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1983 WTA German Open
Date16 – 22 May
Edition12th
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationBerlin, West Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
← 1982 · WTA German Open · 1984 →

The 1983 WTA German Open, also known by its sponsored name Fila German Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 16 May through 22 May 1983. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title.[1][2]

Winners

Women's Singles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated United States Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 3rd title of the year and the 127th of her career.


Women's Doubles

United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Anne Hobbs defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / West Germany Eva Pfaff 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Durie's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Hobbs' 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0002181223.
  2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 472–473.