1983 Edgbaston Cup

The 1983 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 6 to 12 June 1983.

1983 Edgbaston Cup
Date	6–12 June
Edition	2nd
Category	2
Draw	56S / 32D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Billie Jean King
Doubles
Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh

Entrants

Seeds

Athlete	Nationality	Seeding
Billie Jean King	United States	1
Zina Garrison	United States	2
Rosalyn Fairbank	South Africa	3
Evonne Cawley	Australia	4
Kathy Jordan	United States	5
Yvonne Vermaak	South Africa	6
Andrea Leand	United States	7
Wendy White	United States	8
Manuela Maleeva	Bulgaria	9
Ann Kiyomura	United States	10
Beth Herr	United States	11
N/A	N/A	12
Anne White	United States	13
N/A	N/A	14
Alycia Moulton	United States	15
Betty Stöve	Netherlands	16

Other entrants

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Cathy Drury
• Ann Henricksson
• Barbara Jordan
• Anne Minter
• Chris O'Neil
• Brenda Remilton
• Julie Salmon
• Elizabeth Sayers

The following players received a lucky loser spot:

• Etsuko Inoue
• Kim Sands

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Alycia Moulton 6–0, 7–5

• It was King's second title of the year and the 129th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles

Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh defeated Beverly Mould / Elizabeth Sayers 6–2, 6–4

• It was Walsh's 4th doubles title of the year and the 15th of her career.

External links

• 1983 Edgbaston Cup draws
• ITF tournament page Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine