1983 Pittsburgh Open

1983 Pittsburgh Open
Date March 7 – 14
Edition 2nd
Category Ginny Tournament Circuit
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $50,000
Surface Carpet / indoors
Location Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Venue The Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
United States Ginny Purdy
Doubles
United States Candy Reynolds / United States Paula Smith

The 1983 Pittsburgh Open, also known as the Ginny of Pittsburgh, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Racquet Club in Monroeville, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit[lower-alpha 1] of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 7 through March 14, 1983. Unseeded Ginny Purdy won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

United States Ginny Purdy defeated Brazil Cláudia Monteiro 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Purdy's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Doubles

United States Candy Reynolds / United States Paula Smith defeated Poland Iwona Kuczyńska / United States Trey Lewis 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Reynolds' 2nd title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Smith's only title of the year and the 8th of her career.

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1983 Ginny Tournament Circuit consisted of eight $50,000 events played between February and September, followed by a $100,000 Ginny Championships in November. All tournaments were held in the United States.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 202. ISBN 0002181223.
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