1983 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).
McEnroe won 6 titles in the year | |
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Duration | 10 January 1983 – 10 January 1984 |
Edition | 14th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Series (65) * Super Series * Regular Series Team Events (1) |
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Schedule
The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
January
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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24 Jan | Guarujá, Brazil Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D |
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31 Jan | Caracas, Venezuela Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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1983 U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, USA Carpet – $250,000 – 64S/32D |
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February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Dec | Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D |
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19 Dec | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Davis Final Melbourne, Australia – Grass | ![]() 3–2 | ![]() |
January 1984
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | ![]() 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Volvo Masters New York, USA Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6 | ![]() 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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ATP rankings
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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:
John Alexander (1) Auckland Roberto Argüello (1) Venice Pablo Arraya (1) Bordeaux Jimmy Arias (4) Florence, Rome, Indianapolis, Palermo Mike Bauer (1) Adelaide Pat Cash (1) Brisbane, José Luis Clerc (4) Guarujá, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway Jimmy Connors (4) Memphis, Las Vegas, Queen's Club, US Open Marty Davis (1) Cleveland Scott Davis (1) Maui Brad Drewett (1) South Orange Matt Doyle (1) Cologne John Fitzgerald (2) Newport, Stowe Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Basel Sammy Giammalva (1) Monterrey Andrés Gómez (1) Dallas Brian Gottfried (1) Vienna Heinz Günthardt (1) Toulouse José Higueras (3) La Quinta, Bournemouth, Stuttgart Outdoor Thomas Högstedt (1) Ferrara Aaron Krickstein (1) Tel Aviv Johan Kriek (3) Tampa, Bristol, Johannesburg Ivan Lendl (8) Masters, Detroit WCT, Milan, Houston WCT, Hilton Head WCT, Montreal, San Francisco, Tokyo Indoor Wally Masur (1) Hong Kong Gene Mayer (2) Rotterdam, Los Angeles Sandy Mayer (1) Gstaad John McEnroe (6) Philadelphia, Dallas WCT, Wimbledon, Forest Hills WCT, Sydney Indoor, Wembley Peter McNamara (1) Brussels Yannick Noah (3) Madrid, Hamburg, French Open Joakim Nyström (1) Sydney Outdoor Nduka Odizor (1) Taiwan Víctor Pecci (1) Viña del Mar Raúl Ramírez (1) Caracas Pedro Rebolledo (1) Bahia Nick Saviano (1) Nancy Tomáš Šmíd (2) Munich, Hilversum Henrik Sundström (1) Nice Brian Teacher (2) Munich WCT, Columbus Eliot Teltscher (1) Tokyo Outdoor Guillermo Vilas (3) Richmond WCT, Delray Beach WCT, Kitzbüjel Mats Wilander (9) Monte Carlo, Lisbon, Aix-en-Provence, Båstad, Cincinnati, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, Australian Open
The following players won their first title in 1983:
Roberto Argüello Venice Pablo Arraya Bordeaux Marty Davis Cleveland Scott Davis Maui Matt Doyle Cologne Thomas Högstedt Ferrara Aaron Krickstein Tel Aviv Wally Masur Hong Kong Joakim Nyström Sydney Outdoor Nduka Odizor Taiwan Nick Saviano Nancy Henrik Sundström Nice
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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.
Notes
- John McEnroe was the ATP points leader with a points average of 129.92, calculated over all tournaments with at least $25,000 prize money, a 32-player singles draw, and a merit-based entry system.
References
External links
- ATP Archive 1983: Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments
- History Mens Professional Tours
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