# 1982 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 against Gene Mayer.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* John McEnroe (champion)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
* Gene Mayer (final)
* Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
* Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals)
* Steve Denton (semifinals)
* Mark Edmondson (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gene Mayer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gene Mayer | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Gene Mayer | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Denton | 3 | 1 | | 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Guan | 0 | 3 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frawley | 7 | 7 | | | J Frawley | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Letcher | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | E Teltscher | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 7 | 1 | 4 | | P McNamee | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rennert | 3 | 3 | | 6 | E Teltscher | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | W Masur | 3 | 4 | | 4 | G Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 7 | | M Mitchell | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Alexander | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Carter | 3 | 3 | | | J Alexander | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Royer | 3 | 4 | | 8 | M Edmondson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | S Denton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Whitecross | 1 | 6 | | 7 | S Denton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 7 | | | T Waltke | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Case | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | S Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Gilbert | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Cash | 3 | 7 | 7 | | P Cash | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | B Gilbert | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Gerulaitis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Denton | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| | C Miller | 3 | 3 | | 5 | P McNamara | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 2 | 3 | | | B Drewett | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P McNamara | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | C Mayotte | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Johnstone | 6 | 5 | 6 | | C Johnstone | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley | 3 | 4 | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |