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 the previous year, and was making his French Open main-draw debut. Wilander 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). Wilander was just old, breaking the record Bjorn Borg set at the age of when he won the 1974 French Open. Wilander won the title on Borg’s 26th birthday.
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. 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
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links ATP – 1982 French Open men's singles draw 1982 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation