1983 Dallas Open – Singles
# 1983 Dallas Open – Singles

Andrés Gómez won in the final, 6–7, 6–1, 6–1, against Brian Teacher.

## Seeds

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

* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Gene Mayer (quarterfinals)
* Steve Denton (first round)
* Andrés Gómez (champion)
* Sandy Mayer (semifinals)
* Brian Teacher (final)
* Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
* John Fitzgerald (quarterfinals)

## 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

| 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Giammalva | 4 | 4 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | 5 | Q | V Winitsky | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Winitsky | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | S Mayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gitlin | 5 | 5 | | | G Michibata | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne | 1 | 2 | | 5 | S Mayer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Mayer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer | 4 | 6 | | 4 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Dyke | 3 | 4 | | | E Korita | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Gómez | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Adams | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 7 | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Tom Gullikson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 4 | 5 | | 7 | C Lewis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Lewis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Brian Teacher | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Q | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Tanner | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | S Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 7 | 3 | 7 | | S Davis | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson | 6 | 7 | | | Tim Gullikson | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Denton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Davis | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | B Teacher | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Teacher | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 1 | 6 | 7 | | N Odizor | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harmon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tarr | 2 | 3 | | | R Harmon | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hooper | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | G Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Mayer | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
