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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 second edition of the tournament. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 6 June until 12 June 1983. First-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

USA Billie Jean King defeated USA 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

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

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

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:

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

The following players received a lucky loser spot:

JPN Etsuko Inoue
USA Kim Sands

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