1983 Italian Open – Women's singles
# 1983 Italian Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Andrea Temesvári won in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Bonnie Gadusek.

## 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.

* Virginia Ruzici (third round)
* Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
* Andrea Temesvári (champion)
* Bonnie Gadusek (final)
* Evonne Goolagong Cawley (second round)
* Yvonne Vermaak (third round)
* Jo Durie (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Manuela Maleeva (third round)
* Mima Jaušovec (third round)
* Lisa Bonder (second round)
* Catherine Tanvier (first round)
* Ivanna Madruga-Osses (third round)
* Iva Budařová (third round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kathleen Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Jolissaint | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Jolissaint | 4 | 1 | | | Kathleen Horvath | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Jo Durie | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jo Durie | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Helena Suková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Laura Arraya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | V Ruzici | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | B Rossi | 7 | 6 | | | B Rossi | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | V Ruzici | 5 | 1 | | | |
| | L Sandin | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | K Horvath | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | C Jexell | 1 | 6 | 6 | | L Sandin | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Tanvier | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | K Horvath | 6 | 6 |
| | S Collins | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | C Jolissaint | 4 | 1 |
| | C Vanier | 7 | 6 | | | C Vanier | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 7 | 1 | 6 | | P Casale | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | P Casale | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | D-H Lee | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Goolagong Cawley | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bramblett | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Bramblett | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Skuherská | 1 | 3 | | | A Minter | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bowes | 2 | 2 | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Durie | 2 | 3 |
| Q | E Raponi-Longo | 3 | 2 | | 13 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Uys | 6 | 5 | 3 | | V Wade | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wade | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 13 | I Madruga-Osses | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Romanov | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 6 | 7 | | | J Klitch | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Suire | 1 | 1 | | | J Harrington | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Latham | 2 | | | | | | | | K Skronská | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | S Rehe | 2 | r | | | K Latham | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 7 | 6 | | | K Skronská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 |
| | A Holton | 0 | 2 | | 9 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Smith | 2 | 6 | 7 | | P Smith | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 9 | M Maleeva | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | R Reggi | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Temesvári | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 4 | 2 | | | D Gilbert | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Tomanová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | L Arraya | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Brzáková | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | L Bonder | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | L Bonder | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Arraya | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Simmonds | 1 | 3 | | 14 | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dries | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Dries | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fuchs | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | I Budařová | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 4 | 2 | | | S Cecchini | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
