1982 South Australian Open – Doubles
# 1982 South Australian Open – Doubles

Colin Dibley and John James were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

Pat Cash and Chris Johnstone won the title, defeating Broderick Dyke and Wayne Hampson 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Syd Ball / Rod Frawley (quarterfinals)
* John Alexander / John Fitzgerald (first round)
* John Lloyd / Bernard Mitton (first round)
* Bill Maze / Hank Pfister (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | S Ball R Frawley | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Edwards E Edwards | 4 | 6 | | 1 | S Ball R Frawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cash C Johnstone | 7 | 4 | 6 | | P Cash C Johnstone | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer M Leach | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | P Cash C Johnstone | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Estep J Simpson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | M Estep J Simpson | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | J Lloyd B Mitton | 5 | 5 | | | M Estep J Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gandolfo S McCain | 6 | 6 | | | M Gandolfo S McCain | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Letcher CA Miller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Cash C Johnstone | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | D Graham L Warder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Dyke W Hampson | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | R Lewis J Smith | 6 | 4 | | | D Graham L Warder | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Maze H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | B Maze H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | R Crowley D Siegler | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | D Graham L Warder | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Bauer J Benson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Dyke W Hampson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Cahill A Lane | 6 | 3 | 3 | | M Bauer J Benson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke W Hampson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | B Dyke W Hampson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Alexander J Fitzgerald | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
