1983 Volvo International – Doubles

Doubles
1983 Volvo International
1982 Champions	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
Champions	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
Runners-up	Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin
Score	7–6, 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

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. Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart (champions)
2. Cássio Motta / Ferdi Taygan (semifinals)
3. Francisco González / Víctor Pecci (second round)
4. Henri Leconte / Gilles Moretton (second round)
5. Charles Buzz Strode / Van Winitsky (quarterfinals)
6. Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza (semifinals)
7. David Graham / Laurie Warder (quarterfinals)
8. Jan Gunnarsson / 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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

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

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Edmondson S Stewart	6	7
		D Bedel B Fritz	3	6	6				D Bedel B Fritz	3	6
		G Donnelly R Seguso	6	4	3										1	M Edmondson S Stewart	6	4	6
		E Fernández D Pate	7	6												E Fernández D Pate	4	6	4
		J C Ayala J Mattke	6	0					E Fernández D Pate	6	6
		E Adams B Pirow	6	2				8	J Gunnarsson M Leach	3	3
	8	J Gunnarsson M Leach	7	6																		1	M Edmondson S Stewart	6	7
																						6	A Gómez R Ycaza	3	5
								3	F González V Pecci	6	4	3
		R Venter B Willenborg	7	6	6				R Venter B Willenborg	3	6	6
		J Kriek M Purcell	6	7	2											R Venter B Willenborg	2	2
		J Arias R Hightower	6	6											6	A Gómez R Ycaza	6	6
		J Higueras M Orantes	4	2					J Arias R Hightower	1	4
		P Arraya H Sundström	6	0	4			6	A Gómez R Ycaza	6	6
	6	A Gómez R Ycaza	3	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	C B Strode V Winitsky	6	6
		R Cano P Rebolledo	0	1				5	C B Strode V Winitsky	6	3	6
		B Gilbert J Gurfein	7	5	6				B Gilbert J Gurfein	4	6	1
		M Myburg F Punčec	5	7	3										5	C B Strode V Winitsky	6	6
		E Fromm D Gitlin	7	4	6											E Fromm D Gitlin	7	7
		S Birner C Miller	6	6	3				E Fromm D Gitlin	3	6	6
								4	H Leconte G Moretton	6	3	2
																							E Fromm D Gitlin	6	1	7
	7	D Graham L Warder	7	6																		2	C Motta F Taygan	2	6	6
		J Levine T Warneke	6	3				7	D Graham L Warder	6	6
		L Fargas G Urpí	7	6					L Fargas G Urpí	3	3
		A Tous J Velasco Sr.	6	4											7	D Graham L Warder	5	0
		J L Damiani D Pérez	6	7											2	C Motta F Taygan	7	6
		Z Kuharszky C Panatta	4	5					J L Damiani D Pérez	1	2
								2	C Motta F Taygan	6	6

External links

• 1983 Volvo International Doubles draw