| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1983 Virginia Slims of California | |
| 1982 Champions |  Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
| Champions |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff |
| Runners-up | Rosemary Casals  Wendy Turnbull |
| Score | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Barbara Potter and Sharon Walsh were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Eva Pfaff.
Kohde-Kilsch and Pfaff won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 against Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (first round) Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (semifinals) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (final) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff (champions)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K Jordan A Smith | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kiyomura P Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Kiyomura P Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Collins M Louie |  M Jaušovec  A Temesvári | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jaušovec A Temesvári | w/o | A Kiyomura P Smith | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Bassett J Harrington | 1 | 2 | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I Budařová  S Simmonds | 6 | 0 | 2 |  J Durie A Hobbs | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Durie A Hobbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 B Stöve A White | 6 | 6 | 4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Holladay  Y Vermaak | 4 | 1 | B Stöve A White | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Allen M L Piatek | 4 | 2 | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
H Suková  C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | 2 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Burgin B Gadusek | 4 | 3 | H Suková C Tanvier | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bunge A Leand | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull.
Two-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Eva Pfaff in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1983 Virginia Slims Championships. It was Navratilova's sixth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's third.
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.
Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Mandlíková with Jana Novotná and Turnbull with Elizabeth Smylie.
Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Lori McNeil and Smylie with Jana Novotná.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
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.
Three-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. It was the second step in an eventual Grand Slam for the pair.
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Pam Shriver.
Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Bettina Bunge and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 against Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Robin White.
Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie defeated the four-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde and Eva Pfaff in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the 1982 Australian Open. It was the first of seven consecutive titles for the team.
Defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Anne Hobbs and Wendy Turnbull in the final, 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.
Two-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open. With the win, they became the third and fourth women in history to complete a Grand Slam in women's doubles.
Three-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini defeated Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. It was the first and only major doubles title for both.