| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister |
| Runners-up | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
| Score | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1983: Sammy Giammalva - Steve Meister
Finals: Giammalva and Meister def. Tim and Tom Gullikson, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6.