# 1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Ferdi Taygan and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Steve Meister won the title by defeating Tim Gullikson and Tom Gullikson 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (final)
* Francisco González / Van Winitsky (second round)
* Andy Andrews / Eliot Teltscher (second round)
* Henri Leconte / Craig A. Miller (quarterfinals)
* Broderick Dyke / Rod Frawley (semifinals)
* David Dowlen / Nduka Odizor (second round)
* David Graham / Laurie Warder (semifinals)
* Sammy Giammalva Jr. / Steve Meister (champions)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | David Graham Laurie Warder | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | David Graham Laurie Warder | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister | 7 | 6 | | 8 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Nishio S Sakamoto | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis W Hampson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Davis W Hampson | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach R Seguso | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Gómez G Ocleppo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Gómez G Ocleppo | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert R Meyer | 3 | 4 | | | A Gómez G Ocleppo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya H Pfister | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | D Dowlen N Odizor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Dowlen N Odizor | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | H Leconte CA Miller | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Graham L Warder | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Anger G Holmes | 5 | 6 | | 4 | H Leconte CA Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Shirato T Yonezawa | 6 | 6 | | | H Shirato T Yonezawa | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fukui Nobuya Tamura | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | H Leconte CA Miller | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Bailey B Kleege | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D Graham L Warder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | J Mattke M Vines | 6 | 3 | | | J Bailey B Kleege | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Strode M Strode | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | D Graham L Warder | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Graham L Warder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | S Giammalva Jr. S Meister | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin S McCain | 6 | 5 | | 8 | S Giammalva Jr. S Meister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt M Tideman | 6 | 0 | 6 | | T Högstedt M Tideman | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré M Freeman | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | S Giammalva Jr. S Meister | 5 | | | | | | |
| | T Cain M De Palmer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Cain M De Palmer | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | G Goven C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | | | T Cain M De Palmer | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gurfein G Michibata | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | A Andrews E Teltscher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Andrews E Teltscher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Giammalva Jr. S Meister | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | B Dyke R Frawley | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Dyke R Frawley | 6 | 3 |
| | S Menon D Pate | 4 | 6 | | 5 | B Dyke R Frawley | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 7 | 7 | | | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne T Waltke | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | B Dyke R Frawley | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Brawley S Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Brawley S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Krishnan B Schultz | 4 | 6 | | | S Brawley S Davis | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Adams E Sherbeck | 2 | 2 | | 2 | F González V Winitsky | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F González V Winitsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |