1982 Australian Open
| 1982 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 November – 13 December 1982 |
| Edition | 71st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| United States Johan Kriek | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia John Alexander / Australia John Fitzgerald | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Australia Mark Kratzmann | |
| Girls' singles | |
| United Kingdom Amanda Brown | |
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The 1982 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 71st edition of the Australian Open and was held from Monday 29 November through Monday 13 December 1982.
Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Johan Kriek defeated United States Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Kriek's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Australian Open title.
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
- It was Evert-Lloyd's 13th major title and her 1st Australian Open title.
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia John Alexander / Australia John Fitzgerald defeated United States Andy Andrews / United States John Sadri 6–4, 7–6
- It was Alexander's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Fitzgerald's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde / West Germany Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 17th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Australia Mark Kratzmann defeated Australia Simon Youl 6–3, 7–5
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]United Kingdom Amanda Brown defeated France Pascale Paradis 6–3, 6–4
Prize money
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles[1] | Men | $72,000 | $36,000 | $18,00 | $9,000 | $5,500 | $3,100 | $1,800 | $900 |
| Women | $40,000 | $22,000 | $13,437 | $7,200 | – | $4,100 | $2,400 | $1,300 | |
Total prize money for the men's events was $450,000. Total prize money for the women's events was $350,000.
References
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