# 1983 Lipton WTA Championships – Doubles

Leslie Allen and Mima Jaušovec were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Allen with Chris Evert-Lloyd and Jaušovec with Betsy Nagelsen.
Jaušovec and Nagelsen lost in the quarterfinals to Hana Mandlíková and Virginia Ruzici.
Allen and Evert-Lloyd lost in the semifinals to Mandlíková and Ruzici.
Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mandlíková and Ruzici.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff (first round)
* Rosemary Casals / Paula Smith (semifinals)
* Kathleen Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak (quarterfinals)
* Alycia Moulton / Barbara Potter (first round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (champions)
* Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro (first round)
* Leslie Allen / Chris Evert-Lloyd (semifinals)
* Mima Jaušovec / Betsy Nagelsen (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 |
| | Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 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 |
| 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Fernandez B Norton | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A-M Fernandez B Norton | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge E Goolagong Cawley | 1 | 3 | | | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin C Vanier | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | M Jaušovec B Nagelsen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Suková R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | C Benjamin C Vanier | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | | 8 | M Jaušovec B Nagelsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Jaušovec B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Moulton B Potter | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 2 | 2 |
| | P Delhees M Mesker | 6 | 7 | | | P Delhees M Mesker | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker B Stöve | 5 | 3 | | | C Bassett Z Garrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett Z Garrison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Bassett Z Garrison | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Goodling V Nelson | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Remilton A Tobin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Remilton A Tobin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins N Yeargin | 2 | 4 | | 7 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 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 |
| 5 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist A White | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood J Klitch | 7 | 6 | | | L Forood W White | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Davis K Latham | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Leand C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | F Raschiatore K Steinmetz | 2 | 1 | | | A Leand C Tanvier | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Brzáková I Budařová | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | P Medrado C Monteiro | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Casals P Smith | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| | I Madruga-Osses S Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | I Madruga-Osses S Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin E Sayers | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Mascarin E Sayers | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek W White | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | I Madruga-Osses S Simmonds | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Filkoff A Minter | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | R Casals P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Bonder D-H Lee | 6 | 6 | | | L Bonder D-H Lee | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pazderová C Perea-Alcalá | 3 | 0 | | 2 | R Casals P Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Casals P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |