# 1982 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

Tim Wilkison defeated Russell Simpson 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the 1982 Heineken Open singles competition. Bill Scanlon was the champion but did not defend his title.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
* Tim Wilkison (champion)
* Steve Krulevitz (first round)
* David Carter (second round)
* Richard Lewis (second round)
* Robert Van't Hof (semifinals)
* Martin Davis (second round)
* Russell Simpson (final)

## Draw

* NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Russell Simpson | 4 | 4 | 4 | | |
| 2 | Tim Wilkison | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Lewis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mohtadi | 6 | 2 | | 1 | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hightower | 6 | 6 | | | R Hightower | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lewis | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | C Lewis | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | R Simpson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Schneider | 6 | 3 | | | K Evernden | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delouie | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | R Simpson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Simpson | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | D Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Van't Hof | 2 | 5 |
| | J Simpson | 4 | 2 | | 4 | D Carter | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | M Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Mitchell | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Stansbury | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | R Van't Hof | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C England | 2 | 4 | | | C Stansbury | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meister | 4 | 2 | | 6 | R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Van't Hof | 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 | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Mustard | 3 | 0 | | 7 | M Davis | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | C Mayotte | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Smith | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Mayotte | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Derlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Bourne | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Siegler | 0 | 3 | | | B Derlin | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | L Bourne | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Krulevitz | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Mayotte | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | R Lewis | 5 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 |
| | O Parun | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | R Lewis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Stefanki | 6 | 6 | | | L Stefanki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lewis | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Stefanki | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Dunk | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Estep | 6 | 4 | 4 | | C Dunk | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Metz | 3 | 3 | | 2 | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |