# 1983 Virginia Slims of California – Singles

Andrea Jaeger was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Bettina Bunge won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Eva Pfaff.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Tracy Austin (quarterfinals)
* Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (first round)
* Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (final)
* Bettina Bunge (champion)
* Barbara Potter (first round)
* Mima Jaušovec (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 |
| 1 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 3 | 2 | | 1 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 7 | 2 | 3 | | I Budařová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie | 6 | 6 | 2/r | | | | | | 1 | T Austin | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Temesvári | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett | 5 | 4 | | | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Collins | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Jaušovec | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Temesvári | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 6 | 6 | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 2 | 6 | | | C Tanvier | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Bunge | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington | 5 | 4 | | | H Suková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek | 3 | 5 | | 6 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Bunge | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | B Potter | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sylvia Hanika | 3 | 3 |
| | A Smith | 6 | 7 | | | A Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jordan | 6 | 7 | | | K Jordan | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Smith | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | M L Piatek | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 5 | 1 | | 4 | W Turnbull | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W Turnbull | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 2 | 0 | | 5 | S Hanika | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 6 | 6 | | | A White | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Purdy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 6 | 6 | | | S Barker | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 4 | 4 | | 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |