# 1983 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1983 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and sixth major singles title overall. Navratilova did not lose a set during the tournament.
Billie Jean King became the oldest major semifinalist in the Open Era at 39 years, 7 months and 9 days old. Chris Evert Lloyd's loss in the third round ended her streak of 34 consecutive major semifinals, dating back to the 1971 US Open.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Navratilova (champion)
    02. Chris Evert Lloyd (third round)
    03. Andrea Jaeger (final)
    04. Tracy Austin (withdrew)
    05. Pam Shriver (second round)
    06. Bettina Bunge (first round)
    07. Wendy Turnbull (fourth round)
    08. Hana Mandlíková (fourth round)
    09. Sylvia Hanika (third round)
    10. Billie Jean King (semifinals)
    11. Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
    12. Virginia Ruzici (fourth round)
    13. Jo Durie (third round)
    14. Andrea Temesvári (third round)
    15. Kathy Rinaldi (fourth round)
    16. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Tracy Austin withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Myriam Schropp.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Mundel | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Mundel | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yvonne Vermaak | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Virginia Wade | 3 | 6 | 2 | | Yvonne Vermaak | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Yvonne Vermaak | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Vermaak | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Barbara Potter | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Billie Jean King | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Billie Jean King | 7 | 6 | | 10 | Billie Jean King | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kathy Jordan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mould | 1 | 0 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker | 6 | 6 | | | S Acker | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Croft | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | M Jaušovec | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 2 | 4 | | | E Burgin | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | B Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 2 |
| | C O'Neil | 3 | 3 | | | B Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 6 | 1 | 8 | | C Vanier | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Jordan | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 1 | 6 | | | P Hy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 3 | 6 | | 16 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round |
| 9 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 3 | 2 | | 9 | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Fairbank | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Shaefer | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 9 | S Hanika | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | L Bernstein | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | J Mundel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Randall | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Randall | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Gregory | 1 | 4 | | | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Mundel | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | A-M Fernandez | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | C Suire | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Suire | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Brasher | 2 | 1 | | | L Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Allen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | R Mentz | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 6 | 7 | 4 | WC | R Mentz | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Einy | 5 | 3 | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| LL | M Schropp | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | | | B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 6 | 6 | | | A Leand | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Smith | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Leand | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | V Wade | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | M Schillig | 6 | 3 | 5 | | R Reggi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wade | 1 | 7 | 6 | | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tobin | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | V Wade | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| | E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| LL | B Remilton | 5 | 2 | | | E Pfaff | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 6 | 5 | | | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | C Drury | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | J Durie | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 7 | 4 | 6 | | T Mochizuki | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Brzáková | 4 | 2 | | 13 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 0 | 2 | | 12 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jarrett | 1 | 1 | | | N Yeargin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Yeargin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | V Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Hepner | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Simmonds | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | S Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Spain | 4 | 2 | | WC | A Brown | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | V Ruzici | 3 | 2 |
| WC | S Gomer | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Vermaak | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Y Vermaak | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sands | 7 | 6 | | | K Sands | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Budařová | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Tomanová-Roth | 1 | 3 | | | I Budařová | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 2 | 2 | | 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| 6 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 3 | 7 | 11 | | C Jolissaint | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bramblett | 5 | 2 | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Minter | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | E Ekblom | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A Henricksson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 6 | 7 | | | L Bonder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dries | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Bonder | 5 | 4 |
| | L Romanov | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | B Potter | 7 | 6 |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe | 5 | 4 | | | J Davis | 2 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Preyer | 4 | 2 | | | M Torres | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 5 | 1 | | 11 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 |
| 14 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 0 | 1 | | 14 | A Temesvári | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | M Maleeva | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | A Temesvári | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | S Walsh | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell | 3 | 5 | | | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | C Bassett | 4 | 3 |
| | S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 |
| | K Steinmetz | 3 | 0 | | | S Collins | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount | 6 | 2 | | | S Leo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Leo | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | E Minter | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale | 5 | 7 | 6 | | P Casale | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Rimes | 1 | 6 | | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 7 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 1 | 1 | | 7 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 6 | 6 | | | A White | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Latham | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | W White | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 7 | 6 | 5 | | K Latham | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 7 | 6 | | | W White | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Salmon | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Turnbull | 5 | 3 |
| | M-L Piatek | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | BJ King | 7 | 6 |
| | R Casals | 3 | 7 | 6 | | R Casals | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 4 | 2 | | | P Delhees | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Delhees | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Casals | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Herr | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 2 | 1 | | E Herr | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sayers | 5 | 3 | | 10 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | BJ King | 7 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | K Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Sandin | 6 | 6 | | | L Sandin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jexell | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Pasquale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Nagelsen | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Freeman | 2 | 3 | | | C Pasquale | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 4 | 7 | 3 | | E Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | K Rinaldi | 2 | 4 |
| | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Jordan | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J Golder | 0 | 0 | | | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 1 | 6 | 4 | | D-h Lee | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D-h Lee | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | K Jordan | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 3 | 5 | | | M Mesker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 2 | 1 | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |