1983 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1983 French Open
Champion	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson
Runner-up	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
Final score	7–6^(7–4), 6–4, 6–2

The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1983 French Open was held from 23 May until 5 June 1983 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Anders Järryd and Hans Simonsson won the title, defeating Mark Edmondson and Sherwood Stewart in the final.

Seeds

1. Peter Fleming / Ferdi Taygan (First round)
2. Brian Gottfried / Heinz Günthardt (Quarterfinals)
3. Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart (Final)
4. Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (Semifinals)
5. Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta (Quarterfinals)
6. John Alexander / John Fitzgerald (First round)
7. Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (First round)
8. Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (Champions)
9. Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah (First round)
10. Broderick Dyke / Belus Prajoux (Semifinals)
11. Chris Lewis / Paul McNamee (Third round)
12. Eric Fromm / Shlomo Glickstein (Quarterfinals)
13. Mark Dickson / Jan Gunnarsson (First round)
14. Charles Strode / Morris Strode (Second round)
15. Givaldo Barbosa / João Soares (First round)
16. John Lloyd / Bruce Manson (First round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
		Francisco González   Víctor Pecci	4	6	3
	10	Broderick Dyke   Belus Prajoux	6	1	6
								10	Broderick Dyke   Belus Prajoux	4	5	3
								3	Mark Edmondson   Sherwood Stewart	6	7	6
	3	Mark Edmondson   Sherwood Stewart	6	6
	12	Eric Fromm   Shlomo Glickstein	4	1
																	3	Mark Edmondson   Sherwood Stewart	6	4	2
																	8	Anders Järryd   Hans Simonsson	7	6	6
	5	Carlos Kirmayr   Cássio Motta	2	7	0
	4	Pavel Složil   Tomáš Šmíd	6	5	6
								4	Pavel Složil   Tomáš Šmíd	2	4	4
								8	Anders Järryd   Hans Simonsson	6	6	6
	8	Anders Järryd   Hans Simonsson	6	6	6
	2	Brian Gottfried   Heinz Günthardt	3	7	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	P Fleming F Taygan	2	6	6
		D Graham L Warder	6	2	7				D Graham L Warder	6	1	6
		E Edwards D Visser	6	6					E Edwards D Visser	3	6	2
		A Maurer W Popp	2	1												D Graham L Warder	3	3
		F González V Pecci	6	6												F González V Pecci	6	6
		H Ismail H van Boeckel	4	4					F González V Pecci	7	6	3
		W Hampson T Stevaux	2	4				14	C Strode M Strode	6	2
	14	C Strode M Strode	6	6																			F González V Pecci	4	6	3
	10	B Dyke B Prajoux	6	6																		10	B Dyke B Prajoux	6	1	6
		C Panatta G Rinaldini	4	2				10	B Dyke B Prajoux	6	6	8
		C Bernelle J-M Piacentile	6	2	7				C Bernelle J-M Piacentile	7	3	6
		B Fritz J-L Haillet	3	6	5										10	B Dyke B Prajoux	5	6	6
		B Mitton R Moore	6	6											16	J Alexander J Fitzgerald	7	2	3
		D Naegelen J Potier	3	4					B Mitton R Moore	6	1
		S Birner L Pimek	6	2	2			16	J Alexander J Fitzgerald	7	6
	16	J Alexander J Fitzgerald	2	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	M Edmondson   S Stewart	6	6
	F Sauer   M van der Merwe	4	1				3	M Edmondson   S Stewart	6	6
	F Brabenec   M de Palmer	6	6					F Brabenec   M de Palmer	4	2
	T Allan   C Freyss	2	4											3	M Edmondson   S Stewart	w/o
	S Simonsson   H Sundström	7	6												S Simonsson   H Sundström
	D Bedel   G Moretton	5	1					S Simonsson   H Sundström	7	6
	G Marchetti   E Vattuone	0	7	7				G Marchetti   E Vattuone	6	2
15	G Barbosa   J Soares	6	5	5																	3	M Edmondson   S Stewart	6	6
12	E Fromm   S Glickstein	6	6																		12	E Fromm   S Glickstein	4	1
	P Du Pré   W Fibak	3	2				12	E Fromm   S Glickstein	6	7
	M Estep   J Simpson	6	6	9				M Estep   J Simpson	4	6
	B Levine   M Myburg	4	7	7										12	E Fromm   S Glickstein	6	4	6
	A Cortes   A Gattiker	3	4												JL Clerc   I Năstase	3	6	4
	JL Clerc   I Năstase	6	6					JL Clerc   I Năstase	6	7
	M Leach   F Segărceanu	7	6				5	M Leach   F Segărceanu	3	5
7	H Gildemeister   A Gómez	5	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	C Kirmayr   C Motta	4	6	7
	P Cash   C Miller	6	4	5			5	C Kirmayr   C Motta	6	7
	B Boileau   A González	4	6	6				B Boileau   A González	4	6
	T Benhabiles   L Corteau	6	3	4										5	C Kirmayr   C Motta	6	7
	J Nyström   M Tideman	7	6												JL Damiani   R Ycaza	4	6
	T Graham   M Mitchell	6	2					J Nyström   M Tideman	4	6	4
	JL Damiani   R Ycaza	6	6	6				JL Damiani   R Ycaza	6	1	6
9	H Leconte   Y Noah	7	2	3																	5	C Kirmayr   C Motta	2	7	0
16	J Lloyd   B Manson	6	2																		4	P Složil   T Šmíd	6	5	6
	S Casal   A Hocevar	7	6					S Casal   A Hocevar	3	6	7
	M Ostoja   S Svensson	6	6					D Pérez   H Roverano	6	2	5
	D Pérez   H Roverano	4	1												S Casal   A Hocevar	4	0
	P Johnston   J McCurdy	7	3	5										4	P Složil   T Šmíd	6	6
	M Purcell   E Teltscher	6	6	7				M Purcell   E Teltscher	2	1
	R Acuña   I Camus	2	3				4	P Složil   T Šmíd	6	6
4	P Složil   T Šmíd	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	A Järryd   H Simonsson	6	6
	J Feaver   R Lewis	3	2				8	A Järryd   H Simonsson	6	7
	D Tarr   R Venter	6	3	6				D Tarr   R Venter	2	6
	M Günthardt   B Sisson	2	6	3										8	A Järryd   H Simonsson	6	6
	D Keretić   A Tous	1^r													J Fillol   P Rebolledo	2	3
	J Fillol   P Rebolledo	2						J Fillol   P Rebolledo	4	6	6
	P Arraya   C Hooper	4	3				13	M Dickson   J Gunnarsson	6	4	2
13	M Dickson   J Gunnarsson	6	6																		8	A Järryd   H Simonsson	6	6	6
11	C Lewis   P McNamee	3	7	6																	2	B Gottfried   H Günthardt	3	7	2
	D Gitlin   J Gurfein	6	6	2			11	C Lewis   P McNamee	6	7
	B Derlin   S Krulevitz	6	4	3				R Crowley   R Evett	3	6
	R Crowley   R Evett	1	6	6										11	C Lewis   P McNamee	4	6	4
	J Góes   N Keller	4	4											2	B Gottfried   H Günthardt	6	4	6
	G Ocleppo   C Roger-Vasselin	6	6					G Ocleppo   C Roger-Vasselin	2	6	2
	B Testerman   T Waltke	5	2				2	B Gottfried   H Günthardt	6	3	6
2	B Gottfried   H Günthardt	7	6

References

• Main Draw, ITFTennis.com.