1983 Virginia Slims of Houston – Singles

Bettina Bunge was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Martina Navratilova.

Navratilova won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Sylvia Hanika.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Andrea Jaeger (first round)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Tracy Austin (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (first round)
 * 6)  Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals)
 * 7)  Sylvia Hanika (final)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Anne Smith (quarterfinals)