Women's singles
1982 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Chris Evert defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1982 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open singles title and her 14th major singles title overall, completing the career Grand Slam.

The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	10	Anne Smith	2	1
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
								5	Pam Shriver	2	4
	4	Wendy Turnbull	7	3	3
	5	Pam Shriver	6	6	6
															1	Martina Navratilova	3	6	3
															2	Chris Evert	6	2	6
		Eva Pfaff	5	1
	3	Andrea Jaeger	7	6
								3	Andrea Jaeger	1	0
								2	Chris Evert	6	6
	9	Billie Jean King	2	2
	2	Chris Evert	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	6
		I Budařová	6	6					I Budařová	1	2
		S Barker	3	2											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		J Mundel	6	6											15	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	4
	Q	P Smith	1	2					J Mundel	1	6
		K Latham	1	0				15	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	7
	15	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6																		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	10	A Smith	3	6	6																	10	A Smith	2	1
		L Antonoplis	6	4	3			10	A Smith	6	6
	Q	M Maleeva	6	6				Q	M Maleeva	2	2
	Q	S Acker	3	3											10	A Smith	6	6
		S Walsh	6	1	6											S Walsh	3	1
		B Norton	3	6	3				S Walsh	6	6
								8	M Jaušovec	4	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	W Turnbull	6	6
		D Fromholtz	7	6					D Fromholtz	2	0
	Q	A Tobin	6	4											4	W Turnbull	7	6
		W White	2	6	6										14	R Fairbank	6	4
		B Hallquist	6	4	1				W White	3	1
	Q	C Jolissaint	6	4				14	R Fairbank	6	6
	14	R Fairbank	7	6																		4	W Turnbull	6	6	6
																						5	P Shriver	7	3	3
								5	P Shriver	6	6
	Q	R Tomanová	7	6				Q	R Tomanová	1	1
		A Kiyomura	6	2											5	P Shriver	6	3
		L Allen	6	7												L Allen	3	0	r
		A White	4	6					L Allen	6	6
		E Sayers	3	6				11	A Leand	4	3
	11	A Leand	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	12	Z Garrison	4	2
		J Durie	6	6					J Durie	6	6	6
		C Vanier	6	7					C Vanier	2	7	1
		N Yeargin	1	6												J Durie	6	4	1
		E Pfaff	6	6												E Pfaff	2	6	6
		S Mascarin	2	3					E Pfaff	3	6	6
								6	H Mandlíková	6	2	0
																							E Pfaff	5	1
	13	E Cawley	3	6	6																	3	A Jaeger	7	6
		C Monteiro	6	3	4			13	E Cawley	6	4	5
		C Reynolds	3	6	6				C Reynolds	2	6	7
		S Leo	6	3	3											C Reynolds	2	0
		A Moulton	6	6											3	A Jaeger	6	6
		C Benjamin	4	0					A Moulton	4	4
								3	A Jaeger	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	B Potter	7	6
		B Stöve	6	7					B Stöve	5	3
		M Mesker	4	6											7	B Potter	4	2
		P Delhees	2	6	7										9	B J King	6	6
		Y Vermaak	6	2	6				P Delhees	1	6	5
		J Preyer	3	6	2			9	B J King	6	4	7
	9	B J King	6	4	6																	9	B J King	2	2
	16	H Suková	6	4	5																	2	C Evert	6	6
		A Minter	3	6	7				A Minter	6	2	3
		C Tanvier	6	6					C Tanvier	2	6	6
	Q	S Saliba	2	1												C Tanvier	3	2
	Q	C O'Neil	6	6											2	C Evert	6	6
		V Nelson	2	4				Q	C O'Neil	1	1
								2	C Evert	6	6

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

• 1982 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation