1982 French Open – Men's singles

Mats Wilander defeated Guillermo Vilas in the final, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1982 French Open. It was his first major title and first top-level title overall. He had won the boys’ title only the previous year, and was making his first main-draw French Open appearance. He defeated four of the top-five seeded players consecutively to win the title (second seed Ivan Lendl, fifth seed Vitas Gerulaitis, fourth seed José Luis Clerc, and third seed Vilas).

Men's singles
1982 French Open
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Score1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Björn Borg was the four-time reigning champion, but chose not to participate after the Men's Tennis Council ruled he had not played enough tournaments and would have to qualify.[1] World No. 1 John McEnroe withdrew with an ankle injury.

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
  2.   Ivan Lendl (fourth round)
  3.   Guillermo Vilas (final)
  4.   José Luis Clerc (semifinals)
  5.   Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
  6.   Eliot Teltscher (fourth round)
  7.   Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
  8.   Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
  9.   Andrés Gómez (fourth round)
  10.   Balázs Taróczy (second round)
  11.   Brian Gottfried (second round)
  12. n/a
  13.   José Higueras (semifinals)
  14.   Steve Denton (first round)
  15.   Chip Hooper (fourth round)
  16.   Mel Purcell (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Jimmy Connors 2 2 2
13   José Higueras 6 6 6
13   José Higueras 1 3 6
3   Guillermo Vilas 6 6 7
3   Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6
8   Yannick Noah 6 3 4
3   Guillermo Vilas 6 660 4
  Mats Wilander 1 78 6 6
7   Peter McNamara 2 2 1
4   José Luis Clerc 6 6 6
4   José Luis Clerc 5 2 6 5
  Mats Wilander 7 6 1 7
5   Vitas Gerulaitis 3 3 6 4
  Mats Wilander 6 6 4 6

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Connors 6 6 6
  Manson 3 3 1 1   Connors 6 6 6
  Gunnarsson 4 6 1 6 6   Gunnarsson 2 0 2
  Ismail 6 3 6 2 0 1   Connors 6 6 6 6
Q   Živojinović 6 2 2   Forget 2 3 7 1
  Forget 7 6 6   Forget 6 5 6 1 9
  Năstase 6 6 6   Năstase 1 7 4 6 7
  Kuharszky 3 2 2 1   Connors 6 6 6
  Pinner 1 6 6 6 6 15   Hooper 1 0 4
  Mayotte 6 2 3 7 4   Pinner 3 3 6
  Glickstein 2 4 6   Arias 6 6 7
  Arias 6 6 7   Arias 3 4 7 6
  Pérez 6 6 6 15   Hooper 6 6 6 7
  Fitzgerald 0 3 0   Pérez 6 1 3
  Carter 3 4 6 2 15   Hooper 7 6 6
15   Hooper 6 6 2 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Higueras 3 6 6 6
  Casal 6 3 0 4 13   Higueras 7 4 6
  Granát 4 6 5 6 6   Granát 5 6 1 r
  Vines 6 4 7 3 1 13   Higueras 3 3 7 6 6
  Keretić 3 6 6 6   Keretić 6 6 6 3 2
  Gildemeister 6 3 4 4   Keretić 6 7 6 2 6
Q   Strode 7 5 1 3   Tiberti 2 6 7 6 2
  Tiberti 6 7 6 6 13   Higueras 6 6 6
  Caujolle 6 4 2 6 6 6   Teltscher 4 2 0
  Krulevitz 4 6 6 1 3   Caujolle 6 6 6 0
  Elter 6 6 6   Elter 3 7 7 6
  Torre 2 2 2   Elter 4 6 1 3
  Doyle 3 6 6 5 6   Teltscher 6 2 6 6
  Pecci, Sr. 6 3 7 7   Pecci, Sr. w/o
  Saviano 4 4 3 6   Teltscher
6   Teltscher 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Vilas 6 6 6
  Freyss 2 2 1 3   Vilas 6 6 6
  Velasco, Sr. 4 6 6 6   Velasco, Sr. 1 2 1
Q   Benhabiles 6 1 1 3 3   Vilas 6 6 6
  Bourne 6 7 6   Avendaño 0 1 0
  García 4 5 2   Bourne 1 0 5
  Guan 3 3 7 3   Avendaño 6 6 7
  Avendaño 6 6 6 6 3   Vilas 6 6 6
  Högstedt 7 6 6   Maurer 2 3 1
  Alexander 6 4 4   Högstedt 1 1 2
  Maurer 6 7 6   Maurer 6 6 6
Q   Bengoechea 2 6 4   Maurer 6 3 7 7
  Pierola 4 2 2   Složil 1 6 5 6
  Složil 6 6 6   Složil 3 7 7 6 6
Q   Simonsson 6 2 7 1 4 10   Taróczy 6 6 5 7 3
10   Taróczy 4 6 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q   Gattiker 3 3 2
  Myburg 6 6 6   Myburg 6 2 4 6 6
  Góes 2 3 1   Ganzábal 4 6 6 2 4
  Ganzábal 6 6 6   Myburg 0 2 5
  Panatta 3 7 6 7   Fibak 6 6 7
  Portes 6 6 4 5   Panatta 4 1 3
  Gehring 2 2 2   Fibak 6 6 6
  Fibak 6 6 6   Fibak 6 7 4 4 3
  Martinez 5 4 0 8   Noah 4 6 6 6 6
  Eberhard 7 6 6   Eberhard 6 3 6 6 3
Q   Wittus 2 1 3 Q   Lloyd 2 6 7 4 6
Q   Lloyd 6 6 6 Q   Lloyd 5 0 3
  Moor 7 7 6 8   Noah 7 6 6
  Winitsky 5 6 4   Moor 0 3 3
Q   Haillet 2 3 2 8   Noah 6 6 6
8   Noah 6 6 6

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   McNamara 4 6 7 7
  Leconte 6 3 6 5 7   McNamara 2 3 7 6 6
  Bertolucci 4 2 1   Solomon 6 6 6 1 3
  Solomon 6 6 6 7   McNamara 2 6 7 6
  Šmid 6 6 6 6   Šmid 6 1 6 3
Q   Kuchna 0 7 3 2   Šmid 7 6 6 6
  González 6 6 7   González 6 4 7 4
  Kirmayr 3 2 5 7   McNamara 6 5 6 3 11
Q   Tarr 1 4 7 4 9   Gómez 1 7 3 6 9
  Moretton 6 6 5 6   Moretton 4 6 6 0 5
  Damiani 4 6 3 2   Ostoja 6 2 3 6 7
  Ostoja 6 4 6 6   Ostoja 4 3 6 4
  Potier 4 7 6 6 5 9   Gómez 6 6 4 6
Q   Castellan 6 5 0 7 7 Q   Castellan 7 4 1 5
  Barazzutti 4 4 7 6 3 9   Gómez 6 6 6 7
9   Gómez 6 6 6 3 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Denton 6 4 6 3
  Visser 3 6 7 6   Visser 7 6 2 2
  Nyström 1 7 6 6   Nyström 6 7 6 6
  Panatta 6 6 0 0   Nyström 3 6 6 6
  Lewis 6 6 6   Urpí 6 3 3 1
  Parun 3 3 3   Lewis w/o
  Urpí 7 6 4 6   Urpí
Q   Parrini 5 1 6 1   Nyström 6 6 0 2
  Goven 6 4 5 3 4   Clerc 7 4 6 6
  Arraya 3 6 7 6   Arraya 6 6 5 4
  Sauer 2 2 6 6 2   Fritz 7 3 7 6
  Fritz 6 6 4 2 6   Fritz 2 6 4 3
  Courteau 6 6 2 7 4   Clerc 6 3 6 6
  Derlin 4 3 6 6   Courteau 6 6 6 6 2
  Osta 2 4 1 4   Clerc 1 7 4 7 6
4   Clerc 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Gerulaitis 6 6 7 6
  Iskersky 7 3 6 3 5   Gerulaitis 6 6 6
  Ycaza 6 4 1 5   Boileau 1 2 0
  Boileau 3 6 6 7 5   Gerulaitis 6 7 5 6
  Hocevar 7 6 6 6 0   Günthardt 2 6 7 4
  Roger-Vasselin 6 3 7 7 6   Roger-Vasselin 4 4 6
  Gunthardt 4 6 6 6   Günthardt 6 6 7
  López-Maeso 6 0 3 4 5   Gerulaitis 6 6 6
  Palin 6 6 3 7 16   Purcell 3 3 2
  Davis 3 3 6 6   Palin 3 4 0
  Cano 1 0 3   Järryd 6 6 6
  Järryd 6 6 6   Järryd 2 2 3
  Bedel 4 6 3 6 16   Purcell 6 6 6
  Lapidus 6 2 6 7   Lapidus 1 2 1
Q   Aubone 5 2 1 16   Purcell 6 6 6
16   Purcell 7 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Gottfried 4 6 6 6
  Giménez 6 1 1 3 11   Gottfried 7 7 3 0 4
  Luna 6 6 6 6   Luna 5 6 6 6 6
  Deblicker 7 2 2 1   Luna 3 1 0
  Wilander 6 6 6   Wilander 6 6 6
  Cortes 4 3 4   Wilander 6 6 4 6
  Motta 6 4 6 7 6   Motta 3 4 6 2
  Birner 7 6 3 6 3   Wilander 4 7 3 6 6
  Krishnan 1 4 6 6 6 2   Lendl 6 5 6 4 2
  Soares 6 6 3 2 4   Krishnan 7 6 6
Q   Feaver 2 1 4   Hjertquist 5 1 1
  Hjertquist 6 6 6   Krishnan 2 1 0
  Tulasne 7 6 6 2   Lendl 6 6 6
  Rebolledo 6 4 1   Tulasne 6 5 6
Q   Maynetto 0 4 1 2   Lendl 7 7 7
2   Lendl 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Everyone Loses When Borg Sits Out the Big Ones". The New York Times. May 2, 1982.

External links edit

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