1983 Volvo International – Doubles

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Doubles
1983 Volvo International
1982 ChampionsUnited States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
ChampionsAustralia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
Runners-upUnited States Eric Fromm
United States Drew Gitlin
Final score7–6, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
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Sherwood Stewart and Ferdi Taygan were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Stewart with Mark Edmondson and Taygan with Cássio Motta.

Motta and Taygan lost in the semifinals to Eric Fromm and Drew Gitlin.

Stewart and Edmondson won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Fromm and Gitlin.

Seeds[]

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Australia Mark Edmondson / United States Sherwood Stewart (champions)
  2. Brazil Cássio Motta / United States Ferdi Taygan (semifinals)
  3. Paraguay Francisco González / Paraguay Víctor Pecci (second round)
  4. France Henri Leconte / France Gilles Moretton (second round)
  5. United States Charles Buzz Strode / United States Van Winitsky (quarterfinals)
  6. Ecuador Andrés Gómez / Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza (semifinals)
  7. Australia David Graham / Australia Laurie Warder (quarterfinals)
  8. Sweden Jan Gunnarsson / United States Mike Leach (second 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

Finals[]

Final
     
1 Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
7 6  
  United States Eric Fromm
United States Drew Gitlin
6 1  

Top half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia M Edmondson
United States S Stewart
6 7  
  France D Bedel
France B Fritz
3 6 6   France D Bedel
France B Fritz
3 6  
  United States G Donnelly
United States R Seguso
6 4 3 1 Australia M Edmondson
United States S Stewart
6 4 6
  Puerto Rico E Fernandez
United States D Pate
7 6     Puerto Rico E Fernandez
United States D Pate
4 6 4
  Chile
United States J Mattke
6 0     Puerto Rico E Fernandez
United States D Pate
6 6  
  United States E Adams
South Africa B Pirow
6 2   8 Sweden J Gunnarsson
United States M Leach
3 3  
8 Sweden J Gunnarsson
United States M Leach
7 6   1 Australia M Edmondson
United States S Stewart
6 7  
6 Ecuador A Gómez
Ecuador R Ycaza
3 5  
3 Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
6 4 3
  South Africa R Venter
United States B Willenborg
7 6 6   South Africa R Venter
United States B Willenborg
3 6 6
  United States J Kriek
United States M Purcell
6 7 2   South Africa R Venter
United States B Willenborg
2 2  
  United States J Arias
United States R Hightower
6 6   6 Ecuador A Gómez
Ecuador R Ycaza
6 6  
  Spain J Higueras
Spain M Orantes
4 2     United States J Arias
United States R Hightower
1 4  
  Peru P Arraya
Sweden H Sundström
6 0 4 6 Ecuador A Gómez
Ecuador R Ycaza
6 6  
6 Ecuador A Gómez
Ecuador R Ycaza
3 6 6

Bottom half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States C B Strode
United States V Winitsky
6 6  
  Argentina R Cano
Chile P Rebolledo
0 1   5 United States C B Strode
United States V Winitsky
6 3 6
  United States B Gilbert
United States J Gurfein
7 5 6   United States B Gilbert
United States J Gurfein
4 6 1
  South Africa M Myburg
South Africa F Punčec
5 7 3 5 United States C B Strode
United States V Winitsky
6 6  
  United States E Fromm
United States D Gitlin
7 4 6   United States E Fromm
United States D Gitlin
7 7  
  Czechoslovakia S Birner
Australia C Miller
6 6 3   United States E Fromm
United States D Gitlin
3 6 6
4 France H Leconte
France G Moretton
6 3 2
  United States E Fromm
United States D Gitlin
6 1 7
7 Australia D Graham
Australia L Warder
7 6   2 Brazil C Motta
United States F Taygan
2 6 6
  United States J Levine
United States T Warneke
6 3   7 Australia D Graham
Australia L Warder
6 6  
  Spain L Fargas
Spain G Urpí
7 6     Spain L Fargas
Spain G Urpí
3 3  
  Spain A Tous
Colombia J Velasco, Sr.
6 4   7 Australia D Graham
Australia L Warder
5 0  
  Uruguay J L Damiani
Uruguay D Pérez
6 7   2 Brazil C Motta
United States F Taygan
7 6  
  Hungary Z Kuharszky
Italy C Panatta
4 5     Uruguay J L Damiani
Uruguay D Pérez
1 2  
2 Brazil C Motta
United States F Taygan
6 6  

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