title: 1982 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles
text: # 1982 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles
  
  Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.
  
  Vitas Gerulaitis won the title, defeating Lendl in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * John McEnroe (semifinals)
  * Jimmy Connors (semifinals, defaulted)
  * Ivan Lendl (final)
  * Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
  * Gene Mayer (first round)
  * Mats Wilander (third round)
  * Mark Edmondson (first round)
  * Steve Denton (quarterfinals)
  * Tim Mayotte (second round)
  * Chip Hooper (second round)
  * Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
  * Wojtek Fibak (first round)
  * Ramesh Krishnan (third round)
  * Tim Gullikson (third round)
  * Henri Leconte (quarterfinals)
  * Eric Fromm (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John McEnroe | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | DEF | | 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Jimmy Connors | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Saviano | 2 | 1 | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Avendaño | 6 | 6 | | | J Avendaño | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Génois | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | G Michibata | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Michibata | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | W Masur | 6 | 5 | | | G Michibata | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Pate | 4 | 3 | | 9 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 7 | 6 |
  | 15 | H Leconte | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | H Leconte | 6 | 2 |
  | | J Potier | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Estep | 1 | 2 | | | S McCain | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S McCain | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Wostenholme | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Wostenholme | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | R Fagel | 6 | 3 | 4 | | M Wostenholme | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Testerman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Testerman | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Edmondson | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Andrews | 1 | 3 | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Pattison | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pattison | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | M Ostoja | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | T Gullikson | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Krulevitz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Gurfein | 3 | 3 | | 14 | T Gullikson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | S Glickstein | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Glickstein | 4 | 2 |
  | Q | G Holroyd | 6 | 0 | | 11 | S Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Dunk | 6 | 4 | | | D Visser | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Visser | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | S Glickstein | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Gehring | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | T Waltke | 6 | 6 | | | T Waltke | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Graham | 3 | 4 | | 6 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | S Denton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Picken | 3 | 5 | | 8 | S Denton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Nial Brash | 2 | 6 | 3 | | C Kirmayr | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Kirmayr | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Denton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | B Gilbert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Cahill | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Cahill | 7 | 6 | | | M Cahill | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 3 | 7 | | J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | E Fromm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Denton | 6 | 3 |
  | 10 | C Hooper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 7 | 6 |
  | | M Doyle | 6 | 3 | | 10 | C Hooper | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Simonsson | 6 | | | | S Simonsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Järryd | 2 | r | | | | | | | | S Simonsson | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | H Núñez | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Cortes | 6 | 6 | 7 | | A Cortes | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Acuña | 2 | 3 | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | G Mayer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Moretton | 6 | 3 | 7 | | G Moretton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Forget | 4 | 4 | | | J López-Maeso | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J López-Maeso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Moretton | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | L Palin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Sauer | 6 | 6 | | | F Sauer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Bourne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | L Bourne | 4 | 2 |
  | 13 | R Krishnan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | M Freeman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | R Krishnan | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Iskersky | 4 | 6 | 2 | | S Birner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Birner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | R Krishnan | 5 | 0 | | | | |
  | | M Davis | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Lapidus | 6 | 7 | | | J Lapidus | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cash | 5 | 4 | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  