| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1981 Tel Aviv Open | |
| Champion |  Mel Purcell |
| Runner-up |  Per Hjertquist |
| Final score | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Harold Solomon was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Mel Purcell won the tournament, beating Per Hjertquist in the final, 6–1, 6–1.
Mel Purcell (champion)
Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals) Vincent Van Patten (quarterfinals)
Ilie Năstase (second round) Per Hjertquist (final) Steve Krulevitz (semifinals) Matt Doyle (first round)
Klaus Eberhard (semifinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Steve Krulevitz | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Per Hjertquist | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Per Hjertquist | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Klaus Eberhard | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Purcell | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Feaver | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 B Pils | 2 | 6 | 6 | Bernhard Pils | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Holroyd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Siegler | 1 | 3 |  E Wilborts | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Wilborts | 6 | 6 | E Wilborts | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Reininger | 6 | 6 | R Reininger | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Doyle | 4 | 4 | 1 | M Purcell | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Krulevitz | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Mayotte | 3 | 2 | 3 | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Webb | 2 | 3 | Q | H Theissen | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | H Theissen | 6 | 6 | 3 | V Van Patten | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| V Winitsky | 6 | 7 | 6 | S Krulevitz | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J-L Haillet | 1 | 5 | V Winitsky | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Schneider | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | S Krulevitz | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | S Krulevitz | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Hjertquist | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  F Punčec | 4 | 1 | 5 | P Hjertquist | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Meister | 6 | 4 | 4 | P Feigl | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Feigl | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | P Hjertquist | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Stockton | 6 | 7 | D Stockton | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Vines | 1 | 6 | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Okker | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | I Năstase | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Năstase | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | P Hjertquist | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | K Eberhard | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | K Eberhard | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A Mansdorf | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | K Eberhard | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Arthur Anastopoulo | 6 | 7 | Arthur Anastopoulo | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A El Dawoudi | 3 | 5 | 8 | K Eberhard | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Sanders | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | S Glickstein | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Perkiss | 6 | 6 | 4 | L Sanders | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gurfein | 4 | 3 | 2 | S Glickstein | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Glickstein | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. He had won the boys’ title only one year earlier, and this was his first main-draw appearance at the French Open. It was his first ATP Tour-level title.
Mark Vines was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Bill Scanlon.
Ilie Năstase and Yannick Noah were the defending champions but only Nastase competed that year with Adriano Panatta.
Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Ivan Lendl.
Yannick Noah was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Eliot Teltscher.
Brian Gottfried was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 against Mel Purcell.
Mel Purcell and Stan Smith were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Wojciech Fibak and Sandy Mayer.
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the third round to José Higueras.
José Luis Clerc was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Ivan Lendl.
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Elizabeth Sayers and John Fitzgerald were the defending champions but lost in the final 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Manuela Maleeva and Tom Gullikson.
Tom Okker was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Per Hjertquist and Steve Krulevitz were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Hjertquist partnered Peter Feigl, losing in the semifinals. Krulevitz partnered John Feaver, losing in the final.
Chip Hooper and Mel Purcell were the defending champions, but Hooper did not participate this year. Purcell partnered Trey Waltke, losing in the semifinals.
Henri Leconte was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Gene Mayer was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
The men's doubles tournament at the 1982 French Open was held from 24 May until 6 June 1982 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Sherwood Stewart and Ferdi Taygan won the title, defeating Hans Gildemeister and Belus Prajoux in the final.
José Luis Clerc was the defending champion, but lost to José Higueras in the semifinals. Fifth seed Higueras defeated Jimmy Arias in the final to claim the title and first prize money of $32,000.
Ivan Lendl defeated Jeff Turpin in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.
The mixed doubles tournament at the 1982 French Open was held from 24 May until 6 June 1982 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. John Lloyd and Wendy Turnbull won the title, defeating Cássio Motta and Cláudia Monteiro in the final.