1983 Edgbaston Cup

November 2019 1983 Edgbaston Cup 6–12 June 2nd 2 56S / 32D $100,000 Grass / outdoor Birmingham, United Kingdom Edgbaston Priory Club USA Billie Jean King USA Billie Jean King / USA Sharon Walsh Birmingham Classic (tennis) Birmingham Classic The 1983 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 6 June until 12 June 1983. First-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title. Finals Singles 1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles USA Billie Jean King defeated USA Alycia Moulton 6–0, 7–5 It was King's second title of the year and the 129th of her career. Doubles 1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles USA Billie Jean King / USA Sharon Walsh defeated USA Beverly Mould / AUS Elizabeth Sayers 6–2, 6–4 It was Walsh's 4th doubles title of the year and the 15th of her career. Entrants Seeds Athlete Nationality Seeding Billie Jean King United States 1 Zina Garrison United States 2 Rosalyn Fairbank South Africa 1928 3 Evonne Cawley Australia 4 Kathy Jordan United States 5 Yvonne Vermaak South Africa 1928 6 Andrea Leand United States 7 Wendy White United States 8 Manuela Maleeva Bulgaria 1971 9 Ann Kiyomura United States 10 Beth Herr United States 11 N/A N/A 12 Anne White United States 13 N/A N/A 14 Alycia Moulton United States 15 Betty Stöve Netherlands 16 Other entrants The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: GBR Cathy Drury USA Ann Henricksson USA Barbara Jordan AUS Anne Minter AUS Chris O'Neil AUS Brenda Remilton GBR Julie Salmon AUS Elizabeth Sayers The following players received a lucky loser spot: JPN 1870 Etsuko Inoue USA Kim Sands External links 1983 Edgbaston Cup draws ITF tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232843/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000307 13 July 2018 Edgbaston Cup Category:Birmingham Classic (tennis) Edgbaston Cup Edgbaston Cup