Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Barbie Bramblett won her match after being 6–0, 5-0 40-0 down and saved 18 match points in total against Ann Hulbert. Previously in the same year, she saved 20 match points to win another match.^[2]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Petra Huber	1	6	7
		Elizabeth Jones	6	2	5
								1	Petra Huber	6	6
									Marianne Werdel	0	3
		Marianne Werdel	6	6
		Bernadette Randall	3	2
															1	Petra Huber	6	7
																Myriam Schropp	3	6
		Myriam Schropp	6	6
		Lara De Angelis	1	0
									Myriam Schropp	4	6	7
								15	Nathalie Herreman	6	4	6
		Michaela Washington	3	1
	15	Nathalie Herreman	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Chris O'Neil	6	4	6
		Eileen Tell	2	6	1
								7	Chris O'Neil	4	4
									Jane Forman	6	6
		Jane Forman	6	2	7
		Kathy O'Brien	4	6	5
																Jane Forman	5	6
																Larisa Neiland	7	7
		Robin White	3	4
		Larisa Neiland	6	6
									Larisa Neiland	6	5	6
									Sara Gomer	1	7	1
		Sara Gomer	6	6	6
	9	Felicia Raschiatore	3	7	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Amanda Brown	2	1
		Shelley Walpole	6	6
									Shelley Walpole	6	6
									Rina Einy	2	4
		Rina Einy	6	6
		Iwona Kuczyńska	2	1
																Shelley Walpole	3	6	7
																Nerida Gregory	6	3	5
		Maeve Quinlan	6	6
		Heather Crowe	1	0
									Maeve Quinlan	4	6
									Nerida Gregory	6	7
		Nerida Gregory	7	7
	14	Pam Whytcross	6	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Trey Lewis	3	3
		Carina Karlsson	6	6
									Carina Karlsson	7	6
									Kris Kinney	6	4
		Joy Cummings	2	6	2
		Kris Kinney	6	4	6
																Carina Karlsson	3	2
																Grace Kim	6	6
		June Ferestien	4	6	6
		Linda Gates	6	3	0
									June Ferestien	1	1
									Grace Kim	6	6
		Grace Kim	6	6
	6	Barbara Rossi	1	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Yvona Brzáková	2	3
		Annabel Croft	6	6
									Annabel Croft	6	6
									Shawn Foltz	1	3
		Helena Konanz	5	5
		Shawn Foltz	7	7
																Annabel Croft	7	6
															11	Rene Uys	5	2
		Jamie Golder	6	6
		Cathy Drury	3	2
									Jamie Golder	4	4
								11	Rene Uys	6	6
		Stacy Margolin	6	5	5
	11	Rene Uys	4	7	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Phyllis Blackwell	6	6
		Angela Walker	3	1
								13	Phyllis Blackwell	6	2	7
									Petra Keppeler	3	6	5
		Petra Keppeler	2	7	6
		Karen Dewis	6	5	1
															13	Phyllis Blackwell	3	5
															3	Barbie Bramblett	6	7
		Ann Hulbert	1	6	7
		Jennifer Prah	6	2	5
									Ann Hulbert	6	5	3
								3	Barbie Bramblett	0	7	6
		Masako Yanagi	4	2
	3	Barbie Bramblett	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Sophie Amiach	4	4
		Susan Rimes	6	6
									Susan Rimes	3	2
									Lori McNeil	6	6
		Lori McNeil	3	6	6
		Debbie Spence	6	2	4
																Lori McNeil	2	2
															8	Marie-Christine Calleja	6	6
		Svetlana Parkhomenko	6	6
		Micki Schillig	0	2
									Svetlana Parkhomenko	0	6	2
								8	Marie-Christine Calleja	6	2	6
		Lisa Spain	4	3
	8	Marie-Christine Calleja	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Betsy Heidenberger	6	7	3
		Laura Bernstein	7	5	6
									Laura Bernstein	6	6
									Brenda Remilton-Ward	4	4
		Julie Salmon	1	2
		Brenda Remilton-Ward	6	6
																Laura Bernstein	2	6	6
																Melissa Brown	6	4	1
		Cecilia Fernandez-Parker	2	6	4
		Hu Na	6	0	6
									Hu Na	3	4
									Melissa Brown	6	6
		Melissa Brown	6	6
	2	Steffi Graf	1	2

References

External links

• 1983 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation