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 81st staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1982.[2][3]

Finals

Men's singles

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

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

Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated 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.[5]

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith defeated Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull, 6–3, 6–4[5]

Mixed doubles

Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd defeated Cláudia Monteiro / Cássio Motta, 6–2, 7–6[5]

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles[7]MenFF400,950FF200,450FF100,200FF50,750FF29,400FF16,050FF9,350FF5,350
WomenFF310,000FF165,000FF85,000FF44,000FF22,000FF12,000FF6,000FF3,100

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

References

  1. ^ "French Open 1982 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  4. ^ "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  5. ^ "WTA Tournament Archive – 1982 Roland Garros". WTA.
  6. ^ "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  7. ^ John Barrett (ed.) (1982). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0356093840.