1982 Grand Prix (tennis)
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. 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.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 4, 1982 – January 17, 1983 |
| Edition | 13th |
| Tournaments | 70 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (65) Team Events (1) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Ivan Lendl (14) |
| Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (19) |
| Prize money leader | Ivan Lendl |
| Points leader | Jimmy Connors (3.355) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Jimmy Connors |
| Most improved player of the year | 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.
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