1983 Virginia Slims of Washington – Singles

Singles
1983 Virginia Slims of Washington
Final date	January 10, 1983
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Sylvia Hanika
Score	6–1, 6–1
Draw	32 (5 Q )
Seeds	8

Martina Navratilova was the defending singles champion of the Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament and won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Sylvia Hanika.

The draw consisted of 32 players of which eight were seeded. The main draw was preceded by a 32-player qualifying competition.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. Andrea Jaeger (semifinals)
3. Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
4. Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
5. Bettina Bunge (first round)
6. Sylvia Hanika (final)
7. Anne Smith (second round)
8. Zina Garrison (second 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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Navratilova	6	6
	Q	L-A Thompson	2	1				1	M Navratilova	6	6
		D Fromholtz	6	4	1			Q	V Nelson	0	0
	Q	V Nelson	3	6	6										1	M Navratilova	6	6
		S Mascarin	1	6												H Suková	2	1
		H Suková	6	7					H Suková	6	6
		E Pfaff	3	6	4			7	A Smith	1	3
	7	A Smith	6	0	6																	1	M Navratilova	6	6
	4	B Potter	6	7																			M L Piatek	1	3
		K Jordan	2	6				4	B Potter	6	6
		A Kiyomura	6	6					A Kiyomura	1	3
		L Romanov	3	3											4	B Potter	3	4
		S Simmonds	2	3												M L Piatek	6	6
		M L Piatek	6	6					M L Piatek	4	6	6
		A Leand	6	6					A Leand	6	1	3
	5	B Bunge	4	4																									1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	6	S Hanika	7	4	7																								6	Sylvia Hanika	1	1
		A Temesvári	6	6	5			6	S Hanika	6	7
	Q	C Bassett	7	6				Q	C Bassett	3	5
		A Moulton	6	1											6	S Hanika	6	7	6
		J Durie	6	6											3	H Mandlíková	7	5	2
		Y Vermaak	3	2					J Durie	1	3
	Q	A-M Fernandez	3	0				3	H Mandlíková	6	6
	3	H Mandlíková	6	6																		6	S Hanika	6	6	7
	8	Z Garrison	6	1																		2	A Jaeger	7	3	5
		C Kohde-Kilsch	3	0	r			8	Z Garrison	4	5
		J Russell	7	6					J Russell	6	7
		B Herr	6	4												J Russell	7	5	2
	Q	M Louie	6	6											2	A Jaeger	6	7	6
	LL	K Skronská	2	1				Q	M Louie	4	4
		C Reynolds	7	1	3			2	A Jaeger	6	6
	2	A Jaeger	5	6	6

External links

• 1983 Virginia Slims of Washington draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine