1983 Lipton WTA Championships – Singles

1983 Lipton WTA Championships USA Chris Evert-Lloyd CAN Carling Bassett 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 56 16 singles doubles Murjani WTA Championships NutraSweet WTA Championships Amelia Island Championships Chris Evert-Lloyd was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 against Carling Bassett. 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. USA Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion) n/a FRG Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals) CSK Hana Mandlíková (semifinals) FRG Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals) ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (second round) USA Zina Garrison (third round) USA Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals) USA Bonnie Gadusek (third round) n/a RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank (first round) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round) AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (third round) RSA 1928 Yvonne Vermaak (second round) n/a n/a Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6   4 CSK Hana Mandlíková 1 4     CAN Carling Bassett 6 6   8 USA Kathy Rinaldi 2 2   1 USA Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 2 7   CAN Carling Bassett 3 6 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA M L Piatek 6 4 6 Q USA F Raschiatore 1 6 1   CSK I Budařová 6 7     FRA C Vanier 4 6   Q BRA 1968 C Monteiro 3 3   9 USA B Gadusek 6 6   11 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 2 1     USA A Moulton 6 6     USA A White 3 3     USA P Casale 6 6     USA A Leand 6 6 6 Q CSK R Tomanová 3 7 1 1 USA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6     USA M L Piatek 1 0     CSK I Budařová 1 2   9 USA B Gadusek 6 6     USA A Moulton 6 2 3   USA P Casale 3 6 6   USA A Leand 2 6 5 5 FRG S Hanika 6 4 7 1 USA C Evert-Lloyd 7 6   9 USA B Gadusek 6 3     USA P Casale 5 0   5 FRG S Hanika 7 6   1 USA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6   5 FRG S Hanika 3 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA S Collins 4 6     USA K Horvath 6 7     USA W White 6 6     CSK H Suková 4 4   Q USA J Klitch 5 3     USA C Benjamin 7 6   14 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 6     ITA S Simmonds 0 1     USA B Hallquist 3 1     USA M Torres 6 6     ARG I Madruga-Osses 6 6   LL USA A-M Fernandez 1 1   4 CSK H Mandlíková 6 6     USA K Horvath 4 4     USA W White 6 6     USA C Benjamin 4 2   14 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 5 1   USA M Torres 4 7 6   ARG I Madruga-Osses 6 5 2 7 USA Z Garrison 4 7 6 4 CSK H Mandlíková 6 6     USA W White 1 4     USA M Torres 6 6   7 USA Z Garrison 1 1   4 CSK H Mandlíková 7 6     USA M Torres 1 1   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA V Nelson 6 4 1   CAN C Bassett 4 6 6   FRG E Pfaff 6 6   Q SUI P Delhees 4 4     USA D Gilbert 6 1 2 LL KOR D-H Lee 4 6 6 LL USA B Norton 6 6     GBR S Barker 7 7   Q USA A Holton 5 6 7   USA L Bonder 7 2 5   BRA 1968 P Medrado 6 5 3   USA L Allen 1 7 6 6 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 3 6     CAN C Bassett 6 7     FRG E Pfaff 7 6   LL KOR D-H Lee 5 2     GBR S Barker 6 1 6 Q USA A Holton 0 6 3   USA L Allen 1 1   3 FRG B Bunge 6 6     CAN C Bassett 6 4 7   FRG E Pfaff 1 6 5   GBR S Barker 5 1   3 FRG B Bunge 7 6     CAN C Bassett 6 2 6 3 FRG B Bunge 1 6 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA C Tanvier 6 6     USA K Latham 4 0     SFR Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6     PER L Arraya 3 3     NED M Mesker 3 4   12 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6   13 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 3 6 6 Q PER P Vásquez 6 4 3   BUL 1971 M Maleeva 6 6     USA B Nagelsen 3 2   Q ITA R Reggi 5 6 6   USA S Mascarin 7 3 2 8 USA K Rinaldi 7 6     FRA C Tanvier 5 3     SFR Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 4 7 4 12 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 5 6 13 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 6     BUL 1971 M Maleeva 3 3   Q ITA R Reggi 6 6   LL USA L Forood 3 2   8 USA K Rinaldi 6 1 6 12 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 2 6 1 13 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 3 3   Q ITA R Reggi 6 6   8 USA K Rinaldi 6 6   Q ITA R Reggi 1 2   References 1983 Lipton WTA Championships Draw (Archived 2009-08-11) Singles