1982_French_Open

1982 French Open

1982 French Open

Tennis tournament

The 1982 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.[1] The tournament ran from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 86th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1982.[5][6]

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Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1982 French Open – Men's singles

Sweden Mats Wilander defeated Argentina Guillermo Vilas, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4[2]

  • It was Wilander's 1st career title (and his 1st ATP title overall).

Women's singles

Main article: 1982 French Open – Women's singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Andrea Jaeger, 7–6(8-6), 6–1

  • It was Navratilova's 8th title of the year, and her 63rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.[3]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1982 French Open – Men's doubles

United States Sherwood Stewart / United States Ferdi Taygan defeated Chile Hans Gildemeister / Chile Belus Prajoux, 7–5, 6–3, 1–1, retired[4]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1982 French Open – Women's doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Anne Smith defeated United States Rosemary Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull, 6–3, 6–4[3]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1982 French Open – Mixed doubles

Australia Wendy Turnbull / United Kingdom John Lloyd defeated Brazil Cláudia Monteiro / Brazil Cássio Motta, 6–2, 7–6[3]

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles[7] Men FF400,950 FF200,450 FF100,200 FF50,750 FF29,400 FF16,050 FF9,350 FF5,350
Women FF310,000 FF165,000 FF85,000 FF44,000 FF22,000 FF12,000 FF6,000 FF3,100

Total prize money for the event was FF4,708,120.

References

  1. [1]
    "French Open 1982 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  3. [3]
    "WTA Tournament Archive – 1982 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  4. [4]
    "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  5. [5]
    Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  6. [6]
    Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  7. [7]
    John Barrett, ed. (1982). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0356093840.
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