1983 Ginny Championships

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1983 Ginny Championships
DateNovember 7 – 13
Edition1st
CategoryGinny Tournament Circuit
Draw15S / 5D
Prize money$100,000
Surface Carpet / indoors
Location Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Venue Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath
Doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds

The 1983 Ginny Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States. It was the final of the Ginny Tournament Circuit [a] that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

Contents

It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 7 through November 13, 1983. Second-seeded Kathleen Horvath won the singles title. [1] [2]

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath defeated Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carling Bassett-Seguso 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

Doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lea Antonoplis / Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan 5–7, 7–5, 6–3

Notes

  1. The 1983 Ginny Tournament Circuit consisted of eight $50,000 events played between February and September, followed by the Ginny Championships. 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.
  2. "America's Kathy Horvath held off a determined attack by..." UPI . November 12, 1983.