# 1982 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Top-seed Virginia Ruzici won the final and $24,000 first prize money by defeating seventh-seeded Helena Suková in the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Virginia Ruzici (champion)
* Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison (third round)
* Bonnie Gadusek (semifinals)
* Pam Casale (second round)
* JoAnne Russell (second round)
* Helena Suková (final)
* Lee Duk-hee (quarterfinals)
* Catherine Tanvier (third round)
* Ivanna Madruga-Osses (third round)
* Dianne Fromholtz (quarterfinals)
* Lisa Bonder-Kreiss (third round)
* Susan Mascarin (quarterfinals)
* Leigh-Anne Thompson (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Virginia Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Torres | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Torres | 5 | 2 | | 1 | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Bonnie Gadusek | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8 | Lee Duk-hee | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lee Duk-hee | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Helena Suková | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Helena Suková | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Dianne Fromholtz | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dianne Fromholtz | 1 | 3 | | 7 | Helena Suková | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | Susan Mascarin | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | V Ruzici | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rollinson | 6 | 6 | | | S Rollinson | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Raschiatore | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | I Madruga-Osses | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A-M Fernandez | 3 | 3 | | | J Mundel | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Doherty | 2 | 4 | | 10 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | I Madruga-Osses | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruzici | 7 | 6 |
| | S Acker | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Torres | 5 | 2 |
| Q | M Bladel | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Bladel | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Villagrán | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Vásquez | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Forood | 4 | 2 | | | P Vásquez | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Casale | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Henry | 6 | 1 | 6 | | K Henry | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Giussani | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Nelson | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | G Ohaco | 3 | 1 | | | V Nelson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pinterová | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | L-A Thompson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | L-A Thompson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | L Bonder-Kreiss | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lee D-h | 2 | 0 |
| | P Smith | 6 | 2 | | 12 | L Bonder-Kreiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 3 | 4 | | | A Henricksson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | L Bonder-Kreiss | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | Lee D-h | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Murgo | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | P Murgo | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Lee D-h | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cummings | 6 | 6 | | | K Cummings | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rossi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Shelby Torrance | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Klitch | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 6 | 6 | | | J Klitch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Thibault | 1 | 6 | 2 | | H Crowe | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | D Fromholtz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Fromholtz | 1 | 3 |
| | M Pazderová | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | D Fromholtz | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Tomanová | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | D Fromholtz | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 2 | 2 | | | D Gilbert | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | J Russell | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vanier | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Vanier | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Neviaser | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Vanier | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Bramblett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | S Mascarin | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 3 | 3 | | Q | B Bramblett | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Norton | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Mascarin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Mascarin | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | C Tanvier | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | M Skuherská | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont | 2 | 6 | 1 | | L Arraya | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | C Tanvier | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | H Strachoňová | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 3 | | | E Burgin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |