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Doubles
1983 Edgbaston Cup
1982 Champions	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs
Final
Champions	Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh
Runners-up	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers
Score	6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1982 · Birmingham Classic · 1984 →

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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 Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• 1983 Edgbaston Cup Doubles Draw

• 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
• Birmingham Classic (tennis)