1983 Lite Challenge of Champions

Singles
1983 Lite Challenge of Champions
Champion Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-up United States Jimmy Connors
Final score 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Draw 8

The Chicago Challenge of Champions tennis exhibition tournament was held on January 4–9, 1983 at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois.[1] The promoter was Andrzej Kepinski, and this was the first year of sponsorship by Miller Lite.[1] This was the third year of the Challenge.

Ivan Lendl won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors.

Dates, schedule and attendance

Match play began at 6:30 p.m. each evening from Tuesday, January 4, 1982 through Friday, January 7, 1982. The semi-finals were held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 1982, and the finals were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 1982.[1]

Round Robin Match Dates and Matches
Date Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
January 4 Jimmy Connors vs. Henri Leconte Bjorn Borg vs. Vitas Gerulaitis Ivan Lendl vs Sandy Mayer
January 5 Vitas Gerulaitis vs. Henri Leconte John Mc Enroe vs Sandy Mayer Ivan Lendl vs. Eliot Teltscher
January 6 Vitas Gerulaitis vs. Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg vs. Henri Leconte John Mc Enroe vs. Eliot Teltscher
January 7 Sandy Mayer vs Eliot Teltscher Ivan Lendl vs. John Mc Enroe Bjorn Borg vs. Jimmy Connors

The attendance for Friday's matches was approximately 15,000.[2] Attendance at Saturday's semi-finals was 15,820, and according to the promoter this was a sell-out of the stadium when configured for tennis.[3][4] Attendance at Sunday's finals was 11,416 [5]

Purse

The total purse was $250,000. The winner received $100,00, the runner-up $50,000, third and fourth-place finishers received $30,000 each, fifth and sixth-place finishers received $12,500, and the seventh and eighth-place finishers received $7,500.[1] Individual players also received undisclosed amounts for appearing at the event from the sponsors/promoters.[6]

Players

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Champion)
  2. United States Jimmy Connors (Final)
  3. United States John McEnroe (Semi-finals)
  4. Sweden Björn Borg (Semi-finals)
  5. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (Round-robin)
  6. United States Eliot Teltscher (Round-robin)
  7. France Henri Leconte (Round-robin)
  8. United States Sandy Mayer (Round-robin)

Draw

Finals

Semi-finals [7] Final [8]
            
United States John McEnroe 1 7 2
United States Jimmy Connors 6 5 6
United States Jimmy Connors 6 4 5 4
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 6 7 6
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 7
Sweden Björn Borg 1 5

Group A

  United States John McEnroe Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Eliot Teltscher United States Sandy Mayer RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–2 [9] 7–6, 6–4 6–3, 6–4 3-0 6-0 37-22 1
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3–6, 2–6 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 [10] 6–2, 7–5 2-1 4-3 33-33 2
United States Eliot Teltscher 4–6, 1–6 6–7, 6–2, 2–6 6–3, 7–6 1-2 3-4 37-37 3
United States Sandy Mayer 3–6, 4–6 2–6, 5–7 3–6, 6–7 0-3 0-6 23-48 4

Group B

  Sweden Björn Borg United States Jimmy Connors United States Vitas Gerulaitis France Henri Leconte RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 3-0 6-3 47-34 1
United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 6–1, 6–4 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 2-1 5-3 38-29 2
United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 1–6, 4–6 7–6, 6–2 1-2 3-4 30-36 3
France Henri Leconte 2–6, 7–6, 1–6 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 6–7, 2-6 0-3 2-6 29-45 4

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kay, Linda (1982-11-16). "Chicago's Challenge Accepted". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. C3.
  2. ↑ "This year, the Challenge a box-office success". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 1983-01-07. p. D2.
  3. ↑ Kay, Linda (1983-01-09). "Connors, Lendl again". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. C2.
  4. ↑ Kay, Linda (1983-01-08). "Borg turns back Connors". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. N1.
  5. ↑ Kay, Linda (1983-01-10). "Lendl's mighty serves too much for Connors". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. C1.
  6. ↑ Kay, Linda (1983-01-02). "Challenge courts top stars". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. C6.
  7. ↑ "NY Times 'Connors and Lendl Will Meet in Final'". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "NY Times 'LENDL DEFEATS CONNORS'". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "NY Times 'McENROE DEFEATS LENDL FOR FIRST TIME IN YEAR'". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Del Rio News Herald excerpt". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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