1983 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Doubles

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith.

Doubles
1983 Virginia Slims of Chicago
1982 Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Score	6–1, 6–2

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. Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (final)
3. Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (semifinals)
4. Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		B Gadusek W White	3	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		B J King Y Vermaak	6	4	4				H Suková C Tanvier	0	3
		H Suková C Tanvier	2	6	6										1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	4	R Casals W Turnbull	7	7												C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff	4	1
		A Kiyomura P Smith	5	6				4	R Casals W Turnbull	6	6	3
		C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff	4	6	6				C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff	7	3	6
		R Fairbank M Mesker	6	3	4																	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6
		A Jaeger M L Piatek	6	6																		2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	1	2
		M Jaušovec A Temesvári	3	2					A Jaeger M L Piatek	5	6
		J Durie C Reynolds	4	4				3	B Potter S Walsh	7	7
	3	B Potter S Walsh	6	6											3	B Potter S Walsh	3	4
		B Bunge A Leand	6	4	7										2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
		I Kloss J Russell	0	6	6				B Bunge A Leand	1	6	1
		L Allen A Hobbs	1	4				2	K Jordan A Smith	6	3	6
	2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6

External links

• 1983 Virginia Slims of Chicago Doubles Draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine