1983 United Airlines Tournament of Champions

1983 United Airlines Tournament of Champions
Date April 18 – 24
Edition 4th
Draw 22S / 8S
Prize money $200,000
Surface Hard/ outdoors
Location Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Venue Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Anne Smith

The 1983 United Airlines Tournament of Champions was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort in Haines City, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from April 18 through April 24, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won her fourth consecutive singles title at the event and earned $50,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 7–5

  • It was Navratilova's 7th title of the year and the 77th of her career.

Doubles

United States Billie Jean King / United States Anne Smith defeated United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(11–9)

  • It was King's 2nd title of the year and the 168th of her career. It was Smith's only title of the year and the 24th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 462, 470.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 179–180. ISBN 0002181223.
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