1983 Borden Classic
Encyclopedia
The 1983 Borden Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo
, Japan
that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from October 10 through October 16, 1983.
Lisa Bonder-Kreiss
defeated
Laura Arraya 6–1, 6–3
Chris O'Neil
/ Pam Whytcross
defeated Brenda Remilton-Ward / 
Naoko Satō 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on December 11, 1983 after 56 events....
. The tournament was held from October 10 through October 16, 1983.
Women's Singles
Lisa Bonder-KreissLisa Bonder
Lisa Bonder-Kreiss , was a professional tennis player from Saline, Michigan....
defeated
Laura Arraya 6–1, 6–3
- It was Bonder-Kreiss' title of the year and the of her career.
Women's Doubles
Chris O'NeilChris O'Neil (tennis)
Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go...
/
Pam WhytcrossPam Whytcross
Pam Whytcross is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In a nine-year professional career beginning in 1977, Whytcross won 3 doubles titles and was a losing finalist with Naoko Satō at the 1978 Australian Open. In singles Whytcross' best Grand Slam results were at Melbourne and...
defeated
Brenda Remilton-Ward / Naoko Satō 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
- It was O'Neil's title of the year and the of her career. It was Whytcross' title of the year and the of her career.