1982 World Championship Tennis circuit

The 1982 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1982. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). On 30 April 1981 WCT announced its withdrawal from the Grand Prix circuit, which it had been incorporated into since 1978, and the establishment of its own full calendar season for 1982. According to WCT owner Lamar Hunt the reasons for the withdrawal were the restrictions placed on them by the Men's Professional Council, the administrators of the Grand Prix circuit.[1][2] The 1982 WCT circuit consisted of a Spring Tour, with nine tournaments, a Summer/Fall Tour, with five tournaments, and a Winter Tour with six tournaments. Each tour segment had its own finals tournament (Dallas, Naples and Detroit respectively).[3] Total prize money, including bonuses, for the circuit was $7,933,000 which represented an increase of approximately $5 million compared to 1981.[3]

1982 World Championship Tennis circuit
Lendl won 11 titles
Details
Duration19 January 1982 – 24 January 1983
Edition11th
Tournaments23
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Ivan Lendl (11)
Most tournament finals Ivan Lendl (11)
Prize money leader Ivan Lendl ($1,349,000)
Points leader Ivan Lendl (481) Spring
Ivan Lendl (920) Summer/Fall
Wojciech Fibak (1,420) Winter
1977
1983

Calendar

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
19 Jan Mexico City WCT
Mexico City, Mexico
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
John Sadri Bruce Manson
Paul McNamee
José Luis Clerc
Balázs Taróczy
Terry Moor
Tony Giammalva
Ferdi Taygan
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 7–5
Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy
25 Jan Delray Beach WCT
Delray Beach, Florida
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Peter McNamara Eliot Teltscher
José Luis Clerc
Paul McNamee
David Carter
Balázs Taróczy
José Higueras
Eliot Teltscher
Mel Purcell
6–4, 7–6
Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy
8 Feb Richmond WCT
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D
José Luis Clerc
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Fritz Buehning Wojtek Fibak
Mark Edmondson
Tom Cain
John Sadri
Peter McNamara
Kim Warwick
Mark Edmondson
6–4, 6–2
Syd Ball
Rolf Gehring
22 Feb Genova WCT
Genova, Italy
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Vitas Gerulaitis Vijay Amritraj
Buster Mottram
Wojtek Fibak
Bill Scanlon
Balázs Taróczy
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd
Pavel Složil
6–7, 7–5, 7–3
Mike Cahill
Buster Mottram
8 Mar Munich-2 WCT
Munich, Germany
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Tomáš Šmíd Johan Kriek
Heinz Günthardt
Terry Moor
Vijay Amritraj
Corrado Barazzutti
Wojtek Fibak
Tomáš Šmíd
Mark Edmondson
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
15 Mar Strasbourg WCT
Strasbourg, France
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
6–0, 7–5, 6–1
Tim Mayotte Terry Moor
Sandy Mayer
John Fitzgerald
Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt
Wojtek Fibak
John Fitzgerald
Wojtek Fibak
6–4, 6–3
Sandy Mayer
Frew McMillan
12 Apr Houston WCT
Houston, Texas, USA
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
3–6, 7–6, 6–0, 1–4, ret.
José Luis Clerc Andrés Gómez
Peter McNamara
Eddie Dibbs
Eliot Teltscher
Mario Martínez
Victor Pecci
Steve Denton
Kevin Curren
7–5, 6–4
Mark Edmondson
Peter McNamara
20 April Dallas WCT Finals
Dallas, Texas, USA
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 8S
Ivan Lendl
6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
John McEnroe Eddie Dibbs
Vijay Amritraj
Bill Scanlon
Tomáš Šmíd
José Luis Clerc
Wojtek Fibak
27 Apr Hilton Head WCT
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Van Winitsky
6–4, 6–4
Chris Lewis Mark Edmondson
Eddie Edwards
Carlos Kirmayr
Nduka Odizor
Tom Cain
Andrés Gómez
Mark Edmondson
Rod Frawley
Van Winitsky
Alan Waldman
2 May WCT Tournament of Champions
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Clay – $300,000 – 64S/D32
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–1
Eddie Dibbs John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc
John Sadri
Brian Teacher
Pablo Arraya
Mel Purcell
Johan Kriek
Tracy Delatte
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Dick Stockton
Erik van Dillen
12 Jul Zell am See WCT
Austria
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
José Luis Clerc
6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Heinz Günthardt José Higueras
Tomáš Šmíd
Bruce Manson
Wojtek Fibak
Pavel Složil
Cássio Motta
Bruce Manson
Wojtek Fibak
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Tony Giammalva
Sammy Giammalva
26 Jul Cap d'Agde WCT
France
Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Lloyd Bourne Drew Gitlin
Carlos Kirmayr
Corrado Barazzutti
Peter Elter
Pavel Složil
Wojtek Fibak
Drew Gitlin
Andy Andrews
6–2, 6–4
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
10 Aug La Costa WCT
La Costa, California, USA
Hard – $300,000 – 16S/8D
Johan Kriek
6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Roscoe Tanner Balázs Taróczy
John Sadri
Guillermo Vilas
Brian Teacher
José Higueras
Kim Warwick
Johan Kriek
Fritz Buehning
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Robert Lutz
Raúl Ramírez
20 Sep Los Angeles WCT
Los Angeles, California, USA
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Ivan Lendl
7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
Kevin Curren Wojtek Fibak
Van Winitsky
Bill Scanlon
Bruce Manson
Terry Moor
Butch Walts
Hank Pfister
Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Andy Andrews
Drew Gitlin
14 Oct Naples WCT Fall Finals
Naples, Italy
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S
Ivan Lendl
6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Wojtek Fibak Johan Kriek
Tomáš Šmíd
Heinz Günthardt
José Higueras
José Luis Clerc
Guillermo Vilas
18 Oct Amsterdam WCT
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D
Wojtek Fibak
7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Kevin Curren Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt
Carlos Kirmayr
José Higueras
José Luis Damiani
Tomáš Šmíd
Fritz Buehning
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Kevin Curren
Buster Mottram
1 Nov Baltimore WCT
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/D18
Paul McNamee
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Guillermo Vilas Jimmy Arias
Kevin Curren
Bill Scanlon
Vijay Amritraj
Mario Martínez
John Sadri
Tony Giammalva
Anand Amritraj
7–5, 6–2
Vijay Amritraj
Fred Stolle
15 Dec Dortmund WCT
Dortmund, Germany
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Brian Teacher
6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Wojtek Fibak Tom Gullikson
Tomáš Šmíd
Mark Dickson
Freddie Sauer
Chip Hooper
Francisco González
Tomáš Šmíd
Pavel Složil
6–2, 6–7, 6–1
Mike Cahill
Francisco González
30 Nov Chicago-2 WCT
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Carpet – $300,000 – 16S/D18
Wojtek Fibak
6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Bill Scanlon Guillermo Vilas
Tom Gullikson
Terry Moor
Harold Solomon
Balázs Taróczy
José Luis Clerc
Vijay Amritraj
Anand Amritraj
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Mike Cahill
Bruce Manson
14 Dec Hartford WCT
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Carpet (i)– $300,000 – 16S/8D
Ivan Lendl
6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Bill Scanlon Balázs Taróczy
Robert Lutz
José Luis Damiani
Mark Dickson
Hans Gildemeister
Jay Lapidus
Dick Stockton
Robert Lutz
7–6, 6–3
Mike Cahill
Tracy Delatte
24 Jan
1983*
Detroit WCT Winter Finals
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S
Ivan Lendl
7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Guillermo Vilas Kevin Curren
Bill Scanlon
Balázs Taróczy
Brian Teacher
Wojtek Fibak
Paul McNamee

* The Detroit World Championship Tennis Winter Finals was played in January 1983 but was part of the 1982 WCT season.

Prize money leaders

Prize money earned at WCT events during the calendar year 1982, excluding the Winter Finals played in Detroit in January 1983.[3]

Rk Name Prize Money
1 Ivan Lendl $1,349,000
2 Wojtek Fibak $487,780
3 José Luis Clerc $454,750
4 Tomáš Šmíd $440,370
5 Bill Scanlon $276,600
6 Balázs Taróczy $171,910
7 Vijay Amritraj $171,425
8 / Johan Kriek $162,000
9 Kevin Curren $160,610
10 John McEnroe $153,750
11 Eddie Dibbs $149,750
12 Paul McNamee $145,925
13 Heinz Günthardt $136,355
14 Brian Teacher $116,750
15 Peter McNamara $105,820
16 Guillermo Vilas $100,425
17 John Sadri $97,500
18 Fritz Buehning $83,160
19 Bruce Manson $73,220
20 Vitas Gerulaitis $72,925

Standings

The 1982 WCT season was divided into three segments, the Spring Tour, the Summer/Fall Tour and the Winter Tour. These are the standings of the top twenty singles players on the WCT circuit for each of these segments.[3]

1982 Spring Tour standings
# Player Points
1 Ivan Lendl481
2 José Luis Clerc320
3 Wojtek Fibak281
4 Vijay Amritraj235
5 Tomáš Šmíd226
6 Peter McNamara215
7 John McEnroe200
8 Vitas Gerulaitis196
9 Balázs Taróczy190
10 Eddie Dibbs170
11 Bill Scanlon151
12 Victor Pecci141
13 Terry Moor136
14 Eliot Teltscher136
15 John Sadri121
16 Carlos Kirmayr120
17 Fritz Buehning115
18 Johan Kriek115
19 John Fitzgerald112
20 Heinz Günthardt108
1982 Summer/Fall Tour standings
# Player Points
1 Ivan Lendl920
2 Tomáš Šmíd780
3 José Luis Clerc750
4 Guillermo Vilas690
5 Johan Kriek640
6 José Higueras500
7 Heinz Günthardt480
= Wojtek Fibak480
9 Roscoe Tanner440
10 Lloyd Bourne420
11 Kevin Curren390
12 Victor Pecci310
13 Balázs Taróczy290
14 Carlos Kirmayr250
= Pavel Slozil250
16 Drew Gitlin240
17 John Sadri220
= Brian Teacher220
= Van Winitsky220
20 Eliot Teltscher210
= Nick Saviano210
= Kim Warwick210
1982 Winter Tour standings
# Player Points
1 Wojciech Fibak1,420
2 Bill Scanlon840
3 Kevin Curren620
= Guillermo Vilas620
5 Balázs Taróczy610
6 Peter McNamee570
7 Ivan Lendl500
= Brian Teacher500
9 Tom Gullikson400
= Tomáš Šmíd400
11 Jose Luis Damiani270
= Mark Dickson270
= Robert Lutz270
14 José Luis Clerc240
= Heinz Günthardt240
16 Vijay Amritraj210
= Harold Solomon210
18 Jimmy Arias200
19 Hans Gildemeister170
20 Terry Moor170

See also

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1982). World of Tennis 1982. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 167–177. ISBN 0356085961.
  2. "Tennis World War Declared". The Evening Independent. May 11, 1981.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis 1983. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 161, 162. ISBN 0356093832.
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