# 1983 Lipton WTA Championships – Singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 against Carling Bassett.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion)
* n/a
* Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Virginia Ruzici (second round)
* Zina Garrison (third round)
* Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
* Bonnie Gadusek (third round)
* n/a
* Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
* Evonne Goolagong Cawley (third round)
* Yvonne Vermaak (second round)
* n/a
* n/a

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková | 1 | 4 | 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | Carling Bassett | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | Carling Bassett | 6 | 6 | | Carling Bassett | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M L Piatek | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Raschiatore | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | C Evert-Lloyd | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | B Gadusek | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 4 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Monteiro | 3 | 3 | | 9 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | R Fairbank | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 3 | 2 |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | A Moulton | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 3 | 3 | | | P Casale | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Casale | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Leand | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Tomanová | 3 | 7 | 1 | | A Leand | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 4 | 6 | | K Horvath | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W White | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Suková | 4 | 4 | | W White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Klitch | 5 | 3 | | C Benjamin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Torres | 1 | 1 |
| | S Simmonds | 0 | 1 | 14 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist | 3 | 1 | | M Torres | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | A-M Fernandez | 1 | 1 | | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | V Ruzici | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 6 | 4 | 1 | | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Bassett | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | P Delhees | 4 | 4 | | | E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 6 | 1 | 2 | LL | D-H Lee | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D-H Lee | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Bassett | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| LL | B Norton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Bunge | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | S Barker | 7 | 7 | | | S Barker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Holton | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q | A Holton | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | S Barker | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | B Bunge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 1 | 7 | 6 | | L Allen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Bunge | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | C Tanvier | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 3 | 3 | | | M Jaušovec | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 3 | 4 | | 12 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | E Goolagong Cawley | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Reggi | 1 | 2 |
| Q | P Vásquez | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | E Goolagong Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | E Goolagong Cawley | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | R Reggi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 7 | 3 | 2 | Q | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | L Forood | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |