# 1983 Volvo International – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
José Luis Clerc won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Andrés Gómez.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* José Higueras (semifinals)
* Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
* José Luis Clerc (champion)
* Jimmy Arias (semifinals)
* Johan Kriek (second round)
* Henrik Sundström (third round)
* Henri Leconte (third round)
* Chris Lewis (second round)
* Andrés Gómez (final)
* Mel Purcell (quarterfinals)
* Corrado Barazzutti (third round)
* Pablo Arraya (first round)
* Víctor Pecci (first round)
* Diego Pérez (second round)
* Manuel Orantes (second round)
* Fernando Luna (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | José Higueras | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | José Luis Clerc | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | José Luis Clerc | 7 | 6 | 3 | José Luis Clerc | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Andrés Gómez | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Jimmy Arias | 3 | 2 | 9 | Andrés Gómez | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Miller | 4 | 4 | | | J Gunnarsson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Higueras | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V Winitsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | F Luna | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Velasco Sr. | 2 | 2 | | | V Winitsky | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Urpí | 2 | 4 | | 16 | F Luna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Luna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Higueras | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Purcell | 5 | 4 |
| Q | R Ycaza | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | M Purcell | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 6 | 4 | 3 | | A Ganzábal | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ganzábal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Purcell | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | C Panatta | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 7 | 4 | 6 | | C Panatta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Venter | 7 | 6 | | | R Venter | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Castellan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | J Aguilera | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Aguilera | 6 | 6 | | | J Aguilera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Prajoux | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Prajoux | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Arraya | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | D Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Gurfein | 3 | 2 |
| | C Motta | 3 | 0 | | 14 | D Pérez | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gurfein | 2 | 7 | 6 | | J Gurfein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | J Gurfein | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Mattke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | H Leconte | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Rodríguez | 2 | 2 | | | J Mattke | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | C Lewis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 6 | 7 | | | J Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Dibbs | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Gitlin | 4 | 0 | | | E Dibbs | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti | 3 | 5 | | 15 | M Orantes | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Orantes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Brown | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Arias | 6 | 6 |
| | Z Kuharszky | 1 | 0 | | 11 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 6 | 6 | 7 | | G Moretton | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | C Barazzutti | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Tous | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | J Arias | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Ocleppo | 7 | 6 | 6 | | G Ocleppo | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | H Sundström | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | T Tulasne | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | H Sundström | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Van Nostrand | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Fargas | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | L Fargas | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Avendaño | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Gómez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | V Pecci | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 4 | 4 |
| | S Birner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Birner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | | | B Gilbert | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Pate | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Birner | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Argüello | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Adams | 2 | 5 | | | R Argüello | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |