1981_Volvo_Grand_Prix

1981 Grand Prix (tennis)

1981 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit


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).

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John McEnroe finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the first time in his career. McEnroe won ten titles during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.
Ivan Lendl was the 1981 Grand Prix No. 1. Lendl won eight tournaments during the season, including the Masters Grand Prix, and finished runner-up at a major at the French Open.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).

January

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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January 1982

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Points system

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:

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Grand Prix standings

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)

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ATP rankings

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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1982.

WCT Tour standings

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List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1981:

See also

Notes

  1. Doubles event not listed by ATP.

References

  1. "TENNIS". Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida: newspapers.com. 13 Mar 1981. p. 8. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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.

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