1983 Virginia Slims of Houston – Doubles

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Doubles
1983 Virginia Slims of Houston
1982 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Runners-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Score6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
  1982  · Virginia Slims of Houston ·  1984  

Kathy Jordan and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but only Shriver competed that year with Martina Navratilova.

Contents

Navratilova and Shriver won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Jo Durie and Barbara Potter.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver (champions)
  2. n/a
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie / Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter (final)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura / Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison
Flag of the United States.svg S Mascarin
1 0  1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver
67 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Bunge
Flag of Germany.svg E Pfaff
6 66  Flag of Germany.svg B Bunge
Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika
3 6  
  Flag of the United States.svg A Leand
Flag of Italy.svg S Simmonds
73 3 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver
76 
4 Flag of the United States.svg A Kiyomura
Flag of the United States.svg P Smith
67   Flag of the United States.svg A Jaeger
Flag of the United States.svg M-L Piatek
6 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg S Collins
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
2 5  4 Flag of the United States.svg A Kiyomura
Flag of the United States.svg P Smith
2 5  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Fromholtz
Flag of Hungary.svg A Temesvári
4 4    Flag of the United States.svg A Jaeger
Flag of the United States.svg M-L Piatek
67 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Jaeger
Flag of the United States.svg M-L Piatek
66 1 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg P Casale
Flag of the United States.svg W White
67 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
4 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg A-M Fernandez
Flag of the United States.svg H Ludloff
1 5    Flag of the United States.svg P Casale
Flag of the United States.svg W White
4 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Russell
Flag of the United States.svg A White
4 65 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie
Flag of the United States.svg B Potter
66 
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie
Flag of the United States.svg B Potter
63 73 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie
Flag of the United States.svg B Potter
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Moulton
Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds
77   Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Y Vermaak
Flag of the United States.svg N Yeargin
1 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Forood
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg C Monteiro
5 5    Flag of the United States.svg A Moulton
Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds
65 1
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Y Vermaak
Flag of the United States.svg N Yeargin
76   Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Y Vermaak
Flag of the United States.svg N Yeargin
2 76
LL Flag of the United States.svg J Harrington
Flag of the United States.svg L-A Thompson
6 2  

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