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1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Jimmy Connors

Draw
  
128 (16Q / 8WC)

Singles
  
men

Runner-up
  
John McEnroe

Seeds
  
16

Final score
  
3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4

Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.

Contents

Some notable player absences in this season's tournament included:

  • Five-time champion Bjorn Borg, who was injured for most of 1982, refused to play after Wimbledon officials required him to play in a qualifier tournament because of his absence from the tour.
  • Ivan Lendl and Eliot Teltscher, citing difficulty playing on grass courts.
  • Guillermo Vilas and Jose-Luis Clerc, both natives of Argentina, in protest over their country's conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands.

    • Seeds

    The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

    Noah's place in the draw was taken by Lucky Loser Richard Meyer (USA).

    Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia
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