1983 Lipton WTA Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1983 Lipton WTA Championships
Champions	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
Runners-up	Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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.

1. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff (first round)
2. Rosemary Casals / Paula Smith (semifinals)
3. Kathleen Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak (quarterfinals)
4. Alycia Moulton / Barbara Potter (first round)
5. Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (champions)
6. Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro (first round)
7. Leslie Allen / Chris Evert-Lloyd (semifinals)
8. Mima Jaušovec / Betsy Nagelsen (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
		Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici	4	2
	5	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff	6	0	2
		A-M Fernandez B Norton	2	6	6				A-M Fernandez B Norton	3	5
		B Bunge E Goolagong Cawley	1	3					H Mandlíková V Ruzici	6	7
		H Mandlíková V Ruzici	6	6												H Mandlíková V Ruzici	6	1	7
		C Benjamin C Vanier	7	7											8	M Jaušovec B Nagelsen	2	6	6
		H Suková R Tomanová	6	6					C Benjamin C Vanier	6	0
		C O'Neil P Whytcross	4	6				8	M Jaušovec B Nagelsen	7	6
	8	M Jaušovec B Nagelsen	6	7																			H Mandlíková V Ruzici	6	6
	4	A Moulton B Potter	4	6																		7	L Allen C Evert-Lloyd	2	2
		P Delhees M Mesker	6	7					P Delhees M Mesker	3	6	4
		S Barker B Stöve	5	3					C Bassett Z Garrison	6	3	6
		C Bassett Z Garrison	7	6												C Bassett Z Garrison	3	3
		J Goodling V Nelson	0	6	0										7	L Allen C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
		B Remilton A Tobin	6	4	6				B Remilton A Tobin	4	3
		S Collins N Yeargin	2	4				7	L Allen C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
	7	L Allen C Evert-Lloyd	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	R Fairbank C Reynolds	4	6	6
		B Hallquist A White	6	3	1			5	R Fairbank C Reynolds	6	6
		L Forood J Klitch	7	6					L Forood W White	2	3
		J Davis K Latham	5	1											5	R Fairbank C Reynolds	6	6
		A Leand C Tanvier	6	6											3	K Horvath Y Vermaak	4	2
		F Raschiatore K Steinmetz	2	1					A Leand C Tanvier
		Y Brzáková I Budařová	7	1	1			3	K Horvath Y Vermaak	w/o
	3	K Horvath Y Vermaak	6	6	6																	5	R Fairbank C Reynolds	2	6	6
	6	P Medrado C Monteiro	3	1																		2	R Casals P Smith	6	0	4
		I Madruga-Osses S Simmonds	6	6					I Madruga-Osses S Simmonds	6	6
		S Mascarin E Sayers	6	4	6				S Mascarin E Sayers	1	2
		B Gadusek W White	2	6	2											I Madruga-Osses S Simmonds	0	1
		J Filkoff A Minter	4	3											2	R Casals P Smith	6	6
		L Bonder D-H Lee	6	6					L Bonder D-H Lee	6	3	1
		M Pazderová C Perea-Alcalá	3	0				2	R Casals P Smith	4	6	6
	2	R Casals P Smith	6	6

External links

• 1983 Lipton WTA Championships Doubles Draw