Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 2 ...

defeated Mima Jaušovec in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. It was her fifth

French Open The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...

singles title and 15th

major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

singles title overall.

Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number ...

was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year and ended a 39-match winning streak. Horvath's victory is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. This was the first edition of the tournament to have a 128-player main draw in the women's singles. This tournament marked the first major appearance of future 22-time major champion, Olympic gold medalist, and world No. 1

Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a r ...

. At 13 years, 11 months and 9 days of age, she was the youngest player to compete in the main draw of a major. This was also the final major appearance of former world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Evonne Goolagong.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

1983 French Open – Women's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 French Open - Women's Singles Women's Singles French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles 1983 in women's tennis 1983 in French women's sport