# 1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Fourth-seeded Virginia Ruzici was the defending champion but went out in the semifinals to Andrea Temesvári. Top-seed Temesvári won the final and $34,000 first prize money by defeating Zina Garrison in the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Andrea Temesvári (champion)
* Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison (final)
* Virginia Ruzici (semifinals)
* Bonnie Gadusek (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Carling Bassett (third round)
* Kathy Horvath (quarterfinals)
* Michelle Torres (first round)
* Iva Budařová (third round)
* Mima Jaušovec (third round)
* Ivanna Madruga-Osses (quarterfinals)
* Beth Herr (third round)
* Manuela Maleeva (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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kathy Horvath | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kathy Horvath | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Virginia Ruzici | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Virginia Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Virginia Ruzici | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Bonnie Gadusek | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bonnie Gadusek | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Ivanna Madruga-Osses | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Zina Garrison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Zina Garrison | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Vásquez | 6 | 7 | | Q | P Vásquez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | M Jaušovec | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 2 | 3 | | | P Casale | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 2 | 1 | | 11 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | M Torres | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Horvath | 3 | 1 |
| | B Bowes | 7 | 6 | 6 | | B Bowes | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 4 | 1 | | | S Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Solomon | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Horvath | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Einy | 4 | 2 | | | K Sands | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 2 | 4 | | | R Reggi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Purdy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 13 | B Herr | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | R Šašak | 7 | 2 | 4 | | G Purdy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 2 | | 13 | B Herr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Herr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Ruzici | 7 | 6 |
| | T Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Gadusek | 5 | 4 |
| Q | K Gompert | 7 | 3 | 7 | Q | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 6 | 4 | 1 | Q | B Gerken | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gerken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | K Gompert | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | 5 | B Gadusek | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 1 | 6 | 7 | | K Skronská | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Longo | 6 | 7 | | | E Longo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Rush | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 12 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Randall | 2 | 6 | 4 | | G Rush | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee D-h | 3 | 3 | | 12 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 3 |
| | P Hy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison | 7 | 6 |
| | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Romanov | 5 | 3 | | | S Foltz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foltz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | D Fromholtz | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Bramblett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 1 | 7 | 3 | | B Bramblett | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Raschiatore | 2 | 6 | 3 | | E Burgin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 0 | 4 | | 14 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Maleeva | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | I Budařová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Phelps | 5 | 4 | | 10 | I Budařová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Russell | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 10 | I Budařová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Croft | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Croft | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |