# 1983 US Open – Men's doubles

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

* Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (champions)
* Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (quarterfinals)
* Brian Gottfried / Paul McNamee (second round)
* Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (second round)
* Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta (first round)
* Heinz Günthardt / Tomáš Šmíd (first round)
* Mark Dickson / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
* Sandy Mayer / Ferdi Taygan (third round)
* Victor Amaya / Kim Warwick (second round)
* Fritz Buehning / Van Winitsky (final)
* Eric Fromm / Shlomo Glickstein (first round)
* Tracy Delatte / Johan Kriek (first round)
* Chip Hooper / Peter Rennert (first round)
* Mike Bauer / Gilles Moretton (first round)
* Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (second round)
* Andy Andrews / John Sadri (semifinals)

## 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

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 Malmqvist 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |