1983 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1983 Australian Open
Champion Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Paul McNamee
Runner-up United States Steve Denton
United States Sherwood Stewart
Final score 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1983 Australian Open was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983 on the outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Edmondson and Paul McNamee won the title, defeating Steve Denton and Sherwood Stewart in the final.

Seeds

  1. United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe (Third round)
  2. Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Paul McNamee (Champions)
  3. Sweden Anders Järryd / Sweden Hans Simonsson (Third round)
  4. United States Steve Denton / United States Sherwood Stewart (Final)
  5. United States Tom Gullikson / United States Tim Gullikson (Semifinals)
  6. United States Fritz Buehning / United States Johan Kriek (Third round)
  7. United States Mark Dickson / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (Third round)
  8. Australia John Alexander / Australia John Fitzgerald (Second Round)
  9. United States Sammy Giammalva / United States Tony Giammalva (Second round)
  10. United States Mike Bauer / Australia Pat Cash (Quarterfinals)
  11. United States Andy Andrews / United States John Sadri (Second Round)
  12. Australia Broderick Dyke / Australia Rod Frawley (Quarterfinals)
  13. United States Drew Gitlin / Australia Craig Miller (Second Round)
  14. United States David Dowlen / Nigeria Nduka Odizor (Third Round)
  15. Sweden Joakim Nyström / Sweden Mats Wilander (Quarterfinals)
  16. Australia David Graham / Australia Laurie Warder (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  15  Sweden Joakim Nyström
 Sweden Mats Wilander
6 5 4  
5  United States Tom Gullikson
 United States Tim Gullikson
4 7 6  
  5  United States Tom Gullikson
 United States Tim Gullikson
4 6 3  
  4  United States Steve Denton
 United States Sherwood Stewart
6 4 6  
4  United States Steve Denton
 United States Sherwood Stewart
7 6
  10  United States Mike Bauer
 Australia Pat Cash
6 3  
    4  United States Steve Denton
 United States Sherwood Stewart
3 64
  2  Australia Mark Edmondson
 Australia Paul McNamee
6 7
  12  Australia Broderick Dyke
 Australia Rod Frawley
6 7 3  
16  Australia David Graham
 Australia Laurie Warder
7 5 6  
  16  Australia David Graham
 Australia Laurie Warder
3 4
  2  Australia Mark Edmondson
 Australia Paul McNamee
6 6  
   United States Lloyd Bourne
 United States Matt Mitchell
6 4
  2  Australia Mark Edmondson
 Australia Paul McNamee
7 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States P Fleming
 United States J McEnroe
6 6  
 Australia W Masur
 Australia K Warwick
7 6      Australia W Masur
 Australia K Warwick
3 4  
 Australia P Doohan
 Australia M Fancutt
6 2       1  United States P Fleming
 United States J McEnroe
3 6 2  
WC  Australia J Harty
 Australia D Tyson
7 3 4       15  Sweden J Nyström
 Sweden M Wilander
6 3 6  
 United States E Korita
 United Kingdom J Lloyd
5 6 6      United States E Korita
 United Kingdom J Lloyd
6 6 3
    15  Sweden J Nyström
 Sweden M Wilander
4 6 7  
      15  Sweden J Nyström
 Sweden M Wilander
6 5 4
      5  United States To Gullikson
 United States Ti Gullikson
4 7 6
    14  United States D Dowlen
 Nigeria N Odizor
7 6  
 Australia P Johnston
 Australia J McCurdy
2 7 4      United States M Davis
 Australia W Hampson
6 4  
 United States M Davis
 Australia W Hampson
6 6 6       14  United States D Dowlen
 Nigeria N Odizor
5 3
 Brazil M Hocevar
 Hungary Z Kuharszky
3 2       5  United States To Gullikson
 United States Ti Gullikson
7 6  
 United States C Strode
 United States M Strode
6 6      United States C Strode
 United States M Strode
5 6
    5  United States To Gullikson
 United States Ti Gullikson
7 7  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  United States S Denton
 United States S Stewart
6 6  
 Australia C Johnstone
 United Kingdom J Smith
6 5      Netherlands H van Boeckel
 Australia G Whitecross
4 2  
 Netherlands H van Boeckel
 Australia G Whitecross
7 6       4  United States S Denton
 United States S Stewart
w/o  
 United States H Pfister
 United States E Teltscher
w/o        United States H Pfister
 United States E Teltscher
 
 United States J Gurfein
 United States J Van Nostrand
     United States H Pfister
 United States E Teltscher
6 6
    11  United States A Andrews
 United States J Sadri
3 4  
      4  United States S Denton
 United States S Stewart
7 6
      10  United States M Bauer
 Australia P Cash
6 3
    10  United States M Bauer
 Australia P Cash
6 6  
 New Zealand M Lewis
 New Zealand D Mustard
6 6      New Zealand M Lewis
 New Zealand D Mustard
3 4  
 Sweden S Edberg
 United States B Levine
4 4       10  United States M Bauer
 Australia P Cash
2 6 6
 United States M De Palmer
 United States B Testerman
7 6 6        United States K Flach
 United States R Seguso
6 3 2  
 United States K Flach
 United States R Seguso
6 7 8      United States K Flach
 United States R Seguso
7 6
    8  Australia J Alexander
 Australia J Fitzgerald
6 3  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  United States F Buehning
 United States J Kriek
6 7  
 United States L Shiras
 New Zealand J Simpson
6 6 9      United States L Shiras
 New Zealand J Simpson
4 6  
 United States S Brawley
 United States R Meyer
4 7 7       6  United States F Buehning
 United States J Kriek
2 7 3  
 United States M Estep
 Australia C Fancutt
6 5       12  Australia B Dyke
 Australia R Frawley
6 6 6  
WC  Australia M Kratzmann
 Australia S Youl
7 7     WC  Australia M Kratzmann
 Australia S Youl
6 4 4
    12  Australia B Dyke
 Australia R Frawley
4 6 6  
      12  Australia B Dyke
 Australia R Frawley
6 7 3
      16  Australia D Graham
 Australia L Warder
7 5 6
    16  Australia D Graham
 Australia L Warder
5 6 8  
 United Kingdom M Guntrip
 Brazil E Oncins
3 3      Australia S Ball
 Australia C Letcher
7 4 6  
 Australia S Ball
 Australia C Letcher
6 6       16  Australia D Graham
 Australia L Warder
w/o
 United States V Gerulaitis
 United States B Teacher
3 7 r       3  Sweden A Järryd
 Sweden H Simonsson
 
 United Kingdom J Bates
 New Zealand B Derlin
6 6      United Kingdom J Bates
 New Zealand B Derlin
6 3 2
    3  Sweden A Järryd
 Sweden H Simonsson
3 6 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  United States M Dickson
 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  
WC  Australia J Frawley
 New Zealand D Lewis
2 4      Austria P Feigl
 New Zealand R Simpson
4 4  
 Austria P Feigl
 New Zealand R Simpson
6 6       7  United States M Dickson
 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
4 6  
 United States L Bourne
 United States M Mitchell
6 7        United States L Bourne
 United States M Mitchell
6 7  
WC  Australia B Custer
 Australia D Macpherson
2 6      United States L Bourne
 United States M Mitchell
w/o
    9  United States S Giammalva
 United States T Giammalva
 
       United States L Bourne
 United States M Mitchell
6 4
      2  Australia M Edmondson
 Australia P McNamee
7 6
    13  United States D Gitlin
 Australia C Miller
6 2 5  
 Australia R Case
 Australia B Drewett
1 2      United States D Pate
 United States E Sherbeck
3 6 7  
 United States D Pate
 United States E Sherbeck
6 6        United States D Pate
 United States E Sherbeck
4 7 6
 United States C Hooper
 United States L Stefanki
6 6       2  Australia M Edmondson
 Australia P McNamee
6 6 8  
 United States J Austin
 United States M Leach
7 7      United States J Austin
 United States M Leach
6 6 4
    2  Australia M Edmondson
 Australia P McNamee
4 7 6  
 

References

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