1982 Australian Open
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{{TennisEventInfo|1982|Australian Open|
| date=29 November – 13 December 1982
| edition=71st
| category=Grand Slam (ITF)
| location=Melbourne, Australia
| venue=Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
| surface=Grass
| champms={{flagicon|USA}} Johan Kriek
| champws={{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd
| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander / {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald
| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver
| champbs={{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Kratzmann
| champgs={{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Brown
}}
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|1982 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Johan Kriek defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Kriek's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Australian Open title.
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1982 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
- It was Evert-Lloyd's 13th major title and her 1st Australian Open title.
=Men's doubles=
{{Main|1982 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander / {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Andrews / {{flagicon|USA}} John Sadri 6–4, 7–6
- It was Alexander's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Fitzgerald's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.
=Women's doubles=
{{Main|1982 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde / {{flagicon|FRG}} Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 17th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.
=Mixed doubles=
:The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
=Boys' singles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Kratzmann defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Youl 6–3, 7–5
=Girls' singles=
{{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Brown defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascale Paradis 6–3, 6–4
Prize money
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| width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Event
|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W |width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F |width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|4R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Singles{{cite book|title=World of Tennis|year=1983|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=978-0356093840|editor=John Barrett|page=49}}
|bgcolor=#EDEDED|Men |$72,000 |$36,000 |$18,00 |$9,000 |$5,500 |$3,100 |$1,800 |$900 |
| bgcolor=#EDEDED|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
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Official website Australian Open]
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Category:1982 in Australian tennis
Category:November 1982 sports events in Australia