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Singles
1983 Edgbaston Cup
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Alycia Moulton
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Billie Jean King was the defending champion and she won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Alycia Moulton. It was King's last singles tournament title of her career and she became the oldest WTA player to win a singles tournament at 39 years, 7 months and 23 days.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Billie Jean King (champion)
2. Zina Garrison (semifinals)
3. Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
4. Evonne Cawley (third round)
5. Kathy Jordan (second round)
6. Yvonne Vermaak (quarterfinals)
7. Andrea Leand (second round)
8. Wendy White-Prausa (second round)
9. Manuela Maleeva (first round)
10. Ann Kiyomura (first round)
11. Beth Herr (third round)
12. n/a
13. Anne White (semifinals)
14. n/a
15. Alycia Moulton (final)
16. Betty Stöve (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Billie Jean King	7	6
	13	Anne White	6	2
								1	Billie Jean King	6	7
								15	Alycia Moulton	0	5
	15	Alycia Moulton	5
	2	Zina Garrison	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	BJ King	6	6
		P Casale	6	6					P Casale	2	4
		C Jexell	1	3											1	BJ King	6	6
		S Collins	6	6											10	A Kiyomura	2	1
		A Brown	1	4					S Collins	1	3
		A-M Fernandez	4	0				10	A Kiyomura	6	6
	10	A Kiyomura	6	6																		1	BJ King	6	6
	11	B Herr	1	7	5																	Q	E Sayers	3	4
		S Acker	6	6	7				S Acker	3	4
	Q	E Sayers	6	6				Q	E Sayers	6	6
		L Antonoplis	0	2											Q	E Sayers	6	7
		L Forood	2	6	6											L Forood	1	6
		S Simmonds	6	3	4				L Forood	2	6	6
								8	Wendy White	6	3	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Cawley	6	3	8
		P Fendick	3	6	3				J Mundel	2	6	6
		J Mundel	6	3	6										4	E Cawley	2	5
		C Benjamin	3	0											13	A White	6	7
	Q	A Henricksson	6	6				Q	A Henricksson	2	4
	Q	A Minter	2	5				13	A White	6	6
	13	A White	6	7																		13	A White	7	2	10
		D Jarrett	5	4																		6	Y Vermaak	6	6	8
		S Barker	7	6					S Barker	7	7
		K Steinmetz	7	6					K Steinmetz	5	6
		K Brasher	6	2												S Barker	3	1
		S Leo	6	6											6	Y Vermaak	6	6
		T Mochizuki	2	3					S Leo	3	4
								6	Y Vermaak	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Leand	7	5	2
		R Reggi	6	6					R Reggi	5	7	6
	Q	C Drury	3	3												R Reggi	4	5
	Q	C O'Neil	3	2												N Yeargin	6	7
	Q	B Jordan	6	6				Q	B Jordan	5	4
		N Yeargin	6	2	6				N Yeargin	7	6
	9	M Maleeva	3	6	3																		N Yeargin	5	3
	15	A Moulton	6	7																		15	A Moulton	7	6
		H Ludloff	3	5				15	A Moulton	6	6
	Q	J Salmon	3	3				Q	B Remilton	3	4
	Q	B Remilton	6	6											15	A Moulton	7	1	6
		K Latham	6	6	3										3	R Fairbank	6	6	3
		C Vanier	3	7	6				C Vanier	2	4
								3	R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	K Jordan	2	6	1
		B Hallquist	4	6					S Walsh	6	1	6
		S Walsh	6	7												S Walsh	6	6
		S Mascarin	3	1												C Monteiro	4	2
		C Monteiro	6	6					C Monteiro	2	6	7
	16	B Stöve	2	2				LL	K Sands	6	2	5
	LL	K Sands	6	6																			S Walsh	7	3	4
		B Mould	4	3																		2	Z Garrison	6	6	6
		C Jolissaint	6	6					C Jolissaint	6	6
		E Burgin	3	6	6				E Burgin	4	4
		L Allen	6	2	1											C Jolissaint	6	2	2
		B Nagelsen	2	2											2	Z Garrison	1	6	6
	LL	E Inoue	6	6				LL	E Inoue	2	4
								2	Z Garrison	6	6

References

1. "Billie Jean King retained the $90,000 Edgbaston Women's Tennis..." UPI. UPI. 12 June 1983.
2. "Billie Jean King". www.tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame.

External links

• 1983 Edgbaston Cup draw (Archived 2009-08-14)

• 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
• Birmingham Classic (tennis)