1983 French Open – Women's doubles
# 1983 French Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Anne Smith were the defending champions, but Navratilova chose not to participate. Smith partnered with Kathy Jordan, but lost in the final to Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds, 7–5, 5–7, 2–6.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Susan Mascarin Alycia Moulton | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Jo Durie Anne Hobbs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jo Durie Anne Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Jo Durie Anne Hobbs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 1 | 1 | | 6 | Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | M Maleeva M Torres | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham K Steinmetz | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K Latham K Steinmetz | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | S Mascarin A Moulton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya E Longo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Mascarin A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Cawley P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Leand M-L Piatek | 3 | 4 | | | E Cawley P Teeguarden | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 7 | | | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | I Budařová M Skuherská | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Mascarin A Moulton | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | S Amiach R Giscafré | 0 | 5 | | 8 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jarrett A Tobin | 6 | 7 | | | D Jarrett A Tobin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo S Simmonds | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Guéry N Herreman | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 10 | L Antonoplis B Jordan | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Giussani C Perea | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Giussani C Perea | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin C Vanier | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | L Antonoplis B Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | L Antonoplis B Jordan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Raschiatore S Rimes | 4 | 1 | | 4 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rossi K Skronská | 6 | 6 | | | B Rossi K Skronská | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Margolin G Ohaco | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | J Durie A Hobbs | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lee D-h L Romanov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Lee D-h L Romanov | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | S Collins B Stöve | 4 | 5 | | | Lee D-h L Romanov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker L Forood | 4 | 5 | | 14 | P Medrado C Monteiro | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | P Medrado C Monteiro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 4 | 1 |
| | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 1 | 2 | | 11 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker J Russell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Mesker J Russell | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Lewis S McInerney | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | K Horvath Y Vermaak | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Gadusek W White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Paradis N Phan-Thanh | 1 | 1 | | | B Gadusek W White | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett Z Garrison | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch E Pfaff | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr A White | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale R Reggi | 4 | 1 | | | B Mould E Sayers | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mould E Sayers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Klitch H Strachoňová | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A-M Fernandez N Yeargin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A-M Fernandez N Yeargin | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel R Uys | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | L Allen C Evert-Lloyd | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | I Madruga-Osses C Tanvier | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Jaeger H Suková | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 1 | 1 |
| | C Suire F Thibault | 6 | 7 | | | C Suire F Thibault | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi L-A Thompson | 5 | 1 | | | P Fendick S Solomon | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick S Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Suire F Thibault | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Delhees C Jolissaint | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Remilton N Sato | 6 | 6 | | | B Remilton N Sato | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert N Gregory | 0 | 2 | | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | A Kiyomura P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gordon G Rush | 2 | 0 | | 9 | A Kiyomura P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Brzáková L Plchová | 6 | 6 | | | Y Brzáková L Plchová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue V Nelson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | A Kiyomura P Smith | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Filkoff A Minter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Murgo A Walker | 6 | 3 | | | J Filkoff A Minter | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson J Preyer | 4 | 2 | | 7 | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Mandlíková V Ruzici | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | B Nagelsen V Wade | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | R Blount J Davis | 1 | 6 | | 15 | B Nagelsen V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington P Vásquez | 5 | 6 | 5 | | A Holton K Holton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton K Holton | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 15 | B Nagelsen V Wade | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Bramblett T Mochizuki | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Bonder K Sands | 6 | 6 | | | L Bonder K Sands | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dries M Romanov | 0 | 2 | | 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
