Martina Navratilova defeated defending champion Chris Evert Lloyd in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her third Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall. It was the first of nine consecutive years that Navratilova would reach the Wimbledon singles final, winning seven of those finals.

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley was seeded 16th at the request of the Women's Tennis Association, in recognition of her having won the tournament at her last appearance, before taking maternity leave from the tour. All sixteen seeded players were granted byes in the first round, the last time byes were used in the ladies' championship.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
		JoAnne Russell	3	4
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
								11	Bettina Bunge	2	2
	13	Anne Smith	3	6	0
	11	Bettina Bunge	6	2	6
															1	Martina Navratilova	6	3	6
															2	Chris Evert Lloyd	1	6	2
	12	Billie Jean King	3	6	6
	3	Tracy Austin	6	4	2
								12	Billie Jean King	6	6	3
								2	Chris Evert Lloyd	7	2	6
	10	Barbara Potter	2	1
	2	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Navratilova	6	6
	WC	E Jones	2	6	4				E Norton	3	3
		E Norton	6	4	6										1	M Navratilova	6	6
		L duPont	6	6	7											A White	1	4
		A White	2	7	9				A White	7	6
									A Minter	5	3
																						1	M Navratilova	6	6
	WC	A Croft	6	3	1																	WC	Z Garrison	3	2
		L Romanov	1	6	6				L Romanov	3	6	7
									A Hobbs	6	1	5
																L Romanov	0	4
	WC	Z Garrison	6	6											WC	Z Garrison	6	6
		L-A Thompson	0	2				WC	Z Garrison	6	6
								16	E Goolagong Cawley	4	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	S Hanika	6	6
	WC	S Walpole	0	2					P Smith	2	4
		P Smith	6	6											9	S Hanika	6	6
																A Temesvári	2	2
									R Tomanová	4	6	5
		A Temesvári	7	7					A Temesvári	6	3	7
		D Desfor	6	6																		9	S Hanika	4	7	3
																							J Russell	6	6	6
									R Casals	6	2
		P Casale	6	6					P Casale	7	6
		K Horvath	4	1												P Casale	6	6	4
		S Mascarin	6	5	2											J Russell	1	7	6
		J Russell	4	7	6				J Russell	6	6	7
								8	M Jaušovec	7	3	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	A Jaeger	4	6	7
		G Coles	6	4	1				D-h Lee	6	4	5
		D-h Lee	4	6	6										4	A Jaeger	6	7
		R Fairbank	6	6												R Fairbank	3	5
	Q	S Rollinson	3	2					R Fairbank	6	6
								WC	E Lightbody	0	4
																						4	A Jaeger	4	2
																						13	A Smith	6	6
									C Vanier	6	7	7
	Q	B Remilton	3	4					W White	7	6	5
		W White	6	6												C Vanier	3	2
		C Monteiro	3	6	3										13	A Smith	6	6
		S Leo	6	2	6				S Leo	4	4
								13	A Smith	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	B Bunge	6	7
		C Tanvier	4	6	6				L Allen	3	5
		L Allen	6	4	8										11	B Bunge	6	2
																M Blackwood	3	1r
									M Blackwood	7	7
		J Durie	6	6	2				V Wade	6	5
		V Wade	3	7	6																	11	B Bunge	6	6
		L Bonder	3	3																			C Reynolds	2	3
		B Jordan	6	6					B Jordan	4	4
									P Teeguarden	6	6
																P Teeguarden	7	3	6
	Q	R Blount	6	3												C Reynolds	5	6	8
		C Reynolds	7	6					C Reynolds	6	2	6
								5	H Mandlíková	3	6	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	W Turnbull	6	7
		M Mesker	6	6					M Mesker	4	6
		E Burgin	2	2											6	W Turnbull	6	6
		E Pfaff	7	6												P Medrado	2	4
	Q	E Sayers	6	0					E Pfaff	3	6
									P Medrado	6	7
																						6	W Turnbull	2	3
																						12	BJ King	6	6
								Q	E Gordon	4	2
	Q	T Harford	6	6				Q	T Harford	6	6
		L Antonoplis	2	4											Q	T Harford	7	6	3
		M Pinterová	6	2											12	BJ King	5	7	6
		C Pasquale	7	6					C Pasquale	3	2
								12	BJ King	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	A Leand	5	2
		D Jevans	1	3					C Kohde	7	6
		C Kohde	6	6												C Kohde	4	6	9
		S Barker	0	4												Y Vermaak	6	0	7
		S Walsh	6	6					S Walsh	3	3
									Y Vermaak	6	6
																							C Kohde	3	3
																						3	T Austin	6	6
									K Jordan	6	6
		I Budařová	5	6	5				N Yeargin	3	4
		N Yeargin	7	4	7											K Jordan	6	1	2
		A Moulton	3	6	6										3	T Austin	4	6	6
		H Suková	6	3	4				A Moulton	4	5
								3	T Austin	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	P Shriver	6	6
		S Collins	4	3					K Jones	1	1
		K Jones	6	6											7	P Shriver	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6	7												K Rinaldi	4	1
		S Margolin	2	6					K Rinaldi	6	6
									E Nagelsen	2	3
																						7	P Shriver	2	4
		V Nelson	6	4	4																	10	B Potter	6	6
	Q	M Maleeva	2	6	6			Q	M Maleeva	3	3
									J Preyer	6	6
																J Preyer	4	4
		M Louie	6	3	5										10	B Potter	6	6
	Q	K Steinmetz	4	6	7			Q	K Steinmetz	2	3
								10	B Potter	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	V Ruzici	6	7
		P Delhees	6	6					P Delhees	3	5
	WC	K Brasher	4	2											15	V Ruzici	6	7	7
																S Simmonds	7	6	5
									M-L Piatek	5	4
		K Sands	1	3					S Simmonds	7	6
		S Simmonds	6	6																		15	V Ruzici	7	3	1
		J Klitch	6	3																		2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6	6
		B Hallquist	7	6					B Hallquist	6	3
		A Kiyomura	4	7	0				K Latham	7	6
		K Latham	6	6	6											K Latham	1	1
															2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
									B Gerken	0	4
								2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1982 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation