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)