Singles Champion Billie Jean KingRunner-up Alycia MoultonScore 6–3, 7–5 Draw 56 (8 Q ) Seeds 16
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1983 tennis event results
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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 [ edit ]
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.
Billie Jean King (champion)
Zina Garrison (semifinals)
Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
Evonne Cawley (third round)
Kathy Jordan (second round)
Yvonne Vermaak (quarterfinals)
Andrea Leand (second round)
Wendy White-Prausa (second round)
Manuela Maleeva (first round)
Ann Kiyomura (first round)
Beth Herr (third round)
n/a
Anne White (semifinals)
n/a
Alycia Moulton (final)
Betty Stöve (first round)
Draw [ edit ]
Key [ edit ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
SR = Special ranking
Finals [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Section 1 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Section 3 [ edit ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
7
A Leand
7
5
2
R Reggi
6
6
R Reggi
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series « 1982
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Grand Slams
French Open (S, D, X)
Wimbledon (S, D, X)
US Open (S, D, X)
Australian Open (S, D)
Category 4 tournaments
Hilton Head (S, D)
Amelia Island (S, D)
Orlando (S, D)
Indianapolis Outdoor (S, D)
Toronto (S, D)
Category 3 tournaments
Washington (S, D)
Houston (S, D)
Palm Beach Gardens (S, D)
Chicago (S, D)
Oakland (S, D)
Dallas (S, D)
Boston (S, D)
Atlanta (S, D)
Perugia (S, D)
Berlin (S, D)
Eastbourne (S, D)
Los Angeles (S, D)
Tokyo Indoor I (S)
Richmond (S, D)
Hartford (S, D)
Detroit (S, D)
Tampa (S, D)
Brighton (S, D)
Stuttgart (S, D)
Brisbane (S, D)
Sydney (S, D)
Category 2 tournaments
Marco Island (S, D)
Tokyo Doubles (D)
Lugano (S, D)
Birmingham (S , D)
Hamburg (S, D)
Newport (S, D)
Freiburg (S, D)
Kitzbuhel (S, D)
Mahwah (S, D)
Deerfield Beach (S, D)
Tokyo Indoor II (S, D)
Category 1/1+ tournaments
Indianapolis Indoor (S, D)
Hershey (S, D)
Ridgewood (S, D)
Palm Springs (S, D)
Nashville (S, D)
Pittsburgh (S, D)
Salt Lake City (S, D)
Kansas City (S, D)
Bakersfield (S, D)
Tokyo Outdoor I (S, D)
Tokyo Outdoor II (S, D)
Port St. Lucie (S, D)
Team events
Federation Cup
Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S , D )