The 1983 Women's Davies & Tate British Open Squash Championships was held at the Assembly Rooms in Derby from 6–14 April 1983. The event was won for the fourth consecutive year by Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) who defeated Lisa Opie in a repeat of the 1982 final. Vicki Cardwell made the shock announcement that she was going to retire after the 1983 World Open. The Australian was serving a two-year team events ban in her home country following misconduct in the 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship.

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScore Vicki Cardwell Kerry Cawthorn 9-1 9-2 9-1 Paula Anderson S Abou El Magd 9-1 9-1 9-1 Alex Cowie Gillian Winkler 4-9 9-2 9-3 9-3 Annette Pilling Flavia Roberts 9-1 9-3 4-9 10-9 Sue Cogswell Alison Cruikshank 9-3 9-3 9-0 Heather Wallace B Bentham 9-0 9-0 9-2 Barbara Diggens Kim Faclier 10-9 9-1 9-2 Wendy Berry S Lindsay 5-9 9-2 9-7 7-9 9-5 Martine Le Moignan S Moore 9-7 9-0 9-3 Cath Bellemore Carol Foulkes 9-5 9-3 9-3 Renee Auchamp Karen Lever7-9 9-3 9-5 9-5 Felicity Hargreaves Sandra Wrench 9-6 9-1 9-1 Susan Devoy Nicki Spurgeon 9-7 5-9 9-1 9-2 Claire Oxley Sheila White 9-2 9-0 9-1 Alison Cumings Tracy Cunliffe 9-0 9-0 9-2 Karen Butterworth Barbara Lowans 9-5 10-9 9-0 Lisa Opie Debby Ashby 9-1 9-7 9-4 Jayne Ashton J Wilding 9-7 9-1 9-3 Jan Miller Suzanne Burgess 9-6 9-0 9-2 Jacky Parsons T Tikil 9-1 9-5 9-0 Robyn Blackwood Donna Caldwell 9-7 9-7 9-4 Rebecca Best Barbara Sanderson 9-4 9-4 9-3 Ruth Strauss Deanna Murray 3-9 9-2 9-2 9-5 Melanie Warren-Hawkes Wendy Cole 9-7 9-6 9-7 Angela Smith Joyce Tuomey 9-5 9-1 9-2 L Houghton Jill Benfield 9-5 9-2 9-2 Carin Clonda G Hill 9-1 9-0 9-1 Susan Carter S Kipping 9-4 7-9 9-5 9-3 Rhonda Thorne P Lusby 9-2 9-0 9-0 Jane Freeman Magriet Luchs 7-9 9-4 5-9 1-9 9-4 Lynne Ferry Eryi Emmanuel 9-3 9-6 9-6 Rae Anderson Lucy Soutter 9-7 7-9 9-3 9-5

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore Cardwell Anderson P 9-3 9-0 9-4 Cowie Pilling Cogswell Wallace 9-2 9-1 9-3 Diggens Berry 9-0 9-0 9-1 Le Moignan Bellemore 9-1 9-0 9-4 Aucamp Hargreaves 9-1 9-2 9-3 Devoy Oxley 9-1 9-2 9-1 Cumings Butterworth 9-2 9-5 9-0 Opie Ashton 9-5 9-5 9-4 Miller Parsons 9-4 9-0 9-1 Blackwood Best 9-1 9-4 9-3 Strauss Warren-Hawkes 9-3 9-7 9-1 Smith Houghton 9-2 9-1 9-4 Clonda Carter 9-4 9-0 9-5 Thorne Freeman 10-8 9-0 9-0 Ferry Anderson R 9-2 9-3 9-7

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Cardwell Cowie 9-0 9-0 9-0 Cogswell Diggens 1-9 9-4 9-4 9-1 Le Moignan Aucamp 9-1 9-3 9-4 Devoy Cumings 5-9 6-9 9-6 9-1 9-6 Opie Miller 9-0 5-9 9-5 9-2 Blackwood Strauss 9-6 9-1 9-5 Smith Clonda 9-5 7-9 8-10 9-3 9-5 Thorne Ferry 9-1 10-8 9-3

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Cardwell Cogswell 9-1 9-3 9-2 Le Moignan Devoy 9-6 9-0 3-9 9-2 Opie Blackwood 9-2 9-4 9-4 Smith Thorne 4-9 9-7 4-9 9-6 9-3

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Cardwell Le Moignan 9-1 9-2 9-10 9-3 Opie Smith 0-9 9-5 9-6 9-7

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Cardwell Opie 9-10 9-6 9-4 9-5

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