1982 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1982 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Laura Arraya
Runner-up	Pilar Vásquez
Score	3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Draw	32 (4Q/1LL)
Seeds	8

Marie Pinterová was the defending champion, but she chose to compete in the doubles tournament at Stuttgart during the same week.

Laura Arraya won the title by defeating Pilar Vásquez 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 in the final.^[1]

Key

	Semifinals							Final
		Pam Whytcross	4	0
		Pilar Vásquez	6	6
									Pilar Vásquez	6	4	0
								4	Laura Arraya	3	6	6
	4	Laura Arraya	6	6
	2	Lisa Bonder	1	3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Latham	6	6
		B Remilton	3	2				1	K Latham	7	4	2
		E Inoue	7	6					E Inoue	6	6	6
		S McInerney	5	3												E Inoue	4	1
		E Smylie	6	5	4											P Whytcross	6	6
		H Eisterlehner	4	7	6				H Eisterlehner	4	3
		P Whytcross	7	6					P Whytcross	6	6
	7	M van der Torre	6	2																			P Whytcross	4	0
	3	D Gilbert	6	6																			P Vásquez	6	6
		N Schutte	2	2				3	D Gilbert	6	6	6
		P Vásquez	6	6					P Vásquez	2	7	7
		P Murgo	0	1												P Vásquez	6	6
	Q	Natalya Borodina	6	6	5										Q	M Yanagi	2	2
	LL	E Lightbody	3	7	7			LL	E Lightbody	4	1
	Q	M Yanagi	6	7				Q	M Yanagi	6	6
	5	J Harrington	2	5

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	B Jordan	4	4
	Q	K Brasher	6	6				Q	K Brasher	6	3	2
		L duPont	6	6					L duPont	4	6	6
		S Rimes	4	4												L duPont	4	1
		S Margolin	2	1											4	L Arraya	6	6
	Q	M Schropp	6	6				Q	M Schropp	3	5
		S Solomon	6	4	6			4	L Arraya	6	7
	4	L Arraya	3	6	7																	4	L Arraya	6	6
	8	K Steinmetz	6	1	5																	2	L Bonder	1	3
		P Blackwell	3	6	7				P Blackwell	3	4
		C Jexell	6	3	7				C Jexell	6	6
		B Randall	3	6	6											C Jexell	6	2	4
		T Lewis	6	3	4										2	L Bonder	3	6	6
		B Bramblett	4	6	6				B Bramblett	0	2
		E Okagawa	0	1				2	L Bonder	6	6
	2	L Bonder	6	6

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)