1982 French Open

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]

1982 French Open
Date24 May – 6 June[1]
Edition86th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 32X
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Mats Wilander [2]
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova [3]
Men's Doubles
Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan [4]
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith [3]
Mixed Doubles
Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd [3]

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1982 French Open – Men's Singles

Mats Wilander defeated 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

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.[3]

Men's doubles
Main article: 1982 French Open – Men's Doubles

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

Women's doubles
Main article: 1982 French Open – Women's Doubles

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

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1982 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd defeated Cláudia Monteiro / 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. "French Open 1982 – Overview". ITFTennis.com.
  2. "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  3. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1982 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  4. "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  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. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  7. John Barrett, ed. (1982). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0356093840.
Preceded by
1981 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1982 Wimbledon Championships
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