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]
| .jpg.webp) Jimmy Connors was the 1982 Grand Prix No.1 | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 4, 1982 – January 17, 1983 | 
| Edition | 13th | 
| Tournaments | 70 | 
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (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 |  Jimmy Connors (3.355) | 
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Jimmy Connors | 
| Most improved player of the year | .svg.png.webp) Peter McNamara | 
| ← 1981  1983 →  | |
Schedule
    
The table below shows the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
Total prize money amount for all tournaments comes from ATP.[3]
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January 1983
    
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
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| 17 Jan | Volvo Masters New York, USA Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 12S/6D Singles – Doubles |  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 7–5, 6–3 |  Ferdi Taygan  Sherwood Stewart | 
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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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 3rd, 1983.
List of tournament winners
    
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
.svg.png.webp) John Alexander (2) Bristol, Sydney Outdoor John Alexander (2) Bristol, Sydney Outdoor
 Jimmy Arias (1) Tokyo Outdoor Jimmy Arias (1) Tokyo Outdoor
 Mike Bauer (2) Bangkok, Adelaide Mike Bauer (2) Bangkok, Adelaide
.svg.png.webp) Pat Cash (1) Melbourne (January 1983) Pat Cash (1) Melbourne (January 1983)
 José Luis Clerc (5) Richmond WCT, Venice, Gstaad, Zell am See, São Paulo 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 Jimmy Connors (7) Monterrey, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Columbus, US Open
.svg.png.webp) Kevin Curren (1) Cologne Kevin Curren (1) Cologne
.svg.png.webp) Brad Drewett (1) Cairo Brad Drewett (1) Cairo
 Pat Du Pré (1) Hong Kong Pat Du Pré (1) Hong Kong
 Wojciech Fibak (3) Amsterdam WCT, Bercy, Chicago-2 WCT Wojciech Fibak (3) Amsterdam WCT, Bercy, Chicago-2 WCT
 Jaime Fillol (2) Bahia, Itaparica Jaime Fillol (2) Bahia, Itaparica
.svg.png.webp) John Fitzgerald (1) Maui John Fitzgerald (1) Maui
.svg.png.webp) Rod Frawley (1) Adelaide-2 Rod Frawley (1) Adelaide-2
 Vitas Gerulaitis (5) Brussels, Florence, Toronto, Melbourne Indoor, Johannesburg Vitas Gerulaitis (5) Brussels, Florence, Toronto, Melbourne Indoor, Johannesburg
 Brad Gilbert (1) Taiwan Brad Gilbert (1) Taiwan
 Hans Gildemeister (1) Bordeaux Hans Gildemeister (1) Bordeaux
 Andrés Gómez (2) Rome, Quito Andrés Gómez (2) Rome, Quito
 Brian Gottfried (2) Tampa, Vienna Brian Gottfried (2) Tampa, Vienna
 José Higueras (2) Hamburg, Indianapolis José Higueras (2) Hamburg, Indianapolis
 Erick Iskersky (1) Metz Erick Iskersky (1) Metz
 Anders Järryd (2) Linz, Ancona Anders Järryd (2) Linz, Ancona
.svg.png.webp)   Johan Kriek (3) Memphis, La Costa WCT, Australian Open Johan Kriek (3) Memphis, La Costa WCT, Australian Open
 Ramesh Krishnan (1) Stuttgart Outdoor Ramesh Krishnan (1) Stuttgart Outdoor
 Jay Lapidus (1) Stowe Jay Lapidus (1) Stowe
 Henri Leconte (1) Stockholm 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 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
.svg.png.webp) Mario Martínez (1) Palermo Mario Martínez (1) Palermo
 Gene Mayer (1) Munich Gene Mayer (1) Munich
 Sandy Mayer (1) Cleveland Sandy Mayer (1) Cleveland
 John McEnroe (5) Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley John McEnroe (5) Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley
.svg.png.webp) Paul McNamee (1) Baltimore WCT Paul McNamee (1) Baltimore WCT
 Yannick Noah (3) La Quinta, South Orange, Toulouse Yannick Noah (3) La Quinta, South Orange, Toulouse
 Manuel Orantes (2) Bournemouth, Basel Manuel Orantes (2) Bournemouth, Basel
 Hank Pfister (1) Newport Hank Pfister (1) Newport
 Raúl Ramírez (1) Caracas Raúl Ramírez (1) Caracas
 Pedro Rebolledo (1) Viña del Mar Pedro Rebolledo (1) Viña del Mar
 John Sadri (1) Denver John Sadri (1) Denver
 Bill Scanlon (1) Zurich WCT Bill Scanlon (1) Zurich WCT
 Tomáš Šmíd (2) Mexico City WCT, Cap d'Adge WCT Tomáš Šmíd (2) Mexico City WCT, Cap d'Adge WCT
 Balázs Taróczy (2) Nice, Hilversum Balázs Taróczy (2) Nice, Hilversum
 Brian Teacher (1) Dortmund Brian Teacher (1) Dortmund
 Guillermo Vilas (7) Buenos Aires, Rotterdam, Milan, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Boston, Kitzbühel Guillermo Vilas (7) Buenos Aires, Rotterdam, Milan, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Boston, Kitzbühel
 Mats Wilander (3) French Open, Geneva, Barcelona Mats Wilander (3) French Open, Geneva, Barcelona
 Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland
 Van Winitsky (2) Guarujá, Hilton Head WCT Van Winitsky (2) Guarujá, Hilton Head WCT
The following players won their first title in 1982:
 Jimmy Arias Tokyo Outdoor Jimmy Arias Tokyo Outdoor
 Mike Bauer Bangkok Mike Bauer Bangkok
.svg.png.webp) Pat Cash Melbourne (January 1983) Pat Cash Melbourne (January 1983)
 Pat Du Pré Hong Kong Pat Du Pré Hong Kong
.svg.png.webp) Rod Frawley Adelaide-2 Rod Frawley Adelaide-2
 Brad Gilbert Taiwan Brad Gilbert Taiwan
 Erick Iskersky Metz Erick Iskersky Metz
 Anders Järryd Linz Anders Järryd Linz
 Jay Lapidus Stowe Jay Lapidus Stowe
 Henri Leconte Stockholm Henri Leconte Stockholm
 Mats Wilander French Open 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.
- "NOAH BEATS LENDL, ENDING STREAK AT 44". The New York Times.
- 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.







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