The 1982 Avon Championships World Championship Series was the 10th season since the foundation of the
Women's Tennis Association
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. 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
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organised by the
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tenni ...
(WTA). It was held in place of the
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
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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
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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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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rankings
Below are the 1982 WTA year-end rankings (December 20, 1982) in singles competition:
See also
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1982 Volvo Grand Prix
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Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tenni ...
*
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ...
References
External links
Official WTA Tour website
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WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
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1982 WTA Tour