1983 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Kathleen Horvath and Yvonne Vermaak were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ivanna Madruga-Osses and Catherine Tanvier.

Virginia Ruzici and Virginia Wade won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 against Madruga-Osses and Tanvier.

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

• # 🇬🇧 Jo Durie / 🇬🇧 Anne Hobbs (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇷 Ivanna Madruga-Osses / 🇫🇷 Catherine Tanvier (final)

• # 🇺🇸 Kathleen Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak (semifinals)

• # Virginia Ruzici / 🇬🇧 Virginia Wade (champions)

• # 🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley / 🇺🇸 Paula Smith (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Bonnie Gadusek / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)

• # Iva Budařová /  Marcela Skuherská (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Chris O'Neil / 🇦🇺 Pam Whytcross (second round)