title: 1983 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles
text: # 1983 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles
  
  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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top two seeded teams received byes into the semifinals.
  
  * Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
  * Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (semifinals)
  * Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
  * Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (quarterfinals)
  * Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Eva Pfaff (final)
  * Billie Jean King / Candy Reynolds (semifinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | BYE | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Billie Jean King Candy Reynolds | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 2 | | 6 | Billie Jean King Candy Reynolds | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Billie Jean King Candy Reynolds | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Billie Jean King Candy Reynolds | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 5 | 2 |
  | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 5 | 2 |
  | 4 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | BYE | | | | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  