Jan-Michael Gambill and Travis Parrott were the defending champions, but Gambill did not participate this year.
 Parrott partnered Robby Ginepri, losing in the first round.
Rik de Voest and Ashley Fisher were the defending champions, but lost in the final 6–4, 7–6 to tournament winners Eric Butorac and Travis Parrott.
Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko and Pablo Cuevas 2–6, 4–6.
Treat Conrad Huey and Dominic Inglot were the defending champions, but only Huey tries to defend his title.
 He played alongside Travis Parrott and they won the title, defeating Jordan Kerr and David Martin 6–2, 1–6, [16–14] in the final.
Travis Parrott (born August 16, 1980 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player.
 He is primarily a doubles specialist.
 Travis is the son of Brian Parrott, a pro tennis organizer who helped bring a pair of Davis Cup events to Portland in the 1980s.
Eric Butorac and Travis Parrott were the defending champions, but only Butorac tried to defend his title.
The 1983 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.
 The tournament was held from October 3 through October 9, 1983.
 Eighth-seeded Virginia Ruzici won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.
Treat Conrad Huey and Travis Parrott were the defending champions, but decided not to compete.
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Virginia Ruzici (born 31 January 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Romania.
 She won the 1978 French Open singles championship.
Travis Parrott and Filip Polášek were the defending champions, but they chose to participate with different partners.

Question: Do Virginia Ruzici and Travis Parrott play the same sport?
Answer: yes