1983 WTA German Open

1983 WTA German Open
Date 16 – 22 May
Edition 12th
Draw 56S / 29D
Prize money $150,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Berlin, West Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Attendance 27,100
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Anne Hobbs

The 1983 WTA German Open, also known by its sponsored name Fila German Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 16 May through 22 May 1983. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $27,500 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated United States Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 3rd singles title of the year and the 123rd of her career.

Doubles

United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Anne Hobbs defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / West Germany Eva Pfaff 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Durie's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Hobbs' 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64
Singles [2] $27,500 $14,000 $7,150 $3,300 $1,600 $800 $400

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0002181223.
  2. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 472–473.
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