1982 WTA Tour explained

1982 WTA Tour
Duration:	4 January – 19 December 1982
Edition:	10th
Tournaments:	50
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (3) Avon Championships (11) Toyota Series (29)
Most Tournament Titles:	Martina Navratilova (15)
Most Tournament Finals:	Martina Navratilova (17)
Prize Money Leader:	Martina Navratilova ($1,475,055)
Points Leader:	Martina Navratilova (19.165)
Doubles Team Of The Year:	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Most Improved Player Of The Year:	Sabina Simmonds
Newcomer Of The Year:	Zina Garrison
Previous:	1981
Next:	1983

The 1982 WTA Tour was the 10th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on 4 January 1982, and concluded on 19 December 1982, after 36 events. The WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The tour consistent of two major circuits, the Avon Championships World Championship Series and the Toyota 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.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1982 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Championships
Avon Championships Circuit
Toyota Series
Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jan		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3			Pam Shriver Bonnie Gadusek Andrea Jaeger Bettina Bunge
	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
11 Jan		Barbara Potter 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)			Candy Reynolds Leslie Allen Kathy Rinaldi Sylvia Hanika
	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)	Pam Shriver Anne Smith
18 Jan		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0			Anne Smith Bettina Bunge Sylvia Hanika Virginia Ruzici
	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 6–4	Pam Shriver Anne Smith
25 Jan		Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1	Wendy Turnbull	Sylvia Hanika Andrea Jaeger	Andrea Leand Helena Suková Pam Shriver Dianne Fromholtz
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb		Andrea Jaeger 2–6, 6–4, 6–2		Wendy Turnbull Rosalyn Nideffer	Anne Smith Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Ruzici Mary Lou Daniels
	Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec 6–4, 6–0	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
8 Feb		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2		Mary Lou Piatek Mima Jaušovec	Anne Smith Virginia Ruzici Andrea Leand Rosalyn Fairbank
	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Mary Lou Piatek Anne Smith
15 Feb		Bettina Bunge 6–2, 3–6, 6–2			Wendy White Sabina Simmonds Mary Lou Piatek Wendy Turnbull
	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver 7–6^(8–6), 6–2	Sue Barker Sharon Walsh
22 Feb		Andrea Jaeger 7–6^(7–5), 6–3		Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Leslie Allen Virginia Ruzici Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter
	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Mar		Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)			Yvonne Vermaak Andrea Leand Jo Durie Barbara Potter
	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–3, 7–5	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
8 Mar		Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2			Wendy Turnbull Mary-Lou Piatek Leslie Allen Jennifer Russell
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–4	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss
15 Mar		Kathy Jordan 7–5, 1–6, 6–4		Bonnie Gadusek Andrea Leand	Anne Smith Betsy Nagelsen Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King
	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 7–6^(9–7), 2–6, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
22 Mar		Sylvia Hanika 1–6, 6–3, 6–4		Wendy Turnbull Anne Smith
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Apr		Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2	Andrea Jaeger	Chris Evert-Lloyd Mima Jaušovec	Pam Shriver Zina Garrison Hana Mandlíková Andrea Leand
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–2	Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici
12 Apr	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Fort Worth, United States Toyota Series (Category 5) Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8D Doubles	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–3		Kiyomura / Barker Allen / Jaušovec	Piatek / White King / Kloss Casals / Turnbull Potter / Walsh
19 Apr		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–1			Ivanna Madruga-Osses Pam Casale Catherine Tanvier Kathy Rinaldi
	Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 7–5	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
26 Apr		Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–5	Wendy Turnbull	Mima Jaušovec Andrea Jaeger	Patricia Medrado Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Lisa Bonder
	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
		Elizabeth Smylie 6–2, 7–5	Dana Gilbert
	Debbie Jevans Liz Jones 7–6, 6–2	Catrin Jexell Susana Villaverde

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–2		Lisa Bonder Billie Jean King	Bonnie Gadusek Yvonne Vermaak Sylvia Hanika Pam Casale
	Kathleen Horvath Yvonne Vermaak 2–6, 6–4, 7–6	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss
10 May		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–3			Helena Suková Marcella Mesker Patricia Medrado Sylvia Hanika
	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith 6–2, 6–4	Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici
17 May		Bettina Bunge 6–2, 6–2		Bonnie Gadusek Sylvia Hanika	Hana Mandlíková Lee Duk-hee Mima Jaušovec Andrea Leand
	Liz Gordon Beverly Mould 6–3, 6–4	Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
24 May 31 May		Martina Navratilova 7–6^(8–6), 6–1			Lucia Romanov Virginia Ruzici Tracy Austin Zina Garrison
	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 6–3, 6–4	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
	Wendy Turnbull John Lloyd 6–2, 7–6	Cláudia Monteiro Cássio Motta

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jun		Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–1			Betty Stöve Jo Durie Leslie Allen Nancy Yeargin
	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs 6–3, 6–2	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
14 Jun		Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–3			Barbara Potter Betty Stöve Zina Garrison Andrea Jaeger
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4
21 Jun 28 Jun		Martina Navratilova 6–1, 3–6, 6–2		Bettina Bunge Billie Jean King	JoAnne Russell Anne Smith Tracy Austin Barbara Potter
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–1
	Anne Smith Kevin Curren 2–6, 6–3, 7–5	Wendy Turnbull John Lloyd

