1982 Toronto Molson Light Challenge

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{{TennisEvent|1982|Toronto Molson Light Challenge|

| champ = {{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe

| score = 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5

| type = no

}}

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The 1982 Toronto Molson Light Challenge was a tennis tournament, won by Ivan Lendl 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 against John McEnroe.

Players

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  1. {{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe (final)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McNamara (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors (round-robin)
  6. {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner (round-robin)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher (round-robin)
  8. {{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta (round-robin)

}}

Draw

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis35

| RD1=Semi-finals {{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/07/sports/no-headline-169198.html | title=NY Times excerpt | accessdate=22 November 2014}}

| RD2=Final {{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/08/sports/no-headline-204070.html | title=NY Times excerpt | accessdate=22 November 2014}}

| team-width=175

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McNamara

| RD1-score4-1=2

| RD1-score4-2=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| RD2-score1-1=7

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score1-3=7

| RD2-score1-4=7

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe

| RD2-score2-1=5

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=6

| RD2-score2-4=5

}}

=Group A=

{{4TeamRR-TennisWide

| title-1= 

| title-2=RR W–L

| title-3=Set W–L

| title-4=Game W–L

| title-5=Standings

| team-1-abbrev={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| team-1={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| match-w/l-1=3-0

| set-w/l-1=6-0

| game-w/l-1=36-20

| standings-1=1

| team-2-abbrev={{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McNamara

| team-2={{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McNamara

| match-w/l-2=2-1

| set-w/l-2=4-4

| game-w/l-2=41-37

| standings-2=2

| team-3-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| team-3={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| match-w/l-3=1–2

| set-w/l-3=3-4

| game-w/l-3=32-32

| standings-3=3

| team-4-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher

| team-4={{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher

| match-w/l-4=0–3

| set-w/l-4=1-6

| game-w/l-4=22-42

| standings-4=4

|color-row-1= | 1v2=6-4, 6–4 |1v3=6–4, 6–3 {{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/05/sports/lendl-defeats-connors-fo-r-first-time-6-4-6-3.html| title=NY Times 'Lendl Defeats Connors For First Time, 6-4, 6-3' | accessdate=22 November 2014}} |1v4=6–3, 6–2

|color-row-2= |2v1=4–6, 4–6 | 2v3=6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |2v4=6–7, 6–4, 6–1

|color-row-3= |3v1=4–6, 3–6 |3v2=3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | 3v4=6–3, 6–2

|color-row-4= |4v1=3–6, 2–6 |4v2=7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |4v3=3–6, 2–6

}}

=Group B=

{{4TeamRR-TennisWide

| title-1= 

| title-2=RR W–L

| title-3=Set W–L

| title-4=Game W–L

| title-5=Standings

| team-1-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe

| team-1={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe

| match-w/l-1=3-0

| set-w/l-1=6-0

| game-w/l-1=38-21

| standings-1=1

| team-2-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis

| team-2={{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis

| match-w/l-2=2-1

| set-w/l-2=4-3

| game-w/l-2=40-35

| standings-2=2

| team-3-abbrev={{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner

| team-3={{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner

| match-w/l-3=1–2

| set-w/l-3=3-4

| game-w/l-3=34-36

| standings-3=3

| team-4-abbrev={{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta

| team-4={{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta

| match-w/l-4=0–3

| set-w/l-4=0-6

| game-w/l-4=17-37

| standings-4=4

|color-row-1= | 1v2=7-6, 7–5 |1v3=6–3, 6–2 |1v4=6–3, 6-2

|color-row-2= |2v1=6–7, 5–7 | 2v3=7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |2v4=6–2, 6–3

|color-row-3= |3v1=3–6, 2–6| 3v2=6–7, 6–4, 4–6 | 3v4=6–2, 7–5

|color-row-4= |4v1=3–6, 2–6|4v2=2–6, 3–6 |4v3=2–6, 5–7}}

References