Jump to content

1983 Central Fidelity Banks International

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1983 Central Fidelity Banks International
DateSeptember 19–25
Edition5th
Category3
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
VenueRobins Center
Champions
Singles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Candy Reynolds
← 1982 · Central Fidelity Banks International · 1984 →

The 1983 Central Fidelity Banks International was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from September 19 through September 25, 1983. Fifth-seeded Rosalyn Fairbank won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]

Finals

[edit]

Singles

[edit]

South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank defeated United States Kathy Jordan 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

  • It was Fairbank's 1st singles title of her career.

Doubles

[edit]

South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Candy Reynolds defeated United States Kathy Jordan / United States Barbara Potter 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Fairbank's 4th title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Reynolds' 6th title of the year and the 15th of her career.

Prize money

[edit]

Total prize money for the tournament was $150,000. The prize money for the doubles event is per team.[3][2]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $30,000 $15,000 $7,350 $3,600 $1,900 $1,100
Doubles $11,000 $5,500 $3,000 $1,600 $750

References

[edit]
  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 187. ISBN 0002181223.
  2. ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 462, 478.
  3. ^ a b "Last two spots for Ginny Championships in Honolulu are on the line at Ginny of Bakersfield". University of California, San Francisco. Philip Morris. September 26, 1983. pp. 7–8.
[edit]