# 1983 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Kathleen Horvath and Yvonne Vermaak were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ivanna Madruga-Osses and Catherine Tanvier.
Virginia Ruzici and Virginia Wade won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 against Madruga-Osses and Tanvier.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Jo Durie / Anne Hobbs (quarterfinals)
* Ivanna Madruga-Osses / Catherine Tanvier (final)
* Kathleen Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak (semifinals)
* Virginia Ruzici / Virginia Wade (champions)
* Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Paula Smith (quarterfinals)
* Bonnie Gadusek / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Iva Budařová / Marcela Skuherská (semifinals)
* Chris O'Neil / Pam Whytcross (second round)

## 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 |
| 4 | Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier | 3 | 6 | 1 |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham V Nelson | 2 | 3 | | 1 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Brzáková L Plchová | 7 | 7 | | | Y Brzáková L Plchová | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker R Tomanová | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Gordon S Solomon | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 7 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Gilbert K Skronská | 5 | 6 | 7 | | D Gilbert K Skronská | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado S Simmonds | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | V Ruzici V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Ruzici V Wade | 6 | 6 |
| | J Fuchs A Holton | 4 | 2 | | 4 | V Ruzici V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Canapi B Villaverde | 6 | 6 | | | A Canapi B Villaverde | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington P Vásquez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | V Ruzici V Wade | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Jexell L Sandin | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 6 | B Gadusek H Suková | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Iuale B Rossi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Iuale B Rossi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick J Klitch | 1 | 4 | | 6 | B Gadusek H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Gadusek H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bramblett E Raponi-Longo | 4 | 3 | | 8 | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder S Mascarin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | L Bonder S Mascarin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya K Rinaldi | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | L Bonder S Mascarin | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Minter E Minter | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D-H Lee L Romanov | 6 | 6 | | | D-H Lee L Romanov | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dries M Romanov | 1 | 4 | | 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | E Goolagong Cawley P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | C Perea C Suire | 2 | 2 | | 5 | E Goolagong Cawley P Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | S Cecchini C Jolissaint | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale R Reggi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | E Goolagong Cawley P Smith | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Collins M Jaušovec | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Remilton H Sato | 6 | 1 | 2 | | S Collins M Jaušovec | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel R Uys | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |