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1983 Virginia Slims Championships

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Date
  
March 23 – March 27

Location
  
New York City, USA

Prize money
  
$350,000

Venue
  
Madison Square Garden

Edition
  
12th (singles) / 8th (doubles)

Category
  
Virginia Slims Championships

The 1983 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 12th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 8th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 14 through March 20, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $80,000 first prize money.

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Women's Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Navratilova's 9th title of the year and the 156th of her career.
  • Women's Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 10th title of the year and the 157th of her career. It was Shriver's 5th title of the year and the 39th of her career.
  • References

    1983 Virginia Slims Championships Wikipedia


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