Champion Martina Navratilova Final score 6–2, 7–6 Seeds 16 | Runner-up Kathy Jordan Draw 64 (8Q) Singles men | |
First-seeded Martina Navratilova defeated ninth-seeded Kathy Jordan 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1983 Australian Open tennis tournament. The tournament was played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne from 29 November through 11 December 1983. Navratilova earned $75,000 prize money for winning the title, her 8th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open after 1981. She improved her year record to 86 wins and 1 loss. This tournament was also notable for being the first Australian Open in which Steffi Graf appeared in the main draw, and the last time that Billie Jean King appeared in the main singles draw of a grand slam.
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The draw consisted of 64 players with a seeding list of 16 players. Eight players qualified from a qualifying competition of 32 players. World no. 2 Chris Evert withdrew two weeks before the start of the tournament citing a foot injury.
Prize money
The total prize money for the women's singles event was $342,000.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.