1983 French Open – Men's Doubles

1983 French Open
Champions   Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
Runners-up   Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
Final score   7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    -45    45+    women
WC Singles    men    women  
WC Doubles    men    women  
French Open
 < 1982 1984 > 

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 United States P Fleming
United States F Taygan
2 6 6
Australia D Graham
Australia L Warder
6 2 7 Australia D Graham
Australia L Warder
6 1 6
South Africa E Edwards
South Africa D Visser
6 6 South Africa E Edwards
South Africa D Visser
3 6 2
West Germany A Maurer
West Germany W Popp
2 1 Australia D Graham
Australia L Warder
3 3
Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
6 6 Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
6 6
Zimbabwe H Ismail
Netherlands H van Boeckel
4 4 Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
7 6 3
Australia W Hampson
Belgium T Stevaux
2 4 14 United States C Strode
United States M Strode
6 2
14 United States C Strode
United States M Strode
6 6 Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
4 6 3
10 Australia B Dyke
Chile B Prajoux
6 6 10 Australia B Dyke
Chile B Prajoux
6 1 6
Italy C Panatta
Italy G Rinaldini
4 2 10 Australia B Dyke
Chile B Prajoux
6 6 8
France C Bernelle
France J-M Piacentile
6 2 7 France C Bernelle
France J-M Piacentile
7 3 6
France B Fritz
France J-L Haillet
3 6 5 10 Australia B Dyke
Chile B Prajoux
5 6 6
South Africa B Mitton
South Africa R Moore
6 6 16 Australia J Alexander
Australia J Fitzgerald
7 2 3
France D Naegelen
France J Potier
3 4 South Africa B Mitton
South Africa R Moore
6 1
Czechoslovakia S Birner
Czechoslovakia L Pimek
6 2 2 16 Australia J Alexander
Australia J Fitzgerald
7 6
16 Australia J Alexander
Australia J Fitzgerald
2 6 6

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Australia M Edmondson
 United States S Stewart
6 6  
 South Africa F Sauer
 South Africa M van der Merwe
4 1     3  Australia M Edmondson
 United States S Stewart
6 6  
 Canada F Brabenec
 United States M de Palmer
6 6      Canada F Brabenec
 United States M de Palmer
4 2  
 France T Allan
 France C Freyss
2 4       3  Australia M Edmondson
 United States S Stewart
w/o  
 Sweden S Simonsson
 Sweden H Sundström
7 6        Sweden S Simonsson
 Sweden H Sundström
 
