1983 Lipton WTA Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1983 Lipton WTA Championships
Final
Champion	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Runner-up	Carling Bassett
Score	6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

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

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6

4	Hana Mandlíková	1	4
				1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	2	7

					Carling Bassett	3	6	5
	Carling Bassett	6	6

8	Kathy Rinaldi	2	2

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
	M L Piatek	6	4	6		M L Piatek	1	0
Q	F Raschiatore	1	6	1						1	C Evert-Lloyd	7	6
	I Budařová	6	7							9	B Gadusek	6	3
	C Vanier	4	6			I Budařová	1	2
Q	C Monteiro	3	3		9	B Gadusek	6	6
9	B Gadusek	6	6											1	C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
11	R Fairbank	2	1											5	S Hanika	3	2
	A Moulton	6	6			A Moulton	6	2	3
	A White	3	3			P Casale	3	6	6
	P Casale	6	6								P Casale	5	0
	A Leand	6	6	6						5	S Hanika	7	6
Q	R Tomanová	3	7	1		A Leand	2	6	5
					5	S Hanika	6	4	7

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				4	H Mandlíková	6	6
	S Collins	4	6		K Horvath	4	4
	K Horvath	6	7						4	H Mandlíková	6	6
	W White	6	6							W White	1	4
	H Suková	4	4		W White	6	6
Q	J Klitch	5	3		C Benjamin	4	2
	C Benjamin	7	6										4	H Mandlíková	7	6
14	Y Vermaak	6	6											M Torres	1	1
	S Simmonds	0	1	14	Y Vermaak	6	5	1
	B Hallquist	3	1		M Torres	4	7	6
	M Torres	6	6							M Torres	6	6
	I Madruga-Osses	6	6						7	Z Garrison	1	1
LL	A-M Fernandez	1	1		I Madruga-Osses	6	5	2
				7	Z Garrison	4	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	V Ruzici	3	6
	V Nelson	6	4	1		C Bassett	6	7
	C Bassett	4	6	6							C Bassett	6	4	7
	E Pfaff	6	6								E Pfaff	1	6	5
Q	P Delhees	4	4			E Pfaff	7	6
	D Gilbert	6	1	2	LL	D-H Lee	5	2
LL	D-H Lee	4	6	6												C Bassett	6	2	6
LL	B Norton	6	6												3	B Bunge	1	6	4
	S Barker	7	7			S Barker	6	1	6
Q	A Holton	5	6	7	Q	A Holton	0	6	3
	L Bonder	7	2	5							S Barker	5	1
	P Medrado	6	5	3						3	B Bunge	7	6
	L Allen	1	7	6		L Allen	1	1
					3	B Bunge	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	K Rinaldi	7	6
	C Tanvier	6	6			C Tanvier	5	3
	K Latham	4	0							8	K Rinaldi	6	1	6
	M Jaušovec	6	6							12	C Kohde-Kilsch	2	6	1
	L Arraya	3	3			M Jaušovec	4	7	4
	M Mesker	3	4		12	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	5	6
12	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6												8	K Rinaldi	6	6
13	E Goolagong Cawley	3	6	6											Q	R Reggi	1	2
Q	P Vásquez	6	4	3	13	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
	M Maleeva	6	6			M Maleeva	3	3
	B Nagelsen	3	2							13	E Goolagong Cawley	3	3
Q	R Reggi	5	6	6						Q	R Reggi	6	6
	S Mascarin	7	3	2	Q	R Reggi	6	6
					LL	L Forood	3	2

References

1983 Lipton WTA Championships Draw (Archived 2009-08-11)