1982 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1982 French Open
Final
Champion	Mats Wilander
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Score	1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

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. It was his first major title and first top-level title overall. He had won the boys’ title only the previous year, and was making his French Open main-draw debut. He defeated four of the top-five seeded players consecutively to win the title (second seed Ivan Lendl, fifth seed Vitas Gerulaitis, fourth seed José Luis Clerc, and third seed Vilas).

Björn Borg was the four-time reigning champion, but chose not to participate after the Men's Tennis Council ruled he had not played enough tournaments and would have to qualify.^[1] World No. 1 John McEnroe withdrew with an ankle injury.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
Ivan Lendl (fourth round)
Guillermo Vilas (final)
José Luis Clerc (semifinals)
Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
Eliot Teltscher (fourth round)
Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
Andrés Gómez (fourth round)
Balázs Taróczy (second round)
Brian Gottfried (second round)
n/a
José Higueras (semifinals)
Steve Denton (first round)
Chip Hooper (fourth round)
Mel Purcell (fourth round)

Draw

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Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final

1	Jimmy Connors	2	2	2

13	José Higueras	6	6	6
						13	José Higueras	1	3	6

						3	Guillermo Vilas	6	6	7
3	Guillermo Vilas	7	6	6

8	Yannick Noah	6	3	4
												3	Guillermo Vilas	6	6⁶	0	4

													Mats Wilander	1	7⁸	6	6
7	Peter McNamara	2	2	1

4	José Luis Clerc	6	6	6
						4	José Luis Clerc	5	2	6	5

							Mats Wilander	7	6	1	7
5	Vitas Gerulaitis	3	3	6	4

	Mats Wilander	6	6	4	6

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	J Connors	6	6	6
	B Manson	3	3	1			1	J Connors	6	6	6
	J Gunnarsson	4	6	1	6	6		J Gunnarsson	2	0	2
	H Ismail	6	3	6	2	0								1	J Connors	6	6	6	6
Q	S Živojinović	6	2	2											G Forget	2	3	7	1
	G Forget	7	6	6				G Forget	6	5	6	1	9
	I Năstase	6	6	6				I Năstase	1	7	4	6	7
	Z Kuharszky	3	2	2																1	J Connors	6	6	6
	U Pinner	1	6	6	6	6														15	C Hooper	1	0	4
	T Mayotte	6	2	3	7	4		U Pinner	3	3	6
	S Glickstein	2	4	6				J Arias	6	6	7
	J Arias	6	6	7											J Arias	3	4	7	6
	D Pérez	6	6	6										15	C Hooper	6	6	6	7
	J Fitzgerald	0	3	0				D Pérez	6	1	3
	D Carter	3	4	6	2		15	C Hooper	7	6	6
15	C Hooper	6	6	2	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	J Higueras	3	6	6	6
	S Casal	6	3	0	4		13	J Higueras	7	4	6
	J Granát	4	6	5	6	6		J Granát	5	6	1	r
	M Vines	6	4	7	3	1								13	J Higueras	3	3	7	6	6
	D Keretić	3	6	6	6										D Keretić	6	6	6	3	2
	H Gildemeister	6	3	4	4			D Keretić	6	7	6	2	6
Q	C Strode	7	5	1	3			G Tiberti	2	6	7	6	2
	G Tiberti	6	7	6	6																13	J Higueras	6	6	6
	J-F Caujolle	6	4	2	6	6															6	E Teltscher	4	2	0
	S Krulevitz	4	6	6	1	3		J-F Caujolle	6	6	6	0
	P Elter	6	6	6				P Elter	3	7	7	6
	P Torre	2	2	2											P Elter	4	6	1	3
	M Doyle	3	6	6	5									6	E Teltscher	6	2	6	6
	V Pecci, Sr.	6	3	7	7			V Pecci, Sr.	w/o
	N Saviano	4	4	3			6	E Teltscher
6	E Teltscher	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

3	G Vilas	6	6	6
	C Freyss	2	2	1			3	G Vilas	6	6	6
	J Velasco, Sr.	4	6	6	6			J Velasco, Sr.	1	2	1
Q	T Benhabiles	6	1	1	3									3	G Vilas	6	6	6
	L Bourne	6	7	6											J Avendaño	0	1	0
	J García	4	5	2				L Bourne	1	0	5
	B Guan	3	3	7	3			J Avendaño	6	6	7
	J Avendaño	6	6	6	6															3	G Vilas	6	6	6
	T Högstedt	7	6	6																	A Maurer	2	3	1
	J Alexander	6	4	4				T Högstedt	1	1	2
	A Maurer	6	7	6				A Maurer	6	6	6
Q	E Bengoechea	2	6	4											A Maurer	6	3	7	7
	A Pierola	4	2	2											P Složil	1	6	5	6
	P Složil	6	6	6				P Složil	3	7	7	6	6
Q	H Simonsson	6	2	7	1	4	10	B Taróczy	6	6	5	7	3
10	B Taróczy	4	6	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

Q	A Gattiker	3	3	2
	M Myburg	6	6	6			M Myburg	6	2	4	6	6
	J Góes	2	3	1			A Ganzábal	4	6	6	2	4
	A Ganzábal	6	6	6										M Myburg	0	2	5
	A Panatta	3	7	6	7									W Fibak	6	6	7
	P Portes	6	6	4	5		A Panatta	4	1	3
	R Gehring	2	2	2			W Fibak	6	6	6
	W Fibak	6	6	6															W Fibak	6	7	4	4	3
	M Martinez	5	4	0														8	Y Noah	4	6	6	6	6
	K Eberhard	7	6	6			K Eberhard	6	3	6	6	3
Q	C Wittus	2	1	3		Q	J Lloyd	2	6	7	4	6
Q	J Lloyd	6	6	6									Q	J Lloyd	5	0	3
	T Moor	7	7	6									8	Y Noah	7	6	6
	V Winitsky	5	6	4			T Moor	0	3	3
Q	J-L Haillet	2	3	2		8	Y Noah	6	6	6
8	Y Noah	6	6	6

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

7	P McNamara	4	6	7	7
	H Leconte	6	3	6	5		7	P McNamara	2	3	7	6	6
	P Bertolucci	4	2	1				H Solomon	6	6	6	1	3
	H Solomon	6	6	6										7	P McNamara	2	6	7	6
	T Šmid	6	6	6	6										T Šmid	6	1	6	3
Q	P Kuchna	0	7	3	2			T Šmid	7	6	6	6
	F González	6	6	7				F González	6	4	7	4
	C Kirmayr	3	2	5																7	P McNamara	6	5	6	3	11
Q	D Tarr	1	4	7	4															9	A Gómez	1	7	3	6	9
	G Moretton	6	6	5	6			G Moretton	4	6	6	0	5
	J L Damiani	4	6	3	2			M Ostoja	6	2	3	6	7
	M Ostoja	6	4	6	6										M Ostoja	4	3	6	4
	J Potier	4	7	6	6	5								9	A Gómez	6	6	4	6
Q	C Castellan	6	5	0	7	7	Q	C Castellan	7	4	1	5
	C Barazzutti	4	4	7	6	3	9	A Gómez	6	6	6	7
9	A Gómez	6	6	6	3	6

Section 6

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

14	S Denton	6	4	6	3
	D Visser	3	6	7	6		D Visser	7	6	2	2
	J Nyström	1	7	6	6		J Nyström	6	7	6	6
	C Panatta	6	6	0	0								J Nyström	3	6	6	6
	C Lewis	6	6	6									G Urpí	6	3	3	1
	O Parun	3	3	3			C Lewis	w/o
	G Urpí	7	6	4	6		G Urpí

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