Women's singles
1982 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
Champion	Virginia Ruzici
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Score	6–2, 6–0
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Top-seed Virginia Ruzici won the final and $24,000 first prize money by defeating seventh-seeded Helena Suková in the final.^[1]

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.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Virginia Ruzici	7	6
		Michelle Torres	5	2
								1	Virginia Ruzici	6	6
								4	Bonnie Gadusek	2	0
	4	Bonnie Gadusek	6	6
	8	Lee Duk-hee	2	0
															1	Virginia Ruzici	6	6
															7	Helena Suková	2	0
	7	Helena Suková	6	6
	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	6	1	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	1r
		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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	0r											2	K Rinaldi	6	6
		E Burgin	6	3					E Burgin	1	4
								2	K Rinaldi	6	6