1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1983 Edgbaston Cup
1982 Champions Jo Durie
Anne Hobbs
Champions Billie Jean King
Sharon Walsh
Runners-up Beverly Mould
Elizabeth Sayers
Score6–2, 6–3

Jo Durie and Anne Hobbs of Great Britain were the defending champions, but neither player returned to compete in the doubles in the 1983 tournament.

Billie Jean King and Sharon Walsh won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Beverly Mould and Elizabeth Sayers.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Evonne Cawley
Rosalyn Fairbank
7 6 5
3 Billie Jean King
Sharon Walsh
5 7 7
3 Billie Jean King
Sharon Walsh
6 6  
8 Beverly Mould
Elizabeth Sayers
2 4  
8 Beverly Mould
Elizabeth Sayers
6 6  
  Elise Burgin
Alycia Moulton
3 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Casals
H Mandlíková
6 6  
  K Latham
K Steinmetz
7 7     K Latham
K Steinmetz
2 3  
  C Jexell
S Margolin
2 6 8   A Leand
S Mascarin
6 6  
  A Leand
S Mascarin
6 1 10   A Leand
S Mascarin
6 1  
  C O'Neil
P Whytcross
6 3 6 6 E Cawley
R Fairbank
7 6  
  B Remilton
N Sato
2 6 3   C O'Neil
P Whytcross
4 7 4
  P Casale
K Sands
6 6 4 6 E Cawley
R Fairbank
6 6 6
6 E Cawley
R Fairbank
7 4 6 6 E Cawley
R Fairbank
7 6 5
3 B J King
S Walsh
5 6 6 3 B J King
S Walsh
5 7 7
  S Collins
Z Garrison
7 4 4 3 B J King
S Walsh
6 6  
  R Blount
L Romanov
3 2     D Jarrett
A Tobin
2 4  
  D Jarrett
A Tobin
6 6   3 B J King
S Walsh
6 6  
  T Lewis
S McInerney
6 1     S Leo
S Simmonds
2 2  
  S Leo
S Simmonds
7 6     S Leo
S Simmonds
7 2 6
  C Benjamin
C Vanier
6 1 7   C Benjamin
C Vanier
6 6 4
7 S Barker
W White
3 6 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 B Mould
E Sayers
6 7  
  J Mundel
R Uys
1 5   8 B Mould
E Sayers
6 6  
  J Davis
H Ludloff
7 4 6   J Davis
H Ludloff
3 0  
  R Giscafré
C Monteiro
6 6 4 8 B Mould
E Sayers
6 3 6
  I Kloss
P Teeguarden
4 6     S Acker
L Forood
4 6 3
  D Fromholtz
B Stöve
6 7     D Fromholtz
B Stöve
3 6  
  S Acker
L Forood
6 6     S Acker
L Forood
6 7  
4 L Antonoplis
B Jordan
3 4   8 B Mould
E Sayers
6 6  
5 K Jordan
B Nagelsen
6 6     E Burgin
A Moulton
3 4  
  A Brown
R Einy
1 0   5 K Jordan
B Nagelsen
6 4 2
  A-M Fernandez
B Herr
3 2     B Hallquist
A White
4 6 6
  B Hallquist
A White
6 6     B Hallquist
A White
3 1  
  C Jolissaint
M Mesker
6 5 5   E Burgin
A Moulton
6 6  
  Y Vermaak
N Yeargin
3 7 7   Y Vermaak
N Yeargin
6 7 5
  E Burgin
A Moulton
6 3 9   E Burgin
A Moulton
7 6 7
2 A Kiyomura
P Smith
4 6 7