1982 French Open

1982 French Open
Date	24 May – 6 June 1982 [1]
Edition	81
Category	52nd Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S / 64D / 32X
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade 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]
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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]}

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. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1981 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1982 Wimbledon Championships