title: 1983 Virginia Slims Championships
text: # 1983 Virginia Slims Championships
  
  The 1983 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 12th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 8th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 14 through March 20, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $80,000 first prize money.
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Singles
  
  Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd, 6–2, 6–0
  
  * It was Navratilova's 9th title of the year and the 156th of her career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff, 7–5, 6–2
  
  * It was Navratilova's 10th title of the year and the 157th of her career. It was Shriver's 5th title of the year and the 39th of her career.
  