Martina Navratilova defeated
Kathy Jordan in the final, 6–2, 7–6
(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.
It was her second
Australian Open singles title and eighth
major singles title overall. With the win, she improved her season record to 86 wins and 1 loss.
[
Chris Evert was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the start of the tournament due to a foot injury.][
This tournament was the first Australian Open in which Steffi Graf appeared in the main draw. It also marked the last major appearance of Billie Jean King.
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Prize money
The total prize money for the women's singles event was $342,000.[
]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
# Martina Navratilova ''(champion)''
# Sylvia Hanika ''(quarterfinals)''
# Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)''
# Wendy Turnbull
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''(quarterfinals)''
# Hana Mandlíková ''(second round)''
# Zina Garrison ''(semifinals)''
# Billie Jean King ''(second round)''
# Jo Durie ''(quarterfinals)''
# Kathy Jordan ''(finalist)''
# Kathy Rinaldi
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel (born March 24, 1967) is a former professional American tennis player, who retired in September 1997. In her career, she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached the semifinals of the 1985 Wimble ...
''(first round)''
# Eva Pfaff
Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961) is a German former professional tennis player.
Career
During her career, she won one singles title and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized ...
''(third round)''
# Carling Bassett ''(quarterfinals)''
# Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(third round)''
# Barbara Potter ''(third round)''
# Helena Suková ''(third round)''
# Rosalyn Fairbank
Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer (born 2 November 1960) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance in 1997. She won a WTA Tour singles event in Richmond in 1983 an ...
''(third round)''
Qualifying
Draw
Key
* Q = Qualifier
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* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
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* r = Retired
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Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
1983 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation
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Women's singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
1983 in Australian women's sport
1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series