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.
Chris Evert-Lloyd (champion) n/a Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals) Hana Mandlíková (semifinals) Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals) Virginia Ruzici (second round) Zina Garrison (third round) Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals) Bonnie Gadusek (third round) n/a Rosalyn Fairbank (first round) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round) Evonne Goolagong Cawley (third round) Yvonne Vermaak (second round) n/a n/a
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References 1983 Lipton WTA Championships Draw (Archived 2009-08-11)