# 1983 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania – Singles

Unseeded Carling Bassett won in the final of the singles event at the 1983 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 against Sandy Collins.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Susan Mascarin (second round)
* Alycia Moulton (first round)
* Kate Latham (first round)
* Lucia Romanov (first round)
* Dana Gilbert (first round)
* Patricia Medrado (first round)
* Anne White (semifinals)
* Peanut Louie (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 | S Mascarin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher | 2 | r | | 1 | S Mascarin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 7 | 6 | | | S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Jolissaint | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Margolin | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Q | C Jexell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Hallquist | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Jexell | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Jexell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Gilbert | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Collins | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | L Romanov | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A White | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Delhees | 4 | 7 | 6 | | P Delhees | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rollinson | 3 | 4 | | Q | B Mould | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mould | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Mould | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Ekblom | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rush | 6 | 3 | 1 | LL | E Ekblom | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 1 | 4 | | 7 | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sandy Collins | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | P Louie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carling Bassett | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Mundel | 2 | 2 | | 8 | P Louie | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Minter | 4 | 4 | | | L Arraya | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | P Louie | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | J Harrington | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Lindqvist | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington | 6 | 6 | | | J Harrington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Latham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Harrington | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | P Medrado | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | | | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A M Fernandez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A-M Fernandez | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Sandin | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Yeargin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Antonoplis | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 6 | 2 | 4 | | N Yeargin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 7 | | | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Moulton | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |