1983 Virginia Slims of California – Singles

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

Key

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	T Austin	6	6
		Y Vermaak	3	2				1	T Austin	6	6
		I Budařová	7	2	3				I Budařová	1	1
		M Louie	6	6	2/r										1	T Austin	6	5	4
		A Temesvári	7	6												A Temesvári	4	7	6
		C Bassett	5	4					A Temesvári	6	6
		S Collins	6	3	6				S Collins	2	2
	8	M Jaušovec	3	6	2																		A Temesvári	1	4
	3	H Mandlíková	6	3	3																	6	B Bunge	6	6
		C Kohde-Kilsch	1	6	6				C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6	6
		A Kiyomura	2	6					C Tanvier	3	7	4
		C Tanvier	6	7												C Kohde-Kilsch	4	6	1
		H Suková	7	6											6	B Bunge	6	3	6
		J Harrington	5	4					H Suková	1	4
		B Gadusek	3	5				6	B Bunge	6	6
	6	B Bunge	6	7																									6	Bettina Bunge	6	6
	7	B Potter	3	6																									5	Sylvia Hanika	3	3
		A Smith	6	7					A Smith	6	6	6
		K Jordan	6	7					K Jordan	4	7	3
		E Pfaff	1	5												A Smith	4	2
		L Allen	0	1											4	W Turnbull	6	6
		M L Piatek	6	6					M L Piatek	5	6	4
		A Hobbs	5	1				4	W Turnbull	7	3	6
	4	W Turnbull	7	6																		4	W Turnbull	0	6	4
	5	S Hanika	6	6																		5	S Hanika	6	4	6
		S Simmonds	2	0				5	S Hanika	2	6	6
		A White	6	6					A White	6	4	3
		G Purdy	4	2											5	S Hanika	6	3	6
		A Leand	3	2											2	P Shriver	3	6	3
		S Barker	6	6					S Barker	7	4	2
		J Durie	4	4				2	P Shriver	6	6	6
	2	P Shriver	6	6

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