1983 French Open – Women's singles
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Chris Evert defeated Mima Jaušovec in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open.[1][2] It was her fifth French Open singles title and her 15th major singles title overall.
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Champion | Chris Evert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Mima Jaušovec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year and ended a 39 match winning streak.[3]
This edition of the French Open was the first to have a 128-player main draw.
This tournament marked the first major appearance of future world No. 1 and 22-time major champion Steffi Graf. At 13 years, 11 months and 9 days of age, Graf became the youngest player to compete in the main draw of a major. This was the final major appearance for former world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Evonne Goolagong.