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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 French Open main-draw debut. 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).

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

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

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

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Jimmy Connors 2 2 2
13 Spain José Higueras 6 6 6
13 Spain José Higueras 1 3 6
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 7
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6
8 France Yannick Noah 6 3 4
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 66 0 4
Sweden Mats Wilander 1 78 6 6
7 Australia Peter McNamara 2 2 1
4 Argentina José Luis Clerc 6 6 6
4 Argentina José Luis Clerc 5 2 6 5
Sweden Mats Wilander 7 6 1 7
5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 3 3 6 4
Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6 4 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
United States B Manson 3 3 1 1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Sweden J Gunnarsson 4 6 1 6 6 Sweden J Gunnarsson 2 0 2
Zimbabwe H Ismail 6 3 6 2 0 1 United States J Connors 6 6 6 6
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 6 2 2 France G Forget 2 3 7 1
France G Forget 7 6 6 France G Forget 6 5 6 1 9
Romania I Năstase 6 6 6 Romania I Năstase 1 7 4 6 7
Hungary Z Kuharszky 3 2 2 1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
West Germany U Pinner 1 6 6 6 6 15 United States C Hooper 1 0 4
United States T Mayotte 6 2 3 7 4 West Germany U Pinner 3 3 6
Israel S Glickstein 2 4 6 United States J Arias 6 6 7
United States J Arias 6 6 7 United States J Arias 3 4 7 6
Uruguay D Pérez 6 6 6 15 United States C Hooper 6 6 6 7
Australia J Fitzgerald 0 3 0 Uruguay D Pérez 6 1 3
Australia D Carter 3 4 6 2 15 United States C Hooper 7 6 6
15 United States C Hooper 6 6 2 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Spain J Higueras 3 6 6 6
Spain S Casal 6 3 0 4 13 Spain J Higueras 7 4 6
Czechoslovakia J Granát 4 6 5 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Granát 5 6 1 r
United States M Vines 6 4 7 3 1 13 Spain J Higueras 3 3 7 6 6
West Germany D Keretić 3 6 6 6 West Germany D Keretić 6 6 6 3 2
Chile H Gildemeister 6 3 4 4 West Germany D Keretić 6 7 6 2 6
Q United States C Strode 7 5 1 3 Argentina G Tiberti 2 6 7 6 2
Argentina G Tiberti 6 7 6 6 13 Spain J Higueras 6 6 6
France J-F Caujolle 6 4 2 6 6 6 United States E Teltscher 4 2 0
United States S Krulevitz 4 6 6 1 3 France J-F Caujolle 6 6 6 0
West Germany P Elter 6 6 6 West Germany P Elter 3 7 7 6
France P Torre 2 2 2 West Germany P Elter 4 6 1 3
United States M Doyle 3 6 6 5 6 United States E Teltscher 6 2 6 6
Paraguay V Pecci, Sr. 6 3 7 7 Paraguay V Pecci, Sr. w/o
United States N Saviano 4 4 3 6 United States E Teltscher
6 United States E Teltscher 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
France C Freyss 2 2 1 3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Colombia J Velasco, Sr. 4 6 6 6 Colombia J Velasco, Sr. 1 2 1
Q France T Benhabiles 6 1 1 3 3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
United States L Bourne 6 7 6 Spain J Avendaño 0 1 0
Spain J García 4 5 2 United States L Bourne 1 0 5
Australia B Guan 3 3 7 3 Spain J Avendaño 6 6 7
Spain J Avendaño 6 6 6 6 3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Sweden T Högstedt 7 6 6 West Germany A Maurer 2 3 1
Australia J Alexander 6 4 4 Sweden T Högstedt 1 1 2
West Germany A Maurer 6 7 6 West Germany A Maurer 6 6 6
Q Argentina E Bengoechea 2 6 4 West Germany A Maurer 6 3 7 7
Chile A Pierola 4 2 2 Czechoslovakia P Složil 1 6 5 6
Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia P Složil 3 7 7 6 6
Q Sweden H Simonsson 6 2 7 1 4 10 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 5 7 3
10 Hungary B Taróczy 4 6 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q Argentina A Gattiker 3 3 2
South Africa M Myburg 6 6 6 South Africa M Myburg 6 2 4 6 6
Brazil J Góes 2 3 1 Argentina A Ganzábal 4 6 6 2 4
Argentina A Ganzábal 6 6 6 South Africa M Myburg 0 2 5
Italy A Panatta 3 7 6 7 Poland W Fibak 6 6 7
France P Portes 6 6 4 5 Italy A Panatta 4 1 3
West Germany R Gehring 2 2 2 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6
Poland W Fibak 6 6 6 Poland W Fibak 6 7 4 4 3
Bolivia M Martinez 5 4 0 8 France Y Noah 4 6 6 6 6
West Germany K Eberhard 7 6 6 West Germany K Eberhard 6 3 6 6 3
Q United States C Wittus 2 1 3 Q United Kingdom J Lloyd 2 6 7 4 6
Q United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6 Q United Kingdom J Lloyd 5 0 3
United States T Moor 7 7 6 8 France Y Noah 7 6 6
United States V Winitsky 5 6 4 United States T Moor 0 3 3
Q France J-L Haillet 2 3 2 8 France Y Noah 6 6 6
8 France Y Noah 6 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Australia P McNamara 4 6 7 7
France H Leconte 6 3 6 5 7 Australia P McNamara 2 3 7 6 6
Italy P Bertolucci 4 2 1 United States H Solomon 6 6 6 1 3
United States H Solomon 6 6 6 7 Australia P McNamara 2 6 7 6
Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 1 6 3
Q France P Kuchna 0 7 3 2 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 7 6 6 6
Paraguay F González 6 6 7 Paraguay F González 6 4 7 4
Brazil C Kirmayr 3 2 5 7 Australia P McNamara 6 5 6 3 11
Q South Africa D Tarr 1 4 7 4 9 Ecuador A Gómez 1 7 3 6 9
France G Moretton 6 6 5 6 France G Moretton 4 6 6 0 5
Uruguay J L Damiani 4 6 3 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 6 2 3 6 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 6 4 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 4 3 6 4
France J Potier 4 7 6 6 5 9 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6 4 6
Q Argentina C Castellan 6 5 0 7 7 Q Argentina C Castellan 7 4 1 5
Italy C Barazzutti 4 4 7 6 3 9 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6 6 7
9 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6 6 3 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 United States S Denton 6 4 6 3
South Africa D Visser 3 6 7 6 South Africa D Visser 7 6 2 2
Sweden J Nyström 1 7 6 6 Sweden J Nyström 6 7 6 6
Italy C Panatta 6 6 0 0 Sweden J Nyström 3 6 6 6
New Zealand C Lewis 6 6 6 Spain G Urpí 6 3 3 1
New Zealand O Parun 3 3 3 New Zealand C Lewis w/o
Spain G Urpí 7 6 4 6 Spain G Urpí
Q Italy P Parrini 5 1 6 1 Sweden J Nyström 6 6 0 2
France G Goven 6 4 5 3 4 Argentina J L Clerc 7 4 6 6
Peru P Arraya 3 6 7 6 Peru P Arraya 6 6 5 4
South Africa F Sauer 2 2 6 6 2 France B Fritz 7 3 7 6
France B Fritz 6 6 4 2 6 France B Fritz 2 6 4 3
France L Courteau 6 6 2 7 4 Argentina J L Clerc 6 3 6 6
New Zealand B Derlin 4 3 6 6 France L Courteau 6 6 6 6 2
Spain E Osta 2 4 1 4 Argentina J L Clerc 1 7 4 7 6
4 Argentina J L Clerc 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 7 6
United States E Iskersky 7 3 6 3 5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Ecuador R Ycaza 6 4 1 5 Belgium B Boileau 1 2 0
Belgium B Boileau 3 6 6 7 5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 7 5 6
Brazil M Hocevar 7 6 6 6 0 Switzerland H Günthardt 2 6 7 4
France C Roger-Vasselin 6 3 7 7 6 France C Roger-Vasselin 4 4 6
Switzerland H Gunthardt 4 6 6 6 Switzerland H Günthardt 6 6 7
Spain J López-Maeso 6 0 3 4 5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Finland L Palin 6 6 3 7 16 United States M Purcell 3 3 2
United States M Davis 3 3 6 6 Finland L Palin 3 4 0
Argentina R Cano 1 0 3 Sweden A Järryd 6 6 6
Sweden A Järryd 6 6 6 Sweden A Järryd 2 2 3
France D Bedel 4 6 3 6 16 United States M Purcell 6 6 6
United States J Lapidus 6 2 6 7 United States J Lapidus 1 2 1
Q Argentina G Aubone 5 2 1 16 United States M Purcell 6 6 6
16 United States M Purcell 7 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 United States B Gottfried 4 6 6 6
Spain A Giménez 6 1 1 3 11 United States B Gottfried 7 7 3 0 4
Spain F Luna 6 6 6 6 Spain F Luna 5 6 6 6 6
France E Deblicker 7 2 2 1 Spain F Luna 3 1 0
Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6
Colombia A Cortes 4 3 4 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 4 6
Brazil C Motta 6 4 6 7 6 Brazil C Motta 3 4 6 2
Czechoslovakia S Birner 7 6 3 6 3 Sweden M Wilander 4 7 3 6 6
India R Krishnan 1 4 6 6 6 2 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 5 6 4 2
Brazil J Soares 6 6 3 2 4 India R Krishnan 7 6 6
Q United Kingdom J Feaver 2 1 4 Sweden P Hjertquist 5 1 1
Sweden P Hjertquist 6 6 6 India R Krishnan 2 1 0
France T Tulasne 7 6 6 2 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
Chile P Rebolledo 6 4 1 France T Tulasne 6 5 6
Q Peru F Maynetto 0 4 1 2 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 7 7
2 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6

References

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

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