The 1983 Virginia Slims of Indianapolis was a women's
tennis tournament played on indoor
carpet courts in
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
,
Indiana in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit of the
1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 13th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on March 4, 1984, after 64 events.
The Virginia Slims World Championship ...
. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from February 7 through February 14, 1983.
Anne Hobbs
Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. She was ranked as the top British player for ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Anne Hobbs
Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. She was ranked as the top British player for ...
defeated
Ginny Purdy
Ginny Purdy-Paskoff (born November 15, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Purdy, who grew up in Indianapolis and attended North Central High School, began competing on the tour in 1983.
Aged 16, Purd ...
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
* It was Hobbs' 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Doubles
Lea Antonoplis
Lea Antonoplis (born January 20, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.
Early life
Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1974 to 1977 and gra ...
/
Barbara Jordan defeated
Rosalyn Fairbank /
Candy Reynolds
Candy Reynolds (born March 24, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Career
During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983 (partnering Rosalyn Fairbank). She was also a runner ...
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
* It was Antonoplis' only title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Jordan's 1st title of the year and the 7th of her career.
Notes
References
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