According to WCT owner Lamar Hunt the reasons for the withdrawal were the restrictions placed on them by the Men's Professional Council, the administrators of the Grand Prix circuit.

[3] Total prize money, including bonuses, for the circuit was $7,933,000, which represented an increase of approximately $5 million compared to 1981.

[3] * The Detroit World Championship Tennis Winter Finals was played in January 1983 but was part of the 1982 WCT season.

Prize money earned at WCT events during the calendar year 1982, excluding the Winter Finals played in Detroit in January 1983.

These are the standings of the top twenty singles players on the WCT circuit for each of these segments.