# 1983 French Open – Men's doubles

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

* Peter Fleming / Ferdi Taygan (first round)
* Brian Gottfried / Heinz Günthardt (quarterfinals)
* Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart (final)
* Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
* Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta (quarterfinals)
* John Alexander / John Fitzgerald (first round)
* Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (first round)
* Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (champions)
* Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah (first round)
* Broderick Dyke / Belus Prajoux (semifinals)
* Chris Lewis / Paul McNamee (third round)
* Eric Fromm / Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
* Mark Dickson / Jan Gunnarsson (first round)
* Charles Strode / Morris Strode (second round)
* Givaldo Barbosa / João Soares (first round)
* John Lloyd / Bruce Manson (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

### Finals

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

### 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 F Taygan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham L Warder | 6 | 2 | 7 | | D Graham L Warder | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | E Edwards D Visser | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer W Popp | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Graham L Warder | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | F González V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F González V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Ismail H van Boeckel | 4 | 4 | | | F González V Pecci | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Hampson T Stevaux | 2 | 4 | | 14 | C Strode M Strode | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Strode M Strode | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F González V Pecci | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | B Dyke B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Dyke B Prajoux | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | C Panatta G Rinaldini | 4 | 2 | | 10 | B Dyke B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bernelle J-M Piacentile | 6 | 2 | 7 | | C Bernelle J-M Piacentile | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fritz J-L Haillet | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | B Dyke B Prajoux | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Mitton R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Naegelen J Potier | 3 | 4 | | | B Mitton R Moore | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Birner L Pimek | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Sauer M van der Merwe | 4 | 1 | | 3 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brabenec M de Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | J Brabenec M de Palmer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Allan C Freyss | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Edmondson S Stewart | w/o | | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson H Sundström | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Simonsson H Sundström | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel G Moretton | 5 | 1 | | | S Simonsson H Sundström | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Marchetti E Vattuone | 0 | 7 | 7 | | G Marchetti E Vattuone | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Barbosa J Soares | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | E Fromm S Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Fromm S Glickstein | 4 | 1 |
| | P DuPré W Fibak | 3 | 2 | | 12 | E Fromm S Glickstein | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Estep J Simpson | 6 | 6 | 9 | | M Estep J Simpson | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Levine M Myburg | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 12 | E Fromm S Glickstein | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cortes A Gattiker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | JL Clerc I Năstase | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | JL Clerc I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | JL Clerc I Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach F Segărceanu | 7 | 6 | | 5 | M Leach F Segărceanu | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | C Kirmayr C Motta | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cash C Miller | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | C Kirmayr C Motta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Boileau A González | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Boileau A González | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles L Courteau | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | C Kirmayr C Motta | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Nyström M Tideman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Graham M Mitchell | 6 | 2 | | | J Nyström M Tideman | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 6 | 6 | | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | H Leconte Y Noah | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kirmayr C Motta | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | J Lloyd B Manson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | S Casal A Hocevar | 7 | 6 | | | S Casal A Hocevar | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ostoja S Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | D Pérez H Roverano | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez H Roverano | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Casal A Hocevar | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | P Johnston J McCurdy | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 7 | | M Purcell E Teltscher | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña I Camus | 2 | 3 | | 4 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 8 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Feaver R Lewis | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tarr R Venter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Tarr R Venter | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Günthardt B Sison | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić A Tous | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | J Fillol P Rebolledo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Fillol P Rebolledo | 2 | | | | J Fillol P Rebolledo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Arraya C Hooper | 4 | 3 | | 13 | M Dickson J Gunnarsson | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Dickson J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | C Lewis P McNamee | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried H Günthardt | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| | D Gitlin J Gurfein | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | C Lewis P McNamee | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Derlin S Krulevitz | 6 | 4 | 3 | | R Crowley R Evett | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Crowley R Evett | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | C Lewis P McNamee | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Góes N Keller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried H Günthardt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Ocleppo C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | G Ocleppo C Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman T Waltke | 5 | 2 | | 2 | B Gottfried H Günthardt | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gottfried H Günthardt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |