# 1983 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Anne Hobbs and Wendy Turnbull in the final, 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
* Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh (semifinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Barbara Potter (semifinals)
* Jo Durie / Ann Kiyomura (quarterfinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Eva Pfaff (quarterfinals)
* Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Catherine Tanvier (first round)
* Alycia Moulton / Paula Smith (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 7 | 2 |

### 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 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 1 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter E Minter | 1 | 2 | | | B Jordan E Sayers | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jordan E Sayers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Gomer J Salmon | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 5 | R Fairbank E Pfaff | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin C Vanier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin C Vanier | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis C Suire | 3 | 0 | | 5 | R Fairbank E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Fairbank E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Jordan B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Jordan B Potter | 3 | 2 |
| | G Fernández B Herr | 4 | 5 | | 3 | K Jordan B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis A M Fernandez | 7 | 2 | 0 | | C Monteiro Y Vermaak | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro Y Vermaak | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | K Jordan B Potter | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | S Acker L Forood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Moulton P Smith | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Norton K Shaefer | 3 | 4 | | | S Acker L Forood | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bryant K Pratt | 3 | 0 | | 8 | A Moulton P Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Moulton P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 6 | A Hobbs W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Remilton N Sato | 3 | 2 | | 6 | A Hobbs W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison L McNeil | 7 | 7 | | | Z Garrison L McNeil | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | A Hobbs W Turnbull | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Byrne J Tremelling | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J Durie A Kiyomura | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | V Wade A White | 6 | 6 | | | V Wade A White | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett B Nagelsen | 1 | 5 | | 4 | J Durie A Kiyomura | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Durie A Kiyomura | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Hobbs W Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | C Kohde-Kilsch C Tanvier | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B J King S Walsh | 4 | 1 |
| | I Kloss H Ludloff | w/o | | | | I Kloss H Ludloff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo M Mesker | 4 | 5 | | | N Gregory B Randall | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gregory B Randall | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | I Kloss H Ludloff | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall B Stöve | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 2 | B J King S Walsh | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson J Mundel | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Henricksson J Mundel | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Freeman A Gulley | 1 | 2 | | 2 | B J King S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B J King S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |