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

Round robin Match Dates and Matches
DateMatch 1Match 2Match 3
January 4Jimmy Connors vs. Henri LeconteBjorn Borg vs. Vitas GerulaitisIvan Lendl vs Sandy Mayer
January 5Vitas Gerulaitis vs. Henri LeconteJohn Mc Enroe vs Sandy MayerIvan Lendl vs. Eliot Teltscher
January 6Vitas Gerulaitis vs. Jimmy ConnorsBjorn Borg vs. Henri LeconteJohn Mc Enroe vs. Eliot Teltscher
January 7Sandy Mayer vs Eliot TeltscherIvan Lendl vs. John Mc EnroeBjorn Borg vs. Jimmy Connors

The attendance for Friday's matches was approximately 15,000. 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. Attendance at Sunday's finals was 11,416

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. Individual players also received undisclosed amounts for appearing at the event from the sponsors/promoters.

Players

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (champion)
  2. United States Jimmy Connors (final)
  3. United States John McEnroe (semifinals)
  4. Sweden Björn Borg (semifinals)
  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-finalsFinal
United States John McEnroe172
United States Jimmy Connors656
United States Jimmy Connors6454
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl4676
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl67
Sweden Björn Borg15

Group A

United States John McEnroeCzechoslovakia Ivan LendlUnited States Eliot TeltscherUnited States Sandy MayerRR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
United States John McEnroe6–3, 6–27–6, 6–46–3, 6–43-06-037-221
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl3–6, 2–67–6, 2–6, 6–26–2, 7–52-14-333-332
United States Eliot Teltscher4–6, 1–66–7, 6–2, 2–66–3, 7–61-23-437-373
United States Sandy Mayer3–6, 4–62–6, 5–73–6, 6–70-30-623-484

Group B

Sweden Björn BorgUnited States Jimmy ConnorsUnited States Vitas GerulaitisFrance Henri LeconteRR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
Sweden Björn Borg6–4, 1–6, 6–24–6, 6–2, 6–46–2, 6–7, 6–13-06-347-341
United States Jimmy Connors4–6, 6–1, 2–66–1, 6–46–4, 2–6, 6–12-15-338-292
United States Vitas Gerulaitis6–4, 2–6, 4–61–6, 4–67–6, 6–21-23-430-363
France Henri Leconte2–6, 7–6, 1–64–6, 6–2, 1–66–7, 2-60-32-629-454