1983 Virginia Slims of Boston – Singles

Singles
1983 Virginia Slims of Boston
Champion Wendy Turnbull
Runner-up Sylvia Hanika
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

Kathy Jordan was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Billie Jean King.

Wendy Turnbull won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 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. n/a
  2. Tracy Austin (semifinals)
  3. Wendy Turnbull (champion)
  4. Sylvia Hanika (final)
  5. Billie Jean King (semifinals)
  6. Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
  7. n/a
  8. Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
LL J Klitch 2 3  
  K Horvath 6 6     K Horvath 6 7  
  A Holton 2 2     M Skuherská 2 6  
  M Skuherská 6 6     K Horvath 4 3  
  K Jordan 6 6   5 B J King 6 6  
  V Wade 3 4     K Jordan 4 3  
  A White 2 2   5 B J King 6 6  
5 B J King 6 6   5 B J King 5 2  
4 S Hanika 6 6   4 S Hanika 7 6  
  S Mascarin 3 3   4 S Hanika 6 6  
  C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 6   C Kohde-Kilsch 2 4  
  S Simmonds 2 7 1 4 S Hanika 6 7  
  W White 6 6 6   W White 3 6  
  D Fromholtz 2 7 2   W White 4 6 6
  Y Vermaak 6 3 6   Y Vermaak 6 4 4
LL A-M Fernandez 2 6 3 4 Sylvia Hanika 4 6 4
6 B Potter 6 6   3 Wendy Turnbull 6 3 6
  B Hallquist 1 2   6 B Potter 6 6  
  B Gadusek 1 6 6   B Gadusek 3 4  
  M-L Piatek 6 4 3 6 B Potter 3 6 4
  G Purdy 6 7   3 W Turnbull 6 2 6
  C Vanier 3 5     G Purdy 2 2  
  A Kiyomura 1 1   3 W Turnbull 6 6  
3 W Turnbull 6 6   3 W Turnbull 6 3 7
8 R Fairbank 3 2   2 T Austin 3 6 6
  E Pfaff 6 6     E Pfaff 6 2 4
  A Smith 6 4 4   B Nagelsen 4 6 6
  B Nagelsen 1 6 6   B Nagelsen 3 3  
  L Allen 6 6   2 T Austin 6 6  
  C Monteiro 3 4     L Allen 4 2  
  J Durie 5 3   2 T Austin 6 6  
2 T Austin 7 6