1983 US Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1983 US Open
Champion	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
Runner-up	Fritz Buehning Van Winitsky
Final score	6–3, 6–4, 6–2

The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1983 US Open was held from August 30 to September 11, 1983 on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Peter Fleming and John McEnroe won the title, defeating Fritz Buehning and Van Winitsky in the final.

Seeds

1. Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (Champions)
2. Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (Quarterfinals)
3. Brian Gottfried / Paul McNamee (Second round)
4. Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (Second round)
5. Carlos Kirmayr / Cassio Motta (First round)
6. Heinz Günthardt / Tomáš Šmíd (First round)
7. Mark Dickson / Sherwood Stewart (Quarterfinals)
8. Sandy Mayer / Ferdi Taygan (Third round)
9. Victor Amaya / Kim Warwick (Second round)
10. Fritz Buehning / Van Winitsky (Final)
11. Eric Fromm / Shlomo Glickstein (First round)
12. Tracy Delatte / Johan Kriek (First round)
13. Chip Hooper / Peter Rennert (First round)
14. Mike Bauer / Gilles Moretton (First round)
15. Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (Second round)
16. Andy Andrews / John Sadri (Semifinals)

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
	1	Peter Fleming   John McEnroe	7	6	6
		Gary Donnelly   Mike Gandolfo	6	2	2
										1	Peter Fleming   John McEnroe	6	7	7
											Pat Cash   John Fitzgerald	4	6	6
		Pat Cash   John Fitzgerald	6	6	6
		David Dowlen   Nduka Odizor	1	4	4
																			1	Peter Fleming   John McEnroe	6	6	6
																			10	Fritz Buehning   Van Winitsky	3	4	2
	7	Mark Dickson   Sherwood Stewart	6	5	3
	16	Andy Andrews   John Sadri	7	7	6
										16	Andy Andrews   John Sadri	4	4	4
										10	Fritz Buehning   Van Winitsky	6	6	6
	10	Fritz Buehning   Van Winitsky	2	6	7	7	6
	2	Tim Gullikson   Tom Gullikson	6	7	5	6	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	P Fleming   J McEnroe	6	6
	F McNair   T Waltke	3	3				1	P Fleming   J McEnroe	6	6
	A Kohlberg   D Pate	6	6					A Kohlberg   D Pate	3	2
	B Pirow   J Simpson	3	2											1	P Fleming   J McEnroe	6	6
	M Hocevar   J Soares	5	7	3											R Seguso   C Strode	2	4
	R Seguso   C Strode	7	6	6				R Seguso   C Strode	7	2	6
	J Fillol   C Panatta	4	6				9	V Amaya   K Warwick	6	6	3
9	V Amaya   K Warwick	6	7																		1	P Fleming   J McEnroe	7	6	6
15	J Nyström   M Wilander	2	6	6																		G Donnelly   M Gandolfo	6	2	2
	M Davis   S Smith	6	4	3			15	J Nyström   M Wilander	6	3
	G Donnelly   M Gandolfo	6	7					G Donnelly   M Gandolfo	7	6
	J Lapidus   R Meyer	3	6												G Donnelly   M Gandolfo	6	7	7
	M Leach   E Teltscher	6	6												M Leach   E Teltscher	7	5	6
	O Malmquist   C Miller	3	3					M Leach   E Teltscher	7	6
	S Brawley   E Fernandez	6	2	6				S Brawley   E Fernandez	6	3
5	C Kirmayr   C Motta	4	6	3

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	A Järryd   H Simonsson	7	6
	M Estep   C Fancutt	6	4				4	A Järryd   H Simonsson	4	6	1
	P Cash   J Fitzgerald	3	6	7				P Cash   J Fitzgerald	6	4	6
	K Flach   D Tarr	6	4	6											P Cash   J Fitzgerald	6	6
	J Mattke   M Vines	6	6	2											R Harmon   M Purcell	2	4
	R Harmon   M Purcell	4	7	6				R Harmon   M Purcell	7	4	6
	S Denton   B Scanlon	6	6					S Denton   B Scanlon	6	6	4
13	C Hooper   P Rennert	2	3																			P Cash   J Fitzgerald	6	6	6
12	T Delatte   J Kriek	4	6																			D Dowlen   N Odizor	1	4	4
	F González   M Mitchell	6	7					F González   M Mitchell	2	1
	R Moore   T Viljoen	4	6	3				D Dowlen   N Odizor	6	6
	D Dowlen   N Odizor	6	3	6											D Dowlen   N Odizor	6	7
	B Csipkay   T Csipkay	4	2											8	S Mayer   F Taygan	4	6
	A Amritraj   V Amritraj	6	6					A Amritraj   V Amritraj	4	4
	A Gómez   I Năstase	6	7	4			8	S Mayer   F Taygan	6	6
8	S Mayer   F Taygan	7	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	M Dickson   S Stewart	6	3	6
	S Krulevitz   L Palin	3	6	3			7	M Dickson   S Stewart	7	6
	L Stefanki   R Van't Hof	6	7					L Stefanki   R Van't Hof	6	3
	S Ball   J Canter	1	6											7	M Dickson   S Stewart	3	7	7
	R Case   B Drewett	3	4												J Lloyd   D Stockton	6	6	6
	J Lloyd   D Stockton	6	6					J Lloyd   D Stockton	6	6
	J Benson   J Turpin	6	6					J Benson   J Turpin	3	4
14	M Bauer   G Moretton	4	4																		7	M Dickson   S Stewart	6	5	3
16	A Andrews   J Sadri	6	6																		16	A Andrews   J Sadri	7	7	6
	K Diller   B Pearce	4	3				16	A Andrews   J Sadri	6	6
	E Edwards   D Visser	4	6					B Mitton   B Walts	4	4
	B Mitton   B Walts	6	7											16	A Andrews   J Sadri	6	6	6
	F Segărceanu   H Sundström	3	3												S Edberg   S Simonsson	4	7	4
	S Edberg   S Simonsson	6	6					S Edberg   S Simonsson	7	4	7
	T Cain   D Gitlin	5	2				3	B Gottfried   P McNamee	6	6	6
3	B Gottfried   P McNamee	w/o

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	H Günthardt   T Šmíd	4	6	0
	S Meister   C Wittus	6	4	6				S Meister   C Wittus	6	3	2
	M Brunnberg   C Steyn	6	3	6				S Giammalva   T Giammalva	1	6	6
	S Giammalva   T Giammalva	3	6	7											S Giammalva   T Giammalva	6	3	3
	N Saviano   E Sherbeck	3	2	3										10	F Buehning   V Winitsky	4	6	6
	R Hightower   S McCain	6	2	6				R Hightower   S McCain	4	3
	G Haynes   B Levine	3	6				10	F Buehning   V Winitsky	6	6
10	F Buehning   V Winitsky	6	7																		10	F Buehning   V Winitsky	2	6	7	7	6
11	E Fromm   S Glickstein	2	6	4																	2	Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	7	5	6	3
	L Bourne   B Dyke	6	3	6				L Bourne   B Dyke	6	3
	M Myburg   C van Rensburg	4	6	1				R Crowley   R Evett	7	6
	R Crowley   R Evett	6	3	6											R Crowley   R Evett	3	5
	J Newcombe   F Stolle	3	4											2	Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	7
	B Manson   A Pattison	6	6					B Manson   A Pattison	3	5
	R Acuña   E Iskersky	7	4	4			2	Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	7
2	Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	6	6

References

• Main Draw, ITFTennis.com.