1982 Grand Prix (tennis)
Lendl won 14 titles 1982 | |
Details | |
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Duration | January 4, 1982 – January 17, 1983 |
Edition | 13th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Series (65) Team Events (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Ivan Lendl (14) |
Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (19) |
Prize money leader | Ivan Lendl |
Points leader | John McEnroe |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Jimmy Connors |
Most improved player of the year | Peter McNamara |
← 1981 1983 → |
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]
Schedule
The table below shows the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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18 January | Guarujá, Brazil Clay – $100,000 – S32/D16 |
Van Winitsky 6–3, 6–3 |
Carlos Kirmayr | Claudio Panatta Phil Dent |
Raúl Ramírez Marcos Hocevar Manuel Orantes Stefan Simonsson |
Kim Warwick Phil Dent 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta | ||||
25 January | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 |
John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
Jimmy Connors | Vitas Gerulaitis Chip Hooper |
Sandy Mayer Kevin Curren John Sadri Andrés Gómez |
John McEnroe Peter Fleming 7–6, 6–4 |
Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | ||||
Viña del Mar, Chile Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Raúl Ramírez | Zoltán Kuhárszky Peter Feigl |
Kjell Johansson Jaime Fillol Christophe Roger-Vasselin Pablo Arraya | |
Raúl Ramírez Manuel Orantes |
Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez |
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 January | Benson & Hedges Open 1983 Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
John Alexander 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
Russell Simpson | Chris Lewis Rod Frawley |
Dave Siegler Bernard Mitton Broderick Dyke Jeff Simpson |
Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 7–6, 6–3 |
David Graham Laurie Warder | ||||
17 January | Volvo Masters Masters New York, USA Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6 |
Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
John McEnroe | Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas |
Johan Kriek Yannick Noah José Luis Clerc Andrés Gómez |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3 |
Ferdi Taygan Sherwood Stewart |
Grand Prix 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
- 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
- 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
See also
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.
External links
- ATP Archive 1982: Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments Accessed 22/10/2010.
- History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.
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.