Singles
1983 Virginia Slims of Houston
1982 Champion	Bettina Bunge
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Sylvia Hanika
Score	6–3, 7–6

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

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.

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