1983 Australian Open - Women's Doubles

1983 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

1983 Australian Open
Champions		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up		Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull
Final score		6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 against Anne Hobbs and Wendy Turnbull.

Seeds

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

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (Champions) Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh (Semifinals) Kathy Jordan / Barbara Potter (Semifinals) Jo Durie / Ann Kiyomura (Quarterfinals)

Rosalyn Fairbank / Eva Pfaff (Quarterfinals) Anne Hobbs / Wendy Turnbull (Final) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Catherine Tanvier (First Round) Alycia Moulton / Paula Smith (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Final

Final
1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6	6
6	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull	4	7	2

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	I Budařová	1	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	A Minter E Minter	1	2					B Jordan E Sayers	2	1
	B Jordan E Sayers	6	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	S Gomer	6	3	3										5	R Fairbank E Pfaff	3	3
	C Benjamin	2	6	6				C Benjamin	4	3
	P Paradis C Suire	3	0				5	R Fairbank E Pfaff	6	6
5	R Fairbank E Pfaff	6	6																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
3	K Jordan B Potter	6	7																		3	K Jordan B Potter	3	2
	G Fernández B Herr	4	5				3	K Jordan B Potter	7	6
	L Antonoplis	7	2	0				C Monteiro Y Vermaak	5	0
	C Monteiro Y Vermaak	5	6	6										3	K Jordan B Potter	2	6	8
	L Forood	6	6											8	C Reynolds P Smith	6	1	6
		3	4					L Forood	5	3
		3	0				8	C Reynolds P Smith	7	6
8	A Moulton P Smith	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	A Hobbs W Turnbull	6	6
		3	2				6	A Hobbs W Turnbull	6	6
	Z Garrison L McNeil	7	7					Z Garrison L McNeil	1	2
	C O'Neil P Whytcross	5	5											6	A Hobbs W Turnbull	2	6	6
	J Byrne	3	4											4	J Durie A Kiyomura	6	2	2
	V Wade A White	6	6					V Wade A Smith	5	6
	C Bassett B Nagelsen	1	5				4	J Durie A Kiyomura	7	7
4	J Durie A Kiyomura	6	7																		6	A Hobbs W Turnbull	6	6
7	C Kohde-Kilsch C Tanvier																				2	B J King S Walsh	4	1
	I Kloss H Ludloff	w/o						I Kloss H Ludloff	6	7
	M Mesker	4	5						4	6
		6	7												I Kloss H Ludloff	6	4	0
	B Stöve	7	4	4										2	B J King S Walsh	4	6	6
	A Henricksson	5	6	6				A Henricksson	0	0
	D Freeman	1	2				2	B J King S Walsh	6	6
2	B J King S Walsh	6	6

References

• 1983 ITF Australian Open Women's Doubles Draw

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