1983 Virginia Slims of Houston – Singles

Bettina Bunge was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Martina Navratilova.

Singles
1983 Virginia Slims of Houston
1982 Champion	Bettina Bunge
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Sylvia Hanika
Score	6–3, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Navratilova won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Sylvia Hanika.

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 (first round)
3.   Tracy Austin (semifinals)
4.   Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
5.   Barbara Potter (first round)
6.   Bettina Bunge (quarterfinals)
7.   Sylvia Hanika (final)
8.   Anne Smith (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							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Navratilova	6	6
		L Bonder	0	2				1	M Navratilova	7	6
		D Fromholtz	6	6	6				D Fromholtz	6	0
		A Kiyomura	7	4	2										1	M Navratilova	6	7
		S Simmonds	7	2	3										6	B Bunge	1	5
	Q	M Louie	5	6	6			Q	M Louie	2	5
	Q	M Pazderová	2	1				6	B Bunge	6	7
	6	B Bunge	6	6																		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	3	T Austin	6	6																		3	T Austin	2	2
	Q	C Monteiro	2	0				3	T Austin	7	6
		L-A Thompson	5	6					J Russell	5	0
		J Russell	7	7											3	T Austin	6	6
		K Cummings	2	2											8	A Smith	1	2
		A Moulton	6	6					A Moulton	1	6	4
		J Durie	7	3	5			8	A Smith	6	3	6
	8	A Smith	5	6	7																								1	Martina Navratilova	6	7
	7	S Hanika	6	6																									7	Sylvia Hanika	3	6
		M-L Piatek	4	0				7	S Hanika	6	4	6
		W White	5	6	6				W White	2	6	4
		A Temesvári	7	3	4										7	S Hanika	1	6	6
	LL	S Mascarin	6	3	6										4	P Shriver	6	2	3
	LL	C Benjamin	0	6	3			LL	S Mascarin	4	1
	Q	A White	1	4				4	P Shriver	6	6
	4	P Shriver	6	6																		7	S Hanika	7	6
	5	B Potter	6	5	2																		E Pfaff	5	1
		E Pfaff	1	7	6				E Pfaff	6	4	7
		M Mesker	4	6	6				M Mesker	2	6	6
		Y Vermaak	6	4	2											E Pfaff	4	7	7
		P Casale	4	5												Z Garrison	6	6	6
		A Leand	6	7					A Leand	6	2	3
		Z Garrison	6	6					Z Garrison	4	6	6
	2	A Jaeger	1	3

External links

• 1983 Virginia Slims of Houston Draw^{[permanent dead link]}