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Duration | January 5, 1981 – January 17, 1982 |
Edition | 12th |
Tournaments | 89 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (74) World Championship Tennis (9) Team Events (2) |
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The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).
Schedule
[edit]The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).
January
[edit]February
[edit]March
[edit]April
[edit]May
[edit]June
[edit]July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]October
[edit]November
[edit]December
[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Dec | Davis Cup Final Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – carpet (i) |
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14 Dec | Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D |
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21 Dec 28 Dec |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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January 1982
[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Jan | Volvo Masters New York, U.S. Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
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Points system
[edit]The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[4] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
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Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Grand Prix standings
[edit]1. Ivan Lendl (Cze)
2. John McEnroe (USA)
3. Jimmy Connors (USA)
4. José Luis Clerc (Arg)
5. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
6. Björn Borg (Sue)
7. Roscoe Tanner (USA)
8. Eliot Teltscher (USA)
9. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
10. Yannick Noah (Fra)
ATP rankings
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1982.
WCT Tour standings
[edit]Player | Tournaments Played | Tournaments Won | Points |
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3 | 1 | 2785 |
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3 | 2 | 170 |
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5 | 0 | 260 |
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3 | 1 | 235 |
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2 | 2 | 220 |
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8 | 0 | 150 |
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6 | 0 | 140 |
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3 | 0 | 130 |
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7 | 1 | 330 |
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4 | 0 | 13 |
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3 | 0 | 125 |
List of tournament winners
[edit]The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
Björn Borg (3) French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Geneva
José Luis Clerc (6) Florence, Rome, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway, Indianapolis
Jimmy Connors (4) La Quinta, Brussels, Rotterdam, Wembley
Kevin Curren (1) Johannesburg
Eddie Dibbs (2) Forest Hills WCT, Quito
Mark Edmondson (3) Adelaide, Bristol, Brisbane
Wojciech Fibak (1) Gstaad
Jaime Fillol (1) Mexico City
John Fitzgerald (1) Kitzbühel
Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Johannesburg
Sammy Giammalva (1) Napa
Hans Gildemeister (1) Santiago
Shlomo Glickstein (1) South Orange
Andrés Gómez (1) Bordeaux
Brian Gottfried (1) Stowe
Johan Kriek (3) Monterrey WCT, Newport, Australian Open
Ramesh Krishnan (1) Manila
Ivan Lendl (8) Stuttgart Indoor, Las Vegas, Montreal, Barcelona, Basel, Vienna, Cologne, Buenos Aires
Chris Lewis (1) Munich
Mario Martínez (1) Venice
Gene Mayer (4) Memphis, Denver, Cleveland, Stockholm
Sandy Mayer (1) Bologna
John McEnroe (10) Boca Raton, Milan, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, US Open, Sydney Indoor
Peter McNamara (2) Hamburg, Melbourne Indoor
Richard Meyer (1) Sofia
Yannick Noah (2) Richmond WCT, Nice
Gianni Ocleppo (1) Linz
Manuel Orantes (1) Palermo
Marko Ostoja (1) Brussels
Víctor Pecci (2) Viña del Mar, Bournemouth
Mel Purcell (3) Tampa, Atlanta, Tel Aviv
Bill Scanlon (2) Auckland, Bangkok
Pavel Složil (1) Nancy
Roscoe Tanner (1) Philadelphia
Balázs Taróczy (3) Monte Carlo, Hilversum, Tokyo Outdoor
Brian Teacher (1) Columbus
Eliot Teltscher (2) Puerto Rico, San Francisco
Thierry Tulasne (1) Båstad
Vince Van Patten (1) Tokyo Indoor
Robert Van't Hof (1) Taiwan
Guillermo Vilas (3) Mar del Plata, Cairo, Houston
Mark Vines (1) Bercy
Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
Van Winitsky (1) Hong Kong
The following players won their first title in 1981:
Kevin Curren Johannesburg
John Fitzgerald Kitzbühel
Sammy Giammalva Napa
Andrés Gómez Bordeaux
Ramesh Krishnan Manila
Mel Purcell Tampa
Pavel Složil Nancy
Thierry Tulasne Båstad
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Doubles event not listed by ATP.
References
[edit]- ^ "TENNIS". Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida: newspapers.com. March 13, 1981. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). "Volvo Grand Prix Results: $50,000 to $150,000 Tournaments.". Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
- ^ Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780356085968.
- ^ Bienvenido A Tenniscom.Com – Puppo – Set De Lectura
- ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- ATP Archive 1981 Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments