1983 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

Barbie Bramblett won her match after being 6–0, 5-0 40-0 down and saved 18 match points in total against Ann Hulbert. Previously in the same year, she saved 20 match points to win another match.

Seeds
• # 🇦🇹 Petra Huber (qualified)

• # Steffi Graf (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Barbie Bramblett (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Amanda Brown (first round)

• # Yvona Brzáková (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Barbara Rossi (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Chris O'Neil (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Marie-Christine Calleja (qualified)

• # 🇺🇸 Felicia Raschiatore (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Sophie Amiach (first round)

• # Rene Uys (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇺🇸 Trey Lewis (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Phyllis Blackwell (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇦🇺 Pam Whytcross (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Nathalie Herreman (second round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇦🇹 Petra Huber

• # Larisa Neiland

• # 🇬🇧 Shelley Walpole

• # 🇺🇸 Grace Kim

• # 🇬🇧 Annabel Croft

• # 🇺🇸 Barbie Bramblett

• # 🇫🇷 Marie-Christine Calleja

• # 🇺🇸 Laura Bernstein

Lucky losers
• # 🇺🇸 Phyllis Blackwell

• # Rene Uys

• # 🇺🇸 Jane Forman