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.

Women's doubles
1983 Australian Open
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull
Score	6–4, 6–7, 6–2

Main article: 1983 Australian Open

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
2. Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh (semifinals)
3. Kathy Jordan / Barbara Potter (semifinals)
4. Jo Durie / Ann Kiyomura (quarterfinals)
5. Rosalyn Fairbank / Eva Pfaff (quarterfinals)
6. Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull (final)
7. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Catherine Tanvier (first round)
8. 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
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6	6
	6	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull	4	7	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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							Second round							Quarterfinals							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

External links

• 1983 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation