1982 Grand Prix (tennis)

1982 Grand Prix circuit
Details
DurationJanuary 4, 1982 – January 17, 1983
Edition13th
Tournaments70
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Grand Prix (65)
Team Events (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesCzech Republic Ivan Lendl (14)
Most tournament finalsCzech Republic Ivan Lendl (19)
Prize money leaderCzech Republic Ivan Lendl
Points leaderUnited States Jimmy Connors (3.355)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Jimmy Connors
Most improved
player of the year
Australia Peter McNamara
1981
1983
John McEnroe finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the second time in his career. McEnroe won five titles during the season, also finishing runner-up at a major at the Wimbledon Championships.
Jimmy Connors was the 1982 Grand Prix No. 1 and was named the ATP Player of the Year. Connors won seven titles during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.

The 1982 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). On 30 April 1981 World Championship Tennis (WCT) announced its withdrawal from the Grand Prix circuit, which it had been incorporated into since 1978, and the re-establishment of its own tour calendar for the 1982 season.[1] To counter the threat of player leaving the Grand Prix tour for the WCT the MIPTC introduced a mandatory commitment to play at least 10 Grand Prix Super Series tournaments.[2][3]

  1. ^ "World Championship Tennis (WCT) will not renew its contract". UPI. April 9, 1981. World Championship Tennis (WCT) will not renew its contract to participate in the Grand Prix, it was announced Thursday. The WCT notified the chairman of the Men's International Professional Tennis Council that it was not able to operate under two of the organization's new conditions and will not participate in the Grand Prix after 1981.
  2. ^ "Clash of rival tennis circuits results in Borg's departure". Star-News. April 16, 1982.
  3. ^ "Tennis' Alphabet War Continues". The Sumter Daily Item. AP. May 4, 1982. p. 3B.