# 1982 US Open – Women's doubles

Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Bettina Bunge and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull, who lost the final of the preceding year, won this year's final 6–4, 6–4 against Barbara Potter and Sharon Walsh.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (quarterfinals)
* Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
* n/a
* Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (final)
* JoAnne Russell / Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
* Leslie Allen / Mima Jaušovec (third round)
* Bettina Bunge / Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith (quarterfinals)
* Mary-Lou Piatek / Wendy White (second round)
* Ann Kiyomura / Betty Stöve (third round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Ilana Kloss (second round)
* Hana Mandlíková / Helena Suková (third round)
* Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro (first round)
* Chris Evert-Lloyd / Billie Jean King (third round)
* Tanya Harford / Virginia Wade (first 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin A White | 3 | 4 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder D-H Lee | 4 | 2 | | | A M Fernandez T Lewis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A M Fernandez T Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | w/o | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch T Mochizuki | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | C Evert-Lloyd B J King | | | | | | | |
| | J Goodling V Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | J Goodling V Nelson | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff R Tomanová | 5 | 0 | | 15 | C Evert-Lloyd B J King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Evert-Lloyd B J King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| ALT | E Burgin A Moulton | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Barg B Herr | 2 | 2 |
| | L Antonoplis K Jones | 6 | 6 | 4 | ALT | E Burgin A Moulton | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg B Herr | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Barg B Herr | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jevans C Newton | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | P Barg B Herr | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | L Allen M Jaušovec | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Filkoff D Robb | 4 | 2 | | | D Fromholtz B Gadusek | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont B Jordan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | L Allen M Jaušovec | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Allen M Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Sandin K Skronská | 0 | 2 | | 5 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska S Simmonds | 6 | 6 | 6 | | I Kuczyńska S Simmonds | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Manset K O'Brien | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 5 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Collins P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | H Mandlíková H Suková | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Giscafré A Henricksson | 3 | 2 | | | S Collins P Teeguarden | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale C Manuel | 2 | 2 | | 13 | H Mandlíková H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | H Mandlíková H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Potter S Walsh | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | R Fairbank I Kloss | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Russell V Ruzici | 3 | 2 |
| | D Gilbert G Ohaco | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | R Fairbank I Kloss | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | | | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison K Rinaldi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak N Yeargin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Russell V Ruzici | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Gordon J Harrington | 6 | 2 | | | Y Vermaak N Yeargin | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya H Strachoňová | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | J Russell V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Russell V Ruzici | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 9 | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bruning K Latham | 2 | 3 | | 9 | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Perea P Vásquez | 1 | 7 | 6 | | C Perea P Vásquez | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pinterová J Preyer | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Jones M Pazderová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | A Kiyomura B Stöve | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Durie A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie A Temesvári | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Coles N Sato | 0 | 3 | | 11 | A Kiyomura B Stöve | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Kiyomura B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | P Medrado C Monteiro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| | L Romanov L-A Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | L Romanov L-A Thompson | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gordon P Murgo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | L Gordon P Murgo | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Giussani P Johnson | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | L Gordon P Murgo | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Copeland M Harper | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Norton E Sayers | 6 | 6 | | | B Norton E Sayers | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bramblett S Solomon | 1 | 3 | | 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Casals W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | B Bunge C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker L Forood | 2 | 2 | | 8 | B Bunge C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton K Holton | 2 | 6 | 5 | | S Amiach C Vanier | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach C Vanier | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | B Bunge C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Neviaser K Steinmetz | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | S McInerney B Mould | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S McInerney B Mould | 6 | 7 | | | S McInerney B Mould | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount K Sands | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | M-L Piatek W White | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M-L Piatek W White | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Bunge C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | T Harford V Wade | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| | J Davis H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | 7 | | J Davis H Ludloff | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | | S Leo P Whytcross | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Louie S Margolin | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Davis H Ludloff | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Mundel S Rollinson | 1 | 5 | | | I Budařová M Skuherská | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter A Tobin | 1 | 6 | | 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |