1982 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles
# 1982 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.

Vitas Gerulaitis won the title, defeating Lendl in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3.

## Seeds

* John McEnroe (semifinals)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals, defaulted)
* Ivan Lendl (final)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
* Gene Mayer (first round)
* Mats Wilander (third round)
* Mark Edmondson (first round)
* Steve Denton (quarterfinals)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Chip Hooper (second round)
* Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
* Wojtek Fibak (first round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (third round)
* Tim Gullikson (third round)
* Henri Leconte (quarterfinals)
* Eric Fromm (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | DEF | | 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 2 | 1 | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Avendaño | 6 | 6 | | | J Avendaño | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Génois | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Michibata | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 5 | | | G Michibata | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Pate | 4 | 3 | | 9 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 7 | 6 |
| 15 | H Leconte | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | H Leconte | 6 | 2 |
| | J Potier | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Estep | 1 | 2 | | | S McCain | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S McCain | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Wostenholme | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Fagel | 6 | 3 | 4 | | M Wostenholme | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Testerman | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Edmondson | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Andrews | 1 | 3 | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Pattison | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Ostoja | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | T Gullikson | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Gurfein | 3 | 3 | | 14 | T Gullikson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | S Glickstein | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Glickstein | 4 | 2 |
| Q | G Holroyd | 6 | 0 | | 11 | S Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dunk | 6 | 4 | | | D Visser | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | S Glickstein | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Gehring | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 6 | | | T Waltke | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Graham | 3 | 4 | | 6 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | S Denton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Picken | 3 | 5 | | 8 | S Denton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nial Brash | 2 | 6 | 3 | | C Kirmayr | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Denton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Gilbert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Cahill | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 7 | 6 | | | M Cahill | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 3 | 7 | | J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | E Fromm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Denton | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | C Hooper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 7 | 6 |
| | M Doyle | 6 | 3 | | 10 | C Hooper | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson | 6 | | | | S Simonsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 2 | r | | | | | | | | S Simonsson | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | H Núñez | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cortes | 6 | 6 | 7 | | A Cortes | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 2 | 3 | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | G Mayer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 6 | 3 | 7 | | G Moretton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Forget | 4 | 4 | | | J López-Maeso | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J López-Maeso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Moretton | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Palin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Sauer | 6 | 6 | | | F Sauer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | L Bourne | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | R Krishnan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Freeman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | R Krishnan | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Iskersky | 4 | 6 | 2 | | S Birner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Birner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | R Krishnan | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Davis | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 6 | 7 | | | J Lapidus | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cash | 5 | 4 | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
