1983 Italian Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Andrea Temesvári won in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Bonnie Gadusek.

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.


 * 1)  Virginia Ruzici (third round)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇭🇺 Andrea Temesvári (champion)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Bonnie Gadusek (final)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley (second round)
 * 6)  Yvonne Vermaak (third round)
 * 7) 🇬🇧 Jo Durie (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (third round)
 * 10)  Mima Jaušovec (third round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Lisa Bonder (second round)
 * 12) 🇫🇷 Catherine Tanvier (first round)
 * 13) 🇦🇷 Ivanna Madruga-Osses (third round)
 * 14)  Iva Budařová (third round)