1982 WTA Tour
Navrátilová became the first woman to eclipse the million dollar prize money | |
Details | |
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Duration | 4 January 1982 – 19 December 1982 |
Edition | 12th |
Tournaments | 50 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Avon Championships(11) Toyota Series (29) Non-Tour Events (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Martina Navratilova (15) |
Most tournament finals | Martina Navratilova (17) |
Prize money leader | Martina Navratilova ($1,475,055) |
Points leader | Martina Navratilova (19.165) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Martina Navratilova |
Doubles Team of the year |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
Most improved player of the year | Sabina Simmonds |
Newcomer of the year | Zina Garrison |
← 1981 1983 → |
The 1982 Avon Championships World Championship Series was the 10th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 4, 1982, and concluded on December 19, 1982 after 36 events. The Avon Championships World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1982 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1982 Avon Championships World Championship Series schedule.
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Grand Slam tournaments |
WTA championships |
Avon Championships Circuit |
Toyota Series |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Jan | Avon Championships of Washington Washington, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3 | Anne Smith | Sylvia Hanika Barbara Potter | Pam Shriver Bonnie Gadusek Andrea Jaeger Bettina Bunge |
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | ||||
Avon Championships of Fort Myers Fort Myers, United States Avon Championships Circuit $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Lee Duk Hee 6–0, 6–3 | Yvonne Vermaak | Rosalyn Nideffer Lea Antonoplis | Raffaella Reggi Vicki Nelson Dunbar Lucia Romanov Susan Leo | |
Marjorie Blackwood Susan Leo 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Pat Medrado Cláudia Monteiro | ||||
11 Jan | Avon Championships of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Barbara Potter 6–4, 7–6 | Bettina Bunge | Anne Smith Billie Jean King | Candy Reynolds Leslie Allen Kathy Rinaldi Sylvia Hanika |
Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 7–6 | Pam Shriver Anne Smith | ||||
Avon Championships of Hampton Roads Newport, Rhode Island, United States Avon Championships Circuit $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Helena Suková 6–2, 6–7, 6–0 | Pat Medrado | Kim Sands Andrea Leand | Eva Pfaff Leigh-Anne Thompson Nancy Yeargin Petra Jauch-Delhees | |
Marcella Mesker Carol Lynn Baily 6–2, 6–1 | Lucia Romanov Corinne Vanier | ||||
18 Jan | Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0 | Andrea Jaeger | Barbara Potter Wendy Turnbull | Anne Smith Bettina Bunge Sylvia Hanika Virginia Ruzici |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 6–4 | Pam Shriver Anne Smith | ||||
25 Jan | Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1 | Wendy Turnbull | Sylvia Hanika Andrea Jaeger | Andrea Leand Helena Suková Pam Shriver Dianne Fromholtz |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull |
February
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Feb | Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Andrea Jaeger 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Mima Jaušovec | Wendy Turnbull Rosalyn Nideffer | Anne Smith Dianne Balestrat Virginia Ruzici Mary-Lou Daniels |
Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec 6–4, 6–0 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | ||||
8 Feb | Avon Championships of Kansas Kansas City, Kansas, United States Avon Championships Circuit $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2 | Barbara Potter | Mary-Lou Piatek Mima Jaušovec | Anne Smith Virginia Ruzici Andrea Leand Rosalyn Fairbank |
Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Mary-Lou Piatek Anne Smith | ||||
15 Feb | Avon Championships of Houston Houston, Texas, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Bettina Bunge 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | Pam Shriver | Sue Barker Dianne Fromholtz | Wendy White Sabina Simmonds Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy Turnbull |
Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver 7–6, 6–2 | Sue Barker Sharon Walsh | ||||
22 Feb | Avon Championships of California Oakland, California, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Andrea Jaeger 7–6, 6–3 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Leslie Allen Virginia Ruzici Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter |
Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 | Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver | ||||
Avon Championships of Nashville Nashville, Tennessee, United States Avon Championships Circuit $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Eva Pfaff 6–3, 7–5 | Leigh-Anne Thompson | Ann Henricksson Julie Harrington | Laura Arraya Lisa Bonder-Kreiss Marcella Mesker Kim Steinmetz | |
Chris O'Neil Mimi Wikstedt 6–2, 7–6 | Alycia Moulton Jane Preyer |
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Mar | Avon Championships of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 7–6 | Sylvia Hanika | Billie Jean King Leslie Allen | Yvonne Vermaak Andrea Leand Jo Durie Barbara Potter |
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–3, 7–5 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | ||||
8 Mar | Avon Championships of Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States Avon Championships Circuit $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2 | Mima Jaušovec | Kate Latham Sabina Simmonds | Wendy Turnbull Mary-Lou Piatek Leslie Allen Jennifer Russell |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–4 | Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss | ||||
15 Mar | Avon Championships of Boston Boston, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Kathy Jordan 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 | Wendy Turnbull | Bonnie Gadusek Andrea Leand | Anne Smith Betsy Nagelsen Yvonne Vermaak Billie Jean King |
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | ||||
Avon Futures Championships Austin, Texas, USA Avon Championships Circuit $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–6, 0–6, 6–3 | Helena Suková | Sabina Simmonds Eva Pfaff | ||
Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro 6–0, 6–1 | Chris O'Neil Wendy Turnbull | ||||
22 Mar | Avon Championships New York City, United States WTA championships $300,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Sylvia Hanika 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull Anne Smith | |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–3 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | ||||
29 Mar | Citizen Cup Charleston, South Carolina, United States Non-Tour Events $200,000 – Clay – 4S/2D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Chris Evert-Lloyd 7–6, 7–5 | Andrea Jaeger | Third Place Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–2 | Fourth Place Hana Mandlíková |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 7–6 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve |
April
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Apr | Family Circle Cup Charleston, South Carolina, United States Toyota Series $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2 | Andrea Jaeger | Chris Evert-Lloyd Mima Jaušovec | Pam Shriver Zina Garrison Hana Mandlíková Andrea Leand |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–2 | Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici | ||||
12 Apr | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–3 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | Ann Kiyomura / Sue Barker Leslie Allen / Mima Jaušovec | Mary-Lou Piatek / Wendy White Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh |
19 Apr | Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States Toyota Series $250,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–1 | Andrea Jaeger | Bettina Bunge Kathleen Horvath | Ivanna Madruga-Osses Pam Casale Catherine Tanvier Kathy Rinaldi |
Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 7–5 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | ||||
26 Apr | United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando, Florida, United States Toyota Series $200,000 – Clay – 22S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–5 | Wendy Turnbull | Mima Jaušovec Andrea Jaeger | Patricia Medrado Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Lisa Bonder |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–3 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | ||||
Torneo Citta di Arzachena Sardinia Sardinia, Italy Toyota Series $50,000 – Clay – 22S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Elizabeth Smylie 6–2, 7–5 | Dana Gilbert | |||
Debbie Jevans Elizabeth Jones 7–6, 6–2 | Catrin Jexell Susana Villaverde |
May
June
July
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Jul | Casino Cup Hamburg, Germany Toyota Series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Lisa Bonder-Kreiss 6–3, 6–2 | Renáta Tomanová | Manuela Maleeva Cláudia Monteiro | Kathrin Keil Lea Plchová Lilian Drescher Marcela Skuherska |
Elizabeth Ekblom Lena Sandin 7–6, 6–3 | Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro | ||||
12 Jul | Kim Cup Monte Carlo, Monaco Toyota Series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 7–6 | Bonnie Gadusek | Sylvia Hanika Patricia Medrado | Catherine Tanvier Lisa Bonder-Kreiss Sue Barker Andrea Temesvári |
Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier 7–6, 6–2 | Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro | ||||
19 Jul | Federation Cup Santa Clara, California, United States Team event Hard | United States 3-0 | West Germany | Czechoslovakia Australia | Brazil Great Britain Switzerland Soviet Union |
Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Toyota Series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–2 | Lea Plchová | Petra Huber Kateřina Böhmová | Sylvia Hanika Michaela Pazderová Marie Pinterova Angelika Kanellopoulou | |
Yvona Brzáková Kateřina Böhmová 6–1, 7–5 | Jill Patterson Courtney Lord | ||||
