1982 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1982 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	John McEnroe
Final score	6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 to Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

John McEnroe (Final)

Ivan Lendl (Champion)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	John McEnroe	5	6	2	7^10	6
		Bill Scanlon	7	4	6	6^8	4
										1	John McEnroe	6	6	7^9
											Eddie Dibbs	4	4	6^7
		Tomáš Šmíd	4	6^5	3
		Eddie Dibbs	6	7^7	6
																			1	John McEnroe	2	6	3	3
																			2	Ivan Lendl	6	3	6	6
		José Luis Clerc	7^7	2	2	6	4
		Vijay Amritraj	6^4	6	6	2	6
											Vijay Amritraj	1	0	5
										2	Ivan Lendl	6	6	7
		Wojciech Fibak	1	4	6	6^5
	2	Ivan Lendl	6	6	3	7^7

References

• 1982 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-07)