# 1982 Transamerica Open – Singles

Eliot Teltscher was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to John McEnroe.
McEnroe won the title by defeating Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (final)
* John McEnroe (champion)
* Eliot Teltscher (semifinals)
* Sandy Mayer (semifinals)
* Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
* Brian Teacher (quarterfinals)
* Chip Hooper (second round)
* Mel Purcell (first 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 |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Sandy Mayer | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Sandy Mayer | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Eliot Teltscher | 3 | 4 | | 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ti Gullikson | 6 | 2 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doyle | 4 | 6 | 1 | | V Van Patten | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J Arias | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 3 | 6 | 7 | | J Arias | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | C Hooper | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Hooper | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Mayer | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | J Soares | 3 | 1 | | 4 | S Mayer | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Holmes | 5 | 3 | | | J Borowiak | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Teacher | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 4 | 7 | 3 | | R Tanner | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Iskersky | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | B Teacher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Teacher | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 8 | M Purcell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | T Mayotte | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Cash | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Mayotte | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | E Teltscher | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Rennert | 4 | 4 | | | M Cahill | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne | 1 | 0 | | 3 | E Teltscher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Teltscher | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| | S Davis | 4 | 2 | | 5 | J Kriek | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Buehning | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Buehning | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gilbert | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P DuPré | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Lewis | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Strode | 1 | 3 | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |