1983 Grand Prix (tennis)
McEnroe won 6 titles in the year | |
Details | |
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Duration | 10 January 1983 – 10 January 1984 |
Edition | 14th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix Series (65) * Super Series * Regular Series Team Events (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles |
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Most tournament finals |
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Prize money leader |
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Points leader |
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Awards | |
Player of the year |
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Most improved player of the year |
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Newcomer of the year |
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← 1982 1984 → |
The 1983 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).
Schedule
The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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24 January | Guarujá, Brazil Hard – $200,000 – S64/D32 |
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31 January | Caracas, Venezuela Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
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1983 U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, USA Carpet – $250,000 – S64/D32 |
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February
March
April
May
June
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August
September
October
November
December
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 December | Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – S64/D32 |
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19 December | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
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26 December | Melbourne, Australia Grass – $75,000 – S32 |
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Davis Final Melbourne, Australia – Grass | ![]() 3–2 | ![]() |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 January | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 | ![]() 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Volvo Masters New York, USA Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6 | ![]() 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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Grand Prix rankings
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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:
John Alexander (1) Auckland
Roberto Argüello (1) Venice
Pablo Arraya (1) Bordeaux
Jimmy Arias (4) Florence, Rome, Indianapolis, Palermo
Mike Bauer (1) Adelaide
Pat Cash (2) Brisbane, Melbourne
José Luis Clerc (4) Guarujá, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway
Jimmy Connors (4) Memphis, Las Vegas, Queen's Club, US Open
Marty Davis (1) Cleveland
Scott Davis (1) Maui
Brad Drewett (1) South Orange
Matt Doyle (1) Cologne
John Fitzgerald (2) Newport, Stowe
Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Basel
Sammy Giammalva (1) Monterrey
Andrés Gómez (1) Dallas
Brian Gottfried (1) Vienna
Heinz Günthardt (1) Toulouse
José Higueras (3) La Quinta, Bournemouth, Stuttgart Outdoor
Thomas Högstedt (1) Ferrara
Aaron Krickstein (1) Tel Aviv
Johan Kriek (3) Tampa, Bristol, Johannesburg
Ivan Lendl (8) Masters, Detroit WCT, Milan, Houston WCT, Hilton Head WCT, Montreal, San Francisco, Tokyo Indoor
Wally Masur (1) Hong Kong
Gene Mayer (2) Rotterdam, Los Angeles
Sandy Mayer (1) Gstaad
John McEnroe (6) Philadelphia, Dallas WCT, Wimbledon, Forest Hills WCT, Sydney Indoor, Wembley
Peter McNamara (1) Brussels
Yannick Noah (3) Madrid, Hamburg, French Open
Joakim Nyström (1) Sydney Outdoor
Nduka Odizor (1) Taiwan
Víctor Pecci (1) Viña del Mar
Raúl Ramírez (1) Caracas
Pedro Rebolledo (1) Bahia
Nick Saviano (1) Nancy
Tomáš Šmíd (2) Munich, Hilversum
Henrik Sundström (1) Nice
Brian Teacher (2) Munich WCT, Columbus
Eliot Teltscher (1) Tokyo Outdoor
Guillermo Vilas (3) Richmond WCT, Delray Beach WCT, Kitzbüjel
Mats Wilander (9) Monte Carlo, Lisbon, Aix-en-Provence, Båstad, Cincinnati, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, Australian Open
The following players won their first title in 1983:
Roberto Argüello Venice
Pablo Arraya Bordeaux
Pat Cash Brisbane
Marty Davis Cleveland
Scott Davis Maui
Matt Doyle Cologne
Thomas Högstedt Ferrara
Aaron Krickstein Tel Aviv
Wally Masur Hong Kong
Joakim Nyström Sydney Outdoor
Nduka Odizor Taiwan
Nick Saviano Nancy
Henrik Sundström Nice
See also
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
Notes
- ↑ John McEnroe was the ATP points leader with a points average of 129.92, calculated over all tournaments with at least $25,000 prize money, a 32-player singles draw, and a merit-based entry system.
References
External links
- ATP Archive 1983: Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments
- History Mens Professional Tours
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