# South African Open 1982

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/atp_archive:6815/south-african-open?season=1982
Tour: ATP

Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1982 South African Open, defeating Guillermo Vilas 7-6 6-2 4-6 7-6 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 22 to November 28, 1982. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1982-11-22
- End date: 1982-11-28

## Champion
- Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis
- Runner-up: Guillermo Vilas
- Final score: 7-6 6-2 4-6 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Guillermo Vilas 7-6 6-2 4-6 7-6

### SF
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Andres Gomez 3-6 6-1 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas def. Kevin Curren 7-5 6-3

### QF
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Johan Kriek 6-4 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas def. Brian Gottfried 6-3 7-6
- Andres Gomez def. Jose Higueras 7-5 6-3
- Kevin Curren def. Jose Luis Clerc 6-1 6-4

### R16
- Jose Higueras def. Hans Gildemeister 6-1 6-0
- Jose Luis Clerc def. Freddie Sauer 6-2 6-4
- Johan Kriek def. Shlomo Glickstein 3-6 7-6 9-7
- Kevin Curren def. Claudio Panatta 6-3 6-1
- Brian Gottfried def. Buster C Mottram 6-3 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Derek Tarr 6-3 6-4
- Andres Gomez def. Danie Visser 3-6 6-1 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas def. Pat Dupre 6-1 6-4

### R32
- Pat Dupre def. Robbie Venter 1-6 6-4 6-3
- Kevin Curren def. Sandy Mayer 6-3 6-2
- Freddie Sauer def. Jeff Borowiak 3-6 6-4 7-5
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Michael Robertson 6-3 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas def. Nick Saviano 6-1 6-2
- Claudio Panatta def. Denys Maasdorp 6-0 6-4
- Brian Gottfried def. Eddie Edwards 5-7 6-2 15-13
- Johan Kriek def. Heinz Gunthardt 7-6 6-1
- Jose Higueras def. Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-0
- Andres Gomez def. John Sadri 4-6 7-6 6-2
- Buster C Mottram def. Victor Pecci 6-0 6-3
- Danie Visser def. Schalk Van Der Merwe 6-3 6-4
- Derek Tarr def. Richard Lewis 6-4 6-7 6-3
- Shlomo Glickstein def. Fritz Buehning 6-3 6-1
- Hans Gildemeister def. Andreas Maurer 2-6 6-3 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc def. Bernard Boileau 6-2 2-6 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
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