# 1982 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

The 1982 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1982 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from July 12 through July 18, 1982. The draw comprised 64 players and 16 of them were seeded. José Luis Clerc was the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships singles champion but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the title by defeating seventh-seeded Mel Purcell in the final, 6–4, 6–0.

## Seeds

    01. Guillermo Vilas (champion)
    02. Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
    03. Eliot Teltscher (third round)
    04. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
    05. Raúl Ramírez (first round)
    06. Eddie Dibbs (second round)
    07. Mel Purcell (final)
    08. John Alexander (quarterfinals)
    09. Van Winitsky (Third round)
    10. (Withdrew)
    11. José Luis Damiani (first round)
    12. Fernando Luna (semifinals)
    13. Alejandro Ganzábal (quarterfinals)
    14. Erick Iskersky (second round)
    15. Bernard Fritz (first round)
    16. Juan Avendaño (first round)
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 |
| 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Fromm | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Fromm | 4 | 5 | | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | John Alexander | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | John Alexander | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Fernando Luna | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Alejandro Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Alejandro Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | Fernando Luna | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Mel Purcell | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brad Drewett | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Wittus | 6 | 6 | | | Craig Wittus | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Diego Pérez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Jeff Turpin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Tom Cain | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | Bruce Kleege | 1 | 3 | | Q | Jeff Turpin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Cain | 6 | 6 | | | Tom Cain | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Juan Avendaño | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | José Luis Damiani | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Eric Fromm | 4 | 5 |
| | Eric Fromm | 6 | 6 | | | Eric Fromm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Cahill | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Mike Cahill | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danie Visser | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Eric Fromm | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pender Murphy | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | Ángel Giménez | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ángel Giménez | 7 | 5 | 7 | | Ángel Giménez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glen Holroyd | 7 | 6 | | | Glen Holroyd | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John James | 3 | 1 | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Canter | 6 | 6 | | | Jonathan Canter | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Drew Gitlin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tony Graham | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Gilles Moretton | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Gilles Moretton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Gilles Moretton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mario Martinez | 6 | 6 | | | Mario Martinez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tian Viljoen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | Erick Iskersky | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | John Alexander | 1 | 6 |
| | Chris Dunk | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | Erick Iskersky | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | Mark Dickson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Bauer | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | Mark Dickson | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Scott McCain | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | John Alexander | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mike Leach | 6 | 6 | | | Mike Leach | 3 | 7 | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freddie Sauer | 4 | 0 | | 8 | John Alexander | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Dowlen | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Eddie Dibbs | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Delaney | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Jim Delaney | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Davis | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Jim Delaney | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Granát | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | Fernando Luna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | John Hayes | 6 | 7 | | Q | John Hayes | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gonzalo Núñez | 4 | 2 | | 12 | Fernando Luna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fernando Luna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Fernando Luna | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Alejandro Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Alejandro Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | John Ross | 4 | 3 | | 13 | Alejandro Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cary Leeds | 4 | 0 | | | Schalk van der Merwe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schalk van der Merwe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Alejandro Ganzábal | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jay Lapidus | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Zan Guerry | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | Zan Guerry | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Mayotte | 6 | 2 | | 3 | Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Eliot Teltscher | 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 | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alejandro Gattiker | 0 | 2 | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Maurice Hunter | 0 | 1 | | | Derek Tarr | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Tarr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Rick Fagel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Harold Solomon | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Harold Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | Harold Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Brown | 6 | 6 | | | Jimmy Brown | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Bernard Fritz | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Van Winitsky | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Gabriel Urpí | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Van Winitsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Ycaza | 1 | 6 | 5 | | Matt Anger | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Anger | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | Van Winitsky | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Acuña | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Juan Aguilera | 6 | 6 | | | Juan Aguilera | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Meister | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |