1982 Australian Open
Date29 November – 13 December 1982
Edition71st
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong 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

Men's singles

Main article: 1982 Australian Open – Men's singles

United States Johan Kriek defeated United States Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1982 Australian Open – Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

Main article: 1982 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Australia John Alexander / Australia John Fitzgerald defeated United States Andy Andrews / United States John Sadri 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

Main article: 1982 Australian Open – Women's doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde / West Germany Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–2

Mixed doubles

The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Australia Mark Kratzmann defeated Australia Simon Youl 6–3, 7–5

Girls' singles

United Kingdom Amanda Brown defeated France Pascale Paradis 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

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

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0356093840.
Preceded by1982 US Open Grand Slams Succeeded by1983 French Open