# 1882 U.S. National Championships – Singles

Defending champion Richard Sears defeated Clarence Clark in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1882 U.S. National Championships. Except for the final, each match was played on the best of three sets. Winner of a set was the player who won six games first, no two-games advantage was required. Participation was restricted to U.S. citizens only.

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| Richard Sears | Richard Sears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Rankine | James Rankine | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Rankine | James Rankine | 0 | 4 | Richard Sears | Richard Sears | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Richard Sears | Richard Sears | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Clarence Clark | Clarence Clark | 1 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Clarence Clark | Clarence Clark | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | Clarence Clark | Clarence Clark | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| James Dwight | James Dwight | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Dwight | James Dwight | | | Clarence Clark | Clarence Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Edward Gray | Edward Gray | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Edward Gray | Edward Gray | | | Edward Gray | Edward Gray | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| R Sears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Johnson | 4 | 1 | | R Sears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WE Glyn | 6 | 6 | | WE Glyn | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| FJ Hynes | 2 | 0 | | | | | | R Sears | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| RF Conover | 6 | 6 | | | | | | RF Conover | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| EK Butler | 2 | 3 | | RF Conover | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | W.V.S. Thorne | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | R Sears | 6 | 6 |
| J Rankine | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Rankine | 0 | 4 |
| Miller | 4 | 6 | 1 | J Rankine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| AB Malcolmson | 1 | 6 | 6 | AB Malcolmson | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| CW Brooks | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | J Rankine | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | HW Powell | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | HW Powell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rathbone | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| C Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boit | 3 | 1 | | C Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | RS Codman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | C Clark | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |
| A Rives | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Rives | 3 | 6 | 1 | | |
| T Longwood | 1 | 0 | | A Rives | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Kneeland | 6 | 6 | | Kneeland | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| XA LeRoy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | C Clark | w/o |
| J Dwight | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Dwight | |
| WH Boardman | 1 | 0 | | J Dwight | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| GC Allen | 6 | 5 | 6 | GC Allen | | | | | | | | | |
| FM Carryl | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | J Dwight | 6 | 6 | | | |
| J Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Clark | 1 | 0 | | | |
| X.A. Baillie | 3 | 0 | | J Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| X.B. Baillie | 6 | 6 | | X.B. Baillie | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| WP Metcalfe | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals |
| C Nightingale | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| TS Draper | | | C Nightingale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| F Eldridge | w/o | | F Eldridge | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Roby | | | | | | C Nightingale | 4 | 4 | |
| EH Gray | w/o | | | | | EH Gray | 6 | 6 | |
| RL Agassiz | | | EH Gray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| A Smith | 6 | 6 | A Smith | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| XB LeRoy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | EH Gray |
| | | | | | | | | | bye |