1983 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships | |
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Date | September 26 – October 2 |
Edition | 74th |
Category | Category 3 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Hartford, CT, U.S. |
Venue | Trinity College Civic Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Kim Shaefer | |
Doubles | |
Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh |
The 1983 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Trinity College Civic Center [1] in Hartford, Connecticut in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from September 26 through October 2, 1983. Unseeded Kim Shaefer defeated four seeded players to win the singles title and collect $30,000 first-prize money. [2] [3] [4] [1]
Kim Shaefer defeated Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–3
Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh defeated Kathy Jordan / Barbara Potter 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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