# 1983 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Top-seeded pair Kathy Horvath and Virginia Ruzici claimed the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Beth Herr in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Kathy Horvath / Virginia Ruzici (champions)
* Dianne Fromholtz / Ivanna Madruga (quarterfinals)
* Elise Burgin / JoAnne Russell (semifinals)
* Bonnie Gadusek / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Iva Budařová / Marcela Skuherská (quarterfinals)
* Sandy Collins / Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Camille Benjamin / Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)
* Patricia Medrado / Kateřina Skronská (first 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Camille Benjamin Mima Jaušovec | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Camille Benjamin Mima Jaušovec | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Gigi Fernández Beth Herr | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell | 3 | 2 | | | Gigi Fernández Beth Herr | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | Gigi Fernández Beth Herr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson J Van Ryck de Groot | 1 | 2 | | 1 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bruning B Buckley | 6 | 2 | 7 | | B Bruning B Buckley | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Purdy M Torres | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Goleš R Šašak | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Collins Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Croft J Klitch | 4 | 6 | 3 | | S Goleš R Šašak | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya E Raponi-Longo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | S Collins Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Collins Z Garrison | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Horvath V Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | B Gadusek H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Benjamin M Jaušovec | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | Lee D-h L Romanov | 2 | 2 | | 4 | B Gadusek H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gregory K Sands | 6 | 7 | | | N Gregory K Sands | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Brzáková A Minter | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek H Suková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach G Ohaco | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | C Benjamin M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Perea P Vásquez | 6 | 4 | | 7 | C Benjamin M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Benjamin M Jaušovec | 7 | 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 |
| 5 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bramblett R Einy | 1 | 1 | | 5 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki F Raschiatore | 6 | 1 | 4 | | A Holton K Holton | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton K Holton | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Newton P Whytcross | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | E Burgin J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Allen G Rush | 7 | 6 | | | L Allen G Rush | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert P Hy | 2 | 3 | | 3 | E Burgin J Russell | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Burgin J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Burgin J Russell | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | P Medrado K Skronská | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Fernández B Herr | 6 | 6 |
| | M Maleeva S Simmonds | | | | | M Maleeva S Simmonds | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale R Reggi | 1 | 2 | | | G Fernández B Herr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández B Herr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Fernández B Herr | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Foltz T Phelps | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | D Fromholtz I Madruga | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Golder S Solomon | 6 | 3 | 3 | | S Foltz T Phelps | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue V Nelson | 3 | 2 | | 2 | D Fromholtz I Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Fromholtz I Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |