The defending champion of the 1983 Virginia Slims of Houston (Doubles) and Sergi Bruguera do not have the same nationality.
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan (born December 3, 1959) is a former American tennis player. 
Sergi Bruguera i Torner (] ; born 16 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Catalonia, Spain. 
Kathy Jordan and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but only Shriver competed that year with Martina Navratilova. 
