# 1982 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

First-seeded Jimmy Connors was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament, but lost in the final against second-seeded Guillermo Vilas 0–6, 6–2, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (final)
* Guillermo Vilas (champion)
* Gene Mayer (second round)
* Brian Teacher (second round)
* Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
* Mark Edmondson (first round)
* Mel Purcell (second round)
* Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 1 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Buster Mottram | 4 | 4 | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Upper 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 |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Curren | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Curren | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vincent Van Patten | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent Van Patten | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Vincent Van Patten | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Elter | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Elter | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | Stefan Simonsson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Stanislav Birner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanislav Birner | 7 | 6 | | | Stanislav Birner | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joakim Nyström | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Gene Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 1 |
| Q | John Lloyd | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Lloyd | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Gene Mayer | 2 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Sadri | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | John Sadri | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mats Wilander | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mats Wilander | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | John Sadri | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Harold Solomon | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Fritz Buehning | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fritz Buehning | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Harold Solomon | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Scanlon | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Lower 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 | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | Mel Purcell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Junie Chatman | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Junie Chatman | 6 | 4 | | 7 | Mel Purcell | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chip Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chip Hooper | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Chip Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Chip Hooper | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Buster Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Buster Mottram | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Buster Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eric Wilborts | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Wilborts | 5 | 0 | | | Buster Mottram | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Brian Teacher | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Brad Drewett | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Brian Teacher | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brian Teacher | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brian Teacher | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Buster Mottram | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | Pavel Složil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pavel Složil | 7 | 6 | | | Pavel Složil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Alexander | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Frawley | 0 | 1 | | | John Alexander | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Pavel Složil | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tim Wilkison | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Shlomo Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shlomo Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | Tim Wilkison | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Austin | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |