1982 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1982 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). On 30 April 1981 World Championship Tennis (WCT) announced its withdrawal from the Grand Prix circuit, which it had been incorporated into since 1978, and the re-establishment of its own tour calendar for the 1982 season. To counter the threat of player leaving the Grand Prix tour for the WCT the MIPTC introduced a mandatory commitment to play at least 10 Grand Prix Super Series tournaments.[1][2]
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Duration | January 4, 1982 – January 17, 1983 |
Edition | 13th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Super Series (29) Grand Prix Series (65) Team Events (1) |
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Schedule
The table below shows the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
Grand Slam events |
Grand Prix Masters |
Grand Prix Super Series |
Grand Prix Regular Series |
Team events |
Total prize money amount for all tournaments comes from ATP.[3]
January
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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18 Jan | Guarujá, Brazil Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D |
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25 Jan | U.S. Pro Indoor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Super Series Carpet – $300,000 – 32S/16D |
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Viña del Mar, Chile Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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February
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December
January
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10 Jan | Benson & Hedges Open 1983 Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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17 Jan | Volvo Masters Masters New York, USA Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6 |
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Grand Prix Standings
1. Jimmy Connors (USA) 3355pts
2. Guillermo Vilas (Arg) 2495
3. Ivan Lendl (Cze) 2313
4. John McEnroe (USA) 2305
5. Mats Wilander (Sue)
6. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
7. José Higueras (Spain)
8. Johan Kriek (South Africa)
9. Andrés Gomez (Ecu)
10. Steve Denton (USA)
ATP rankings
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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
John Alexander (2) Bristol, Sydney Outdoor Jimmy Arias (1) Tokyo Outdoor Mike Bauer (2) Bangkok, Adelaide Pat Cash (1) Melbourne (January 1983) José Luis Clerc (5) Richmond WCT, Venice, Gstaad, Zell am See, São Paulo Jimmy Connors (7) Monterrey, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Columbus, US Open Kevin Curren (1) Cologne Brad Drewett (1) Cairo Pat Du Pré (1) Hong Kong Wojciech Fibak (3) Amsterdam WCT, Bercy, Chicago-2 WCT Jaime Fillol (2) Bahia, Itaparica John Fitzgerald (1) Maui Rod Frawley (1) Adelaide-2 Vitas Gerulaitis (5) Brussels, Florence, Toronto, Melbourne Indoor, Johannesburg Brad Gilbert (1) Taiwan Hans Gildemeister (1) Bordeaux Andrés Gómez (2) Rome, Quito Brian Gottfried (2) Tampa, Vienna José Higueras (2) Hamburg, Indianapolis Erick Iskersky (1) Metz Anders Järryd (2) Linz, Ancona Johan Kriek (3) Memphis, La Costa WCT, Australian Open Ramesh Krishnan (1) Stuttgart Outdoor Jay Lapidus (1) Stowe Henri Leconte (1) Stockholm Ivan Lendl (14) Delray Beach WCT, Genova WCT, Munich-2 WCT, Strasbourg WCT, Frankfurt, Houston, Dallas WCT, Forest Hills WCT, Washington, D.C., North Conway, Cincinnati, Los Angeles-2 WCT, Naples Finals WCT, Hartford Mario Martínez (1) Palermo Gene Mayer (1) Munich Sandy Mayer (1) Cleveland John McEnroe (5) Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley Paul McNamee (1) Baltimore WCT Yannick Noah (3) La Quinta, South Orange, Toulouse Manuel Orantes (2) Bournemouth, Basel Hank Pfister (1) Newport Raúl Ramírez (1) Caracas Pedro Rebolledo (1) Viña del Mar John Sadri (1) Denver Bill Scanlon (1) Zurich WCT Tomáš Šmíd (2) Mexico City WCT, Cap d'Adge WCT Balázs Taróczy (2) Nice, Hilversum Brian Teacher (1) Dortmund Guillermo Vilas (7) Buenos Aires, Rotterdam, Milan, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Boston, Kitzbühel Mats Wilander (3) French Open, Geneva, Barcelona Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland Van Winitsky (2) Guarujá, Hilton Head WCT
The following players won their first title in 1982:
Jimmy Arias Tokyo Outdoor Mike Bauer Bangkok Pat Cash Melbourne (January 1983) Pat Du Pré Hong Kong Rod Frawley Adelaide-2 Brad Gilbert Taiwan Erick Iskersky Metz Anders Järryd Linz Jay Lapidus Stowe Henri Leconte Stockholm Mats Wilander French Open
References
- "Clash of rival tennis circuits results in Borg's departure". Star-News. Apr 16, 1982.
- "Tennis' Alphabet War Continues". The Sumter Daily Item. AP. May 4, 1982. p. 3B.
- "ATP Results Archive". Association of Tennis Professionals.
- http://www.tenniscom.com/setlectura/grandprix.htm
External links
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.