1982 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1982 Benson & Hedges Championships
ChampionUnited States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Runner-upSwitzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia 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. United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe (champions)
  2. United States Steve Denton / United States Ferdi Taygan (first round)
  3. United States Tim Gullikson / United States Tom Gullikson (first round)
  4. Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd

Draw

Key

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