# 1982 French Open – Men's singles

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. 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).
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
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 13 | José Higueras | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 7 | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mats Wilander | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Peter McNamara | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mats Wilander | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | José Luis Clerc | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Mats Wilander | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Parrini | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| | G Goven | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J L Clerc | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | P Arraya | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | P Arraya | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Sauer | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | B Fritz | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | B Fritz | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | L Courteau | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 | J L Clerc | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Derlin | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | L Courteau | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Osta | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | 4 | J L Clerc | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Iskersky | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ycaza | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | B Boileau | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Boileau | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Hocevar | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | H Günthardt | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | C Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gunthardt | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J López-Maeso | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | L Palin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Purcell | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| | M Davis | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | L Palin | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Järryd | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | J Lapidus | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Aubone | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | 16 | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Purcell | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Giménez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 11 | B Gottfried | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Luna | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | F Luna | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Deblicker | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | F Luna | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Cortes | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | C Motta | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Birner | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Wilander | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Krishnan | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | J Soares | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | R Krishnan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Feaver | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | P Hjertquist | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Rebolledo | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | T Tulasne | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Maynetto | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | 2 | I Lendl | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |