ATP Australian Open 1982 Draw, Results & Schedule

Johan Kriek won the 1982 Australian Open, defeating Steve Denton 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 2 to December 16, 1982. The match log contains 94 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Johan Kriek
def. Steve Denton , 6-3 6-3 6-2
Dates
Dec 2 — Dec 16
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1982 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Johan Kriek #8 6-3 6-3 6-2 Steve Denton #13 H2H Match data Dec 16, 1982* F
SF (2)
Steve Denton #13 6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 Hank Pfister #23 H2H Match data Dec 15, 1982* SF
Johan Kriek #8 7-6 7-6 4-6 3-6 7-5 Paul Mcnamee #33 H2H Match data Dec 15, 1982* SF
QF (4)
Steve Denton #13 4-6 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data Dec 13, 1982* QF
Johan Kriek #8 6-0 6-4 6-1 Drew Gitlin H2H Match data Dec 13, 1982* QF
Paul Mcnamee #33 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 Pat Cash #69 H2H Match data Dec 13, 1982* QF
Hank Pfister #23 6-1 6-3 6-7 1-6 7-6 Brian Teacher #19 H2H Match data Dec 13, 1982* QF
R16 (8)
Steve Denton #13 7-6 6-3 Jeff Borowiak #50 H2H Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Paul Mcnamee 6-3 4-6 6-3 Mike Brunnberg H2H Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Hank Pfister #33 6-3 4-6 6-2 John Sadri #39 H2H Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Pat Cash 6-4 6-2 Wally Masur H2H Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Drew Gitlin 6-3 6-4 Damir Keretic H2H Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Brian Teacher #22 6-4 6-2 Phil Dent H2H Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Johan Kriek #12 6-2 6-2 Charlie Fancutt — Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16
Sammy Giammalva Jr 4-6 7-6 6-1 John Alexander #34 — Match data Dec 11, 1982* R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Brian Teacher #22 6-2 5-7 6-3 Mike Bauer H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Phil Dent 5-7 7-6 6-2 Guy Forget H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Hank Pfister #33 6-2 7-6 Brad Guan H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
John Alexander #34 6-4 7-6 John Fitzgerald H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Pat Cash 7-5 6-1 Tim Wilkison #43 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Johan Kriek #12 6-1 7-6 Eric Sherbeck H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Charlie Fancutt 7-6 6-3 Dale Collings — Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-2 6-2 Bruce Kleege — Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Drew Gitlin 4-6 6-1 7-6 Mike Estep H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Jeff Borowiak #50 7-6 6-1 Peter Rennert H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Steve Denton #13 6-2 7-5 Warren Maher — Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Mike Brunnberg 2-6 6-4 7-5 Chris Lewis #35 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
John Sadri #39 7-5 7-6 John Mccurdy H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Paul Mcnamee 6-4 6-0 Ben Testerman H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Damir Keretic 7-6 6-4 Tim Mayotte #30 H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
Wally Masur 6-2 5-7 7-6 Bernie Mitton H2H Match data Dec 8, 1982* R32
R64 (32)
Charlie Fancutt 6-3 7-5 6-1 Russell Simpson #58 — Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Jeff Borowiak #50 6-1 6-4 6-2 Jamie Harty H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
John Alexander #34 6-3 1-6 6-2 6-1 Eddie Edwards H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Steve Denton #13 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 John Frawley — Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Ben Testerman 7-6 7-6 7-6 Peter Johnston H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Brian Teacher #22 6-2 6-3 6-2 Broderick Dyke H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Paul Mcnamee #63 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-3 Peter Feigl H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
John Mccurdy 7-5 4-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 Henrik Sundstrom #76 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Dale Collings 7-6 6-3 6-4 Craig A Miller H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Wally Masur 6-3 7-5 6-4 Morris Skip Strode #99 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Bruce Kleege 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 Richard Lewis H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Hank Pfister #33 6-1 6-2 7-6 Mark Freedman H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
John Sadri #39 6-3 6-4 6-2 Mike Gandolfo H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Guy Forget #67 6-4 7-5 6-2 Syd Ball H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Eric Sherbeck 4-6 7-6 7-6 2-6 7-6 Wayne Hampson H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Warren Maher 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 Tom Cain — Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Mike Bauer 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Harald Theissen H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Johan Kriek #12 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6 Mike De Palmer — Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Phil Dent #52 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-1 6-3 Nick Saviano #89 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Bernie Mitton 7-5 3-6 7-6 7-5 Richard Meyer H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Mike Brunnberg 6-7 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4 Sashi Menon H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Mike Estep #95 4-6 4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5 Bernhard Pils H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Drew Gitlin 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-2 Andy Andrews H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Tim Mayotte #30 7-6 6-3 6-2 Francisco Gonzalez H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Peter Rennert 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 David Pate H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Sammy Giammalva Jr 3-6 6-1 7-5 2-6 6-4 Chris Johnstone — Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Tim Wilkison #43 5-7 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2 Hans Hansson H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Chris Lewis #35 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 Rod Frawley #77 H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Damir Keretic #78 6-4 6-4 6-4 Bruce Derlin H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Brad Guan 7-6 6-4 6-4 Laurie Warder H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
Pat Cash 6-2 6-2 6-2 John Stoddart H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
John Fitzgerald 6-3 6-1 6-7 4-6 6-3 Joe Meyers H2H Match data Dec 6, 1982* R64
R128 (31)
Damir Keretic #78 0-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 Greg Whitecross H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
John Stoddart 6-2 6-3 6-0 Wes Horskins H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
John Sadri #39 6-0 6-1 6-0 David Graham H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Wally Masur 2-6 6-4 7-6 4-6 7-6 Brad Drewett H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Tim Mayotte #30 7-6 6-3 6-0 Dave Siegler H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Henrik Sundstrom #76 6-0 6-7 7-6 6-2 Gerald Mild H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
John Alexander #34 6-3 6-3 6-1 Andy Kohlberg H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Warren Maher 6-3 6-4 7-5 Mike Barr — Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Harald Theissen 7-5 6-4 1-6 3-6 6-3 Lloyd Bourne #71 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Peter Feigl 6-7 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 Ken Barton H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Brian Teacher #22 7-5 6-4 7-5 Mike Leach H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Rod Frawley #77 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-2 Charles Buzz Strode H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Joe Meyers 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-2 John Lloyd — Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Jeff Borowiak #50 6-3 6-4 6-3 Peter Carter H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Brad Guan 6-2 6-4 1-6 6-1 Simon Youl H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Dale Collings 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-3 Rand Evett H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Andy Andrews 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-4 7-5 Victor Pecci #51 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
David Pate 6-4 6-4 6-2 Craig Edwards H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Bernhard Pils 2-6 7-6 2-6 6-0 6-1 Mark Kratzmann H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Chris Johnstone 6-4 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 Fritz Buehning #60 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Russell Simpson #58 7-6 6-4 7-6 Larry Stefanki H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Ben Testerman 6-1 7-5 2-6 6-3 Ross Case H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Mike Brunnberg 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 7-5 David Mustard H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Syd Ball 4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5 Jonathan Smith — Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Phil Dent #52 6-4 6-1 (ret.) Jeff Simpson H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Steve Denton #13 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 Tony Giammalva H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Eric Sherbeck 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 Juan Farrow H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Tim Wilkison #43 6-1 7-6 6-1 Ferdi Taygan H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Richard Meyer 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4 Mark Edmondson #17 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Richard Lewis 7-5 1-6 6-2 7-6 Matt Mitchell #86 H2H Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128
Hank Pfister #33 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3 Cliff Letcher — Match data Dec 4, 1982* R128

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