ATP Australian Open 1982 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Dec 16, 1982* F Johan Kriek #8 6-3 6-3 6-2 Steve Denton #13 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Dec 15, 1982* SF 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
QF (4)
Dec 13, 1982* QF 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 #273 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
R16 (8)
Dec 11, 1982* R16 Steve Denton #13 7-6 6-3 Jeff Borowiak #50 H2H Match data
Dec 11, 1982* R16 Paul Mcnamee #62 6-3 4-6 6-3 Mike Brunnberg #667 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 #342 6-4 6-2 Wally Masur #287 H2H Match data
Dec 11, 1982* R16 Drew Gitlin #273 6-3 6-4 Damir Keretic #80 H2H Match data
Dec 11, 1982* R16 Brian Teacher #22 6-4 6-2 Phil Dent #51 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
R32 (16)
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Brian Teacher #22 6-2 5-7 6-3 Mike Bauer #195 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Phil Dent #51 5-7 7-6 6-2 Guy Forget #68 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Hank Pfister #33 6-2 7-6 Brad Guan #223 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 John Alexander #34 6-4 7-6 John Fitzgerald #89 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Pat Cash #342 7-5 6-1 Tim Wilkison #43 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Johan Kriek #12 6-1 7-6 Eric Sherbeck #420 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Charlie Fancutt 7-6 6-3 Dale Collings #167 — Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-2 6-2 Bruce Kleege #153 — Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Drew Gitlin #273 4-6 6-1 7-6 Mike Estep #96 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Jeff Borowiak #50 7-6 6-1 Peter Rennert #96 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Steve Denton #13 6-2 7-5 Warren Maher — Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Mike Brunnberg #667 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 #510 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Paul Mcnamee #62 6-4 6-0 Ben Testerman #210 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Damir Keretic #80 7-6 6-4 Tim Mayotte #30 H2H Match data
Dec 8, 1982* R32 Wally Masur #287 6-2 5-7 7-6 Bernie Mitton #130 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Charlie Fancutt 6-3 7-5 6-1 Russell Simpson #59 — 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 #170 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 #210 7-6 7-6 7-6 Peter Johnston #510 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Brian Teacher #22 6-2 6-3 6-2 Broderick Dyke #662 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Paul Mcnamee #62 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-3 Peter Feigl #184 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 John Mccurdy #510 7-5 4-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 Henrik Sundstrom #76 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Dale Collings #167 7-6 6-3 6-4 Craig A Miller #251 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Wally Masur #287 6-3 7-5 6-4 Morris Skip Strode #99 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Bruce Kleege #153 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 Richard Lewis #93 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Hank Pfister #33 6-1 6-2 7-6 Mark Freedman #667 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 John Sadri #39 6-3 6-4 6-2 Mike Gandolfo #300 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Guy Forget #68 6-4 7-5 6-2 Syd Ball #168 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Eric Sherbeck #420 4-6 7-6 7-6 2-6 7-6 Wayne Hampson #174 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Warren Maher 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 Tom Cain #219 — Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Mike Bauer #195 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Harald Theissen #215 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 #51 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-1 6-3 Nick Saviano #94 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Bernie Mitton #130 7-5 3-6 7-6 7-5 Richard Meyer #209 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Mike Brunnberg #667 6-7 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4 Sashi Menon #123 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Mike Estep #96 4-6 4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5 Bernhard Pils #246 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Drew Gitlin #273 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-2 Andy Andrews #97 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Tim Mayotte #30 7-6 6-3 6-2 Francisco Gonzalez #98 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Peter Rennert #96 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 #94 — 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 #79 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Damir Keretic #80 6-4 6-4 6-4 Bruce Derlin #171 H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Brad Guan #223 7-6 6-4 6-4 Laurie Warder H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 Pat Cash #342 6-2 6-2 6-2 John Stoddart H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1982* R64 John Fitzgerald #89 6-3 6-1 6-7 4-6 6-3 Joe Meyers #662 H2H Match data
R128 (31)
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Damir Keretic #80 0-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 Greg Whitecross #161 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 #287 2-6 6-4 7-6 4-6 7-6 Brad Drewett #133 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Tim Mayotte #30 7-6 6-3 6-0 Dave Siegler #147 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 #225 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Warren Maher 6-3 6-4 7-5 Mike Barr #274 — Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Harald Theissen #215 7-5 6-4 1-6 3-6 6-3 Lloyd Bourne #71 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Peter Feigl #184 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 #372 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Rod Frawley #79 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-2 Charles Buzz Strode #136 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Joe Meyers #662 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 #223 6-2 6-4 1-6 6-1 Simon Youl H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Dale Collings #167 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-3 Rand Evett #325 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Andy Andrews #97 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-4 7-5 Victor Pecci #58 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 David Pate 6-4 6-4 6-2 Craig Edwards #365 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Bernhard Pils #246 2-6 7-6 2-6 6-0 6-1 Mark Kratzmann H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Chris Johnstone #94 6-4 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 Fritz Buehning #66 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Russell Simpson #59 7-6 6-4 7-6 Larry Stefanki #137 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Ben Testerman #210 6-1 7-5 2-6 6-3 Ross Case #215 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Mike Brunnberg #667 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 7-5 David Mustard #215 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Syd Ball #168 4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5 Jonathan Smith — Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Phil Dent #51 6-4 6-1 (ret.) Jeff Simpson #96 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Steve Denton #13 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 Tony Giammalva #81 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Eric Sherbeck #420 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 Juan Farrow #227 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Tim Wilkison #43 6-1 7-6 6-1 Ferdi Taygan #246 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Richard Meyer #209 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4 Mark Edmondson #17 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Richard Lewis #93 7-5 1-6 6-2 7-6 Matt Mitchell #84 H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1982* R128 Hank Pfister #33 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3 Cliff Letcher — Match data

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