1983 WTA Congoleum Classic – Singles
# 1983 WTA Congoleum Classic – Singles

Yvonne Vermaak won in the final 6–3, 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 four seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Mima Jaušovec (second round)
* Kathy Rinaldi (quarterfinals)
* Kathy Jordan (semifinals)
* Yvonne Vermaak (champion)
* Sue Barker (first round)
* Carling Bassett (final)

## 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Carling Bassett | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Yvonne Vermaak | 6 | 7 | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L-A Thompson | 7 | 1 | 1 | | M L Piatek | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Piatek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Mandlíková | 3 | r | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo | 3 | 5 | | | S Simmonds | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 2 | 3 | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 7 | 6 | | | M Mesker | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | D-H Lee | 2 | 1 | | | A Kiyomura | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Romanov | 0 | 5 | | 5 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Jordan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | S Barker | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 3 | 7 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | W White | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 6 | | | W White | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Torres | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 |
| | C Vanier | 2 | 1 | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Gilbert | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Jexell | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Harrington | 6 | 7 | | | J Harrington | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
