1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1983 Edgbaston Cup
1982 Champions	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs
Champions	Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh
Runners-up	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers
Final score	6–2, 6–3

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.

Billie Jean King and Sharon Walsh won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Beverly Mould and Elizabeth Sayers.

Seeds

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

1. Rosie Casals / Hana Mandlíková (First Round)
2. Ann Kiyomura / Paula Smith (First Round)
3. Billie Jean King / Sharon Walsh (Champions)
4. Lea Antonoplis / Barbara Jordan (First Round)
5. Kathy Jordan / Betsy Nagelsen (Second Round)
6. Evonne Cawley / Rosalyn Fairbank (Semifinals)
7. Sue Barker / Wendy White (First Round)
8. Beverly Mould / Elizabeth Sayers (Final)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Evonne Cawley   Rosalyn Fairbank	7	6	5
	3	Billie Jean King   Sharon Walsh	5	7	7
								3	Billie Jean King   Sharon Walsh	6	6
								8	Beverly Mould   Elizabeth Sayers	2	4
	8	Beverly Mould   Elizabeth Sayers	6	6
		Elise Burgin   Alycia Moulton	3	4

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Casals H Mandlíková	6	6
		K Latham K Steinmetz	7	7					K Latham K Steinmetz	2	3
		C Jexell S Margolin	2	6	8				A Leand S Mascarin	6	6
		A Leand S Mascarin	6	1	10											A Leand S Mascarin	6	1
		C O'Neil P Whytcross	6	3	6										6	E Cawley R Fairbank	7	6
		B Remilton N Sato	2	6	3				C O'Neil P Whytcross	4	7	4
		P Casale K Sands	6	6	4			6	E Cawley R Fairbank	6	6	6
	6	E Cawley R Fairbank	7	4	6																	6	E Cawley R Fairbank	7	6	5
	3	B J King S Walsh	5	6	6																	3	B J King S Walsh	5	7	7
		S Collins Z Garrison	7	4	4			3	B J King S Walsh	6	6
		R Blount L Romanov	3	2					D Jarrett A Tobin	2	4
		D Jarrett A Tobin	6	6											3	B J King S Walsh	6	6
		T Lewis S McInerney	6	1												S Leo S Simmonds	2	2
		S Leo S Simmonds	7	6					S Leo S Simmonds	7	2	6
		C Benjamin C Vanier	6	1	7				C Benjamin C Vanier	6	6	4
	7	S Barker W White	3	6	5

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	B Mould E Sayers	6	7
		J Mundel R Uys	1	5				8	B Mould E Sayers	6	6
		J Davis H Ludloff	7	4	6				J Davis H Ludloff	3	0
		R Giscafré C Monteiro	6	6	4										8	B Mould E Sayers	6	3	6
		I Kloss P Teeguarden	4	6												S Acker L Forood	4	6	3
		D Fromholtz B Stöve	6	7					D Fromholtz B Stöve	3	6
		S Acker L Forood	6	6					S Acker L Forood	6	7
	4	L Antonoplis B Jordan	3	4																		8	B Mould E Sayers	6	6
	5	K Jordan B Nagelsen	6	6																			E Burgin A Moulton	3	4
		A Brown R Einy	1	0				5	K Jordan B Nagelsen	6	4	2
		A-M Fernandez B Herr	3	2					B Hallquist A White	4	6	6
		B Hallquist A White	6	6												B Hallquist A White	3	1
		C Jolissaint M Mesker	6	5	5											E Burgin A Moulton	6	6
		Y Vermaak N Yeargin	3	7	7				Y Vermaak N Yeargin	6	7	5
		E Burgin A Moulton	6	3	9				E Burgin A Moulton	7	6	7
	2	A Kiyomura P Smith	4	6	7

External links

• ITF Tournament Page
• 1983 Edgbaston Cup Doubles Draw