1983 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

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

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 against Anne Hobbs and Wendy Turnbull.

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. Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

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 Skuherska	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	C Reynolds P Smith	6	1	6
		B Norton K Shaefer	3	4					S Acker L Forood	5	3
		R Bryant K Pratt	3	0				8	C Reynolds P Smith	7	6
	8	Candy Reynolds/C Reynolds 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 Smith	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

References

• 1983 ITF Australian Open Women's Doubles Draw