1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Martina Navratilova won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open
Details
Duration	3 January 1983 – 4 March 1984
Edition	13th
Tournaments	64
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) Category 4 Category 3 Category 2 Category 1+ Category 1
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Martina Navratilova (18)
Most tournament finals	Martina Navratilova (19)
Prize money leader	Martina Navratilova ($1,456,030)
Points leader	Martina Navratilova (19.606)
Awards
Player of the year	Martina Navratilova
Doubles Team of the year	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Most improved player of the year	Andrea Temesvári
Newcomer of the year	Carling Bassett
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The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th 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 held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 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[]

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[]

Singles[]

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[]

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[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Jan	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1	Sylvia Hanika	Mary-Lou Piatek Andrea Jaeger	Helena Suková Barbara Potter Hana Mandlíková JoAnne Russell
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
10 Jan	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6(7–5)	Sylvia Hanika	Tracy Austin Eva Pfaff	Bettina Bunge Anne Smith Pam Shriver Zina Garrison
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–3	Jo Durie Barbara Potter
24 Jan	Avon Cup Marco Island, United States Category 2 $100,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková	Andrea Temesvári Michelle Casati	Dianne Balestrat Virginia Ruzici Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi
		Andrea Jaeger Mary-Lou Piatek 7–5, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
31 Jan	Murjani Cup Palm Beach Gardens, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–3	Andrea Jaeger	Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková	Andrea Temesvári Iva Budařová Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith

February[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Feb	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D/64Q Singles – Doubles	Anne Hobbs 6–4, 6–7, 6–4	Ginny Purdy	Yvonne Vermaak Iva Budařová	Candy Reynolds Christiane Jolissaint Catarina Lindqvist Peanut Louie
		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan 5–7, 6–4, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
14 Feb	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Andrea Jaeger	Pam Shriver Tracy Austin	Marcella Mesker Bettina Bunge Wendy Turnbull Eva Pfaff
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
	Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 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
		Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers 7–6, 4–6, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo
21 Feb	Ridgewood Open Ridgewood, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alycia Moulton 6–4, 6–2	Catrin Jexell	Laura Arraya Marcella Mesker	Corinne Vanier Susan Leo Lena Sandin Petra Delhees
		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan 6–3, 6–4	Sherry Acker Ann Henricksson
	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 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
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
28 Feb	Congoleum Classic Palm Springs, United States Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 7–5	Carling Bassett	Kathy Jordan Michelle Torres	Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi Wendy White Sylvia Hanika
		Kathy Jordan Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 6–4	Dianne Fromholtz Betty Stöve
	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 6–3	Marcela Skuherská	Sherry Acker Patricia Hy	Iva Budařová Vicki Nelson Dunbar Kim Sands Jenny Klitch
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–4, 7–6	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith

March[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Bettina Bunge Pam Shriver	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull Jo Durie Sylvia Hanika
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
	Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ginny Purdy 6–2, 7–5	Cláudia Monteiro	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Holton	Pilar Vásquez Gretchen Magers Beth Norton Candy Reynolds
		Candy Reynolds Paula Smith 6–3, 6–2	Iwona Kuczyńska Trey Lewis
14 Mar	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 3–6, 6–4	Sylvia Hanika	Billie Jean King Tracy Austin	Kathleen Horvath Wendy White Barbara Potter Betsy Nagelsen
		Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura 6–1, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
21 Mar	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/6D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Billie Jean King Sylvia Hanika	Pam Shriver Tracy Austin Barbara Potter Bettina Bunge
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff
28 Mar	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles	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

