1983 Virginia Slims of Boston – Singles

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Kathy Jordan was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Billie Jean King.

Singles
1983 Virginia Slims of Boston
Final
ChampionAustralia Wendy Turnbull
Runner-upWest Germany Sylvia Hanika
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Wendy Turnbull won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 against Sylvia Hanika.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. n/a
  2.   Tracy Austin (semifinals)
  3.   Wendy Turnbull (champion)
  4.   Sylvia Hanika (final)
  5.   Billie Jean King (semifinals)
  6.   Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
  7. n/a
  8.   Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)

Draw

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
LL   J Klitch 2 3  
    K Horvath 6 6       K Horvath 6 7  
    A Holton 2 2       M Skuherská 2 6  
    M Skuherská 6 6       K Horvath 4 3  
    K Jordan 6 6   5   B J King 6 6  
    V Wade 3 4       K Jordan 4 3  
    A White 2 2   5   B J King 6 6  
5   B J King 6 6   5   B J King 5 2  
4   S Hanika 6 6   4   S Hanika 7 6  
    S Mascarin 3 3   4   S Hanika 6 6  
    C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 6     C Kohde-Kilsch 2 4  
    S Simmonds 2 7 1 4   S Hanika 6 7  
    W White 6 6 6     W White 3 6  
    D Fromholtz 2 7 2     W White 4 6 6
    Y Vermaak 6 3 6     Y Vermaak 6 4 4
LL   A-M Fernandez 2 6 3 4   Sylvia Hanika 4 6 4
6   B Potter 6 6   3   Wendy Turnbull 6 3 6
    B Hallquist 1 2   6   B Potter 6 6  
    B Gadusek 1 6 6     B Gadusek 3 4  
    M-L Piatek 6 4 3 6   B Potter 3 6 4
    G Purdy 6 7   3   W Turnbull 6 2 6
    C Vanier 3 5       G Purdy 2 2  
    A Kiyomura 1 1   3   W Turnbull 6 6  
3   W Turnbull 6 6   3   W Turnbull 6 3 7
8   R Fairbank 3 2   2   T Austin 3 6 6
    E Pfaff 6 6       E Pfaff 6 2 4
    A Smith 6 4 4     B Nagelsen 4 6 6
    B Nagelsen 1 6 6     B Nagelsen 3 3  
    L Allen 6 6   2   T Austin 6 6  
    C Monteiro 3 4       L Allen 4 2  
    J Durie 5 3   2   T Austin 6 6  
2   T Austin 7 6  
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