1982 Player's Canadian Open
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The 1982 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
. The men's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre
in Toronto
in Canada
and was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix
while the women's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium
in Montreal
in Canada
and was part of the 1982 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 9 through August 15, 1982 while the women's tournament was held from August 16 through August 22, 1982.
Vitas Gerulaitis
defeated
Ivan Lendl
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Martina Navrátilová defeated Andrea Jaeger
6–3, 7–5
Steve Denton
/
Mark Edmondson
defeated Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
Martina Navrátilová / Candy Reynolds
defeated Barbara Potter
/ Sharon Walsh
6–4, 6–4
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 hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
. The men's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre
National Tennis Centre (Canada)
The original National Tennis Centre in Toronto was located in the north end of York University's Keele campus next to the Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. Originally the courts were clay, they were later changed to Har-Tru...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and 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 ....
while the women's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium
Jarry Park Stadium
Jarry Park Stadium is a former baseball stadium in Montreal which served as home to the Montreal Expos, Major League Baseball's first Canadian franchise, from 1969–1976. It served as a temporary home until the domed Olympic Stadium was finished and made available to the Expos...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and was part of the 1982 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 9 through August 15, 1982 while the women's tournament was held from August 16 through August 22, 1982.
Men's Singles
Vitas GerulaitisVitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...
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...
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 29th of his career.
Women's Singles
Martina Navrátilová defeated Andrea JaegerAndrea Jaeger
Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982...
6–3, 7–5
- It was Navrátilová's 19th title of the year and the 140th of her career.
Men's Doubles
Steve DentonSteve Denton
Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....
/
Mark EdmondsonMark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....
defeated
Peter Fleming / John McEnroeJohn McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
- It was Denton's 5th title of the year and the 13th of his career. It was Edmondson's 9th title of the year and the 28th of his career.
Women's Doubles
Martina Navrátilová / Candy ReynoldsCandy Reynolds
Candy Reynolds is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983...
defeated
Barbara PotterBarbara Potter
Barbara Potter is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning five singles titles and eighteen doubles titles.-Career:...
/
Sharon WalshSharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to...
6–4, 6–4
- It was Navrátilová's 20th title of the year and the 141st of her career. It was Reynolds' 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career.