April[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Category 4 $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–1, 6–0	Tracy Austin	Bettina Bunge Andrea Jaeger	Andrea Temesvári Sylvia Hanika Manuela Maleeva Virginia Ruzici
		Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds 7–5, 6–2	Andrea Jaeger Paula Smith
11 Apr	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, United States Category 4 $250,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 2–6, 7–5	Carling Bassett	Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi	Sylvia Hanika Michelle Casati Bettina Bunge Raffaella Reggi
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici
18 Apr	United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando, United States Category 4 $200,000 – Clay – 22S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 7–5	Andrea Jaeger	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King Barbara Potter Virginia Ruzici
		Billie Jean King Anne Smith 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(11–9)	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
25 Apr	Virginia Slims of Atlanta Atlanta, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–0	Kathy Jordan	Anne White Wendy Turnbull	Lele Forood Kim Steinmetz Anne Smith Andrea Leand
		Alycia Moulton Sharon Walsh 6–3, 7–6	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull

May[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Temesvári 6–1, 6–0	Bonnie Gadusek	Kathleen Horvath Kathy Rinaldi	Christiane Jolissaint Jo Durie Helena Suková Laura Arraya
		Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–1	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier
9 May	Swiss Open Lugano, Switzerland Category 2 $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D –	The singles event was cancelled after the third round due to rain.[7][A]
		Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Petra Delhees Patricia Medrado
16 May	German Open West Berlin, West Germany Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/29D –	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Kathleen Horvath	Helena Suková Andrea Jaeger	Pam Casale Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Jo Durie Anne Hobbs 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff
23 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $625,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–2	Mima Jaušovec	Jo Durie Andrea Jaeger	Kathleen Horvath Tracy Austin Gretchen Magers Hana Mandlíková
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 5–7, 7–5, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
		Barbara Jordan Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–3	Leslie Allen Charles Buzz Strode

June[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jun	Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, Great Britain Category 2 $100,000 – Grass – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5	Alycia Moulton	Anne White Zina Garrison	Elizabeth Sayers Yvonne Vermaak Nancy Yeargin Sharon Walsh
		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–4, 7–5	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers
13 Jun	BMW Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Category 3 $150,000 – Grass – 64S/32D –	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1	Wendy Turnbull	Zina Garrison Tracy Austin	Jo Durie Bettina Bunge Beth Herr Andrea Jaeger
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–0	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs
20 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $670,000 – Grass – 128S/64Q/56D/56X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–3	Andrea Jaeger	Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold Virginia Wade Barbara Potter Kathy Jordan
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–2	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
		Wendy Turnbull John Lloyd 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5	Billie Jean King Steve Denton

July[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jul	Fila European Cup Hittfield Hamburg, West Germany Category 2 $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D –	Andrea Temesvári 6–4, 6–2	Eva Pfaff	Petra Huber Ivanna Madruga-Osses	Beth Herr Laura Arraya Petra Jauch-Delhees Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 6–4	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier
11 Jul	Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic Newport, United States Category 2 $100,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/16Q –	Alycia Moulton 6–3, 6–2	Kim Shaefer	Pam Shriver Terry Holladay	Louise Allen Sherry Acker Tina Mochizuki Anna-Maria Fernandez
		Barbara Potter Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers
	Freiburg Open Freiburg, West Germany Non-tour event $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D –	Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5	Laura Arraya	Steffi Graf Ivanna Madruga-Osses	Pilar Vásquez Pat Medrado Renáta Tomanová Marie Pinterova
		Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 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 $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D –	Pascale Paradis 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Petra Huber	Lena Sandin Dana Gilbert	Sue Barker JoAnne Russell Yvona Brzáková
		Chris Newton Pam Whytcross 2–6, 6–4, 7–6	Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis

