| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |
| 1982 Champions |  Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Champions | Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh |
| Runners-up | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith |
| Score | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Billie Jean King and Sharon Walsh won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (final) Rosemary Casals / 
Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals) Ann Kiyomura / Paula Smith (semifinals) Leslie Allen / 
Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ann Kiyomura Paula Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ann Kiyomura Paula Smith | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Anne Hobbs Susan Leo | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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