1983 Virginia Slims of Boston

The 1983 Virginia Slims of Boston was a women's tennis tournament played onindoor carpet courts at the Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 14 through March 20, 1983.[1][2] Wendy Turnbull won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money as well as 200 Virginia Slims Series points.[3]

1983 Virginia Slims of Boston
DateMarch 14 – 20
Edition10th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
VenueWalter Brown Arena
Champions
Singles
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Doubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Ann Kiyomura

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1983 Virginia Slims of Boston – Singles

Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Turnbull's 1st singles title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1983 Virginia Slims of Boston – Doubles

United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Ann Kiyomura defeated United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Durie's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Kiyomura's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of her career.

References
  1. "WTA tournament archive – 1983 VS of New England draw" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. WTA.
  2. "ITF tournament details". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. "Virginia Slims of Boston is final warm-up for New York extravaganza" (PDF). legacy.library.ucsf.edu. Virginia Slims World Championship Series.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.