1983 Edgbaston Cup – 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
Events
Singles   Doubles

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.

Contents

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)
  1. Kathy Jordan / Betsy Nagelsen (Second Round)
  2. Evonne Cawley / Rosalyn Fairbank (Semifinals)
  3. Sue Barker / Wendy White (First Round)
  4. Beverly Mould / Elizabeth Sayers (Final)

Draw

Key

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 Giscafre
  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 Fernández
  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  

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