1982 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1982 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
in Wimbledon
in London in England. It was the 96th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1982.
Jimmy Connors
defeated John McEnroe
3–6, 6–3, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (7–5), 6–4
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Peter McNamara
/ Paul McNamee
defeated Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
6–3, 6–2
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
defeated Kathy Jordan
/ Anne Smith
6–4, 6–1
Anne Smith
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Kevin Curren
defeated Wendy Turnbull
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John Lloyd 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Pat Cash
defeated
Henrik Sundström
6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–3
Catherine Tanvier
defeated
Helena Suková
6–2, 7–5
Pat Cash
/ John Frawley
defeated Rick Leach
/ Joel Ross 6–3, 6–4
Penny Barg / Beth Herr
defeated Barbara Gerken
/ Gretchen Rush 6–1, 6–4
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
in London in England. It was the 96th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1982.
Men's Singles
Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
defeated
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...
3–6, 6–3, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (7–5), 6–4
- It was Connors's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-LloydChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon title.
Men's Doubles
Peter McNamaraPeter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
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Paul McNameePaul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...
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...
6–3, 6–2
- It was McNamara's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was McNamee's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam ShriverPam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
defeated
Kathy JordanKathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
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Anne SmithAnne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
6–4, 6–1
- It was Navratilova's 16th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.
Mixed Doubles
Anne SmithAnne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
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Kevin CurrenKevin Curren
----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...
defeated
Wendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
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John Lloyd 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Smith's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Curren's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.
Boys' Singles
Pat CashPat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...
defeated
Henrik SundströmHenrik Sundström
Henrik Sundström is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface, with his solid and heavy topspin groundstrokes from the baseline.- Tennis career :Sundström turned professional in...
6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–3
Girls' Singles
Catherine TanvierCatherine Tanvier
Catherine Tanvier is a former tennis player from France, who emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the brightest young talents in the game...
defeated
Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
6–2, 7–5
Boys' Doubles
Pat CashPat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...
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John FrawleyJohn Frawley
John Frawley is a retired Australian tennis player.Frawley twice reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and twice reached the third round of the French Open....
defeated
Rick LeachRick Leach
----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...
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Joel Ross 6–3, 6–4Girls' Doubles
Penny Barg / Beth HerrBeth Herr
Beth Herr is an American tennis player. She became the number 1 junior tennis player in the world at age 16. She was the #1 college recruit in 1985 and went on to play for the University of Southern California where she won the NCAA singles title and team title in her freshman year...
defeated
Barbara GerkenBarbara Gerken
Barbara Gerken is a former American international tennis player who was a quarterfinalist at the 1981 US Open.- External links :* at australianopen.com...
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Gretchen Rush 6–1, 6–4