1983 Virginia Slims Championships
1983 Virginia Slims Championships | |
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Date | March 23–27 |
Edition | 12th (singles) / 8th (doubles) |
Category | Virginia Slims Championships |
Prize money | $350,000 |
Location | New York City, US |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Doubles | |
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
The 1983 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 12th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 8th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 14 through March 20, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $80,000 first prize money.[1]
Champions[]
Singles[]
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd, 6–2, 6–0
- It was Navratilova's 9th title of the year and the 156th of her career.
Doubles[]
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff, 7–5, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 10th title of the year and the 157th of her career. It was Shriver's 5th title of the year and the 39th of her career.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The $350,000 Virginia Slims Championship of New York" (PDF). Virginia Slims. March 21, 1983.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
- WTA Tour Championships
- 1983 in American tennis
- 1983 in sports in New York City
- 1980s in Manhattan
- March 1983 sports events in the United States
- Madison Square Garden
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan
- Tennis tournaments in New York City