The Colgate-Palmolive Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.

Guillermo Vilas won the Grand Prix circuit, having accumulated the most points (2,047), and received the largest share from the bonus pool ($300,000).

The top eight points ranked singles players as well as the top four doubles teams qualified for the season-ending Masters tournament[3] The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into seven groups.

Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament.

No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played.