1982 South African Open (tennis)

The 1982 South African Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 79th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 November through 28 November 1982. Vitas Gerulaitis won his second consecutive singles title at the event.

Singles
🇺🇸 Vitas Gerulaitis defeated 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 7–6
 * It was Gerulaitis' 5th singles title of the year and the 24th of his career.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried / Frew McMillan defeated 🇮🇱 Schlomo Glickstein / 🇺🇸 Andrew Pattison 6–2, 6–2