1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships

The 1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a tennis

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 indoor carpet courts in Tokyo

Tokyo

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in Japan

Japan

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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 March 28 through April 3, 1983.

Women's Doubles

Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...

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Sharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to...

defeated

Kathy Jordan

Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...

Anne Smith

Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...

6–1, 6–1

It was King's 1st title of the year and the 167th of her career. It was Walsh's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of her career.

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