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) Tour Events (58)
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. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. 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 in doubles across the season. She won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in singles, with Chris Evert 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.^[2] 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 winter circuit of the WTA Tour since 1978, announced in 1982 that they would be trimming back their sponsorship of the tour.^[3][4] Toyota, who sponsored the tour for the remaining nine months of the season, also withdrew their support.^[5] The 1983 season therefore saw Virginia Slims returning to sponsor the 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^[6]

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, 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.

January

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
3 January	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1	Sylvia Hanika	Mary-Lou Daniels 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 January	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6	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 January	Avon Cup Marco Island, Florida, United States $100,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková	Andrea Temesvári Michelle Casati	Dianne Balestrat Virginia Ruzici Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi
		Andrea Jaeger Mary-Lou Daniels 7–5, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
31 January	Murjani Cup Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
7 February	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D/64Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Anne Hobbs 6–4, 6–7, 6–4	Ginny Purdy	Yvonne Vermaak Iva Budařová	Candy Reynolds Christiane Jolissaint Catarina Lindqvist Peanut Louie-Harper
		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan 5–7, 6–4, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
14 February	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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, Pennsylvania, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Carling Bassett 2–6, 6–0, 6–4	Sandy Collins	Anne White Julie Harrington	Catrin Jexell Beverly Mould Peanut Louie-Harper Lea Antonoplis
		Beverly Mould Elizabeth Smylie 7–6, 4–6, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo
21 February	Ridgewood Open Ridgewood, NJ, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Alycia Moulton 6–4, 6–2	Catrin Jexell	Laura Arraya Marcella Mesker	Corinne Vanier Susan Leo Lena Sandlin Petra Delhees
		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan 6–3, 6–4	Sherry Acker Ann Henricksson
	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 February	Congoleum Classic Palm Springs, California, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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, Tennessee, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 6–3	Marcela Skuherská	Sherry Acker Patricia Hy-Boulais	Iva Budařová Vicki Nelson Dunbar Kim Sands Jenny Klitch
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–4, 7–6	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith

March

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
7 March	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0	Chris Evert	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, Pennsylvania, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 March	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 3–6, 6–4	Sylvia Hanika	Billie Jean King Tracy Austin	Kathleen Horvath Wendy White-Prausa Barbara Potter Betsy Nagelsen
		Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura 6–1, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
21 March	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/6D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0	Chris Evert	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 March	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 8DDoubles Draw	Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–1	Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith	Ann Kiyomura / Paula Smith Leslie Allen / Mima Jaušovec	Lea Antonoplis / Barbara Jordan Anne Hobbs / Susan Leo Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull

April

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
4 April	Family Circle Cup Charleston, South Carolina, United States $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 April	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States $250,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 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 April	United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando, Florida, United States $200,000 – Clay – 22S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
25 April	Virginia Slims of Atlanta Atlanta, United States $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
2 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Andrea Temesvári 6–1, 6–0	Bonnie Gadusek	Kathleen Horvath Kathy Rinaldi	Christiane Jolissaint Jo Durie Helena Suková Laura Gildemeister
		Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–1	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier
9 May	Swiss Open Lugano, Switzerland $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	The singles tournament 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 Berlin, Germany $150,000 – Clay – 56S/29D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–4, 7–6	Kathleen Horvath	Helena Suková Andrea Jaeger	Pam Casale Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Jo Durie Hobbs 6–4, 7–6	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff
23 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $625,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Chris Evert 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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
6 June	Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom $100,000 – Grass – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5	Alycia Moulton	Anne White Zina Garrison	Elizabeth Smylie Yvonne Vermaak Nancy Yeargin Sharon Walsh
		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–4, 7–5	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Smylie
13 June	BMW Championships Eastbourne, United Kingdom $150,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 June	Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $670,000 – Grass – 128S/64Q/56D/56X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – 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 5–7, 7–5, 6–3	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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
4 July	Fila European Cup Hittfield Hamburg, Germany $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Andrea Temesvári 6–4, 6–2	Eva Pfaff	Petra Huber Ivanna Madruga-Osses	Beth Herr Laura Gildemeister Petra Jauch-Delhees Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 6–4	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier
11 July	Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic Newport, RI, United States $100,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/16Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Smylie
	Freiburg Open Freiburg, Germany $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5	Laura Gildemeister	Steffi Graf Ivanna Madruga-Osses	Pilar Vasquez Pat Medrado Renáta Tomanová Marie Pinterova
		Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 6–1, 6–2	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Emilse Raponi
18 July	Federation Cup Zürich, Switzerland Team event Clay	Czechoslovakia 2-1	West Germany	United States   Switzerland	Yugoslavia  Argentina  Australia  Great Britain
	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Pascale Paradis 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Petra Huber
		Chris Newton Pam Whytcross 2–6, 6–4, 7–6	Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis

August

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
1 August	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, United States $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States $150,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3	Chris Evert	Pam Shriver Kate Latham	Wendy White-Prausa Alycia Moulton Elise Burgin Jo Durie
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–0	Betsy Nagelsen Virginia Ruzici
15 August	Player's Canadian Open Toronto, Canada $200,000 – Hard – 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 6–1	Chris Evert	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 August	Virginia Slims of New Jersey Mahwah, New Jersey, United States $125,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	US Open Flushing Meadows, New York, United States Grand Slam $800,000 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3	Chris Evert	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 Smylie John Fitzgerald 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan

September

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
12 September	Queens Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S Singles Draw	Lisa Bonder-Kreiss 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, UT, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Yvonne Vermaak 6–2, 0–6, 7–5	Felicia Raschiatore	Paula Smith Lilian Kelaidis	Sara Gomer Kate Latham Elizabeth Minter Cláudia Monteiro
		Cláudia Monteiro Yvonne Vermaak 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Amanda Brown Brenda Remilton-Ward
19 September	Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, Virginia, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Kathy Jordan	Barbara Potter Wendy White-Prausa	Mary-Lou Daniels Kim Sands Bobbie Gadusek Camille Benjamin
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–7, 6–2, 6–1	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter
	Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas City, Kansas, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Elizabeth Smylie 6–3, 6–1	Anne Minter	Sue Barker Barbara Gerken	Molly Van Nostrand Maeve Quinlan Lori McNeil Chris O'Neil
		Sandy Collins Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–6	Chris O'Neil Brenda Remilton-Ward
26 September	US Indoors Hartford, Connecticut, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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, California, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–4, 6–1	Julie Harrington	Lori McNeil Pilar Vásquez	Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson Debbie Spence Lena Sandin
		Kylie Copeland Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Pat Medrado

October

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
3 October	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 October	Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Lisa Bonder-Kreiss 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-Ward Naoko Satō
	Florida Federal Open Tampa, Florida, United States $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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-Prausa
17 October	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1	Jo Durie	Andrea Temesvári Pam Shriver	Catherine Tanvier Marie-Christine Calleja Ann Kiyomura Sue Barker
		Chris Evert Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan $50,000 – Hard – S/D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Etsuko Inoue 6–2, 5–7, 6–1	Shelley Solomon
		Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross 6–3, 7–5	Helena Manset Miki Schillig
24 October	Porsche Classic Stuttgart, West Germany $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
7 November	Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–0, 6–4	Bonnie Gadusek	Anne Smith Pam Casale	Michele Casati Kim Sands Beth Herr Kathy Rinaldi
		Bonnie Gadusek Wendy White-Prausa 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Pam Casale Mary-Lou Daniels
	Ginny Championships Honolulu, Hawaii, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 15S/5D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kathleen Horvath 4–6, 6–2, 7–6	Carling Bassett	Yvonne Vermaak Sandy Collins	Anne Hobbs Julie Harrington Ginny Purdy Elizabeth Smylie
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 5–7, 7–5, 6–3	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan
14 November	National Panasonic Open Brisbane, Australia $150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 November	NSW Building Society Open Sydney, Australia $150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Jo Durie 6–3, 7–5	Kathy Jordan	Elizabeth Smylie Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Sophie Amiach Rosalyn Fairbank Eva Pfaff
		Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková
28 November	Marlboro Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $500,000 – Grass – 64S/32Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6	Kathy Jordan	Pam Shriver Zina Garrison	Jo Durie Carling Bassett Wendy Turnbull Sylvia Hanika
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–7, 6–2	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull

