# 1983 World Championship Tennis circuit

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.

## Calendar

| Week | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 1 Jan | Masters Doubles WCT, Great Britain Carpet – $300,000 – D8 | Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 7–5, 7–6 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | | |
| 2 Feb | Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 | Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | Steve Denton | Eliot Teltscher Kevin Curren | Roscoe Tanner Bill Scanlon Jeff Borowiak Brian Teacher |
| 2 Feb | Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 | Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Složil 6–2, 6–4 | Fritz Buehning Brian Teacher | Eliot Teltscher Kevin Curren | Roscoe Tanner Bill Scanlon Jeff Borowiak Brian Teacher |
| 21 Feb | Delray Beach WCT Delray Beach, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – S32/D16 | Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 | Pavel Složil | Eddie Dibbs Guillermo Vilas | Henrik Sundström Eric Fromm Johan Kriek Cássio Motta |
| 21 Feb | Delray Beach WCT Delray Beach, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – S32/D16 | Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Složil 7–6, 6–4 | Anand Amritraj Johan Kriek | Eddie Dibbs Guillermo Vilas | Henrik Sundström Eric Fromm Johan Kriek Cássio Motta |
| 14 Mar | Munich WCT Munich, Germany Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 | Brian Teacher 1-6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | Mark Dickson | Wojtek Fibak Bill Scanlon | Ramesh Krishnan Vitas Gerulaitis Shlomo Glickstein Kevin Curren |
| 14 Mar | Munich WCT Munich, Germany Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 | Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–5, 2-6, 6–1 | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | Wojtek Fibak Bill Scanlon | Ramesh Krishnan Vitas Gerulaitis Shlomo Glickstein Kevin Curren |
| 4 Apr | Houston WCT Houston, Texas, US Clay – $250,000 – S32/D16 | Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 | Paul McNamee | Bill Scanlon Mark Dickson | Henri Leconte Sammy Giammalva Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd |
| 4 Apr | Houston WCT Houston, Texas, US Clay – $250,000 – S32/D16 | Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 | Mark Dickson Tomáš Šmíd | Bill Scanlon Mark Dickson | Henri Leconte Sammy Giammalva Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd |
| 12 Apr | Hilton Head WCT Hilton Head, South Carolina, US Clay – $250,000 – S8 | Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 | Guillermo Vilas | Brian Teacher Tomáš Šmíd | Mark Dickson Steve Denton Bill Scanlon Paul McNamee |
| 26 Apr | Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet – $300,000 – S16 | John McEnroe 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ | Ivan Lendl | Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis | Steve Denton Kevin Curren Guillermo Vilas Tomáš Šmíd |
| 1 May | WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, US Clay – $300,000 – S64/D32 | John McEnroe 6–3, 7–5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Johan Kriek Guillermo Vilas | Henri Leconte Brad Gilbert Paul McNamee Tomáš Šmíd |
| 1 May | WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, US Clay – $300,000 – S64/D32 | Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | Johan Kriek Guillermo Vilas | Henri Leconte Brad Gilbert Paul McNamee Tomáš Šmíd |