková
6–2, 6–1
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Nov
Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach , United States Category 2 Hard – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–4
Bonnie Gadusek
Anne Smith Pam Casale
Michelle Torres Kim Sands Beth Herr Kathy Rinaldi
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Ginny Championships Honolulu , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 15S/5D Singles – Doubles
Kathleen Horvath 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Carling Bassett
Yvonne Vermaak Sandy Collins
Anne Hobbs Julie Harrington Ginny Purdy Elizabeth Sayers
14 Nov
National Panasonic Open Brisbane , Australia Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles
Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5
Wendy Turnbull
Jo Durie Hana Mandlíková
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Catherine Suire Eva Pfaff Rosalyn Fairbank
6–3, 6–4
21 Nov
NSW Building Society Open Sydney , Australia Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles
Jo Durie 6–3, 7–5
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Sayers Helena Suková
Gigi Fernández Sophie Amiach Rosalyn Fairbank Eva Pfaff
6–4, 6–3
Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková
28 Nov
Marlboro Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Grass – $500,000 – 64S/32Q/32D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Kathy Jordan
Pam Shriver Zina Garrison
Jo Durie Carling Bassett Wendy Turnbull Sylvia Hanika
6–4, 6–7(2–7) , 6–2
Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull
No events were held this month
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 Singles – Doubles
Jenny Klitch 6–2, 6–1
Pam Teeguarden
Kathleen Cummings Sandra Cecchini
Nathalie Herreman Lucia Romanov
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Hana Mandlíková 6–1, 6–1
Zina Garrison
Pam Casale Helena Suková
Lisa Bonder 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 Singles – Doubles
Hana Mandlíková 7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 6–4
Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková Pam Shriver
Zina Garrison Eva Pfaff
6–2, 6–3
Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Catarina Lindqvist 6–4, 6–0
Beth Herr
Camille Benjamin Amanda Brown
Kathrin Keil 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 Singles – Doubles
Mary Lou Piatek 6–1, 6–1
Kim Sands
Sophie Amiach Laura Arraya
Natasha Reva
6–2, 6–3
23 Jan
Avon Cup Marco Island , United States Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Bonnie Gadusek 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Kathleen Horvath
Camille Benjamin Virginia Ruzici
Zina Garrison Ivanna Madruga-Osses
6–2, 6–3
Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Andrea Leand 0–6, 6–2, 6–4
Pascale Paradis
Rosalyn Fairbank Peanut Louie
Catherine Suire Marcella Mesker
6–2, 6–3
30 Jan
Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Category 2 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–2
Manuela Maleeva
Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter
Andrea Jaeger 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 Singles – Doubles
JoAnne Russell 7–6, 6–2
Pascale Paradis
Pat Medrado Terry Holladay
Corrinne Vanier Beverly Mould Sandra Cecchini Nancy Yeargin
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Feb
Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States Category 2 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles
Pam Shriver 7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 6–3
Barbara Potter
Wendy Turnbull Helena Suková
Bonnie Gadusek 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 Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Marcella Mesker Manuela Maleeva
Pam Casale Jo Durie
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
27 Feb
Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles
Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Pam Shriver Barbara Potter
Carling Bassett Hana Mandlíková
6–3, 6–1
Below are the 1983 WTA year-end rankings (December 5, 1983) in singles competition:
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 [ edit ]
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
–
–
–
Titles won by player [ edit ]
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:
total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
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);
a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Titles won by nation [ edit ]
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
1
5
6
5
7
11
Australia
2
2
7
2
7
2
10
United Kingdom
3
7
3
7
4
Germany
1
3
1
3
3
Hungary
3
3
3
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):
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)
Chris Evert-Lloyd – Palm Beach (S), Amelia Island (S), Deerfield Beach (S)
Billie Jean King (S)
Lisa Bonder – Borden Classic (S)
Pam Shriver – Houston (D), Chicago (D), Dallas (D), New York Masters (D) , Eastbourne (D), Wimbledon (D) , Brighton (D), Australian Open (D)
Sharon Walsh – New Jersey (D)
Candy Reynolds – Richmond (D)
The following are notable players who announced their retirement from women's tennis in 1983.
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 .
^ a b c d "Tourney has Premier Field" . Herald Journal . January 2, 1983 – via Google News Archive .
^ a b "Virginia Slims back in tennis" . The New York Times . April 27, 1982.
^ "Navratilova loses; McEnroe fined $3000" . St. Petersburg Times . May 29, 1983. p. 7C – via Google News Archive .
^ "Avon expected to trim sponsorship of women's tennis" . Ocala Star Banner . March 29, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010 .
^ "It's Official: Avon, Women's Tour Part Ways" . St. Petersburg Times . March 30, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010 .
^ "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 .
^ "Lugano 1983" . International Tennis Federation . Retrieved November 19, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "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 .
^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide . Remous. p. 515.
^ "Leslie Allen withdraws, Anne Smith retires – on same day" . St. Petersburg Times . June 7, 1983. Retrieved December 8, 2010 .
^ "Lloyd turns back Jaeger in finals" . Lakeland Ledger . May 14, 1953. Retrieved November 19, 2010 .
^ "Top seed may withdraw from Italian tournament" . Ottawa Citizen . May 17, 1983. Retrieved November 19, 2010 .
Grand Slams Category 4 tournaments Category 3 tournaments
Washington (S , D )
Houston (S , D )
Palm Beach Gardens (S , D )
Chicago (S , D )
Oakland (S , D )
Dallas (S , D )
Boston (S , D )
Atlanta (S , D )
Perugia (S , D )
Berlin (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
Tokyo Indoor I (S )
Richmond (S , D )
Hartford (S , D )
Detroit (S , D )
Tampa (S , D )
Brighton (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Brisbane (S , D )
Sydney (S , D )
Category 2 tournaments
Marco Island (S , D )
Tokyo Doubles (D )
Lugano (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Hamburg (S , D )
Newport (S , D )
Freiburg (S , D )
Kitzbuhel (S , D )
Mahwah (S , D )
Deerfield Beach (S , D )
Tokyo Indoor II (S , D )
Category 1/1+ tournaments
Indianapolis Indoor (S , D )
Hershey (S , D )
Ridgewood (S , D )
Palm Springs (S , D )
Nashville (S , D )
Pittsburgh (S , D )
Salt Lake City (S , D )
Kansas City (S , D )
Bakersfield (S , D )
Tokyo Outdoor I (S , D )
Tokyo Outdoor II (S , D )
Port St. Lucie (S , D )
Team events
Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF World Circuit (1913-72) ILTF Independent Circuit ILTF Grand Prix Circuit Virginia Slims Circuit Virginia Slims/Colgate Series Avon/Colgate Series Avon/Toyota Series Virginia Slims World Championship Series WTA Tour