1982 Player's Canadian Open – Men's Singles

1982 Player's Canadian Open
Champion   United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up   Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Final score   4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Player's Canadian Open
 < 1981 1983 > 

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.

Vitas Gerulaitis won the title, defeating Lendl in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds

  1. United States John McEnroe (Semifinals)
  2. United States Jimmy Connors (Semifinals, defaulted)
  3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Final)
  4. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (Champion)
  5. United States Gene Mayer (First Round)
  6. Sweden Mats Wilander (Third Round)
  7. Australia Mark Edmondson (First Round)
  8. United States Steve Denton (Quarterfinals)

  1. United States Tim Mayotte (Second Round)
  2. United States Chip Hooper (Second Round)
  3. Israel Shlomo Glickstein (Quarterfinals)
  4. Poland Wojtek Fibak (First Round)
  5. India Ramesh Krishnan (Third Round)
  6. United States Tim Gullikson (Third Round)
  7. France Henri Leconte (Quarterfinals)
  8. United States Eric Fromm (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  United States John McEnroe 4 4    
3  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6    
  3  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 1 3
  4  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 6
4  United States Vitas Gerulaitis DEF    
2  United States Jimmy Connors        

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  United States J McEnroe 6 6    
   United States N Saviano 2 1       1  United States J McEnroe 6 6    
   Spain J Avendaño 6 6          Spain J Avendaño 2 1    
   Canada R Génois 2 4         1  United States J McEnroe 6 7    
   Canada G Michibata 7 7            Canada G Michibata 3 6    
   Australia W Masur 6 5          Canada G Michibata 4 6 6
Q  United States D Pate 4 3       9  United States T Mayotte 6 4 3  
9  United States T Mayotte 6 6         1  United States J McEnroe 7 6  
15  France H Leconte 7 4 6       15  France H Leconte 6 2  
   France J Potier 6 6 1     15  France H Leconte 6 6    
   United States M Estep 1 2          United States S McCain 1 4    
   United States S McCain 6 6         15  France H Leconte 6 4 6
   Canada M Wostenholme 4 6 6          Canada M Wostenholme 2 6 1  
   United States R Fagel 6 3 4        Canada M Wostenholme 2 6 6
   United States B Testerman 4 6 6        United States B Testerman 6 2 2  
7  Australia M Edmondson 6 4 4  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6    
   United States A Andrews 1 3       3  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6    
   France C Roger-Vasselin 6 3 6        Zimbabwe A Pattison 0 4    
   Zimbabwe A Pattison 3 6 7       3  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 7    
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 1 6 3       14  United States T Gullikson 4 6    
   Israel S Krulevitz 6 3 6        Israel S Krulevitz 6 6 1
Q  United States J Gurfein 3 3       14  United States T Gullikson 7 4 6  
14  United States T Gullikson 6 6         3  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6  
11  Israel S Glickstein 7 6         11  Israel S Glickstein 4 2  
Q  United States Glen Holroyd 6 0       11  Israel S Glickstein 6 6    
   United States C Dunk 6 4          South Africa D Visser 4 1    
   South Africa D Visser 7 6         11  Israel S Glickstein 6 7 6
   West Germany R Gehring 1 4         6  Sweden M Wilander 7 6 4  
   United States T Waltke 6 6          United States T Waltke 3 4  
   United States T Graham 3 4       6  Sweden M Wilander 6 6    
6  Sweden M Wilander 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
8  United States S Denton 6 7    
   Canada John Picken 3 5       8  United States S Denton 3 6 6  
Q  United States Nial Brash 2 6 3        Brazil C Kirmayr 6 3 0  
   Brazil C Kirmayr 6 1 6       8  United States S Denton 6 6    
Q  United States B Gilbert 5 3            United States M Cahill 4 2    
   United States M Cahill 7 6          United States M Cahill 6 4 6
   Australia J Fitzgerald 7 3 7        Australia J Fitzgerald 4 6 4  
16  United States E Fromm 6 6 6       8  United States S Denton 6 3  
10  United States C Hooper 7 6         4  United States V Gerulaitis 7 6  
   United States M Doyle 6 3       10  United States C Hooper 5 2    
   Sweden S Simonsson 6            Sweden S Simonsson 7 6    
   Sweden A Järryd 2 r            Sweden S Simonsson 2 1  
Q  Ecuador Hugo Núñez 7 1 6       4  United States V Gerulaitis 6 6    
   Colombia A Cortes 6 6 7        Colombia A Cortes 7 3 2
   Chile R Acuña 2 3       4  United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 6  
4  United States V Gerulaitis 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5  United States G Mayer 3 6 6  
   France G Moretton 6 3 7        France G Moretton 6 7    
Q  France G Forget 4 4          Spain J López-Maeso 3 6    
   Spain J López-Maeso 6 6            France G Moretton 2 4    
   Finland L Palin 3 4            United States L Bourne 6 6    
   South Africa F Sauer 6 6          South Africa F Sauer 3 1  
   United States L Bourne 7 4 6        United States L Bourne 6 6    
12  Poland W Fibak 6 6 2          United States L Bourne 4 2  
13  India R Krishnan 2 6 6       2  United States J Connors 6 6  
Q  United States M Freeman 6 2 4     13  India R Krishnan 7 2 7  
   United States E Iskersky 4 6 2        Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 6 6  
   Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 3 6       13  India R Krishnan 5 0  
   United States M Davis 3 6         2  United States J Connors 7 6    
   United States J Lapidus 6 7          United States J Lapidus 0 3  
   Australia P Cash 5 4       2  United States J Connors 6 6    
2  United States J Connors 7 6    

References