# 1983 Virginia Slims of Boston – Singles

Kathy Jordan was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Billie Jean King.
Wendy Turnbull won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 against Sylvia Hanika.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* n/a
* Tracy Austin (semifinals)
* Wendy Turnbull (champion)
* Sylvia Hanika (final)
* Billie Jean King (semifinals)
* Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Rosalyn Fairbank (first 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
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| LL | J Klitch | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 2 | 2 | | | M Skuherská | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Horvath | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | B J King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wade | 3 | 4 | | | K Jordan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 2 | 2 | | 5 | B J King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B J King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B J King | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Hanika | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 3 | 3 | | 4 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W White | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 2 | 7 | 2 | | W White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Y Vermaak | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A-M Fernandez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Sylvia Hanika | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | B Hallquist | 1 | 2 | | 6 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | B Gadusek | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Piatek | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | B Potter | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Purdy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 3 | 5 | | | G Purdy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 1 | 1 | | 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | R Fairbank | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Austin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 6 | 4 | 4 | | B Nagelsen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 3 | 4 | | | L Allen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 5 | 3 | | 2 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Austin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |