# 1982 WTA German Open – Singles

Regina Maršíková was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Bettina Bunge won the title by defeating Kathy Rinaldi 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (semifinals)
* Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Bunge (champion)
* Andrea Leand (quarterfinals)
* Billie Jean King (second round)
* Kathy Rinaldi (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
* Sandy Collins (first round)
* JoAnne Russell (first round)
* (n/a)
* Kathleen Horvath (third round)
* Bonnie Gadusek (semifinals)
* Kate Latham (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
* (n/a)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Hana Mandlíková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bonnie Gadusek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bonnie Gadusek | 7 | 6 | | 13 | Bonnie Gadusek | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Bettina Bunge | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Bettina Bunge | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lee Duk-hee | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Duk-hee | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Kathy Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Sylvia Hanika | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Andrea Leand | 2 | 5 | | 2 | Sylvia Hanika | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Sylvia Hanika | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Remilton | 6 | 5 | 4 | | L Romanov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Romanov | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | D Jevans | 1 | 1 | | | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 6 | 5 | 6 | | P Medrado | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Collins | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Mandlíková | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Gadusek | 7 | 6 |
| | K Sands | 1 | 1 | | 13 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Minter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 13 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M van der Torre | 7 | 3 | 0 | | M Mesker | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 4 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood | 6 | 1 | | I Budařová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Bunge | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | LA Thompson | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 12 | K Horvath | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | B Stöve | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Björk | 1 | 0 | 12 | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D-h Lee | 0 | 1 |
| | T Lewis | 1 | 3 | | L Arraya | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rossi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | J Durie | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | L Gordon | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | D-h Lee | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D-h Lee | 6 | 6 | | D-h Lee | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | BJ King | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Riedel-Kühn | 5 | 0 | | | M Pinterová | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pinterová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Strachoňová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | R Fairbank | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Margolin | 3 | 6 | 1 | | H Strachoňová | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasquale | 5 | 4 | | 15 | R Fairbank | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Q | K Steinmetz | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | S McInerney | 5 | 6 | | Q | K Steinmetz | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mould | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Mould | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | B Mould | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Neviaser | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Lütten | 5 | 1 | | | N Neviaser | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Jaušovec | 7 | 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 | A Leand | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Lindqvist | 4 | 2 | | | J Harrington | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Harrington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Leand | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Delhees | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Sandin | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Sandin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Sandin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Russell | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Leand | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | K Latham | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 |
| Q | E Ekblom | 6 | 2 | | 14 | K Latham | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rollinson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S Rollinson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | S Rollinson | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Plchová | 0 | 1 | | | R Tomanová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |