1982 Toyota Series Championships Explained

The 1982 Toyota Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1982 Toyota World Championship Series. It was the sixth and last edition of the tournament and was held from December 14 through December 19, 1982. The top 12 singles players and top 6 doubles teams, in terms of Toyota Series ranking points, qualified for the event.[1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1982 Toyota Series Championships – Singles. Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

See main article: 1982 Toyota Series Championships – Doubles. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith 6–4, 7–5

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16
style=background:#efefefSingles $75,000$40,000$19,000$11,000$4,500
style=background:#efefefDoubles $28,000$15,000$8,000$5,500NA
Doubles prize money is per team.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. 2011. Remous. 505. John Dolan.
  2. Book: Slazengers World of Tennis 1983 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. 1983. Queen Anne Press. London. 0356093832. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 151–154.
  3. Web site: Kathy Blumenstock. Navratilova's Win Over Evert Answers The No. 1 Question. The Washington Post. December 20, 1982.
  4. Web site: Martin Lader. Without meaning any disrespect to the year that was,.... UPI. December 20, 1982.
  5. Barry McDermott. Chrissie Got The Back Of Martina's Hand. Sports Illustrated. December 27, 1982. 57. 27. 30–31.