August[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Category 4 $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D –	Andrea Temesvári 6–2, 6–2	Zina Garrison	Virginia Ruzici Kathy Rinaldi	Kathleen Horvath Bonnie Gadusek Ivanna Madruga-Osses Manuela Maleeva
		Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 6–4	Gigi Fernández Beth Herr
8 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Hard – 56S/32D –	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver Kate Latham	Wendy White Alycia Moulton Elise Burgin Jo Durie
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–0	Betsy Nagelsen Virginia Ruzici
15 Aug	Player's Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Category 4 $200,000 – Hard – 56S/32D/32Q –	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 6–1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková Elise Burgin	Kathleen Horvath Andrea Jaeger Kathy Jordan Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Anne Hobbs Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
22 Aug	Virginia Slims of New Jersey Mahwah, United States Category 2 $125,000 – Hard – 56S/32D –	Jo Durie 2–6, 7–5, 6–4	Hana Mandlíková	Barbara Potter Camille Benjamin	Helena Suková Iva Budařová Rosalyn Fairbank Virginia Ruzici
		Jo Durie Sharon Walsh 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
29 Aug	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $800,000 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver Jo Durie	Sylvia Hanika Andrea Jaeger Ivanna Madruga-Osses Hana Mandlíková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–7, 6–1, 6–3	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
		Elizabeth Sayers John Fitzgerald 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan

September[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Sep	Queen's Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan Category 3 $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S	Lisa Bonder 6–2, 5–7, 6–1	Andrea Jaeger	Kathleen Horvath Alycia Moulton	Beth Herr Anne Hobbs Leigh-Anne Thompson Vicki Nelson Dunbar
	Virginia Slims of Utah Salt Lake City, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D –	Yvonne Vermaak 6–2, 0–6, 7–5	Felicia Raschiatore	Paula Smith Lilian Drescher	Sara Gomer Kate Latham Elizabeth Minter Cláudia Monteiro
		Cláudia Monteiro Yvonne Vermaak 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Amanda Brown Brenda Remilton
19 Sep	Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Kathy Jordan	Barbara Potter Wendy White	Mary-Lou Piatek Kim Sands Bobbie Gadusek Camille Benjamin
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–1	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter
	Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas City, U.S. Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D –	Elizabeth Sayers 6–3, 6–1	Anne Minter	Sue Barker Barbara Gerken	Molly Van Nostrand Maeve Quinlan Lori McNeil Chris O'Neil
		Sandy Collins Elizabeth Sayers 7–5, 7–6	Chris O'Neil Brenda Remilton
26 Sep	US Indoors Hartford, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Kim Shaefer 6–4, 6–3	Sylvia Hanika	Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver	Carling Bassett Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison Leslie Allen
		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter
	Bakersfield Open Bakersfield, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D –	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–4, 6–1	Julie Harrington	Lori McNeil Pilar Vásquez	Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson Debbie Spence Lena Sandin
		Kyle Copeland Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Pat Medrado

October[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Octr	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Virginia Ruzici 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Kathy Jordan	Sharon Walsh Zina Garrison	Barbara Potter Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Sylvia Hanika
		Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–1	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
10 Oct	Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan Category 1 $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D –	Lisa Bonder 6–1, 6–3	Laura Arraya	Etsuko Inoue Micki Schillig	Shelley Solomon Kumiko Okamoto Masako Yanagi Tina Mochizuki
		Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross 5–7, 7–6, 6–3	Brenda Remilton Naoko Satō
	Florida Federal Open Tampa, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D –	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi	Bonnie Gadusek Debbie Spence Elise Burgin Raffaella Reggi
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–0, 6–1	Bonnie Gadusek Wendy White
17 Oct	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, Great Britain Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–1	Jo Durie	Andrea Temesvári Pam Shriver	Catherine Tanvier Marie-Christine Calleja Ann Kiyomura Sue Barker
		Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – S/D –	Etsuko Inoue 6–2, 5–7, 6–1	Shelley Solomon	Myriam Schropp Betsy Nagelsen	Masako Yanagi Emiko Okagawa Tina Mochizuki Kathy O'Brien
		Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross 6–3, 7–5	Helena Manset Micki Schillig
24 Oct	Porsche Classic Stuttgart, West Germany Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2	Catherine Tanvier	Eva Pfaff Virginia Ruzici	Jo Durie Andrea Temesvári Catrin Jexell Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds 6–2, 6–1	Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier

