1981 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).
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Duration | January 5, 1981 – January 17, 1982 |
Edition | 12th |
Tournaments | 89 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (74) World Championship Tennis (9) Team Events (2) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | John McEnroe (10) |
Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (14) |
Prize money leader | John McEnroe ($991,000) |
Points leader | Ivan Lendl (1571) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | John McEnroe |
Most improved player of the year | Peter McNamara |
Newcomer of the year | Tim Mayotte |
Comeback player of the year | Jeff Borowiak |
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Schedule
The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Dec | Davis Cup Final Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – carpet (i) | United States 3–1 | Argentina | ||
14 Dec | Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
Richard Meyer 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 |
Leo Palin | Hans-Dieter Beutel Florin Segărceanu |
Christoph Zipf Paul Torre Bozhidar Pampoulov Karl Meiler |
Jiří Granát Thomas Emmrich 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Ismail El Shafei Richard Meyer | ||||
Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D |
Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 |
Chris Lewis | Steve Denton Mark Edmondson |
Phil Dent Hank Pfister John Alexander Chris Johnstone | |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Hank Pfister John Sadri | ||||
21 Dec 28 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
Johan Kriek 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
Steve Denton | Hank Pfister Mark Edmondson |
Kim Warwick Shlomo Glickstein Tim Mayotte Peter McNamara |
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Hank Pfister John Sadri |
January 1982
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists
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11 Jan | Volvo Masters New York, U.S. Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
Ivan Lendl 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4. |
Vitas Gerulaitis | Eliot Teltscher John McEnroe |
Round Robin Roscoe TannerJimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas José Luis Clerc |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3 |
Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
Points system
The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[4] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
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Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Grand Prix standings
1. Ivan Lendl (Cze)
2. John McEnroe (USA)
3. Jimmy Connors (USA)
4. José Luis Clerc (Arg)
5. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
6. Björn Borg (Sue)
7. Roscoe Tanner (USA)
8. Eliot Teltscher (USA)
9. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
10. Yannick Noah (Fra)
ATP rankings
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1982.
WCT Tour standings
Player | Tournaments Played | Tournaments Won | Points |
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Roscoe Tanner | 3 | 1 | 2785 |
Jimmy Connors | 3 | 2 | 170 |
Wojciech Fibak | 5 | 0 | 260 |
Yannick Noah | 3 | 1 | 235 |
John McEnroe | 2 | 2 | 220 |
Vijay Amritraj | 8 | 0 | 150 |
Brian Gottfried | 6 | 0 | 140 |
Vitas Gerulaitis | 3 | 0 | 130 |
Corrado Barazzutti | 7 | 1 | 330 |
Sandy Mayer | 4 | 0 | 13 |
Gene Mayer | 3 | 0 | 125 |
List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- Björn Borg (3) French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Geneva
- José Luis Clerc (6) Florence, Rome, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway, Indianapolis
- Jimmy Connors (4) La Quinta, Brussels, Rotterdam, Wembley
- Kevin Curren (1) Johannesburg
- Eddie Dibbs (2) Forest Hills WCT, Quito
- Mark Edmondson (3) Adelaide, Bristol, Brisbane
- Wojciech Fibak (1) Gstaad
- Jaime Fillol (1) Mexico City
- John Fitzgerald (1) Kitzbühel
- Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Johannesburg
- Sammy Giammalva (1) Napa
- Hans Gildemeister (1) Santiago
- Shlomo Glickstein (1) South Orange
- Andrés Gómez (1) Bordeaux
- Brian Gottfried (1) Stowe
- Johan Kriek (3) Monterrey WCT, Newport, Australian Open
- Ramesh Krishnan (1) Manila
- Ivan Lendl (8) Stuttgart Indoor, Las Vegas, Montreal, Barcelona, Basel, Vienna, Cologne, Buenos Aires
- Chris Lewis (1) Munich
- Mario Martínez (1) Venice
- Gene Mayer (4) Memphis, Denver, Cleveland, Stockholm
- Sandy Mayer (1) Bologna
- John McEnroe (10) Boca Raton, Milan, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, US Open, Sydney Indoor
- Peter McNamara (2) Hamburg, Melbourne Indoor
- Richard Meyer (1) Sofia
- Yannick Noah (2) Richmond WCT, Nice
- Gianni Ocleppo (1) Linz
- Manuel Orantes (1) Palermo
- Marko Ostoja (1) Brussels
- Víctor Pecci (2) Viña del Mar, Bournemouth
- Mel Purcell (3) Tampa, Atlanta, Tel Aviv
- Bill Scanlon (2) Auckland, Bangkok
- Pavel Složil (1) Nancy
- Roscoe Tanner (1) Philadelphia
- Balázs Taróczy (3) Monte Carlo, Hilversum, Tokyo Outdoor
- Brian Teacher (1) Columbus
- Eliot Teltscher (2) Puerto Rico, San Francisco
- Thierry Tulasne (1) Båstad
- Vince Van Patten (1) Tokyo Indoor
- Robert Van't Hof (1) Taiwan
- Guillermo Vilas (3) Mar del Plata, Cairo, Houston
- Mark Vines (1) Bercy
- Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
- Van Winitsky (1) Hong Kong
The following players won their first title in 1981:
- Kevin Curren Johannesburg
- John Fitzgerald Kitzbühel
- Sammy Giammalva Napa
- Andrés Gómez Bordeaux
- Ramesh Krishnan Manila
- Mel Purcell Tampa
- Pavel Složil Nancy
- Thierry Tulasne Båstad
See also
Notes
- ITF sources wrongly list Markus Günthardt as finalist.[3]
- Doubles event not listed by ATP.
References
- Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). "Volvo Grand Prix Results: $50,000 to $150,000 Tournaments.". Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
- Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
- world of tennis 1982. Slazenger world of tennis 1982. 1982. ISBN 9780356085968. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780356085968.
- Bienvenido A Tenniscom.Com – Puppo – Set De Lectura
- "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
External links
- ATP Archive 1981 Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments
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.