1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

Singles
1983 Edgbaston Cup
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Alycia Moulton
Final score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Billie Jean King was the defending champion and she won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Alycia Moulton.^[1] It was King's last singles tournament title of her career and she became the oldest WTA player to win a singles tournament at 39 years, 7 months and 23 days.^[2]

Seeds[]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Billie Jean King	7	6
	13	Anne White	6	2
								1	Billie Jean King	6	7
								15	Alycia Moulton	0	5
	15	Alycia Moulton	5r
	2	Zina Garrison	0

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	BJ King	6	6
		P Casale	6	6					P Casale	2	4
		C Jexell	1	3											1	BJ King	6	6
		S Collins	6	6											10	A Kiyomura	2	1
		A Brown	1	4					S Collins	1	3
		A-M Fernandez	4	0				10	A Kiyomura	6	6
	10	A Kiyomura	6	6																		1	BJ King	6	6
	11	B Herr	1	7	5																	Q	E Sayers	3	4
		S Acker	6	6	7				S Acker	3	4
	Q	E Sayers	6	6				Q	E Sayers	6	6
		L Antonoplis	0	2											Q	E Sayers	6	7
		L Forood	2	6	6											L Forood	1	6
		S Simmonds	6	3	4				L Forood	2	6	6
								8	Wendy White	6	3	1

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Cawley	6	3	8
		P Fendick	3	6	3				J Mundel	2	6	6
		J Mundel	6	3	6										4	E Cawley	2	5
		C Benjamin	3	0											13	A White	6	7
	Q	A Henricksson	6	6				Q	A Henricksson	2	4
	Q	A Minter	2	5				13	A White	6	6
	13	A White	6	7																		13	A White	7	2	10
		D Jarrett	5	4																		6	Y Vermaak	6	6	8
		S Barker	7	6					S Barker	7	7
		K Steinmetz	7	6					K Steinmetz	5	6
		K Brasher	6	2												S Barker	3	1
		S Leo	6	6											6	Y Vermaak	6	6
		T Mochizuki	2	3					S Leo	3	4
								6	Y Vermaak	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Leand	7	5	2
			6	6						5	7	6
	Q	C Drury	3	3												R Reggi	4	5
	Q	C O'Neil	3	2												N Yeargin	6	7
	Q	B Jordan	6	6				Q	B Jordan	5	4
		N Yeargin	6	2	6				N Yeargin	7	6
	9	M Maleeva	3	6	3																		N Yeargin	5	3
	15	A Moulton	6	7																		15	A Moulton	7	6
		H Ludloff	3	5				15	A Moulton	6	6
	Q	J Salmon	3	3				Q	B Remilton	3	4
	Q	B Remilton	6	6											15	A Moulton	7	1	6
		K Latham	6	6	3										3	R Fairbank	6	6	3
		C Vanier	3	7	6				C Vanier	2	4
								3	R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	K Jordan	2	6	1
		B Hallquist	4	6					S Walsh	6	1	6
		S Walsh	6	7												S Walsh	6	6
		S Mascarin	3	1												C Monteiro	4	2
		C Monteiro	6	6					C Monteiro	2	6	7
	16	B Stöve	2	2				LL	K Sands	6	2	5
	LL	K Sands	6	6																			S Walsh	7	3	4
		B Mould	4	3																		2	Z Garrison	6	6	6
		C Jolissaint	6	6					C Jolissaint	6	6
		E Burgin	3	6	6				E Burgin	4	4
		L Allen	6	2	1											C Jolissaint	6	2	2
		B Nagelsen	2	2											2	Z Garrison	1	6	6
	LL	E Inoue	6	6				LL	E Inoue	2	4
								2	Z Garrison	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• 1983 Edgbaston Cup Draw (Archived 2009-08-14)