1983 Ginny Championships
DateNovember 7 – 13
Edition1st
CategoryGinny Tournament Circuit
Draw15S / 5D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoors
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
VenueNeal S. Blaisdell Center
Champions
Singles
United States Kathleen Horvath
Doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Candy Reynolds

The 1983 Ginny Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States. It was the final of the Ginny Tournament Circuit[lower-alpha 1] that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 7 through November 13, 1983. Second-seeded Kathleen Horvath won the singles title.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United States Kathleen Horvath defeated Canada Carling Bassett-Seguso 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

  • It was Horvath's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.

Doubles

South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Candy Reynolds defeated United States Lea Antonoplis / United States Barbara Jordan 5–7, 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Fairbank's 6th title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Reynolds' 8th title of the year and the 16th of her career.

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1983 Ginny Tournament Circuit consisted of eight $50,000 events played between February and September, followed by the Ginny Championships. All tournaments were held in the United States.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 202. ISBN 0002181223.
  2. ↑ "America's Kathy Horvath held off a determined attack by..." UPI. November 12, 1983.
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