# 1983 Congoleum Classic – Doubles

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramirez were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Tian Viljoen and Danie Visser.

## Seeds

* Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan (second round)
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramirez (champions)
* Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister (quarterfinals)
* Peter Rennert / Brian Teacher (second round)
* Tom Gullikson / Bruce Manson (second round)
* Martin Davis / Chris Dunk (quarterfinals)
* Tracy Delatte / Mel Purcell (first round)
* Charles Buzz Strode / Morris Skip Strode (first round)

## 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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tian Viljoen Danie Visser | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Mike Bauer Gilles Moretton | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mike Bauer Gilles Moretton | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Tian Viljoen Danie Visser | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramirez | 6 | 6 |
| | John Lloyd Dick Stockton | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramirez | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramirez | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Stewart F Taygan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson M Mitchell | 2 | 5 | | 1 | S Stewart F Taygan | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Viljoen D Visser | 3 | 6 | 7 | | T Viljoen D Visser | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brawley M Leach | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | T Viljoen D Visser | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | E Iskersky R Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Iskersky R Lewis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Sauer T Waltke | 2 | 7 | 2 | | E Iskersky R Lewis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | T Gullikson B Manson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Gullikson B Manson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Viljoen D Visser | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | P Rennert B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Bauer G Moretton | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | R Lutz S Smith | 3 | 4 | | 4 | P Rennert B Teacher | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer G Moretton | 1 | 6 | 6 | | M Bauer G Moretton | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hightower S McCain | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | M Bauer G Moretton | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Anger A Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Chamberlin A Luters | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Graham C Leeds | 3 | 3 | | | M Anger A Emerson | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin A Luters | 6 | 5 | 7 | | P Chamberlin A Luters | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Delatte M Purcell | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | C B Strode M S Strode | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd D Stockton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Lloyd D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kleege B Testerman | 6 | 7 | | | B Kleege B Testerman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Adams J Hoffman | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | J Lloyd D Stockton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Holroyd E Sherbeck | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | V Amaya H Pfister | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Brabenec A Kohlberg | 6 | 4 | | | G Holroyd E Sherbeck | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case E Edwards | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | V Amaya H Pfister | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Amaya H Pfister | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Lloyd D Stockton | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | M Davis C Dunk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | D Gitlin N Saviano | 6 | 3 | | 6 | M Davis C Dunk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gorman C Pasarell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Gorman C Pasarell | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore S van der Merwe | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 6 | M Davis C Dunk | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Higueras A Tous | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison B Walts | 2 | 6 | 4 | | J Higueras A Tous | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Venter B Willenborg | 4 | 3 | | 2 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |