title: 1983 Bristol Open – Doubles
text: # 1983 Bristol Open – Doubles
  
  Tim Gullikson and Tom Gullikson were the defending champions, but Tim Gullikson did not participate this year. Tom Gullikson partnered Johan Kriek, losing in the final.
  
  John Alexander and John Fitzgerald won the title, defeating Gullikson and Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart (semifinals)
  * Tom Gullikson / Johan Kriek (final)
  * Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister (first round)
  * John Alexander / John Fitzgerald (champions)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gitlin R Van't Hof | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Drewett C Johnstone | 7 | 6 | | | B Drewett C Johnstone | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Edwards J Smith | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | M De Palmer B Testerman | 4 | 4 | | 4 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Barbosa J Soares | 7 | 3 | 6 | | G Barbosa J Soares | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Harmon R Lewis | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 7 | 6 |
  | | L Bourne MS Strode | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Gullikson J Kriek | 5 | 4 |
  | | M Dickson N Odizor | | | | | L Bourne MS Strode | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Acuña M Hocevar | 6 | 7 | | | R Acuña M Hocevar | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | V Amaya H Pfister | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | L Bourne MS Strode | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | R Case CB Strode | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Gullikson J Kriek | 7 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
  | | F McMillan T Wilkison | 6 | 4 | | | R Case CB Strode | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fillol S Smith | 1 | 4 | | 2 | T Gullikson J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Gullikson J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  