1983 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).
![]() McEnroe won 6 titles in the year  | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Most tournament finals | |
| Prize money leader | |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Most improved  player of the year  | |
| Newcomer of the year | |
← 1982  1984 →   | |
Schedule
    
The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
January
    
February
    
March
    
April
    
May
    
June
    
July
    
August
    
September
    
October
    
November
    
December
    
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | New South Wales Open  Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D  | 
2–6, 6–3, 6–1  | 
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7–6, 6–4  | 
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| 19 Dec | South Australian Open  Adelaide, Australia Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D  | 
3–6, 6–4, 6–1  | 
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4  | 
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| 26 Dec | |||||
| Davis Final Melbourne, Australia – Grass  | 3–2  | 
January 1984
    
| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open  Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D  | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4  | |||
7–5, 6–2  | |||||
| Volvo Masters  New York, US Carpet – $400,000 – S12/D6  | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4  | ||||
6–2, 6–2  | 
ATP rankings
    
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.
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 (1) Brisbane,
 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
 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
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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