December

No events were held this month

January 1984

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
2 January	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, Tennessee, United States $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Jenny Klitch 6–2, 6–1	Pam Teeguarden	Kathleen Cummings Sandra Cecchini	Nathalie Herreman Lucia Romanov Marie Calleja Trey Lewis
		Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds 5–7, 7–6, 7–6	Mary-Lou Daniels Paula Smith
	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 6–1, 6–1	Zina Garrison	Pam Casale Helena Suková	Lisa Bonder-Kreiss Kathleen Horvath Bonnie Gadusek Barbara Potter
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–7, 6–2	Leslie Allen Anne White
9 January	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Hana Mandlíková 7–6, 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, Pennsylvania, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Catarina Lindqvist 6–4, 6–0	Beth Herr	Camille Benjamin Amanda Brown	Kathrin Keil Laura Gildemeister Anne Minter Mary-Lou Daniels
		Marcela Skuherská Kateřina Böhmová 6–1, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Nancy Yeargin
16 January	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Mary-Lou Daniels 6–1, 6–1	Kim Sands	Sophie Amiach Laura Gildemeister	Natascia Reva Vicki Nelson-Dunbar Amanda Brown Marcela Skuherská
		Marcella Mesker Anne Hobbs 6–2, 6–3	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds
23 January	Avon Cup Marco Island, Florida, United States $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Bonnie Gadusek 3–6, 6–0, 6–4	Kathleen Horvath	Camille Benjamin Virginia Ruzici	Zina Garrison Ivanna Madruga-Osses Pam Casale Laura Gildemeister
		Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3	Anne Hobbs Andrea Jaeger
	Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Andrea Leand 0–6, 6–2, 6–4	Pascale Paradis	Rosalyn Fairbank Peanut Louie-Harper	Catherine Suire Marcella Mesker Lea Antonoplis Etsuko Inoue
		Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker 6–2, 6–3	Anna-Maria Fernandez Trey Lewis
30 January	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Smylie

February 1984

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
6 February	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Pam Shriver 7–6, 2–6, 6–3	Barbara Potter	Wendy Turnbull Helena Suková	Bonnie Gadusek Carling Bassett Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel Marcella Mesker
		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–3, 6–3	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver
20 February	US Indoors Livingston, New Jersey, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6	Chris Evert	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 February	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, NY, United States $500,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Chris Evert	Pam Shriver Barbara Potter	Carling Bassett Hana Mandlíková Kathleen Horvath Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura

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	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 Smylie			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-Kreiss						2		2
2	Lea Antonoplis							2		2
2	Kathy Jordan							2		2
2	Ann Kiyumora							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	Kylie Copeland							1		1
1	Mary-Lou Daniels							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-Prausa							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)
• Kylie 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 Smylie – 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 – Palm Beach (S), Amelia Island (S), Deerfield Beach (S)
• Billie Jean King (S)
• Lisa Bonder-Kreiss – 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)

Rankings

Singles

Below are the 1983 WTA year-end rankings (December 5, 1983) in singles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[8]
No	Player Name	Points	1982	Change
1	Martina Navratilova (TCH)	19.606	1	=
2	Chris Evert (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

Retirements

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

• Anne Smith^[9]
• Billie Jean King
• Evonne Goolagong
• Tanya Harford

See also

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

Notes

• ^A The tournament was halted by rain delays on 23 occasions over the first five days.^[10] The tournament was eventually cancelled after players rejected the officials attempts to move the tournament indoors.^[11]
• Martina Navratilova only lost one match during the whole year, against Kathleen Horvath.

References

1. "Tourney has Premier Field". Herald Journal. January 2, 1983. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. "Navratilova loses; McEnroe fined $3000". St. Petersburg Times. May 29, 1983. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
3. "Avon expected to trim sponsorship of women's tennis". Ocala Star Banner. March 29, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
4. "It's Official: Avon, Women's Tour Part Ways". St. Petersburg Times. March 30, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
5. "WTA Tour Gets New Format, Old Backer". The Palm Beach Post. April 27, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
6. "Virginia Slims Back in Tennis". New York Times. April 27, 1982. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
7. "Lugano 1983". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
8. "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 5 December 1983.
9. "Leslie Allen withdraws, Anne Smith retires – on same day". St. Petersburg Times. June 7, 1983. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
10. "Lloyd turns back Jaeger in finals". Lakeland Ledger. May 14, 1953. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
11. "Top seed may withdraw from Italian tournament". Ottawa Citizen. May 17, 1983. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

External links

• Official WTA Tour website