1982 World Championship Tennis circuit explained

1982 World Championship Tennis circuit
Duration:	19 January 1982 – 24 January 1983
Edition:	11th
Tournaments:	23
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
Previous:	1977
Next:	1983

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, 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	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, US 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, US Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D	José Luis Clerc 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3	Fritz Buehning	Wojciech 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	Wojciech Fibak Bill Scanlon Balázs Taróczy Tomáš Šmíd
		Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Složil 6–7, 7–5, 7–3	Mike Cahill Buster Mottram
8 Mar	Munich Cup Munich, West 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 Wojciech 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 Wojciech Fibak
		John Fitzgerald Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–3	Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan
28 Mar	Zurich WCT Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Bill Scanlon 7–5, 7–6, 1–6, 0–6, 6–4	Vitas Gerulaitis	Pascal Portes Kevin Curren	Guillermo Vilas Shlomo Glickstein Corrado Barazzutti John Fitzgerald
		Sammy Giammalva Tom Gullikson 6–4, 6–2	Wojciech Fibak John Fitzgerald
12 Apr	Houston WCT Houston, Texas, US 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 Víctor Pecci
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–4	Mark Edmondson Peter McNamara
20 April	Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US 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 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	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, US Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D	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 Zell am See, 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 Wojciech Fibak Pavel Složil Cássio Motta
		Bruce Manson Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva
26 Jul	Cap d'Agde WCT Cap d'Agde, 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 Wojciech Fibak
		Drew Gitlin Andy Andrews 6–2, 6–4	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
10 Aug	La Costa WCT La Costa, California, US 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, US Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–1	Kevin Curren	Wojciech 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	Wojciech Fibak	Johan Kriek Tomáš Šmíd	Heinz Günthardt José Higueras José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas

Winter circuit

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
18 Oct	Amsterdam WCT Amsterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D	Wojciech 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, US 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 Nov	Dortmund WCT Dortmund, West Germany Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Teacher 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Wojciech 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, US Carpet – $300,000 – 16S/D18	Wojciech 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, US 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, US 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 Wojciech 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	Wojciech 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]

See also

• 1982 Grand Prix circuit

External links

• 1976 ATP results archive

Notes and References

1. Book: World of Tennis 1982. 1982. Queen Anne Press. London. 0356085961. John Barrett. 167–177. registration.
2. News: Tennis World War Declared. The Evening Independent. May 11, 1981.
3. Book: World of Tennis 1983. 1983. Queen Anne Press. London. 0356093832. John Barrett. 161, 162.