1982 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

Singles
1982 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Brian Gottfried
Score6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1982 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1982 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 8 November and 14 November 1982. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Jimmy Connors was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after a straight-sets win in the final against sixth-seeded Brian Gottfried, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[1] [2]

Seeds

  1. John McEnroe (champion)
  2. Mats Wilander (first round)
  3. Steve Denton (semifinals)
  4. Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
  5. Brian Teacher (second round, retired)
  6. Brian Gottfried (final)
  7. Shlomo Glickstein (second round)
  8. Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 John McEnroe 6 6
3 Steve Denton 1 4
1 John McEnroe 6 6 6
6 Brian Gottfried 3 2 4
6 Brian Gottfried 7 6
Vincent Van Patten 5 1

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 John McEnroe 7 6
Claudio Panatta 5 2 1 John McEnroe 6 6
Mark Dickson 6 7 Mark Dickson 3 4
Russell Simpson 4 6 1 John McEnroe 6 7
Henri Leconte 6 6 Henri Leconte 3 5
Bruce Manson 2 4 Henri Leconte 6 1
Eric Fromm 5 0 5 Brian Teacher 3 0r
5 Brian Teacher 7 6 1 John McEnroe 6 6
3 Steve Denton 1 6 9 3 Steve Denton 1 4
Anders Järryd 6 4 7 3 Steve Denton 7 7
Victor Amaya 6 6 Victor Amaya 6 6
Q Ramesh Krishnan 3 2 3 Steve Denton 4 7 6
Q Pascal Portes 6 3 4 8 Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 4
Chip Hooper 1 6 6 Chip Hooper 6 1
Tim Gullikson 6 0 2 8 Tomáš Šmíd 7 6
8 Tomáš Šmíd 4 6 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Brian Gottfried 7 6
Mel Purcell 6 3 6 Brian Gottfried 6 6
Nduka Odizor 6 6 Nduka Odizor 1 1
Heinz Günthardt 4 4 6 Brian Gottfried 7 6
Andrew Jarrett 2 2 4 Andrés Gómez 6 2
Tom Gullikson 6 6 Tom Gullikson 7 6 1
Q Randy Druz 4 2 4 Andrés Gómez 5 7 6
4 Andrés Gómez 6 6 6 Brian Gottfried 7 6
7 Shlomo Glickstein 7 6 Vincent Van Patten 5 1
Richard Lewis 5 2 7 Shlomo Glickstein 2 2
Bill Scanlon 4 6 1 Vincent Van Patten 6 6
Vincent Van Patten 6 3 6 Vincent Van Patten 7 6
Q Colin Dowdeswell 7 3 9 Wojciech Fibak 6 4
Roscoe Tanner 6 6 7 Q Colin Dowdeswell 4 4
Wojciech Fibak 6 3 7 Wojciech Fibak 6 6
2 Mats Wilander 2 6 5

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983  : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 25, 27, 104–105. ISBN 0356093832.
  2. ^ "1982 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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