Martina Navratilova finished the year asworld No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won 15 singles tournaments during the season, including twomajors at theFrench Open and theWimbledon Championships. She also finished runner-up at another major, theAustralian Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 January – 19 December 1982 |
| Edition | 10th |
| Tournaments | 50 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (3) Avon Championships (11) Toyota Series (29) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
| Prize money leader | |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles team of the year | |
| Most improved player of the year | |
| Newcomer of the year | |
←1981 1983 → | |
The1982 WTA Tour was the 10th season since the foundation of theWomen's Tennis Association. It commenced on 4 January 1982, and concluded on 19 December 1982, after 36 events. TheWTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women'stennis organised by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA). The tour consistent of two major circuits, the Avon Championships World Championship Series and theToyota Series. It included the fourGrand 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.
The table below shows the1982 WTA Tour schedule.
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| WTA Championships |
| Avon Championships Circuit |
| Toyota Series |
| Team events |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun | Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, Great Britain Toyota Series (Category 3) Grass – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
6–3, 6–2 | |||||
| 14 Jun | BMW Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Toyota Series (Category 5) Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
6–3, 6–4 | |||||
| 21 Jun 28 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $670,000 – 112S/64Q/48D/48X Singles –Doubles –Mixed doubles | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | |||
6–4, 6–1 | |||||
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | TV Tokyo Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series (Category 5) Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 16S | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | |||
| 27 Sep | U.S. Women's Indoor Championships Philadelphia, United States Toyota Series (Category 4) Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec | Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, Virginia, United States Toyota Series (Category 5) Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 | |||
6–3, 6–4 | |||||
| 13 Dec | Toyota Series Championships East Rutherford, United States WTA Championships Hard (i) – $300,000 – 12S/6D Singles –Doubles | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |||
6–4, 7–5 |
Below are the 1982 WTA year-end rankings (December 20, 1982) in singles competition:
| Singles Year-end Ranking[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player Name | Points | 1981 | Change |
| 1 | 19.165 | 3 | +2 | |
| 2 | 17.526 | 1 | -1 | |
| 3 | 12.856 | 4 | +1 | |
| 4 | 10.403 | 2 | -2 | |
| 5 | 9.783 | 8 | +3 | |
| 6 | 9.156 | 7 | +1 | |
| 7 | 9.003 | 5 | -2 | |
| 8 | 8.699 | 10 | +2 | |
| 9 | 8.496 | 9 | = | |
| 10 | 8.260 | 6 | -4 | |
| 11 | 7.527 | 12 | +1 | |
| 12 | 7.097 | 11 | -1 | |
| 13 | 6.966 | 16 | +3 | |
| 14 | 6.974 | NR | NR | |
| 15 | 6.593 | 33 | +18 | |
| 16 | 6.343 | NR | NR | |
| 17 | 6.218 | 43 | +26 | |
| 18 | 5.956 | 25 | +7 | |
| 19 | 5.856 | 20 | +1 | |
| 20 | 5.677 | NR | NR | |