1982 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1982 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
Runner-up Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
Score7–6, 6–4
Draw16
Seeds4

The 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 11 November and 16 November 1981. The draw consisted of 16 teams and four of them were seeded. Ferdi Taygan and Sherwood Stewart were the defending Wembley Championships doubles champions but they did not compete together in this edition. The first-seeded team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe won their fourth doubles title at the event after a straight-sets victory in the final against Heinz Günthardt and Tomáš Šmíd, 7–6, 6–4.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (champions)
  2. Steve Denton / Ferdi Taygan (first round)
  3. Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (first round)
  4. Heinz Günthardt / Tomáš Šmíd

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6 6
Richard Lewis
Frew McMillan
3 4 1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
w/o
Victor Amaya
Brian Teacher
6 6 Victor Amaya
Brian Teacher
John Feaver
Freddie Sauer
4 2 1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6 7
Eric Fromm
Shlomo Glickstein
7 6 Eric Fromm
Shlomo Glickstein
3 6
3 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6 4 Eric Fromm
Shlomo Glickstein
6 7
Tracy Delatte
Mel Purcell
7 6 Tracy Delatte
Mel Purcell
4 6
Chip Hooper
Russell Simpson
5 3 1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
7 6
Brian Gottfried
Bruce Manson
6 6 Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6 4
Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith
4 1 Brian Gottfried
Bruce Manson
3 3
4 Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6 3 6 Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6 6
Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
4 6 1 Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
7 7
Andrés Gómez
Claudio Panatta
6 6 Mark Dickson
Richard Meyer
5 5
Bernard Mitton
Danie Visser
4 4 Andrés Gómez
Claudio Panatta
3 2
Mark Dickson
Richard Meyer
6 6 Mark Dickson
Richard Meyer
6 6
2 Steve Denton
Ferdi Taygan
3 2

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983  : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 25, 27, 104–105. ISBN 0356093832.
  2. ^ "1982 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).