WTA Australian Open 1983 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Navratilova won the 1983 Australian Open, defeating Kathy Jordan 6-2 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from November 29 to December 13, 1983.

Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Kathy Jordan , 6-2 7-6
Dates
Nov 29 — Dec 13
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Dec 13, 1983* F Martina Navratilova 6-2 7-6 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data
SF (2)
Dec 12, 1983* SF Kathy Jordan 7-6 6-1 Zina Garrison H2H Match data
Dec 12, 1983* SF Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-3 Pam Shriver H2H Match data
QF (4)
Dec 10, 1983* QF Zina Garrison 6-2 7-6 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
Dec 10, 1983* QF Kathy Jordan 7-6 7-5 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data
Dec 10, 1983* QF Martina Navratilova 4-6 6-3 6-4 Jo Durie H2H Match data
Dec 10, 1983* QF Pam Shriver 6-0 6-1 Carling Bassett Seguso H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Kathy Jordan 6-1 4-6 7-5 Catherine Tanvier H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Pam Shriver 3-6 6-3 6-4 Barbara Potter H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Carling Bassett Seguso 7-6 6-4 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Helena Sukova H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-4 Claudia Kohde Kilsch H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Jo Durie 6-1 7-6 Alycia Moulton H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1983* R16 Zina Garrison 7-6 6-4 Eva Pfaff H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Pam Shriver 6-3 6-2 Pascale Paradis Mangon H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Barbara Potter 7-5 4-6 6-4 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Jo Durie 6-2 6-2 Gigi Fernandez H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Catherine Tanvier 7-6 4-6 6-4 Billie Jean King H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Sharon Walsh Pete 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Eva Pfaff 7-5 6-4 Anne White H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Zina Garrison 6-0 6-2 Camille Benjamin H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Helena Sukova 6-3 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Alycia Moulton 7-5 1-6 8-6 Jennifer Mundel H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-1 Corinne Vanier H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Carling Bassett Seguso 6-1 2-6 7-5 Anne Minter H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-0 Liz Smylie H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-2 Lele Forood H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 7-6 3-6 6-4 Lori Mcneil H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Kathy Jordan 6-4 4-6 6-1 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
Dec 5, 1983* R32 Rosalyn Fairbank 6-2 6-2 Catherine Suire H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Catherine Tanvier 6-1 6-3 Marie Christine Calleja H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Anne White 6-3 6-4 Sophie Amiach H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Virginia Wade 7-6 7-5 Susan Leo H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-3 6-1 Kim Staunton H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Kathy Jordan 6-1 6-2 Lilian Drescher H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Lele Forood 6-3 7-5 Elizabeth Minter H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Jo Durie 6-3 7-6 Sherry Acker H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Betsy Nagelsen 6-4 6-4 Iva Budarova H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Zina Garrison 7-6 6-3 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-3 6-2 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Catherine Suire 6-7 6-3 6-3 Robin White H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Carling Bassett Seguso 6-4 6-3 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Camille Benjamin 3-6 6-4 6-1 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Anne Hobbs 7-6 3-6 6-3 Bernadette Randall H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Barbara Potter 6-0 6-4 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-2 Marcela Skuherska H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Pam Shriver 6-1 6-4 Anna Maria Fernandez H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Rosalyn Fairbank 7-5 6-2 Marcella Mesker H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Jennifer Mundel 2-6 6-4 6-3 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-0 Barbara Jordan H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Martina Navratilova 6-0 7-5 Heather Ludloff H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Liz Smylie 6-1 (ret.) Steffi Graf H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Lori Mcneil 3-6 7-5 6-1 Beth Herr H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Corinne Vanier 6-0 6-2 Shelley Solomon H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Eva Pfaff 6-1 6-3 Claudia Monteiro H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Billie Jean King 6-2 6-2 Laura Bernstein H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Helena Sukova 6-4 6-1 Kim Jones H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Alycia Moulton 6-1 7-6 Amanda Brown H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Anne Minter 6-3 4-6 6-2 Etsuko Inoue H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3 6-2 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Gigi Fernandez 5-7 6-3 6-2 Paula Smith H2H Match data
Dec 3, 1983* R64 Sylvia Hanika 6-1 6-3 Beth Norton H2H Match data

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