1982 Monte Carlo Open
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The 1982 Monte Carlo Open (also known as the Jacomo Monte Carlo Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Monte Carlo Country Club
in Monte Carlo
, Monaco
that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from April 5 through April 09, 1982.
Guillermo Vilas
defeated
Ivan Lendl
, 6–1, 7–6, 6–3
Peter McNamara
/ Paul McNamee
defeated Mark Edmondson
/
Sherwood Stewart
, 6–7, 7-6, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Monte Carlo Country Club
Monte Carlo Country Club
Monte Carlo Country Club is the home of the ATP's Monte Carlo Masters tournament. It is also the base of the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy....
in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix
1982 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1982 Volvo Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:The table below shows the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix schedule ....
. The tournament was held from April 5 through April 09, 1982.
Singles
Guillermo VilasGuillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
defeated
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
, 6–1, 7–6, 6–3
Doubles
Peter McNamaraPeter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
/
Paul McNameePaul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...
defeated
Mark EdmondsonMark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....
/
Sherwood StewartSherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...
, 6–7, 7-6, 6–3
External Links
- ATP Archive 1982: Grand Prix Tour: accessed 17/05/2011.
- Mens Draw Singles:Accessed 17/05/2011.
- Mens Draw Doubles:Accessed 17/05/2011.