1982 World Championship Tennis circuit

1982 World Championship Tennis circuit
	Lendl won 11 titles
Details
Duration	19 January 1982 – 24 January 1983
Edition	11th
Tournaments	23
Achievements (singles)
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
	← 1977 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, which it had been incorporated into since 1978, and the 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[]

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
19 Jan		Ferdi Taygan Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 7–5	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	Bruce Manson Paul McNamee	José Luis Clerc Balázs Taróczy Terry Moor Tony Giammalva
25 Jan	Delray Beach WCT Delray Beach, Florida 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
25 Jan		Eliot Teltscher Mel Purcell 6–4, 7–6	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	Eliot Teltscher José Luis Clerc	Paul McNamee David Carter Balázs Taróczy José Higueras
8 Feb	Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, USA 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
8 Feb		Kim Warwick Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–2	Syd Ball Rolf Gehring	Wojciech Fibak Mark Edmondson	Tom Cain John Sadri Peter McNamara
22 Feb	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
22 Feb	Genova, Italy Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Složil 6–7, 7–5, 7–3	Mike Cahill Buster Mottram	Vijay Amritraj Buster Mottram	Wojciech Fibak Bill Scanlon Balázs Taróczy Tomáš Šmíd
8 Mar	Munich-2 WCT Munich, 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
8 Mar		Tomáš Šmíd Mark Edmondson 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	Johan Kriek Heinz Günthardt	Terry Moor Vijay Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti Wojciech Fibak
15 Mar	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
15 Mar	Strasbourg, France Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D	John Fitzgerald Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–3	Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan	Terry Moor Sandy Mayer
12 Apr	Houston, Texas, USA 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 Victor Pecci
12 Apr	Houston, Texas, USA Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–4	Mark Edmondson Peter McNamara	Andrés Gómez Peter McNamara	Eddie Dibbs Eliot Teltscher Mario Martínez Victor Pecci
20 April	Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, USA 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
27 Apr	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA 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
27 Apr	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson Rod Frawley	Van Winitsky	Mark Edmondson Eddie Edwards	Carlos Kirmayr Nduka Odizor Tom Cain Andrés Gómez
2 May	WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, USA Clay – $300,000 – 64S/D32	Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs	John McEnroe José Luis Clerc	John Sadri Brian Teacher Pablo Arraya Mel Purcell
2 May		Johan Kriek Tracy Delatte 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen	John McEnroe José Luis Clerc	John Sadri Brian Teacher Pablo Arraya Mel Purcell
12 Jul	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
12 Jul	Austria Clay – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Bruce Manson Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva	José Higueras Tomáš Šmíd	Bruce Manson Wojciech Fibak Pavel Složil Cássio Motta
26 Jul	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
26 Jul	France Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Drew Gitlin Andy Andrews 6–2, 6–4	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	Drew Gitlin Carlos Kirmayr	Corrado Barazzutti Peter Elter Pavel Složil Wojciech Fibak
10 Aug	La Costa WCT La Costa, California, USA 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
10 Aug		Johan Kriek Fritz Buehning 3–6, 7–6, 6–3	Robert Lutz Raúl Ramírez	Balázs Taróczy John Sadri	Guillermo Vilas Brian Teacher José Higueras Kim Warwick
20 Sep	Los Angeles, California, USA 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
20 Sep		Hank Pfister Kevin Curren 4–6, 6–2, 7–5	Andy Andrews Drew Gitlin	Wojciech Fibak Van Winitsky	Bill Scanlon Bruce Manson Terry Moor Butch Walts
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
18 Oct	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
18 Oct	Amsterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 16S/8D	Tomáš Šmíd Fritz Buehning 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Kevin Curren Buster Mottram	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy
1 Nov	Baltimore WCT Baltimore, Maryland, USA 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
1 Nov		Tony Giammalva Anand Amritraj 7–5, 6–2	Vijay Amritraj Fred Stolle	Jimmy Arias Kevin Curren	Bill Scanlon Vijay Amritraj Mario Martínez John Sadri
15 Dec	Dortmund, 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
15 Dec	Dortmund, Germany Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Složil 6–2, 6–7, 6–1	Mike Cahill Francisco González	Tom Gullikson Tomáš Šmíd	Mark Dickson Freddie Sauer Chip Hooper Francisco González
30 Nov	Chicago, Illinois, USA 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
30 Nov	Chicago, Illinois, USA Carpet – $300,000 – 16S/D18	Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Mike Cahill Bruce Manson	Guillermo Vilas Tom Gullikson	Terry Moor Harold Solomon Balázs Taróczy José Luis Clerc
14 Dec	Hartford, Connecticut, USA 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
14 Dec	Hartford, Connecticut, USA Carpet (i)– $300,000 – 16S/8D	Dick Stockton Robert Lutz 7–6, 6–3	Mike Cahill Tracy Delatte	Balázs Taróczy Robert Lutz
24 Jan 1983^*	Detroit WCT Winter Finals Detroit, Michigan, USA 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]

1982 Spring Tour standings
#	Player	Points
1	Ivan Lendl	481
2	José Luis Clerc	320
3	Wojciech Fibak	281
4	Vijay Amritraj	235
5	Tomáš Šmíd	226
6	Peter McNamara	215
7	John McEnroe	200
8	Vitas Gerulaitis	196
9	Balázs Taróczy	190
10	Eddie Dibbs	170
11	Bill Scanlon	151
12	Victor Pecci	141
13	Terry Moor	136
14	Eliot Teltscher	136
15	John Sadri	121
16	Carlos Kirmayr	120
17	Fritz Buehning	115
18	Johan Kriek	115
19	John Fitzgerald	112
20	Heinz Günthardt	108

1982 Summer/Fall Tour standings
#	Player	Points
1	Ivan Lendl	920
2	Tomáš Šmíd	780
3	José Luis Clerc	750
4	Guillermo Vilas	690
5	Johan Kriek	640
6	José Higueras	500
7	Heinz Günthardt	480
=	Wojciech Fibak	480
9	Roscoe Tanner	440
10	Lloyd Bourne	420
11	Kevin Curren	390
12	Victor Pecci	310
13	Balázs Taróczy	290
14	Carlos Kirmayr	250
=	Pavel Slozil	250
16	Drew Gitlin	240
17	John Sadri	220
=	Brian Teacher	220
=	Van Winitsky	220
20	Eliot Teltscher	210
=	Nick Saviano	210
=	Kim Warwick	210

1982 Winter Tour standings
#	Player	Points
1	Wojciech Fibak	1,420
2	Bill Scanlon	840
3	Kevin Curren	620
=	Guillermo Vilas	620
5	Balázs Taróczy	610
6	Peter McNamee	570
7	Ivan Lendl	500
=	Brian Teacher	500
9	Tom Gullikson	400
=	Tomáš Šmíd	400
11	Jose Luis Damiani	270
=	Mark Dickson	270
=	Robert Lutz	270
14	José Luis Clerc	240
=	Heinz Günthardt	240
16	Vijay Amritraj	210
=	Harold Solomon	210
18	Jimmy Arias	200
19	Hans Gildemeister	170
20	Terry Moor	170

References[]

^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). World of Tennis 1982. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 167–177. ISBN 0356085961.
^ "Tennis World War Declared". The Evening Independent. May 11, 1981.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis 1983. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 161, 162. ISBN 0356093832.

External links[]

ATP 1976 results archive

[wot1982-1] 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.

[wot1983-3] John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis 1983. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 161, 162. ISBN 0356093832.

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