José Luis Damiani and Carlos Kirmayr were the defending champions but Damiani did not compete this year, having retired from professional tennis during this season.[1] Kirmayr teamed up with Cássio Motta and lost in the quarterfinals to Nick Saviano and Florin Segărceanu.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1983 Cologne Cup | |
| Champions |  Nick Saviano Florin Segărceanu |
| Runners-up | Paul Annacone Eric Korita |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Saviano and Segărceanu won the title by defeating Paul Annacone and Eric Korita 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[2]
Seeds edit
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta (quarterfinals)
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
Brian Gottfried / Sandy Mayer (semifinals, withdrew)- Mark Dickson /
Frew McMillan (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  C Kirmayr C Motta
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Dupasquier J Granát
| 2 | 4 | 1 | C Kirmayr C Motta
| 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Saviano F Segărceanu
| 6 | 5 | 7 | N Saviano F Segărceanu
| 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 B Becker E Jelen
| 1 | 7 | 5 | N Saviano F Segărceanu
| 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Dickson F McMillan
| 6 | 6 |  M Doyle F McNair
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Purcell S Smith
| 7 | 7 | M Purcell S Smith
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Doyle F McNair
| 7 | 6 | M Doyle F McNair
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Yunis JC Yunis
| 5 | 4 | N Saviano F Segărceanu
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Ostoja M Schapers
| 7 | 6 | 6 | P Annacone E Korita
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Amritraj M Hocevar
| 6 | 7 | 4 | M Ostoja M Schapers
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Fromm S Glickstein
| 4 | 0 | 3 | B Gottfried S Mayer
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Gottfried S Mayer
| 6 | 6 | 3 | B Gottfried S Mayer
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Annacone E Korita
| 6 | 6 | P Annacone E Korita
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HD Beutel C Zipf
| 3 | 4 | P Annacone E Korita
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Smith T Wilkison
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Složil T Šmíd
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Goloubintseff, Sergio (18 August 2021). "Tenis, una vida de cuentos" [Tennis, a life of tales]. Tenis con Estilo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
Joselo empezó a jugar al tenis en el Club Nacional de Fútbol incentivado por su madre, luego pasó al Carrasco y se convirtió en profesional de tenis el año 1977 y se retiró en 1983.
- ^ "Lendl beats Davis in final, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4". The New York Times. Associated Press. 31 October 1983. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
COLOGNE, West Germany, Oct. 30 (AP) - Nick Saviano and Florin Segarceanu of Rumania beat Paul Annacone of Long Island and Eric Korita, 6-3, 6-4, for the doubles title.