26 Jul | Wells Fargo Open San Diego, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – HARD- 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Tracy Austin 7–6, 6–3 | Kathy Rinaldi | Kathy Jordan Corinne Vanier | Kate Latham Leslie Allen Bonnie Gadusek Alycia Moulton |
Kathy Jordan Paula Smith 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 | Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro |
August
September
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Sep | TV Tennis Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S Singles Draw | Bettina Bunge 7–6, 6–2 | Barbara Potter | Sandy Collins Hana Mandlíková | Wendy Turnbull Mima Jaušovec Pam Casale Bonnie Gadusek |
27 Sep | US Indoors Hartford, Connecticut, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–2 | Pam Shriver | Tracy Austin Wendy Turnbull | Camille Benjamin Susan Mascarin Mima Jaušovec Wendy White |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
October
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Oct | Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1 | Andrea Jaeger | Andrea Leand Pam Shriver | Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici Barbara Hallquist Barbara Potter |
Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 7–6, 7–6, | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | ||||
11 Oct | Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Lisa Bonder-Kreiss 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 | Shelley Solomon | Phyllis Blackwell Laura Arraya | Angela Walker Barbi Bramblett Kate Latham Laura duPont |
Naoko Sato Brenda Remilton-Ward 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Laura duPont Barbara Jordan | ||||
Florida Federal Open Tampa, Florida, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Chris Evert-Lloyd 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | Andrea Jaeger | Andrea Leand Beth Herr | Virginia Ruzici Sylvia Hanika Camille Benjamin Zina Garrison | |
Ann Kiyomura Paula Smith 6–2, 6–4 | Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White | ||||
18 Oct | Porsche Classic Stuttgart, West Germany Toyota Series $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3 | Tracy Austin | Mima Jaušovec Sylvia Hanika | Pat Medrado Jo Durie Pam Shriver Helena Suková |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3 | Candy Reynolds Anne Smith | ||||
Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $50,000 – Hard – S/D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Laura Arraya 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Pilar Vásquez | Pam Whytcross Lisa Bonder-Kreiss | Etsuko Inoue Masako Yanagi Laura duPont Catrin Jexell | |
Laura duPont Barbara Jordan 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 | Naoko Sato Brenda Remilton-Ward | ||||
25 Oct | Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom Toyota Series $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–4 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Tracy Austin Pam Shriver | Barbara Potter Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici Leigh-Anne Thompson |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
November
December
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Dec | Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, Virginia, United States Toyota Series $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Wendy Turnbull 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 | Tracy Austin | Leigh-Anne Thompson Jennifer Russell | Bonnie Gadusek Virginia Ruzici Mima Jaušovec Mary-Lou Daniels |
Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds 6–3, 6–4 | Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici | ||||
13 Dec | Toyota Series Championships East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA WTA Championships $300,000 – Hard (i) – 12S/6D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Hana Mandlíková Tracy Austin | Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter Andrea Jaeger Pam Shriver |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5 | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith |
Rankings
Below are the 1982 WTA year-end rankings (December 20, 1982) in singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[1] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1981 | Change |
1 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 19.165 | 3 | +2 |
2 | Chris Evert (USA) | 17.526 | 1 | -1 |
3 | Andrea Jaeger (USA) | 12.856 | 4 | +1 |
4 | Tracy Austin (USA) | 10.403 | 2 | -2 |
5 | Wendy Turnbull (AUS) | 9.783 | 8 | +3 |
6 | Pam Shriver (USA) | 9.156 | 7 | +1 |
7 | Hana Mandlíková (TCH) | 9.003 | 5 | -2 |
8 | Barbara Potter (USA) | 8.699 | 10 | +2 |
9 | Bettina Bunge (FRG) | 8.496 | 9 | = |
10 | Sylvia Hanika (FRG) | 8.260 | 6 | -4 |
11 | Virginia Ruzici (ROU) | 7.527 | 12 | +1 |
12 | Mima Jaušovec (YUG) | 7.097 | 11 | -1 |
13 | Anne Smith (USA) | 6.966 | 16 | +3 |
14 | Billie Jean King (USA) | 6.974 | NR | NR |
15 | Kathy Rinaldi (USA) | 6.593 | 33 | +18 |
16 | Zina Garrison (USA) | 6.343 | NR | NR |
17 | Rosalyn Fairbank (RSA) | 6.218 | 43 | +26 |
18 | Bonnie Gadusek (USA) | 5.956 | 25 | +17 |
19 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) | 5.856 | 20 | +1 |
20 | Andrea Leand (USA) | 5.677 | NR | NR |
See also
References
- ↑ "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 20 December 1982.