| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1983 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Lea Antonoplis and Barbara Jordan were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Sherry Acker and Ann Henricksson.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 6 | | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 7 | | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | 7 | 6 | | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 4 | | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | 4 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 against Barbara Potter and Sharon Walsh.
Lea Antonoplis and Barbara Jordan won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 against Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds.
Beverly Mould and Elizabeth Sayers won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 against Rosalyn Fairbank and Susan Leo.
Anna-Maria Fernandez and Julie Richardson were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Fernandez with Louise Field and Richardson with Belinda Cordwell.
Kathy Jordan and Betsy Nagelsen were the defending champions but only Nagelsen competed that year with Elizabeth Smylie.
Sabine Appelmans won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Silke Meier.
Anna-Maria Fernandez and Julie Richardson were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling.
Gigi Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Patty Fendick and Ann Henricksson were the defending doubles tennis champions at the 1989 Taipei Women's Championship, but only Henricksson competed that year, with Beth Herr. They lost in the first round to Cecilia Dahlman and Nana Miyagi.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Isabel Cueto.
Lori McNeil and Mercedes Paz were the defending champions but only Paz competed that year with Gabriela Sabatini.
Neige Dias and Patricia Medrado were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Dias with Bettina Fulco and Medrado with Cláudia Monteiro.
Jenni Goodling and Wendy Wood were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Kathy Jordan and Robin White were the defending champions but only White competed that year with Anne Smith.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Rosie Casals and Wendy Turnbull in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1983 Wimbledon Championships.
Anne Smith and Kevin Curren were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Mima Jaušovec and Kathy Jordan.
Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open.
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.