November[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Nov	Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach, United States Category 2 $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D –	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–4	Bonnie Gadusek	Anne Smith Pam Casale	Michelle Torres Kim Sands Beth Herr Kathy Rinaldi
		Bonnie Gadusek Wendy White 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Pam Casale Mary-Lou Piatek
	Ginny Championships Honolulu, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 15S/5D –	Kathleen Horvath 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1)	Carling Bassett	Yvonne Vermaak Sandy Collins	Anne Hobbs Julie Harrington Ginny Purdy Elizabeth Sayers
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 5–7, 7–5, 6–3	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan
14 Nov	National Panasonic Open Brisbane, Australia Category 3 $150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q –	Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5	Wendy Turnbull	Jo Durie Hana Mandlíková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Catherine Suire Eva Pfaff Rosalyn Fairbank
		Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4	Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh
21 Nov	NSW Building Society Open Sydney, Australia Category 3 $150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D –	Jo Durie 6–3, 7–5	Kathy Jordan	Elizabeth Sayers Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Sophie Amiach Rosalyn Fairbank Eva Pfaff
		Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková
28 Nov	Marlboro Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $500,000 – Grass – 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
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–2	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull

December[]

No events were held this month

January 1984[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D –	Jenny Klitch 6–2, 6–1	Pam Teeguarden	Kathleen Cummings Sandra Cecchini	Nathalie Herreman Lucia Romanov Marie-Christine Calleja Trey Lewis
		Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds 5–7, 7–6, 7–6	Mary-Lou Piatek Paula Smith
	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Hana Mandlíková 6–1, 6–1	Zina Garrison	Pam Casale Helena Suková	Lisa Bonder Kathleen Horvath Bonnie Gadusek Barbara Potter
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2	Leslie Allen Anne White
9 Jan	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Hana Mandlíková 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Helena Suková Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Andrea Jaeger
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3	Rosie Casals Alycia Moulton
	Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Catarina Lindqvist 6–4, 6–0	Beth Herr	Camille Benjamin Amanda Brown	Kathrin Keil Laura Arraya Anne Minter Mary-Lou Piatek
		Marcela Skuherská Kateřina Böhmová 6–1, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Nancy Yeargin
16 Jan	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D –	Mary-Lou Piatek 6–1, 6–1	Kim Sands	Sophie Amiach Laura Arraya	Natasha Reva Vicki Nelson-Dunbar Amanda Brown Marcela Skuherská
		Marcella Mesker Anne Hobbs 6–2, 6–3	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds
23 Jan	Avon Cup Marco Island, United States Category 2 $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D –	Bonnie Gadusek 3–6, 6–0, 6–4	Kathleen Horvath	Camille Benjamin Virginia Ruzici	Zina Garrison Ivanna Madruga-Osses Pam Casale Laura Arraya
		Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3	Anne Hobbs Andrea Jaeger
	Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Andrea Leand 0–6, 6–2, 6–4	Pascale Paradis	Rosalyn Fairbank Peanut Louie	Catherine Suire Marcella Mesker Lea Antonoplis Etsuko Inoue
		Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker 6–2, 6–3	Anna-Maria Fernandez Trey Lewis
30 Jan	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Category 2 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva	Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter	Andrea Jaeger Zina Garrison Carling Bassett Eva Pfaff
		Mima Jaušovec Anne White 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	JoAnne Russell 7–6, 6–2	Pascale Paradis	Pat Medrado Terry Holladay	Corrinne Vanier Beverly Mould Sandra Cecchini Nancy Yeargin
		Cláudia Monteiro Yvonne Vermaak 6–4, 6–7, 7–5	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers

February 1984[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Feb	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 2 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Pam Shriver 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3	Barbara Potter	Wendy Turnbull Helena Suková	Bonnie Gadusek Carling Bassett Kathy Rinaldi Marcella Mesker
		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–3, 6–3	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver
20 Feb	US Indoors Livingston, New Jersey, United States Category 2 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Marcella Mesker Manuela Maleeva	Pam Casale Jo Durie Bonnie Gadusek Sylvia Hanika
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 5–7, 6–3, 6–3	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura
27 Feb	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $500,000 ��� Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver Barbara Potter	Carling Bassett Hana Mandlíková Kathleen Horvath Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura

Rankings[]

Singles[]

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 (TCH) 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 (TCH) 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[]

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[]

Titles won by player[]

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	Martina Navratilova	3	3		1	1	12	9	16	13
15	Pam Shriver		3			1	2	9	2	13
8	Candy Reynolds		1					7		8
7	Chris Evert-Lloyd	1					5	1	6	1
7	Sharon Walsh							7		7
6	Rosalyn Fairbank		1				1	4	1	5
5	Billie Jean King						1	4	1	4
5	Jo Durie						2	3	2	4
5	Anne Hobbs						1	4	1	4
4	Elizabeth Sayers			1			1	2	1	2	1
4	Yvonne Vermaak						2	2	2	2
4	Wendy Turnbull			1			1	2	1	2	1
3	Barbara Jordan			1				2		2	1
3	Andrea Temesvári						3		3
3	Kathleen Horvath						2	1	2	1
3	Alycia Moulton						2	1	2	1
3	Bettina Bunge						1	2	1	2
3	Andrea Jaeger						1	2	1	2
3	Virginia Ruzici						1	2	1	2
3	Pam Whytcross							3		3
2	Lisa Bonder						2		2
2	Lea Antonoplis							2		2
2	Kathy Jordan							2		2
2	Ann Kiyomura							2		2
2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch							2		2
2	Chris O'Neil							2		2
2	Eva Pfaff							2		2
2	Barbara Potter							2		2
1	Etsuko Inoue						1		1
1	Beverly Mould						1		1
1	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold						1		1
1	Pascale Paradis						1		1
1	Ginny Purdy						1		1
1	Kim Shaefer						1		1
1	Catherine Tanvier						1		1
1	Carling Bassett							1		1
1	Sandy Collins							1		1
1	Kyle Copeland							1		1
1	Mary-Lou Piatek							1		1
1	Bonnie Gadusek							1		1
1	Christiane Jolissaint							1		1
1	Lori McNeil							1		1
1	Marcella Mesker							1		1
1	Cláudia Monteiro							1		1
1	Chris Newton							1		1
1	Anne Smith							1		1
1	Paula Smith							1		1
1	Virginia Wade							1		1
1	Wendy White							1		1

Titles won by nation[]

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):

• Lori McNeil – Bakersfield (D)
• Bonnie Gadusek – Deerfield Beach (D)
• Sandy Collins – Kansas (D)
• Kyle Copeland – Bakersfield (D)
• Chris O'Neil – Kitzbühel (D)
• Christiane Jolissaint – Lugano (D)
• Catherine Tanvier – Filderstadt (S)
• Pascale Paradis – Kitzbühel (S)
• Kim Shaefer – Hartford (S)
• Ginny Purdy – Pittsburgh (S)
• Etsuko Inoue – Japan Open (S)
• Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold – Bakersfield (S)
• Rosalyn Fairbank – Richmond (S)
• Jo Durie – Mahwah (S)
• Anne Hobbs – Indianapolis (S)
• Elizabeth Sayers – Ridgewood (D), US Open (X)
• Yvonne Vermaak – Palm Springs (S)
• Barbara Jordan – French Open (X)
• Andrea Temesvári – Perugia (S)
• Kathleen Horvath – Nashville (S)
• Alycia Moulton – Ridgewood (S)
• Bettina Bunge – Hamburg (D)
• Pam Whytcross – Kitzbühel (D)
• Chris O'Neil – Borden Classic (D)

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)

Retirements[]

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

• Anne Smith^[10]
• Billie Jean King
• Evonne Goolagong
• Tanya Harford

See also[]

• 1983 Volvo Grand Prix – men's circuit
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

Notes[]

• ^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[]

External links[]

• Official WTA Tour website