1982 Australian Open – Women's singles
# 1982 Australian Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1982 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open singles title and her 14th major singles title overall, completing the career Grand Slam.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

* Martina Navratilova (final)
* Chris Evert (champion)
* Andrea Jaeger (semifinals)
* Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (second round)
* Barbara Potter (third round)
* Mima Jaušovec (second round)
* Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
* Anne Smith (quarterfinals)
* Andrea Leand (second round)
* Zina Garrison (first round)
* Evonne Cawley (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
* Helena Suková (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Anne Smith | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Anne Smith | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Pam Shriver | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Pam Shriver | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Eva Pfaff | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Billie Jean King | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | P Smith | 1 | 2 | | | J Mundel | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham | 1 | 0 | | 15 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | A Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Smith | 2 | 1 |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Maleeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Acker | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Walsh | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | S Walsh | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Norton | 3 | 6 | 3 | | S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Jaušovec | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 7 | 6 | | | D Fromholtz | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tobin | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | W White | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 14 | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | B Hallquist | 6 | 4 | 1 | | W White | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Jolissaint | 6 | 4 | | 14 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Tomanová | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Tomanová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | L Allen | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | |
| | A White | 4 | 6 | | | L Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sayers | 3 | 6 | | 11 | A Leand | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Leand | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Z Garrison | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 6 | 7 | | | C Vanier | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Yeargin | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Durie | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 2 | 3 | | | E Pfaff | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | E Cawley | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 7 | 6 |
| | C Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | E Cawley | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Reynolds | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Leo | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | C Reynolds | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 4 | 0 | | | A Moulton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Jaeger | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Stöve | 6 | 7 | | | B Stöve | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | B Potter | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Delhees | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | B J King | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P Delhees | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Preyer | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | B J King | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B J King | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | B J King | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | H Suková | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | A Minter | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Minter | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | C Tanvier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Saliba | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C O'Neil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 2 | 4 | | Q | C O'Neil | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
