# 1983 Virginia Slims of Dallas – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Chris Evert-Lloyd.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Chris Evert-Lloyd (final)
* Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Bunge (semifinals)
* Kathy Rinaldi (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 1 | 2 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 6 | 3 | | | A Kiyomura | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | H Mandlíková | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hulbert | 3 | 0 | | | K Horvath | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 4 | 4 | | 6 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Bunge | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Jexell | 3 | 2 | | 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | Y Vermaak | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 7 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Acker | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 0 | 2 | | 7 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | K Rinaldi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 4 | 0 |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jordan | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | J Durie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 7 | | | W White | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 3 | 4 | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert-Lloyd | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 3 | 2 | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 4 | 6 | 5 | | L Arraya | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert-Lloyd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 2 | 4 | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 1 | 0 | | 2 | C Evert-Lloyd | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |