# 1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Jimmy Connors defeated defending champion John McEnroe in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships. It was his second Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall. The final was the first Wimbledon match in history that was deliberately scheduled to take place on a Sunday.
A number of high-profile players were absent from this tournament for various reasons. This included five-time champion Björn Borg, who refused to play after officials required him to play in a qualifying tournament due to being absent from the tour injured for most of 1982; Ivan Lendl and Eliot Teltscher both withdrew citing difficulty playing on the grass courts; and Argentine players Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc withdrew in protest to their country's conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands.

## Seeds

    01. John McEnroe (final)
    02. Jimmy Connors (champion)
    03. Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
    04. Sandy Mayer (third round)
    05. Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
    06. Gene Mayer (quarterfinals)
    07. Mats Wilander (fourth round)
    08. Peter McNamara (first round)
    09. Andrés Gómez (first round)
    10. Yannick Noah (withdrew)
    11. Brian Teacher (quarterfinals)
    12. Mark Edmondson (semifinals)
    13. Brian Gottfried (second round)
    14. Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
    15. Buster Mottram (fourth round)
    16. Steve Denton (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Yannick Noah withdrew due to injury. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Richard Meyer.

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Johan Kriek | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Johan Kriek | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Brian Teacher | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Brian Teacher | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | Mark Edmondson | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | 12 | Mark Edmondson | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Gene Mayer | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Winitsky | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Whitecross | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Q | E Edwards | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Edwards | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | L Bourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | F Sauer | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | C Motta | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Năstase | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | B Manson | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | R Stockton | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | R Stockton | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Granát | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | H Pfister | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | S Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/WC | A Gómez | 4 | 3 | 7 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | B Gottfried | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | 13 | B Gottfried | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Giménez | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Carter | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Carter | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Potier | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | D Carter | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Andrews | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | A Andrews | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fancutt | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Saviano | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | P Rennert | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | D Tarr | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | P Rennert | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | WC | J Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Avendaño | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Rennert | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Elter | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Dunk | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | P Elter | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Wittus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | J Kriek | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 4 | A Mayer | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ismail | 5 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | A Mayer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dowdeswell | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Dowdeswell | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | A Mayer | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Fleming | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Menon | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Q | S Menon | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Q | D Schneider | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C Mottram | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| | C Johnstone | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | C Johnstone | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | J Lapidus | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kuhárszky | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | C Johnstone | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 15 | C Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Brown | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | V Amaya | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | C Mottram | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 11 | B Teacher | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Glickstein | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | B Teacher | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | R Frawley | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 11 | B Teacher | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Simonsson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | W Scanlon | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | S Simonsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Palin | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | L Palin | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Miller | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | R Evett | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Wilander | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| | S Birner | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | S Birner | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Panatta | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fagel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | S Birner | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Lopez-Maeso | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | N Odizor | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | 7 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hooper | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | C Hooper | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | R Simpson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | R Simpson | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Hocevar | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Hocevar | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Hocevar | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | F González | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S McCain | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Simpson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Dowlen | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Edmondson | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| | J Nyström | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | Q | D Dowlen | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | R Krishnan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Jarrett | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | H Sundström | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Edmondson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Soares | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Soares | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 12 | M Edmondson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Edmondson | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | R Tanner | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | 14 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Buehning | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | F Buehning | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Estep | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Austin | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Q | V Amritraj | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Portes | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Portes | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Q | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Amritraj | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Tanner | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Casal | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | B Fritz | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmid | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | T Šmid | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Derlin | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | B Derlin | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Pirow | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | V Gerulaitis | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Gerulaitis | 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 | 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 |
| 6 | E Mayer | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ti Gullikson | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 6 | E Mayer | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Drewett | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Doohan | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Mayer | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | L Stefanki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Stefanki | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | A Cortes | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | Q | L Stefanki | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | E Fromm | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Ball | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Mayer | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Góes | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Denton | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Lewis | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Bates | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | C Lewis | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | S van der Merwe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Denton | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | Q | S van der Merwe | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | S Denton | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Denton | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| LL | R Meyer | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Lutz | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | P McNamee | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doyle | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Boileau | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | B Boileau | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Feaver | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Fancutt | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | T Tulasne | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gitlin | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | Q | D Gitlin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Q | D Gitlin | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | K Warwick | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | J Alexander | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Myburg | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |