1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champions	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister
Runners-up	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson
Score	6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.^[1][2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6	2	7
	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
	5	Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley	6	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	2r
		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

References

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)