1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

Billie Jean King was the defending champion and she won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Alycia Moulton.[1] 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.[2]

Singles
1983 Edgbaston Cup
Champion Billie Jean King
Runner-up Alycia Moulton
Final score6–3, 7–5
Draw56 (8 Q )
Seeds16
Main article: 1983 Edgbaston Cup

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

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 r  
2 Zina Garrison 0    

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  

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.
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