1983 WTA German Open

Last updated
1983 WTA German Open
Date16 – 22 May
Edition14th
Draw56S / 29D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location West Berlin, West Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Attendance27,100
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Hobbs
  1982  · WTA German Open ·  1984  

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 West Berlin in West 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]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 7–6(7–1)

Doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Hobbs defeated Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64
Singles [2] $27,500$14,000$7,150$3,300$1,600$800$400

Related Research Articles

The 1984 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 104th edition of the US Open and was held from August 28 to September 9, 1984.

The 1985 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. Both the men's and the women's events took place at Laver's International Tennis Resort in Delray Beach, Florida from February 4 through February 18, 1985.

The 1983 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from March 7 through March 14, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.

The 1983 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The men's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium in Montreal in Canada and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix while the women's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from August 8 through August 14, 1983, while the women's tournament was held from August 15 through August 21, 1983.

The 1984 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The men's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada and was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix while the women's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium in Montreal in Canada and was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1984, while the women's tournament was held from August 20 through August 26, 1984.

The 1983 New South Wales Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The men's tournament, named ANZ Bank NSW Open, was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix and held from 12 December until 18 December 1983. The women's tournament, known as the NSW Building Society Open, was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series and was played from 21 November through 27 November 1983. It was the 92nd edition of the tournament. Third-seeded Jo Durie won the women's singles title, the first British female player to do so since Dorothy Round in 1934.

The 1983 Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Deerfield Beach, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from November 7 through November 13, 1983. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won her fourth consecutive singles title at the event and earned $22,000 first-prize money.

The 1983 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October until 23 October 1983. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.

The 1984 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from October 1 through October 7, 1984. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title.

The 1984 Virginia Slims Championships were the thirteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1983 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from February 28 through March 4, 1984 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.

The 1984 US Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Four Seasons Racquet Club in Livingston, New Jersey in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from February 20 through February 26, 1984. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.

The 1984 Family Circle Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Hilton Head, South Carolina in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from April 9 through April 15, 1984. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title, her seventh at the event.

The 1984 Lipton WTA Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 5th edition of the tournament and was held from April 16 through April 22, 1984. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money. It was Navratilova's 10th straight win against Evert-Lloyd but her first on clay after seven prior defeats on that surface. The loss broke Evert-Lloyd's 84 match win streak on Florida clay courts.

The 1984 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from 14 May through 20 May 1984. Sixth-seeded Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won the singles title and earned $27,500 first-prize money.

The 1982 Italian Open was a tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy and was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix. The women's tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in Perugia, Italy and was part of the Toyota Series of the 1982 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 17 May through 21 May 1982, while the women's tournament was played from 3 May through 9 May 1982. Andrés Gómez and Chris Evert Lloyd won the singles titles.

The 1979 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 36th edition of the tournament. The men's tournament was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix while the women's tournament, held separately for the first time, was part of the Colgate Series. The women's event was played from 7 May through 13 May 1979 while the men's event was organized from 21 May through 27 May 1979. After a final that lasted five hours and nine minutes second-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the men's singles title, his second Italian Open title after 1977, and the accompanying $28,000 first-prize money. The women's singles title was won by third-seeded Tracy Austin. In the semifinal Austin defeated compatriot Chris Evert-Lloyd which ended Evert-Lloyd's record 125-match winning streak on clay that had started in August 1973.

The 1981 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts. For the second time in the history of the tournament the men and women competed in different locations. The men's event was held at the traditional location of Foro Italico in Rome, while the women played in Perugia. It was the 38th edition of the tournament. The men's tournament was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the Toyota Series. The women's event was played from 4 May through 10 May 1981 while the men's event was organized from 18 May through 24 May 1981. Third-seeded José Luis Clerc won the men's singles title and the accompanying $24,000 first-prize money. The women's singles title was won by first-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd, her fourth Italian Open title after 1974, 1975 and 1980.

The 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Colgate Series tennis tournament held at the Indianapolis Sports Center in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 10, 1980. Eighth-seeded José Luis Clerc and top-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles titles.

The 1982 Murjani WTA Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1982 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from April 19 through April 25, 1982. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money.

The 1985 Fila German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 May through 19 May 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title.

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.