# 1983 Australian Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1983 Australian Open was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983 on the outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Edmondson and Paul McNamee won the title, defeating Steve Denton and Sherwood Stewart in the final.

## Seeds

* Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (third round)
* Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee (champions)
* Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (third round)
* Steve Denton / Sherwood Stewart (final)
* Tom Gullikson / Tim Gullikson (semifinals)
* Fritz Buehning / Johan Kriek (third round)
* Mark Dickson / Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* John Alexander / John Fitzgerald (second round)
* Sammy Giammalva / Tony Giammalva (second round)
* Mike Bauer / Pat Cash (quarterfinals)
* Andy Andrews / John Sadri (second round)
* Broderick Dyke / Rod Frawley (quarterfinals)
* Drew Gitlin / Craig Miller (second round)
* David Dowlen / Nduka Odizor (third round)
* Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
* David Graham / Laurie Warder (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15 | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Mike Bauer Pat Cash | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mike Bauer Pat Cash | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | David Graham Laurie Warder | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | David Graham Laurie Warder | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | David Graham Laurie Warder | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lloyd Bourne Matt Mitchell | 6 | 4 | | 2 | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | | W Masur K Warwick | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan M Fancutt | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | J Harty D Tyson | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Korita J Lloyd | 5 | 6 | 6 | | E Korita J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | J Nyström M Wilander | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | To Gullikson Ti Gullikson | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | D Dowlen N Odizor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Johnston J McCurdy | 2 | 7 | 4 | | M Davis W Hampson | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis W Hampson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | D Dowlen N Odizor | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Hocevar Z Kuharszky | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | To Gullikson Ti Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Strode M Strode | 6 | 6 | | | C Strode M Strode | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | To Gullikson Ti Gullikson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 4 | S Denton S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Johnstone J Smith | 6 | 5 | | | H van Boeckel G Whitecross | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| H van Boeckel G Whitecross | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Denton S Stewart | w/o | | | | | | |
| H Pfister E Teltscher | w/o | | | | | | | | H Pfister E Teltscher | | | | | | | |
| J Gurfein J Van Nostrand | | | | | H Pfister E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | A Andrews J Sadri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Denton S Stewart | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Bauer P Cash | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | M Bauer P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Lewis D Mustard | 6 | 6 | | | M Lewis D Mustard | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Edberg B Levine | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | M Bauer P Cash | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| M De Palmer B Testerman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 7 | 8 | | K Flach R Seguso | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | F Buehning J Kriek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras J Simpson | 6 | 6 | 9 | | L Shiras J Simpson | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brawley R Meyer | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | F Buehning J Kriek | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Estep C Fancutt | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | B Dyke R Frawley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Kratzmann S Youl | 7 | 7 | | WC | M Kratzmann S Youl | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | B Dyke R Frawley | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Dyke R Frawley | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | D Graham L Warder | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | D Graham L Warder | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Guntrip E Oncins | 3 | 3 | | | S Ball C Letcher | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball C Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | D Graham L Warder | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | V Gerulaitis B Teacher | 3 | 7 | $^r$ | | | | | | 3 | A Järryd H Simonsson | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates B Derlin | 6 | 6 | | | J Bates B Derlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | M Dickson T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Frawley D Lewis | 2 | 4 | | P Feigl R Simpson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Feigl R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Dickson T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Bourne M Mitchell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | L Bourne M Mitchell | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | B Custer D Macpherson | 2 | 6 | | L Bourne M Mitchell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | S Giammalva T Giammalva | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Bourne M Mitchell | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Edmondson P McNamee | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 13 | D Gitlin C Miller | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case B Drewett | 1 | 2 | | D Pate E Sherbeck | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate E Sherbeck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Pate E Sherbeck | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Hooper L Stefanki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Edmondson P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | J Austin M Leach | 7 | 7 | | J Austin M Leach | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Edmondson P McNamee | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |