1982 French Open

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1982 French Open
Roland-garros-1982.jpg
Date24 May – 6 June 1982 [1]
Edition81
Category52nd Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 32X
Surface Clay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander [2]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova [3]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart / Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan [4]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith [3]
Mixed doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd [3]
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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. [5] [6]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger, 7–6(8-6), 6–1

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull, 6–3, 6–4 [3]

Mixed doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd defeated Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Cláudia Monteiro / Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Cássio Motta, 6–2, 7–6 [3]

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. 1 2 "French Open 1982 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "ATP – 1982 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1982 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  4. 1 2 "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.
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