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul		Lisa Bonder 6–3, 6–2			Kathrin Keil Lea Plchová Lilian Drescher Marcela Skuherská
	Elisabeth Ekblom Lena Sandin 7–6, 6–3	Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro
12 Jul		Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)			Catherine Tanvier Lisa Bonder Sue Barker Andrea Temesvári
	Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier 7–6, 6–2	Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro
19 Jul	Federation Cup Santa Clara, California, United States Team event Hard	3–0
		Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–2		Petra Huber Kateřina Böhmová	Sylvia Hanika Michaela Pazderová Marie Pinterová Angeliki Kanellopoulou
	Yvona Brzáková Kateřina Böhmová 6–1, 7–5	Jill Patterson Courtney Lord
26 Jul		Tracy Austin 7–6^(7–5), 6–3			Kate Latham Leslie Allen Bonnie Gadusek Alycia Moulton
	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith 6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(7–3)	Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Aug		Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–0		Bonnie Gadusek Kathy Rinaldi	Michelle Torres Lee Duk-hee Dianne Fromholtz Susan Mascarin
	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Catherine Tanvier 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici
9 Aug		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–1		Mary Lou Daniels Dana Gilbert	Yvonne Vermaak Wendy White Dianne Fromholtz Ann Kiyomura
	Kathy Jordan Betsy Nagelsen 4–6, 7–6^(13–11), 7–6^(7–3)	Chris Evert-Lloyd Billie Jean King
16 Aug		Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5			Iva Budařová Virginia Ruzici Helena Suková Eva Pfaff
	Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–4	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
23 Aug		Leigh-Anne Thompson 7–6^(7–4), 6–3		Wendy White Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Iva Budařová Jennifer Mundel Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan
	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
30 Aug 6 Sep		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–1		Pam Shriver Andrea Jaeger	Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin Gretchen Rush Bonnie Gadusek
	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–3	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
	Anne Smith Kevin Curren 6–7, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)	Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Sep	TV Tokyo Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series (Category 5) Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 16S Singles	Bettina Bunge 7–6^(7–4), 6–2		Sandy Collins Hana Mandlíková	Wendy Turnbull Mima Jaušovec Pam Casale Bonnie Gadusek
27 Sep		Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–2		Tracy Austin Wendy Turnbull	Camille Benjamin Susan Mascarin Mima Jaušovec Wendy White
	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Oct		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–1		Andrea Leand Pam Shriver	Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici Barbara Hallquist Barbara Potter
	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
11 Oct		Lisa Bonder 2–6, 6–0, 6–3		Phyllis Blackwell Laura Arraya	Angela Walker Barbie Bramblett Kate Latham Laura duPont
	Naoko Sato Brenda Remilton 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Laura duPont Barbara Jordan
		Chris Evert-Lloyd 3–6, 6–1, 6–4		Andrea Leand Beth Herr	Virginia Ruzici Sylvia Hanika Camille Benjamin Zina Garrison
	Ann Kiyomura Paula Smith 6–2, 6–4	Mary Lou Piatek Wendy White
18 Oct		Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3			Pat Medrado Jo Durie Pam Shriver Helena Suková
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3	Candy Reynolds Anne Smith
		Laura Arraya 3–6, 6–4, 6–0		Pam Whytcross Lisa Bonder	Etsuko Inoue Masako Yanagi Laura duPont Catrin Jexell
	Laura duPont Barbara Jordan 6–2, 6–7, 6–1	Naoko Sato Brenda Remilton
25 Oct		Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–4			Barbara Potter Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici Leigh-Anne Thompson
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 2–6, 7–5, 6–4	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Nov		Catrin Jexell 6–3, 7–5		Vicki Nelson-Dunbar Christiane Jolissaint	Lilian Drescher Dana Gilbert Kim Steinmetz Phyllis Blackwell
	Laura duPont Alycia Moulton 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Jennifer Mundel Yvonne Vermaak
	Wightman Cup Williamsburg, United States Hard (i) Team event	6–1
15 Nov		Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–1
	Billie Jean King Anne Smith 6–3, 6–4	Eva Pfaff Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
22 Nov		Martina Navratilova 6–0, 3–6, 6–1		Pam Shriver Andrea Jaeger	Anne Smith Wendy Turnbull Eva Pfaff Billie Jean King
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 2–6, 7–6	Eva Pfaff Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
29 Nov 6 Dec		Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 2–6, 6–3		Pam Shriver Zina Garrison	Jo Durie Carling Bassett-Seguso Wendy Turnbull Sylvia Hanika
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–2	Eva Pfaff Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Dec		Wendy Turnbull 6–7, 6–4, 6–2			Bonnie Gadusek Virginia Ruzici Mima Jaušovec Mary Lou Daniels
	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds 6–3, 6–4	Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici
13 Dec		Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–1, 6–2		Hana Mandlíková Tracy Austin	Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter Andrea Jaeger Pam Shriver
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith

Rankings

Below are the 1982 WTA year-end rankings (December 20, 1982) in singles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[1]
No	Player Name	Points	1981	Change
1		19.165	3	+2
2		17.526	1	align="center"	-1
3		12.856	4	+1
4		10.403	2	align="center"	-2
5		9.783	8	+3
6		9.156	7	+1
7		9.003	5	align="center"	-2
8		8.699	10	+2
9		8.496	9	=
10		8.260	6	align="center"	-4
11		7.527	12	+1
12		7.097	11	align="center"	-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	+7
19		5.856	20	+1
20		5.677	NR	NR

See also

• 1982 Volvo Grand Prix
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

External links

• Official WTA Tour website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Womens International Computer Rankings. 20 December 1982. Women's Tennis Association (WTA).