# 1983 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Andrea Jaeger.

## 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)
* Andrea Jaeger (final)
* Tracy Austin (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Mima Jaušovec (first round)
* Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (second round)
* Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 3 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Mesker | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 1 | 4 | | | M Mesker | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 7 | | | J Durie | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Jaušovec | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Shriver | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 3 | 0 | | 4 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 1 | 6 | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Bunge | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 3 | 1 | | | R Fairbank | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 6 | 4 | | 8 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Bunge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andrea Jaeger | 3 | 2 |
| | L Allen | 2 | 2 | | 6 | W Turnbull | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Purdy | 4 | 3 | | | C Reynolds | 2 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Austin | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 4 | 3 | | | A Smith | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 4 | 3 | | 3 | T Austin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Austin | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Jordan | 4 | 2 | | 7 | S Hanika | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | H Suková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 0 | 1 | | 2 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |