# 1983 Virginia Slims of Washington – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending singles champion of the Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament and won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Sylvia Hanika.
The draw consisted of 32 players of which eight were seeded. The main draw was preceded by a 32-player qualifying competition.

## 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 (semifinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Bunge (first round)
* Sylvia Hanika (final)
* Anne Smith (second round)
* Zina Garrison (second 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 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L-A Thompson | 2 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 6 | 4 | 1 | Q | V Nelson | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Nelson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Suková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | A Smith | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Smith | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M L Piatek | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Jordan | 2 | 6 | | 4 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | A Kiyomura | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Romanov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | B Potter | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | M L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | M L Piatek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 6 | 6 | | | A Leand | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Bunge | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | S Hanika | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sylvia Hanika | 1 | 1 |
| | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Bassett | 7 | 6 | | Q | C Bassett | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 3 | 2 | | | J Durie | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-M Fernandez | 3 | 0 | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Jaeger | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 0 | r | 8 | Z Garrison | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell | 7 | 6 | | | J Russell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Russell | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Louie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Jaeger | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Skronská | 2 | 1 | | Q | M Louie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Jaeger | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |