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Tennis tournament
1983 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships
DateSeptember 26 – October 2
Edition74th
CategoryCategory 3
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationHartford, CT, U.S.
VenueTrinity College Civic Center
Champions
Singles
United States Kim Shaefer
Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Sharon Walsh
← 1982 · U.S. Women's Indoor Championships · 1984 →

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 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.

Finals

Singles

United States Kim Shaefer defeated West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Shaefer's only singles career title.

Doubles

United States Billie Jean King / United States Sharon Walsh defeated United States Kathy Jordan / United States Barbara Potter 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was King's 5th title of the year and the 169th of her career. It was Walsh's 6th title of the year and the 24th of her career.

See also

References

  1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 462, 479.
  2. Ginny Apple (October 2, 1982). "Schaefer stops Hanika for 1st title, 6-4, 6-3". Hartford Courant. pp. D1, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Schaefer keeps Hanika at bay". The Ottawa Citizen. UPI. October 3, 1983. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. pp. 187–188, 195. ISBN 0002181223.

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