1982 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Women's singles qualifying
1982 US Open

Main articles: 1982 US Open (tennis) and 1982 US Open – Women's singles

Seeds

1. Elizabeth Gordon (first round)
2. Pilar Vásquez (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Lisa Doherty (second round)
4. Kateřina Skronská (qualifying competition)
5. Tina Mochizuki (second round)
6. Phyllis Blackwell (qualifying competition)
7. Yvette Flu (first round)
8. Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
9. Susan Rimes (first round)
10. Carmen Perea (second round)
11. Laura Bernstein (qualified)
12. Joyce Portman (first round)
13. Heather Ludloff (qualified)
14. Annabel Croft (second round)
15. Pam Whytcross (qualified)
16. Carling Bassett-Seguso (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Sophie Amiach
2. Amy Holton
3. Kate Brasher
4. Germaine Ohaco
5. Laura Bernstein
6. Heather Ludloff
7. Jean Hepner
8. Pam Whytcross

Lucky losers

1. Pilar Vásquez

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Elizabeth Gordon	6	3	0
		Sophie Amiach	3	6	6
									Sophie Amiach	6	6
									Julie Filkoff	2	3
		Julie Filkoff	62	6	6
		Chris Newton	77	4	1
																Sophie Amiach	6	6
															16	Carling Bassett-Seguso	4	1
		Cissie Donigan	3	3
		Bernadette Randall	6	6
									Bernadette Randall	1	5
								16	Carling Bassett-Seguso	6	7
		Shannon Gordon	3	1
	16	Carling Bassett-Seguso	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Yvette Flu	2	4
		Helena Konanz	6	6
									Helena Konanz	6	6
									Jan Blackstad	2	0
		Jan Blackstad	6	6
		Lucila Becerra	4	4
																Helena Konanz	2	4
																Amy Holton	6	6
		Lisa Spain	1	3
		Penny Barg	6	6
									Penny Barg	5	4
									Amy Holton	7	6
		Amy Holton	6	6
	9	Susan Rimes	4	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Lisa Doherty	6	6
		Kate Glancy	1	0
								3	Lisa Doherty	5	2
									Marianne Werdel	7	6
		Marianne Werdel	6	77
		Marcie Louie	1	64
																Marianne Werdel	3	6	3
																Kate Brasher	6	3	6
		Angela Walker	6	4	3
		Kate Brasher	3	6	6
									Kate Brasher	6	0	6
								14	Annabel Croft	3	6	3
		Shandra Livingston	1	5
	14	Annabel Croft	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Joyce Portman	4	0
		Cricket Manuel	6	6
									Cricket Manuel	4	6	6
									Iwona Kuczyńska	6	1	0
		Iwona Kuczyńska	77	6
		Carol Watson	61	4
																Cricket Manuel	4	6	5
																Germaine Ohaco	6	2	7
		Shelby Torrance	5	6	3
		Germaine Ohaco	7	4	6
									Germaine Ohaco	4	6	6
								5	Tina Mochizuki	6	4	4
		Patricia Hy	3	0r
	5	Tina Mochizuki	6	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Phyllis Blackwell	6	6
		Jennifer Fuchs	0	3
								6	Phyllis Blackwell	6	6
									Terry Phelps	4	4
		Terry Phelps	6	6
		Marsha Bladel	0	4
															6	Phyllis Blackwell	3	4
															11	Laura Bernstein	6	6
		Merrilee Keller	0	2
		Ellinore Lightbody	6	6
									Ellinore Lightbody	6	3	65
								11	Laura Bernstein	4	6	77
		Adriana Villagrán	6	5	5
	11	Laura Bernstein	2	7	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Heather Ludloff	6	6
		Elsa Rodríguez	1	4
								13	Heather Ludloff	5	6	6
									Naoko Sato	7	4	4
		Naoko Sato	6	6
		Joni Van Ryck De Groot	3	4
															13	Heather Ludloff	6	5	6
															4	Kateřina Skronská	4	7	2
		Gláucia Langela	4	4
		Amanda Brown	6	6
									Amanda Brown	2	6	3
								4	Kateřina Skronská	6	0	6
		Hélène Pelletier	0	4
	4	Kateřina Skronská	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Carmen Perea	6	77
		Jane Forman	3	63
								10	Carmen Perea	2	1
									Patrizia Murgo	6	6
		Patrizia Murgo	6	77
		Stephanie Hales	1	63
																Patrizia Murgo	4	3
																Jean Hepner	6	6
		Caryn Copeland	4	2
		Jean Hepner	6	6
									Jean Hepner	6	6
									Catrin Jexell	3	2
		Catrin Jexell	6	2	6
	8	Elizabeth Smylie	2	6	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Pam Whytcross	6	6
		Genevieve Greiwe	1	3
								15	Pam Whytcross	6	6
									Cathy Farrell	3	2
		Cathy Farrell	6	6
		Jackie Joseph	3	3
															15	Pam Whytcross	6	6
															2	Pilar Vásquez	4	3
		Jenni Goodling	1	1
		Lucy Gordon	6	6
									Lucy Gordon	2	2
								2	Pilar Vásquez	6	6
		Susana Rojas	2	0
	2	Pilar Vásquez	6	6