Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1983 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and sixth major singles title overall. Navratilova did not lose a set during the tournament.
Billie Jean King became the oldest major semifinalist in the Open Era at 39 years, 7 months and 9 days old. Chris Evert Lloyd's loss in the third round ended her streak of 34 consecutive major semifinals, dating back to her major debut at the 1971 US Open, and marked her career first loss at a major before the semifinals.
This was the first women's singles championship draw at Wimbledon not to include byes for players in the first round.
Seeds
Martina Navratilova (champion) Chris Evert Lloyd (third round) Andrea Jaeger (final) Tracy Austin (withdrew) Pam Shriver (second round) Bettina Bunge (first round) Wendy Turnbull (fourth round) Hana Mandlíková (fourth round) Sylvia Hanika (third round) Billie Jean King (semifinals) Barbara Potter (quarterfinals) Virginia Ruzici (fourth round) Jo Durie (third round) Andrea Temesvári (third round) Kathy Rinaldi (fourth round) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round)
Tracy Austin withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Myriam Schropp.
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1983 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation