1982 Wimbledon Championships


The 1982 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. The tournament ran from 21 June until 4 July. It was the 96th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1982.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1982 championships was £593,366. The winner of the men's title earned £41,664 while the women's singles champion earned £37,500.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's Singles£41,667£20,833£10,417£5,278£3,056£1,667£972£556
Women's Singles£37,500£18,875£9,125£4,222£2,445£1,300£755£428
Men's Doubles *£16,666£8,834£4,166£1,666£834£278£140
Women's Doubles *£14,450£7,226£3,332£1,332£620£200£100
Mixed Doubles *£6,750£3,400£1,700£800£400£0£0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Peter Fleming / John McEnroe, 6–3, 6–2
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith, 6–4, 6–1
Kevin Curren / Anne Smith defeated John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Boys' Singles

Pat Cash defeated Henrik Sundström, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

Girls' Singles

Catherine Tanvier defeated Helena Suková, 6–2, 7–5

Boys' Doubles

Pat Cash / John Frawley defeated Rick Leach / John Ross, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' Doubles

Penny Barg / Beth Herr defeated Barbara Gerken / Gretchen Rush, 6–1, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. John McEnroe '
  2. Jimmy Connors
  3. Vitas Gerulaitis '
  4. Sandy Mayer '
  5. Johan Kriek '
  6. Gene Mayer '
  7. Mats Wilander '
  8. Peter McNamara '
  9. Andrés Gómez '
  10. Yannick Noah '
  11. Brian Teacher '
  12. Mark Edmondson '
  13. Brian Gottfried '
  14. Roscoe Tanner '
  15. Buster Mottram '
  16. Steve Denton

    Women's singles

  17. Martina Navratilova
  18. Chris Evert Lloyd '
  19. Tracy Austin '
  20. Andrea Jaeger '
  21. Hana Mandlíková '
  22. Wendy Turnbull '
  23. Pam Shriver '
  24. Mima Jaušovec '
  25. Sylvia Hanika '
  26. Barbara Potter '
  27. Bettina Bunge '
  28. Billie Jean King '
  29. Anne Smith '
  30. Andrea Leand '
  31. Virginia Ruzici '
  32. Evonne Goolagong Cawley