1982 Volvo International – Singles

José Luis Clerc was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Ivan Lendl.

Lendl won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against José Higueras.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. • # 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (first round)

• # Ivan Lendl (champion)

• # 🇦🇷 José Luis Clerc (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Eliot Teltscher (third round)

• # Johan Kriek (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Peter McNamara (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 José Higueras (final)

• # 🇺🇸 Mel Purcell (quarterfinals)

• # 🇭🇺 Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Eddie Dibbs (third round)

• # 🇦🇺 John Alexander (third round)

• # 🇵🇪 Pablo Arraya (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Fernando Luna (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Paul McNamee (first round)

• # Hans Gildemeister (third round)