1982 US Open – Men's doubles
# 1982 US Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1982 US Open was held from August 31 to September 12, 1982, on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Kevin Curren and Steve Denton won the title, defeating Victor Amaya and Hank Pfister in the final.

## Seeds

* Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan (second round)
* Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (champions)
* Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick (quarterfinals)
* Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister (final)
* Heinz Günthardt / Cássio Motta (first round)
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
* Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (semifinals)
* Chris Lewis / Paul McNamee (first round)
* Fritz Buehning / Johan Kriek (third round)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (first round)
* Wojciech Fibak / John Fitzgerald (third round)
* Steve Meister / Craig Wittus (third round)
* Andy Andrews / John Sadri (first round)
* Tim Mayotte / Tim Wilkison (first round)
* John Lloyd / Dick Stockton (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | 7 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 2 | $7^7$ | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Chip Hooper Peter Rennert | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | 8 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Strode Morris Strode | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj R Simpson | 3 | 2 | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm R Meyer | 6 | 6 | 7 | | E Fromm R Meyer | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison B Walts | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Granát E Iskersky | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Cox J Hoffman | 6 | 7 | 2 | | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Granát E Iskersky | 7 | 6 | 6 | | J Granát E Iskersky | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Lloyd D Stockton | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | T Viljoen D Visser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Amaya H Pfister | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | B Lutz S Smith | 4 | 7 | 3 | | T Viljoen D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne B Willenbourg | 6 | 1 | 6 | | L Bourne B Willenbourg | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fillol J Fillol | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | T Viljoen D Visser | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | W Pascoe B Sison | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | V Amaya H Pfister | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Davis C Dunk | 6 | 6 | 2 | | W Pascoe B Sison | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Amaya H Pfister | 7 | 7 | | 5 | V Amaya H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hocevar J Soares | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor E Teltscher | 4 | 3 | | 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gandolfo R Hightower | 6 | 7 | | | M Gandolfo R Hightower | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Sauer M van der Merwe | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | T Graham M Mitchell | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | T Delatte M Purcell | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill J Lapidus | 7 | 6 | 2 | | T Graham M Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Delatte M Purcell | 7 | 4 | 6 | | T Delatte M Purcell | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Lewis P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | S Meister C Wittus | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | J DiLouie J Simpson | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | S Meister C Wittus | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett S McCain | 7 | 7 | | | B Drewett S McCain | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McNair E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | S Meister C Wittus | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | J Newcombe F Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan P Serret | 1 | 1 | | | J Newcombe F Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | 7 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring W Redondo | 2 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | C Hooper P Rennert | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Motta H Günthardt | 3 | 6 | 4 | | C Hooper P Rennert | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brunnberg M Dickson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Brunnberg M Dickson | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M de Palmer M Leach | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Hooper P Rennert | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Manson B Teacher | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Estep M Fishbach | 4 | 3 | | | P DuPré F González | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson B Teacher | 5 | 7 | 6 | | B Manson B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Andrews J Sadri | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Hooper P Rennert | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | W Fibak J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | D Ralston M Riessen | 4 | 3 | | 12 | W Fibak J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doyle C Leeds | 6 | 6 | | | M Doyle C Leeds | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dowlen N Odizor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | W Fibak J Fitzgerald | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Năstase C Panatta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sherbeck T Waltke | 3 | 6 | | | I Năstase C Panatta | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Leach T Pawsat | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carter N Saviano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gitlin J Gurfein | 7 | 6 | | | D Gitlin J Gurfein | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer P Cash | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Kleege B Maze | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | F Buehning J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Evett G MacDonald | 3 | 5 | | | B Kleege B Maze | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Buehning J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | 10 | F Buehning J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Góes P Hjertquist | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | S Glickstein S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Strode M Strode | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | T Mayotte T Wilkison | 4 | 4 | | | S Glickstein S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Guan W Maher | 7 | 6 | | | B Guan W Maher | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña JC Ayala | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Glickstein S Krulevitz | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Strode M Strode | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Strode M Strode | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Edwards L Palin | 6 | 4 | 1 | | C Strode M Strode | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Stewart F Taygan | 6 | 6 | | 2 | S Stewart F Taygan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jarrett J Smith | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
