# 1982 German Open Championships – Singles

Peter McNamara was the defending champion, but lost in the final to José Higueras. The score was 4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 7–6.

## Seeds

    01. Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals, retired)
    02. Eliot Teltscher (third round)
    03. Peter McNamara (final)
    04. Gene Mayer (semifinals)
    05. Balázs Taróczy (third round)
    06. Andrés Gómez (semifinals)
    07. Eddie Dibbs (third round)
    08. Víctor Pecci (second round)
    09. Buster Mottram (quarterfinals)
    10. Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
    11. Wojciech Fibak (third round)
    12. Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
    13. (withdrew)
    14. Chris Lewis (third round)
    15. Heinz Günthardt (third round)
    16. José Higueras (champion)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Andrés Gómez | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Andrés Gómez | 5 | | | 6 | Andrés Gómez | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Peter McNamara | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Peter McNamara | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Peter McNamara | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Buster Mottram | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Buster Mottram | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | Peter McNamara | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | José Higueras | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| 10 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | José Higueras | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Gene Mayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gene Mayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Gene Mayer | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mats Wilander | 2 | 2 | | 16 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano | 5 | 0 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | H Leconte | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Palin | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Lopez-Maeso | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | H Günthardt | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | J Soares | 3 | 6 | 7 | | J Soares | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 4 | 1 | | 15 | H Günthardt | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 0$^r$ |
| 14 | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Gómez | 5 |
| | J García Requena | 2 | 3 | | 14 | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Högstedt | 6 | 6 | 4 | | A Järryd | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | C Lewis | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | H Theissen | 4 | 2 | | | P Dent | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 4 | 5 | | 6 | A Gómez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | P McNamara | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Elter | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | P McNamara | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ismail | 5 | 6 | | | C Kirmayr | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | P McNamara | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Nyström | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | W Fibak | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 6 | 6 | 1 | | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 5 | | 11 | W Fibak | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | W Fibak | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P McNamara | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | C Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Mottram | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Q | H Beermann | 3 | 3 | | 9 | C Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Schwaier | 4 | 4 | | Q | A Cortés | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Cortés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | H Sundström | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | E Dibbs | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | | | A Ganzábal | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 5 | 3 | | 7 | E Dibbs | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Dibbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | B Taróczy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zipf | 6 | 2 | | 5 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Pinner | 4 | 7 | 6 | | U Pinner | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | B Taróczy | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 7 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 10 | T Šmid | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 6 | 7 | 6 | | P Arraya | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lloyd | 3 | 1 | | 10 | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Šmid | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| LL | D Carter | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Mayer | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | F Luna | 6 | 6 | | | F Luna | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-D Beutel | 5 | 2 | | | M Doyle | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doyle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Luna | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Gimenez | 1 | 1 | | | P Složil | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kuhárszky | 3 | 6 | | 4 | G Mayer | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Hocevar | 4 | 2 | | 8 | V Pecci | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Sauer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | F Sauer | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Eberhard | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | F Sauer | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J-L Damiani | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | M Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Ycaza | 6 | 4 | | | J-L Damiani | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barazzutti | 2 | 3 | | 12 | M Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Wilander | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | J Higueras | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 |
| | P Rebolledo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | C Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 16 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Birner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | E Teltscher | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | H Solomon | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Aguilera | 3 | 1 | | 2 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |