1983 Lipton WTA Championships – Doubles

Leslie Allen and Mima Jaušovec were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Allen with Chris Evert-Lloyd and Jaušovec with Betsy Nagelsen.

Jaušovec and Nagelsen lost in the quarterfinals to Hana Mandlíková and Virginia Ruzici.

Allen and Evert-Lloyd lost in the semifinals to Mandlíková and Ruzici.

Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mandlíková and Ruzici.

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

• # Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Rosemary Casals / 🇺🇸 Paula Smith (semifinals)

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

• # 🇺🇸 Alycia Moulton / 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (first round)

• # Rosalyn Fairbank / 🇺🇸 Candy Reynolds (champions)

• # 🇧🇷 Patricia Medrado / 🇧🇷 Cláudia Monteiro (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Leslie Allen / 🇺🇸 Chris Evert-Lloyd (semifinals)

• # Mima Jaušovec / 🇺🇸 Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)