1982 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1982 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Toyota Series tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1982. Fifth-seeded José Higueras and top-seeded Virginia Ruzici won the singles titles.[3]

1982 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateAugust 2 – 8
Edition14th
Draw64S/32D (M)
56S/32D (W)
Prize money$200,000 (M)
$190,000 (W)
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, USA
Champions
Men's singles
Spain José Higueras[1]
Women's singles
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Men's doubles
United States Sherwood Stewart / United States Ferdi Taygan[2]
Women's doubles
Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses / France Catherine Tanvier
← 1981 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1983 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  José Higueras defeated   Jimmy Arias 7–5, 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Higueras' 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career.

Women's singles

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  Virginia Ruzici defeated   Helena Suková 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Ruzici's 3rd title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Men's doubles

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  Sherwood Stewart /   Ferdi Taygan defeated   Robbie Venter /   Blaine Willenborg 6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

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  Ivanna Madruga-Osses /   Catherine Tanvier defeated   JoAnne Russell /   Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 7–6(7-4)

References

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  1. ^ "ATP – 1982 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. ^ "ATP – 1982 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983  : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 95, 96. ISBN 0356093832.
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