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The '''1983 Virginia Slims of Kansas''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hard court|outdoor hard courts]] in [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], [[Kansas]] in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit 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. [[Elizabeth Smylie]] won the singles title.
The '''1983 Virginia Slims of Kansas''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hard court|outdoor hard courts]] in [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], [[Kansas]] in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit{{efn|name=ginny|The 1983 Ginny Tournament Circuit consisted of eight $50,000 events played between February and September, followed by a $150,000 Ginny Championships in November. All tournaments were held in the United States<ref name=wot1984/>}} 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. [[Elizabeth Smylie]] won the singles title.<ref name=wot1984>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the [[International Tennis Federation]]|year=1984|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=0002181223|page=202|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>


==Finals==
==Finals==
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{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Collins (tennis)|Sandy Collins]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris O'Neil (tennis)|Chris O'Neil]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brenda Remilton|Brenda Remilton-Ward]] 7–5, 7–7
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Collins (tennis)|Sandy Collins]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris O'Neil (tennis)|Chris O'Neil]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brenda Remilton|Brenda Remilton-Ward]] 7–5, 7–7
* It was Collins' 1st career title. It was Smylie's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career.
* It was Collins' 1st career title. It was Smylie's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 11:17, 18 July 2017

1983 Virginia Slims of Kansas
DateSeptember 19 – 25
Edition5th
CategoryGinny Tournament Circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoors
LocationKansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Doubles
United States Sandy Collins / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
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The 1983 Virginia Slims of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kansas City, Kansas in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit[a] 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. Elizabeth Smylie won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated Australia Anne Minter 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Smylie's 4th title of the year and the 5th of her career.

Doubles

United States Sandy Collins / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated United States Chris O'Neil / United States Brenda Remilton-Ward 7–5, 7–7

  • It was Collins' 1st career title. It was Smylie's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career.

Notes

  1. ^ The 1983 Ginny Tournament Circuit consisted of eight $50,000 events played between February and September, followed by a $150,000 Ginny Championships in November. All tournaments were held in the United States[1]

References

  1. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 202. ISBN 0002181223.