1982 WTA Tour
The 1982 Avon Championships World Championship Series was the 10th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 4, 1982, and concluded on December 19, 1982, after 36 events. The Avon Championships World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1982 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
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Duration | 4 January 1982 – 19 December 1982 |
Edition | 12th |
Tournaments | 50 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Avon Championships(11) Toyota Series (29) Non-Tour Events (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles Team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
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Schedule
The table below shows the 1982 Avon Championships World Championship Series schedule.
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
WTA championships |
Avon Championships Circuit |
Toyota Series |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Sep | TV Tokyo Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series (Category 5) $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S Singles | ![]() 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
27 Sep | US Indoors Hartford, United States Toyota Series (Category 4) $125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–4, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ![]() ![]() |
October
November
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Dec | Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, United States Toyota Series (Category 5) $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
13 Dec | Toyota Series Championships East Rutherford, United States WTA Championships $300,000 – Hard (i) – 12S/6D Singles – Doubles | ![]() 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() |
Rankings
Below are the 1982 WTA year-end rankings (December 20, 1982) in singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[1] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1981 | Change |
1 | ![]() |
19.165 | 3 | +2 |
2 | ![]() |
17.526 | 1 | -1 |
3 | ![]() |
12.856 | 4 | +1 |
4 | ![]() |
10.403 | 2 | -2 |
5 | ![]() |
9.783 | 8 | +3 |
6 | ![]() |
9.156 | 7 | +1 |
7 | ![]() |
9.003 | 5 | -2 |
8 | ![]() |
8.699 | 10 | +2 |
9 | ![]() |
8.496 | 9 | = |
10 | ![]() |
8.260 | 6 | -4 |
11 | ![]() |
7.527 | 12 | +1 |
12 | ![]() |
7.097 | 11 | -1 |
13 | ![]() |
6.966 | 16 | +3 |
14 | ![]() |
6.974 | NR | NR |
15 | ![]() |
6.593 | 33 | +18 |
16 | ![]() |
6.343 | NR | NR |
17 | ![]() |
6.218 | 43 | +26 |
18 | ![]() |
5.956 | 25 | +17 |
19 | ![]() |
5.856 | 20 | +1 |
20 | ![]() |
5.677 | NR | NR |
References
- "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 20 December 1982.