1982 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

No defending champions were declared for this edition, as the 1981 Final match between Jimmy Connors and Guillermo Vilas was cancelled due to rain, with the score tied 5–5 in the first set.

Connors did not compete this year, while Vilas successfully managed to win the title, by defeating Ivan Lendl 6–1, 7–6, 6–3 in the final.

This was the only tournament that Björn Borg disputed in the entire season, and the last one before retiring from professional tennis in January 1983. Borg will eventually reach the quarterfinals, before losing to Yannick Noah in straight sets.

Seeds

Ivan Lendl (final)
Guillermo Vilas (champion)
José Luis Clerc (semifinals)
Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
Peter McNamara (first round)
Yannick Noah (semifinals)
Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
Tomáš Šmíd (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Ivan Lendl	6	1	6

6	Yannick Noah	1	6	1
					1	Ivan Lendl	1	6	3

					2	Guillermo Vilas	6	7	6
3	José Luis Clerc	6	5

2	Guillermo Vilas	7	7

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	I Lendl	7	6
	P Rebolledo	6	2		1	I Lendl	6	6
	H Günthardt	4	6	6		H Günthardt	4	1
	A Gómez	6	2	4						1	I Lendl	6	6
	R Krishnan	1	4							7	B Taróczy	0	1
Q	T Tulasne	6	6		Q	T Tulasne	3	4
	I Năstase	6	4	4	7	B Taróczy	6	6
7	B Taróczy	1	6	6										1	I Lendl	6	1	6
4/Q	B Borg	6	6											6	Y Noah	1	6	1
	F Luna	4	3		4/Q	B Borg	6	3	6
	P McNamee	6	2	5		A Panatta	2	6	4
	A Panatta	1	6	7						4/Q	B Borg	1	2
Q	C Panatta	7	6							6	Y Noah	6	6
	JL Damiani	6	4		Q	C Panatta	6	1	5
	R Frawley	1	2		6	Y Noah	3	6	7
6	Y Noah	6	6

Bottom half

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	T Šmíd	6	6
	M Martínez	1	3		8	T Šmíd	4	3
	C Barazzutti	1	6	4		M Orantes	6	6
	M Orantes	6	3	4						M Orantes	0	3
	J Higueras	6	6						3	JL Clerc	6	6
	R Gehring	3	3			J Higueras	6	5
	G Ocleppo	2	5		3	JL Clerc	7	7
3	JL Clerc	6	7										3	JL Clerc	6	5
5	P McNamara	3	2										2	G Vilas	7	7
	P Elter	6	6			P Elter	4	5
	P Arraya	3	7	6		P Arraya	6	7
Q	J Arias	6	6	3						P Arraya	1	1
	A Maurer	3	3						2	G Vilas	6	6
	S Glickstein	6	6			S Glickstein	4	3
	C Lewis	1	1		2	G Vilas	6	6
2	G Vilas	6	6

References

"Tournament – Past Champions". Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Retrieved 14 February 2022. 1982: Guillermo VIlas
"Vilas ganó el torneo de Montecarlo al vencer a Lendl" [Vilas win the Monte Carlo tournament by beating Lendl]. El País (in Spanish). Monte Carlo. EFE. 12 April 1982. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"1982: Vilas Campeón en Montecarlo" [1982: Vilas, Champion at Monte Carlo]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Vilas Beats Lendl". The New York Times. Associated Press. 12 April 1982. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Borg decides not to come back". The New York Times. 24 January 1983. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
Leavy, Jane (29 October 1983). "Bjorn Borg at 27: Retiring Early and Sleeping Well". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Björn Borg: "Perdí la motivación y por eso me retiré con tan sólo 26 años"" [Björn Borg: I've lost my motivation. That's why I retired at only 26 years old]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 27 March 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Borg, eliminado del 'open' de Montecarlo" [Borg, eliminated at the Monte Carlo Open]. El País (in Spanish). 8 April 1982. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Noah Beats Borg for First Time to Gain Semifinals in Monte Carlo Tennis". The Washington Post. 9 April 1982. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
Merlin, Olivier (10 April 1982). "Tournoi de Monte-Carlo Noah bat un Borg méconnaissable" [Monte Carlo tournament: Borg defeated an unrecognaisable Borg]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
Crocker, Catherine (8 April 1982). "Bjorn Borg's return to competitive tennis was stymied Thursday..." Monte Carlo. United Press International. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

External links

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1982 Grand Prix (tennis)