title: 1983 WTA Congoleum Classic – Singles
text: # 1983 WTA Congoleum Classic – Singles
  
  Yvonne Vermaak won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Carling Bassett.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
  * Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  * Mima Jaušovec (second round)
  * Kathy Rinaldi (quarterfinals)
  * Kathy Jordan (semifinals)
  * Yvonne Vermaak (champion)
  * Sue Barker (first round)
  * Carling Bassett (final)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Carling Bassett | 3 | 5 | |
  | 6 | Yvonne Vermaak | 6 | 7 | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L-A Thompson | 7 | 1 | 1 | | M L Piatek | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M L Piatek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Mandlíková | 3 | r | | | | | | |
  | | S Simmonds | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | S Leo | 3 | 5 | | | S Simmonds | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Collins | 2 | 3 | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan | 1 | 7 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 4 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Mesker | 7 | 6 | | | M Mesker | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Hallquist | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | D-H Lee | 2 | 1 | | | A Kiyomura | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Romanov | 0 | 5 | | 5 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | K Jordan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | S Barker | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Benjamin | 3 | 7 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Fromholtz | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Arraya | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | W White | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | W White | 6 | 6 | | | W White | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Torres | 4 | 3 |
  | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 |
  | | C Vanier | 2 | 1 | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Gilbert | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Medrado | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Jexell | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | J Harrington | 6 | 7 | | | J Harrington | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  