1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
	Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won 18 singles tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open, and the Australian Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships.
Details
Duration	3 January 1983 – 4 March 1984
Edition	11th
Tournaments	64
Categories	Grand Slam (4); WTA Championships (2); Category 4 ; Category 3 ; Category 2 ; Category 1+ ; Category 1
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Martina Navratilova (18)
Most 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
	← 1982 1984 →

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.

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 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 Hana Mandlíková JoAnne Russell
3 Jan		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Mary Lou Piatek Andrea Jaeger
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 Pam Shriver Zina Garrison
10 Jan		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–3	Jo Durie Barbara Potter	Tracy Austin Eva Pfaff	Bettina Bunge Anne Smith Pam Shriver Zina Garrison
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 Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi
24 Jan		Andrea Jaeger Mary Lou Piatek 7–5, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Andrea Temesvári Michelle Casati
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 Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison
31 Jan		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková

February

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 Catarina Lindqvist Peanut Louie
7 Feb		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan 5–7, 6–4, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	Yvonne Vermaak Iva Budařová
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
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Pam Shriver Tracy Austin	Marcella Mesker Bettina Bunge Wendy Turnbull Eva Pfaff
	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
		Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers 7–6, 4–6, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo	Anne White Julie Harrington	Catrin Jexell Beverly Mould Peanut Louie Lea Antonoplis
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
		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan 6–3, 6–4	Sherry Acker Ann Henricksson	Laura Arraya Marcella Mesker	Corinne Vanier Susan Leo Lena Sandin Petra Delhees
	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
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	Andrea Temesvári Wendy Turnbull	Tracy Austin Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Anne Smith Pam Shriver
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
		Kathy Jordan Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 6–4	Dianne Fromholtz Betty Stöve	Kathy Jordan Michelle Torres	Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi Wendy White Sylvia Hanika
	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 Kim Sands Jenny Klitch
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–4, 7–6	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith	Sherry Acker Patricia Hy

March

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 Jo Durie Sylvia Hanika
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Bettina Bunge Pam Shriver
	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
		Candy Reynolds Paula Smith 6–3, 6–2	Iwona Kuczyńska Trey Lewis	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Holton
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 Barbara Potter Betsy Nagelsen
14 Mar		Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura 6–1, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Billie Jean King Tracy Austin
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 Barbara Potter Bettina Bunge
21 Mar		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	Billie Jean King Sylvia Hanika
28 Mar	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 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 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 Manuela Maleeva Virginia Ruzici
4 Apr		Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds 7–5, 6–2	Andrea Jaeger Paula Smith	Bettina Bunge Andrea Jaeger
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 Bettina Bunge Raffaella Reggi
11 Apr		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková Kathy Rinaldi
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 Barbara Potter Virginia Ruzici
18 Apr		Billie Jean King Anne Smith 6–3, 1–6, 7–6^(11–9)	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
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 Anne Smith Andrea Leand
25 Apr		Alycia Moulton Sharon Walsh 6–3, 7–6	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Anne White Wendy Turnbull	Lele Forood Kim Steinmetz Anne Smith Andrea Leand

May

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 Helena Suková Laura Arraya
2 May		Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–1	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier	Kathleen Horvath Kathy Rinaldi
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]
9 May		Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Petra Delhees Patricia Medrado
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 Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
16 May		Jo Durie Anne Hobbs 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	Helena Suková Andrea Jaeger
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
		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 Grass – $100,000 – 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
6 Jun		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–4, 7–5	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers	Anne White Zina Garrison
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 Beth Herr Andrea Jaeger
13 Jun		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–0	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs	Zina Garrison Tracy Austin	Jo Durie Bettina Bunge Beth Herr Andrea Jaeger
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
		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 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 Petra Jauch-Delhees Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
4 Jul		Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 6–4	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier	Petra Huber Ivanna Madruga-Osses
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 Tina Mochizuki Anna-Maria Fernandez
		Barbara Potter Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers	Pam Shriver Terry Holladay
	Freiburg Open Freiburg, West Germany Non-tour event Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5	Laura Arraya	Steffi Graf Ivanna Madruga-Osses	Pilar Vásquez Pat Medrado Renáta Tomanová Marie Pinterová
		Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 6–1, 6–2	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Emilse Raponi	Steffi Graf Ivanna Madruga-Osses
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 JoAnne Russell Yvona Brzáková
		Chris Newton Pam Whytcross 2–6, 6–4, 7–6	Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis	Lena Sandin Dana Gilbert

August

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 Ivanna Madruga-Osses Manuela Maleeva
1 Aug		Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 6–4	Gigi Fernández Beth Herr	Virginia Ruzici Kathy Rinaldi
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 Elise Burgin Jo Durie
8 Aug		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–0	Betsy Nagelsen Virginia Ruzici	Pam Shriver Kate Latham	Wendy White Alycia Moulton Elise Burgin Jo Durie
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 Kathy Jordan Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
15 Aug		Anne Hobbs Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	Hana Mandlíková Elise Burgin
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 Rosalyn Fairbank Virginia Ruzici
22 Aug		Jo Durie Sharon Walsh 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	Barbara Potter Camille Benjamin
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
		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 Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 28S Singles	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+ 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
		Cláudia Monteiro Yvonne Vermaak 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Amanda Brown Brenda Remilton		Sara Gomer Kate Latham Elizabeth Minter Cláudia Monteiro
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
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–7^(3–7), 6–2, 6–1	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter	Barbara Potter Wendy White	Mary Lou Piatek Kim Sands Bobbie Gadusek Camille Benjamin
	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
		Sandy Collins Elizabeth Sayers 7–5, 7–6	Chris O'Neil Brenda Remilton	Sue Barker Barbara Gerken	Molly Van Nostrand Maeve Quinlan Lori McNeil Chris O'Neil
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
		Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter	Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver	Carling Bassett Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison Leslie Allen
	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
		Kyle Copeland Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Pat Medrado	Lori McNeil Pilar Vásquez	Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson Debbie Spence Lena Sandin

October

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
3 Octr		Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–1	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Sharon Walsh Zina Garrison	Barbara Potter Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Sylvia Hanika
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
		Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross 5–7, 7–6, 6–3	Brenda Remilton Naoko Satō	Etsuko Inoue Micki Schillig	Shelley Solomon Kumiko Okamoto Masako Yanagi Tina Mochizuki
	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
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–0, 6–1	Bonnie Gadusek Wendy White	Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi	Bonnie Gadusek Debbie Spence Elise Burgin Raffaella Reggi
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
		Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura	Andrea Temesvári Pam Shriver
	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
		Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross 6–3, 7–5	Helena Manset Micki Schillig	Myriam Schropp Betsy Nagelsen	Masako Yanagi Emiko Okagawa Tina Mochizuki Kathy O'Brien
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
24 Oct		Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds 6–2, 6–1	Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier	Eva Pfaff Virginia Ruzici	Jo Durie Andrea Temesvári Catrin Jexell Helena Suková

November

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
		Bonnie Gadusek Wendy White 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Pam Casale Mary Lou Piatek	Anne Smith Pam Casale	Michelle Torres Kim Sands Beth Herr Kathy Rinaldi
	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
		Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan		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
14 Nov		Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4	Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh	Jo Durie Hana Mandlíková
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
21 Nov		Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	Elizabeth Sayers Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Sophie Amiach Rosalyn Fairbank Eva Pfaff
28 Nov	Marlboro Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $500,000 – 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
28 Nov		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–7^(2–7), 6–2	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Zina Garrison	Jo Durie Carling Bassett Wendy Turnbull Sylvia Hanika

January 1984

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard (i) – $50,000 – 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	Kathleen Cummings Sandra Cecchini
	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 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	Pam Casale Helena Suková
9 Jan	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 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	Helena Suková Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Andrea Jaeger
	Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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	Camille Benjamin Amanda Brown
16 Jan	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mary Lou Piatek 6–1, 6–1	Kim Sands	Sophie Amiach Laura Arraya	Natasha Reva Vicki Nelson-Dunbar Amanda Brown Marcela Skuherská
16 Jan		Marcella Mesker Anne Hobbs 6–2, 6–3	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds	Sophie Amiach Laura Arraya
23 Jan	Avon Cup Marco Island, United States Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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	Camille Benjamin Virginia Ruzici
	Pittsburgh Open Pittsburgh, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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	Rosalyn Fairbank Peanut Louie
30 Jan	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Category 2 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 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	Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Ginny Circuit – Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 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	Pat Medrado Terry Holladay

February 1984

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

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 (USA)	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 (USA)	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
Grand Slam	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
Category 4	Doubles	115	90	70	50	35	22	8	–
Category 3	Singles	200	110	90	60	35	20	10	5
Category 3	Doubles	80	60	45	30	17	8	–
Category 2	Singles	100	70	50	25	15	9	5	2
Category 2	Doubles	60	40	30	20	10	4	–	–
Category 1+	Singles	85	65	45	23	13	5	–	–
Category 1+	Doubles	45	35	25	16	8	–	–	–
Category 1	Singles	75	50	30	15	8	–	–	–
Category 1	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:

total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
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);
a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles	Player	Grand Slam tournaments			Year-end championships		Regular tournaments		All titles
Total titles	Player	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

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