 France D Bedel
 France G Moretton
5 1      Sweden S Simonsson
 Sweden H Sundström
7 6
 Italy G Marchetti
 Italy E Vattuone
0 7 7      Italy G Marchetti
 Italy E Vattuone
6 2  
15  Brazil G Barbosa
 Brazil J Soares
6 5 5       3  Australia M Edmondson
 United States S Stewart
6 6
12  United States E Fromm
 Israel S Glickstein
6 6       12  United States E Fromm
 Israel S Glickstein
4 1
 United States P Du Pré
 Poland W Fibak
3 2     12  United States E Fromm
 Israel S Glickstein
6 7  
 United States M Estep
 New Zealand J Simpson
6 6 9      United States M Estep
 New Zealand J Simpson
4 6  
 South Africa B Levine
 South Africa M Myburg
4 7 7       12  United States E Fromm
 Israel S Glickstein
6 4 6
 Colombia A Cortes
 Argentina A Gattiker
3 4        Argentina JL Clerc
 Romania I Năstase
3 6 4  
 Argentina JL Clerc
 Romania I Năstase
6 6      Argentina JL Clerc
 Romania I Năstase
6 7
 United States M Leach
 Romania F Segărceanu
7 6     5  United States M Leach
 Romania F Segărceanu
3 5  
7  Chile H Gildemeister
 Ecuador A Gómez
5 2  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5  Brazil C Kirmayr
 Brazil C Motta
4 6 7  
 Australia P Cash
 Australia C Miller
6 4 5     5  Brazil C Kirmayr
 Brazil C Motta
6 7  
 Belgium B Boileau
 Mexico A González
4 6 6      Belgium B Boileau
 Mexico A González
4 6  
 France T Benhabiles
 France L Corteau
6 3 4       5  Brazil C Kirmayr
 Brazil C Motta
6 7  
 Sweden J Nyström
 Sweden M Tideman
7 6        Uruguay JL Damiani
 Ecuador R Ycaza
4 6  
 United States T Graham
 United States M Mitchell
6 2      Sweden J Nyström
 Sweden M Tideman
4 6 4
 Uruguay JL Damiani
 Ecuador R Ycaza
6 6 6      Uruguay JL Damiani
 Ecuador R Ycaza
6 1 6  
9  France H Leconte
 France Y Noah
7 2 3       5  Brazil C Kirmayr
 Brazil C Motta
2 7 0
16  United Kingdom J Lloyd
 United States B Manson
6 2       4  Czechoslovakia P Složil
 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 5 6
 Spain S Casal
 Brazil A Hocevar
7 6      Spain S Casal
 Brazil A Hocevar
3 6 7  
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja
 Sweden S Svensson
6 6      Uruguay D Pérez
 Uruguay H Roverano
6 2 5  
 Uruguay D Pérez
 Uruguay H Roverano
4 1        Spain S Casal
 Brazil A Hocevar
4 0
 Australia P Johnston
 Australia J McCurdy
7 3 5       4  Czechoslovakia P Složil
 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  
 United States M Purcell
 United States E Teltscher
6 6 7      United States M Purcell
 United States E Teltscher
2 1
 Chile R Acuña
 Brazil I Camus
2 3     4  Czechoslovakia P Složil
 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  
4  Czechoslovakia P Složil
 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
8  Sweden A Järryd
 Sweden H Simonsson
6 6  
 United Kingdom J Feaver
 United Kingdom R Lewis
3 2     8  Sweden A Järryd
 Sweden H Simonsson
6 7  
 United States D Tarr
 South Africa R Venter
6 3 6      United States D Tarr
 South Africa R Venter
2 6  
 Switzerland M Günthardt
 Philippines B Sisson
2 6 3       8  Sweden A Järryd
 Sweden H Simonsson
6 6  
 West Germany D Keretić
 Spain A Tous
1r        Chile J Fillol
 Chile P Rebolledo
2 3  
 Chile J Fillol
 Chile P Rebolledo
2      Chile J Fillol
 Chile P Rebolledo
4 6 6
 Peru P Arraya
 United States C Hooper
4 3     13  United States M Dickson
 Sweden J Gunnarsson
6 4 2  
13  United States M Dickson
 Sweden J Gunnarsson
6 6       8  Sweden A Järryd
 Sweden H Simonsson
6 6 6
11  New Zealand C Lewis
 Australia P McNamee
3 7 6       2  United States B Gottfried
 Switzerland H Günthardt
3 7 2
 United States D Gitlin
 United States J Gurfein
6 6 2     11  New Zealand C Lewis
 Australia P McNamee
6 7  
 New Zealand B Derlin
 United States S Krulevitz
6 4 3      United States R Crowley
 United States R Evett
3 6  
 United States R Crowley
 United States R Evett
1 6 6       11  New Zealand C Lewis
 Australia P McNamee
4 6 4
 Brazil J Góes
 Brazil N Keller
4 4       2  United States B Gottfried
 Switzerland H Günthardt
6 4 6  
 Italy G Ocleppo
 France C Roger-Vasselin
6 6      Italy G Ocleppo
 France C Roger-Vasselin
2 6 2
 United States B Testerman
 United States T Waltke
5 2     2  United States B Gottfried
 Switzerland H Günthardt
6 3 6  
2  United States B Gottfried
 Switzerland H Günthardt
7 6  

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