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.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion)
 * 2) n/a
 * 3)  Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
 * 5)  Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
 * 6)  Virginia Ruzici (second round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (third round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Bonnie Gadusek (third round)
 * 10) n/a
 * 11)  Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)
 * 12)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
 * 13) 🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley (third round)
 * 14)  Yvonne Vermaak (second round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) n/a