1983 World Championship Tennis circuit

1983 World Championship Tennis circuit Lendl CU.jpg Lendl reached most tour finals 200px 1 January 1983 – 1 May 1983 12th 8 TCH Ivan Lendl USA John McEnroe (2) TCH Ivan Lendl (3) 1982 1984 The 1983 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1983. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The WCT circuit withdrew from the Grand Prix circuit in 1982 and established its own full calendar season consisting of 20 tournaments. For the 1983 season the WCT circuit was downsized to eight tournaments and ran from January to May.World of Tennis 1984 1984 Willow Books London 0002181223 165–168 John Barrett Calendar WeekTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Jan Masters Doubles WCT, Great Britain Carpet – $300,000 – D8 HUN Balázs Taróczy SUI Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 7–5, 7–6 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 2 Feb Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 USA Steve Denton USA Eliot Teltscher RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Roscoe Tanner USA Bill Scanlon USA Jeff Borowiak USA Brian Teacher TCH Tomáš Šmíd TCH Pavel Složil 6–2, 6–4 USA Fritz Buehning USA Brian Teacher 21 Feb Delray Beach WCT Delray Beach, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – S32/D16 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 TCH Pavel Složil USA Eddie Dibbs ARG Guillermo Vilas SWE Henrik Sundström USA Eric Fromm USA Johan Kriek BRA Cássio Motta TCH Tomáš Šmíd TCH Pavel Složil 7–6, 6–4 IND Anand Amritraj USA Johan Kriek 14 Mar Munich WCT Munich, Germany Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 USA Brian Teacher 1-6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 USA Mark Dickson POL Wojciech Fibak USA Bill Scanlon IND Ramesh Krishnan USA Vitas Gerulaitis ISR Shlomo Glickstein RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 7–5, 2-6, 6–1 SUI Heinz Günthardt HUN Balázs Taróczy 4 Apr Houston WCT Houston, Texas, US Clay – $250,000 – S32/D16 TCH Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 AUS Paul McNamee USA Bill Scanlon USA Mark Dickson FRA Henri Leconte USA Sammy Giammalva USA Steve Denton TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Steve Denton RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 USA Mark Dickson TCH Tomáš Šmíd 12 Apr Hilton Head WCT Hilton Head, South Carolina, US Clay – $250,000 – S8 TCH Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Brian Teacher TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Mark Dickson USA Steve Denton USA Bill Scanlon AUS Paul McNamee 26 Apr Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet – $300,000 – S16 USA John McEnroe 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–0) TCH Ivan Lendl USA Bill Scanlon USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Steve Denton RSA 1928 Kevin Curren ARG Guillermo Vilas TCH Tomáš Šmíd 1 May WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, US Clay – $300,000 – S64/D32 USA John McEnroe 6–3, 7–5 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Johan Kriek ARG Guillermo Vilas FRA Henri Leconte USA Brad Gilbert AUS Paul McNamee TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Tracy Delatte USA Johan Kriek 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton See also 1983 Grand Prix circuit References External links ATP 1983 results archive Category:World Championship Tennis circuit seasons World Championship Tennis