# 1983 French Open – Women's singles

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. It was her fifth French Open singles title and her 15th major singles title overall.
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. Horvath's victory is considered one of the greatest upsets in tennis history.
This was the first edition of the tournament to have a 128-player main draw.
This tournament marked the first major appearance of future 22-time major champion, Olympic gold medalist, and world No. 1 Steffi Graf. At 13 years, 11 months and 9 days of age, she was the youngest player to compete in the main draw of a major. This was also the final major appearance of former world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Evonne Goolagong.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Navratilova (fourth round)
    02. Chris Evert (champion)
    03. Andrea Jaeger (semifinals)
    04. Tracy Austin (quarterfinals)
    05. Pam Shriver (third round)
    06. Bettina Bunge (second round)
    07. Sylvia Hanika (third round)
    08. Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
    09. Virginia Ruzici (third round)
    10. Andrea Temesvári (fourth round)
    11. Zina Garrison (first round)
    12. Kathy Rinaldi (fourth round)
    13. Bonnie Gadusek (first round)
    14. Anne Smith (first round)
    15. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
    16. Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Kathy Horvath | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | Mima Jaušovec | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jo Durie | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Tracy Austin | 1 | 6 | 0 | | Jo Durie | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jo Durie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jo Durie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | Mima Jaušovec | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | Gretchen Rush | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Piatek | 1 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker | 1 | 0 | | | K Skronská | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | W White | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | W White | 7 | 4 | 6 | | W White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | P Teeguarden | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ekblom | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Q | K Brasher | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | K Horvath | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | H Strachoňová | 7 | 1 | 6 | | H Strachoňová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Whytcross | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | N Yeargin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 15 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | Q | Inoue | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dries | 4 | 3 | | 15 | Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Guéry | 2 | 4 | | 9 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-C Calleja | 4 | 0 | | | F Raschiatore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Raschiatore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | V Ruzici | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Simon-Glinel | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | C Tanvier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A Minter | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Solomon | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 3 | 3 |
| | C Bassett | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Goleš | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaušovec | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Giussani | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Sands | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 7 | S Hanika | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | 2 | | K Sands | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Phan-Thanh | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington | 4 | 6 | 4 | | D Gilbert | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Delhees | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Delhees | 6 | 6 | | | P Delhees | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hepner | 6 | 6 | | | J Hepner | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Austin | 6 | 6 |
| | B Bramblett | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | K Jordan | 3 | 1 |
| | P Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 | | P Smith | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood | 2 | 4 | | | D-h Lee | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | D-h Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Smith | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Romanov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 5 | 4 | | | L Romanov | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Smith | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 3 | 2 | | 12 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rollinson | 6 | 2 | 4 | | E Sayers | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sayers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Budařová | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 2 | 3 | | | I Budařová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasquale | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Pasquale | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K Rinaldi | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Durie | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | T Mochizuki | 0 | 6 | | | A Moulton | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Durie | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | R Šašak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 1 | 2 | | Q | R Šašak | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | P Shriver | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Shriver | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Fernandez | 2 | 0 | | 6 | B Bunge | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 3 | 2 | | | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | G Rush | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | J Russell | 4 | 4 | | | S Collins | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | G Rush | 6 | 6 | | | G Rush | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | L-A Thompson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | G Rush | 6 | 6 |
| | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | I Madruga-Osses | 3 | 2 |
| | C Jexell | 0 | 2 | | | S Mascarin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | I Madruga-Osses | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | B Jordan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | L Bonder | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | P Casale | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Z Garrison | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | B Gadusek | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 6 | 7 | | | A Holton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Henricksson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | A Holton | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 4 | 4 | | | C Vanier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | A Hobbs | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wade | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 2 | 4 |
| Q | C Karlsson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Graf | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 4 | 3 | | | B Mould | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mould | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Mould | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Sandin | 2 | 1 | | | K Steinmetz | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Jaeger | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Longo | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Preyer | 5 | 2 | | | J Klitch | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | A White | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | C Lindqvist | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil | 3 | 7 | 2 | | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 |
| | R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Temesvári | 2 | 1 |
| | R Blount | 1 | 6 | 7 | | R Blount | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 2 | 2 | | | Y Brzáková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Brzáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Brzáková | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Herr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Plchová | 5 | 4 | | | B Herr | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Thibault | 0 | 1 | | 10 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | R Fairbank | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 6 | 7 | | | N Herreman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 3 | 7 | 5 | | B Rossi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rossi | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | N Herreman | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | I Vernhes | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Davis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | H Suková | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | E Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | C Suire | 3 | 2 | | | E Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach | 4 | 5 | | | C Benjamin | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | E Cawley | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Leo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | C Jolissaint | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 1 | 2 | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |