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).

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

On 30 April 1981 WCT announced its withdrawal from the Grand Prix circuit, into which it had been incorporated since the 1978 season, and the re-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]

Calendar

Spring circuit

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
19 Jan Mexico City WCT
Mexico City, Mexico
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
United States John Sadri United States Bruce Manson
Australia Paul McNamee
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Terry Moor
United States Tony Giammalva
United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 7–5
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
25 Jan Delray Beach WCT
Delray Beach, Florida, US
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Australia Peter McNamara United States Eliot Teltscher
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia David Carter
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Spain José Higueras
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Mel Purcell
6–4, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
8 Feb Richmond WCT
Richmond, Virginia, US
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D
Argentina José Luis Clerc
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
United States Fritz Buehning Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Tom Cain
United States John Sadri
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia Mark Edmondson
6–4, 6–2
Australia Syd Ball
West Germany Rolf Gehring
22 Feb Genova WCT
Genova, Italy
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
United States Vitas Gerulaitis India Vijay Amritraj
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Bill Scanlon
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
6–7, 7–5, 7–3
United States Mike Cahill
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
8 Mar Munich Cup
Munich, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd South Africa Johan Kriek
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States Terry Moor
India Vijay Amritraj
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Australia Mark Edmondson
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
15 Mar Strasbourg WCT
Strasbourg, France
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–0, 7–5, 6–1
United States Tim Mayotte United States Terry Moor
United States Sandy Mayer
Australia John Fitzgerald
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia John Fitzgerald
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–3
United States Sandy Mayer
South Africa Frew McMillan
28 MarZurich WCT
Zürich, Switzerland
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
United States Bill Scanlon
7–5, 7–6, 1–6, 0–6, 6–4
United States Vitas GerulaitisFrance Pascal Portes
South Africa Kevin Curren
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Sammy Giammalva
United States Tom Gullikson
6–4, 6–2
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia John Fitzgerald
12 Apr Houston WCT
Houston, Texas, US
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
3–6, 7–6, 6–0, 1–4, ret.
Argentina José Luis Clerc Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Australia Peter McNamara
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Eliot Teltscher
Bolivia Mario Martínez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
United States Steve Denton
South Africa Kevin Curren
7–5, 6–4
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Peter McNamara
20 April Dallas WCT Finals
Dallas, Texas, US
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 8S
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
United States John McEnroe United States Eddie Dibbs
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Bill Scanlon
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Poland Wojciech Fibak

Summer / Fall circuit

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
27 Apr Hilton Head WCT
Hilton Head, South Carolina, US
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
United States Van Winitsky
6–4, 6–4
New Zealand Chris Lewis Australia Mark Edmondson
South Africa Eddie Edwards
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
United States Tom Cain
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Rod Frawley
United States Van Winitsky
United States Alan Waldman
2 May WCT Tournament of Champions
Forest Hills, New York, US
Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–1
United States Eddie Dibbs United States John McEnroe
Argentina José Luis Clerc
United States John Sadri
United States Brian Teacher
Peru Pablo Arraya
United States Mel Purcell
United States Johan Kriek
United States Tracy Delatte
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
United States Dick Stockton
United States Erik van Dillen
12 Jul Zell am See WCT
Zell am See, Austria
Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Argentina José Luis Clerc
6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt Spain José Higueras
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Bruce Manson
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Brazil Cássio Motta
United States Bruce Manson
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
United States Tony Giammalva
United States Sammy Giammalva
26 Jul Cap d'Agde WCT
Cap d'Agde, France
Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
United States Lloyd Bourne United States Drew Gitlin
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
West Germany Peter Elter
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Drew Gitlin
United States Andy Andrews
6–2, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
10 Aug La Costa WCT
La Costa, California, US
Hard – $300,000 – 16S/8D
United States Johan Kriek
6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
United States Roscoe Tanner Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States John Sadri
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Brian Teacher
Spain José Higueras
Australia Kim Warwick
United States Johan Kriek
United States Fritz Buehning
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
United States Robert Lutz
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
20 Sep Los Angeles WCT
Los Angeles, US
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
South Africa Kevin Curren Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Van Winitsky
United States Bill Scanlon
United States Bruce Manson
United States Terry Moor
United States Butch Walts
United States Hank Pfister
South Africa Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
United States Andy Andrews
United States Drew Gitlin
14 Oct Naples WCT Fall Finals
Naples, Italy
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Poland Wojciech Fibak United States Johan Kriek
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Spain José Higueras
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Argentina Guillermo Vilas

Winter circuit

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
18 Oct Amsterdam WCT
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D
Poland Wojciech Fibak
7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
South Africa Kevin Curren Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Spain José Higueras
Uruguay José Luis Damiani
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Fritz Buehning
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
South Africa Kevin Curren
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
1 Nov Baltimore WCT
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/D18
Australia Paul McNamee
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Jimmy Arias
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Bill Scanlon
India Vijay Amritraj
Bolivia Mario Martínez
United States John Sadri
United States Tony Giammalva
India Anand Amritraj
7–5, 6–2
India Vijay Amritraj
Australia Fred Stolle
15 Nov Dortmund WCT
Dortmund, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D
United States Brian Teacher
6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Poland Wojciech Fibak United States Tom Gullikson
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Mark Dickson
South Africa Freddie Sauer
United States Chip Hooper
Paraguay Francisco González
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
6–2, 6–7, 6–1
United States Mike Cahill
Paraguay Francisco González
30 Nov Chicago-2 WCT
Chicago, Illinois, US
Carpet – $300,000 – 16S/D18
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Bill Scanlon Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Tom Gullikson
United States Terry Moor
United States Harold Solomon
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Argentina José Luis Clerc
India Vijay Amritraj
India Anand Amritraj
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
United States Mike Cahill
United States Bruce Manson
14 Dec Hartford WCT
Hartford, Connecticut, US
Carpet (i)– $300,000 – 16S/8D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–2, 6–4, 7–5
United States Bill Scanlon Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Robert Lutz
Uruguay José Luis Damiani
United States Mark Dickson
Chile Hans Gildemeister
United States Jay Lapidus
United States Dick Stockton
United States Robert Lutz
7–6, 6–3
United States Mike Cahill
United States Tracy Delatte
24 Jan
1983*
Detroit WCT Winter Finals
Detroit, Michigan, US
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Argentina Guillermo Vilas South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Bill Scanlon
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Brian Teacher
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia 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 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl $1,349,000
2 Poland Wojciech Fibak $487,780
3 Argentina José Luis Clerc $454,750
4 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd $440,370
5 United States Bill Scanlon $276,600
6 Hungary Balázs Taróczy $171,910
7 India Vijay Amritraj $171,425
8 South Africa/United States Johan Kriek $162,000
9 South Africa Kevin Curren $160,610
10 United States John McEnroe $153,750
11 United States Eddie Dibbs $149,750
12 Australia Paul McNamee $145,925
13 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt $136,355
14 United States Brian Teacher $116,750
15 Australia Peter McNamara $105,820
16 Argentina Guillermo Vilas $100,425
17 United States John Sadri $97,500
18 United States Fritz Buehning $83,160
19 United States Bruce Manson $73,220
20 United States 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
1Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl481
2Argentina José Luis Clerc320
3Poland Wojciech Fibak281
4India Vijay Amritraj235
5Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd226
6Australia Peter McNamara215
7United States John McEnroe200
8United States Vitas Gerulaitis196
9Hungary Balázs Taróczy190
10United States Eddie Dibbs170
11United States Bill Scanlon151
12Paraguay Víctor Pecci141
13United States Terry Moor136
14United States Eliot Teltscher136
15United States John Sadri121
16Brazil Carlos Kirmayr120
17United States Fritz Buehning115
18South Africa Johan Kriek115
19Australia John Fitzgerald112
20Switzerland Heinz Günthardt108
1982 Summer/Fall Tour standings
# Player Points
1Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl920
2Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd780
3Argentina José Luis Clerc750
4Argentina Guillermo Vilas690
5United States Johan Kriek640
6Spain José Higueras500
7Switzerland Heinz Günthardt480
=Poland Wojciech Fibak480
9United States Roscoe Tanner440
10United States Lloyd Bourne420
11United States Kevin Curren390
12Paraguay Víctor Pecci310
13Hungary Balázs Taróczy290
14Brazil Carlos Kirmayr250
=Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil250
16United States Drew Gitlin240
17United States John Sadri220
=United States Brian Teacher220
=United States Van Winitsky220
20United States Eliot Teltscher210
=United States Nick Saviano210
=Australia Kim Warwick210
1982 Winter Tour standings
# Player Points
1Poland Wojciech Fibak1,420
2United States Bill Scanlon840
3United States Kevin Curren620
=Argentina Guillermo Vilas620
5Hungary Balázs Taróczy610
6Australia Peter McNamara570
7Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl500
=United States Brian Teacher500
9United States Tom Gullikson400
=Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd400
11Uruguay Jose Luis Damiani270
=United States Mark Dickson270
=United States Robert Lutz270
14Argentina José Luis Clerc240
=Switzerland Heinz Günthardt240
16India Vijay Amritraj210
=United States Harold Solomon210
18United States Jimmy Arias200
19Chile Hans Gildemeister170
20United States 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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