Women's tennis circuit
The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th 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 the first unified global women's circuit in the Open Era 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.
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]
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.
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
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Jan Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1 Sylvia Hanika Mary Lou Piatek Andrea Jaeger Helena Suková Barbara Potter 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 10 Jan Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Sylvia Hanika Tracy Austin Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Anne Smith 6–4, 6–3 24 Jan Avon Cup Marco Island , United States Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 6–3 Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári Michelle Casati Dianne Balestrat Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 6–4 31 Jan Murjani Cup Palm Beach Gardens , United States Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–3 Andrea Jaeger Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári Iva Budařová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Feb Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D/64Q Singles – Doubles Anne Hobbs 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 Ginny Purdy Yvonne Vermaak Iva Budařová Candy Reynolds Christiane Jolissaint 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 14 Feb Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2 Andrea Jaeger Pam Shriver Tracy Austin Marcella Mesker Bettina Bunge Wendy Turnbull Eva Pfaff 6–1, 6–2 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 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 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 21 Feb Ridgewood Open Ridgewood , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Alycia Moulton 6–4, 6–2 Catrin Jexell Laura Arraya Marcella Mesker Corinne Vanier Susan Leo Lena Sandin Petra Delhees 6–3, 6–4 Virginia Slims of California Oakland , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 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 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 28 Feb Congoleum Classic Palm Springs , United States Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 7–5 Carling Bassett Kathy Jordan Michelle Torres Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi Wendy White Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 6–4 Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 6–3 Marcela Skuherská Sherry Acker Patricia Hy Iva Budařová Vicki Nelson Dunbar 6–4, 7–6
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Mar Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0 Chris Evert-Lloyd Bettina Bunge Pam Shriver Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–2 Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Ginny Purdy 6–2, 7–5 Cláudia Monteiro Betsy Nagelsen Amy Holton Pilar Vásquez Gretchen Magers Beth Norton Candy Reynolds 6–3, 6–2 14 Mar Virginia Slims of Boston Boston , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 3–6, 6–4 Sylvia Hanika Billie Jean King Tracy Austin Kathleen Horvath Wendy White 6–1, 6–2 21 Mar Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 16S/6D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0 Chris Evert-Lloyd Billie Jean King Sylvia Hanika Pam Shriver Tracy Austin 7–5, 6–2 28 Mar Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8DDoubles 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
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 Apr Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Category 4 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 Tracy Austin Bettina Bunge Andrea Jaeger Andrea Temesvári Sylvia Hanika 7–5, 6–2 11 Apr Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island , United States Category 4 Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 Carling Bassett Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi Sylvia Hanika Michelle Casati 6–4, 6–2 18 Apr United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando , United States Category 4 Clay – $200,000 – 22S/8D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–1, 7–5 Andrea Jaeger Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(11–9) 25 Apr Virginia Slims of Atlanta Atlanta , United States Category 3 Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–0 Kathy Jordan Anne White Wendy Turnbull Lele Forood Kim Steinmetz 6–3, 7–6
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 May Italian Open Perugia , Italy Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Andrea Temesvári 6–1, 6–0 Bonnie Gadusek Kathleen Horvath Kathy Rinaldi Christiane Jolissaint Jo Durie 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 9 May Swiss Open Lugano , Switzerland Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles The singles event was cancelled after the third round due to rain.[ 7] [A] 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 16 May German Open West Berlin , West Germany Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/29D Singles – Doubles Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7–6(7–3) Kathleen Horvath Helena Suková Andrea Jaeger Pam Casale Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 7–6(7–2) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff
23 May French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $625,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–2 Mima Jaušovec Jo Durie Andrea Jaeger Kathleen Horvath Tracy Austin Gretchen Magers Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–2, 6–3 Leslie Allen Charles Buzz Strode
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Jun Edgbaston Cup Birmingham , Great Britain Category 2 Grass – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5 Alycia Moulton Anne White Zina Garrison Elizabeth Sayers Yvonne Vermaak 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 13 Jun BMW Championships Eastbourne , Great Britain Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1 Wendy Turnbull Zina Garrison Tracy Austin Jo Durie Bettina Bunge 6–1, 6–0 20 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $670,000 – 128S/64Q/56D/56X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–3 Andrea Jaeger Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold Virginia Wade Barbara Potter Kathy Jordan 6–2, 6–2 Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 7–5 Billie Jean King Steve Denton
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 Jul Fila European Cup Hittfeld Hamburg , West Germany Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Andrea Temesvári 6–4, 6–2 Eva Pfaff Petra Huber Ivanna Madruga-Osses Beth Herr Laura Arraya 7–5, 6–4 11 Jul Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic Newport , United States Category 2 Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D/16Q Singles – Doubles Alycia Moulton 6–3, 6–2 Kim Shaefer Pam Shriver Terry Holladay Louise Allen Sherry Acker 6–3, 6–1 Freiburg Open Freiburg , West Germany Non-tour event Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5 Laura Arraya Steffi Graf Ivanna Madruga-Osses Pilar Vásquez Pat Medrado Renáta Tomanová Marie Pinterová 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 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Pascale Paradis 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Petra Huber Lena Sandin Dana Gilbert Nathalie Phan-Thanh Sue Barker 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis , United States Category 4 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Andrea Temesvári 6–2, 6–2 Zina Garrison Virginia Ruzici Kathy Rinaldi Kathleen Horvath Bonnie Gadusek 7–5, 6–4 8 Aug Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States Category 3 Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3 Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver Kate Latham Wendy White Alycia Moulton 6–1, 6–0 15 Aug Player's Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Category 4 Hard – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 Chris Evert-Lloyd Hana Mandlíková Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 22 Aug Virginia Slims of New Jersey Mahwah , United States Category 2 Hard – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Jo Durie 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Hana Mandlíková Barbara Potter Camille Benjamin Helena Suková Iva Budařová 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 29 Aug US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $800,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3 Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver Jo Durie Sylvia Hanika Andrea Jaeger Ivanna Madruga-Osses Hana Mandlíková 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 12 Sep Queen's Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan Category 3 Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 28S Singles Leigh-Anne Thompson Vicki Nelson Dunbar Virginia Slims of Utah Salt Lake City , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Yvonne Vermaak 6–2, 0–6, 7–5 Felicia Raschiatore Paula Smith Lilian Drescher Sara Gomer Kate Latham Elizabeth Minter Cláudia Monteiro 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 19 Sep Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter Wendy White Mary Lou Piatek Kim Sands Bobbie Gadusek Camille Benjamin 6–7(3–7) , 6–2, 6–1 Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas City , U.S. Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Elizabeth Sayers 6–3, 6–1 Anne Minter Sue Barker Barbara Gerken Molly Van Nostrand Maeve Quinlan Lori McNeil Chris O'Neil 7–5, 7–6 26 Sep US Indoors Hartford , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Kim Shaefer 6–4, 6–3 Sylvia Hanika Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver Carling Bassett Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison Leslie Allen 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Bakersfield Open Bakersfield , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–4, 6–1 Julie Harrington Lori McNeil Pilar Vásquez Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson Debbie Spence Lena Sandin 6–4, 6–3
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Octr Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit , United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Virginia Ruzici 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Kathy Jordan Sharon Walsh Zina Garrison Barbara Potter Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–1 10 Oct Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Lisa Bonder 6–1, 6–3 Laura Arraya Etsuko Inoue Micki Schillig Shelley Solomon Kumiko Okamoto Masako Yanagi Tina Mochizuki 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 Florida Federal Open Tampa , United States Category 3 Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2 Pam Shriver Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi Bonnie Gadusek Debbie Spence Elise Burgin Raffaella Reggi 6–0, 6–1 17 Oct Daihatsu Challenge Brighton , Great Britain Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–1 Jo Durie Andrea Temesvári Pam Shriver Catherine Tanvier Marie-Christine Calleja Ann Kiyomura Sue Barker 7–5, 6–4 Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – S/D Singles – Doubles Etsuko Inoue 7–5, 6–2 Shelley Solomon Myriam Schropp Betsy Nagelsen Masako Yanagi Emiko Okagawa Tina Mochizuki Kathy O'Brien 6–3, 7–5 24 Oct Porsche Classic Stuttgart , West Germany Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2 Catherine Tanvier Eva Pfaff Virginia Ruzici Jo Durie Andrea Temesvári Catrin Jexell Helena Suková 6–2, 6–1
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Nov Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach , United States Category 2 Hard – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–4 Bonnie Gadusek Anne Smith Pam Casale Michelle Torres Kim Sands Beth Herr Kathy Rinaldi 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Ginny Championships Honolulu , United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 15S/5D Singles – Doubles Kathleen Horvath 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–1) Carling Bassett Yvonne Vermaak Sandy Collins Anne Hobbs Julie Harrington Ginny Purdy Elizabeth Sayers 14 Nov National Panasonic Open Brisbane , Australia Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5 Wendy Turnbull Jo Durie Hana Mandlíková Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Catherine Suire Eva Pfaff Rosalyn Fairbank 6–3, 6–4 21 Nov NSW Building Society Open Sydney , Australia Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles Jo Durie 6–3, 7–5 Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Sayers Helena Suková Gigi Fernández Sophie Amiach Rosalyn Fairbank Eva Pfaff