1981 ATP Challenger Series
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Duration | 12 January 1981 – 13 December 1981 |
Edition | 4th |
Tournaments | 47 |
Achievements (singles) | |
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The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1981 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 46 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.[1]
Schedule
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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January 5 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 12 | Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–2 | Syd Ball | Colin Dibley Eddie Edwards | Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan |
Syd Ball Cliff Letcher 3–6, 7–6, 8–6 | Colin Dibley John James | ||||
January 19 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 26 | No tournaments scheduled. |
February
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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February 2 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
February 9 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
February 16 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
February 23 | Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Craig Wittus 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | Mark Vines | Steve Docherty Ian Harris | Robert Reininger Romanus Chuks Nwazu Filip Krajcik Gianluca Rinaldini |
Ian Harris Craig Wittus 7–6, 7–6 | Guy Fritz Harry Fritz | ||||
Río de la Plata Challenger Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Eric Fromm 6–2, 6–1 | Fernando Dalla Fontana | Gabriel Urpí Roberto Argüello | Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó | |
Roberto Carruthers Carlos Landó 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 | Charles Strode Morris Strode |
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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March 2 | Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Larry Stefanki 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 | Peter Feigl | Marco Bellini Robert Reininger | Craig Wittus Gilles Moretton Marzio Miloro Patrizio Parrini |
Bruce Kleege Larry Stefanki 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Ian Harris Craig Wittus | ||||
March 9 | Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Gianluca Rinaldini 6–3, 6–4 | Gerald Mild | Massimo Grassotti Famiano Meneschincheri | Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro |
Junie Chatman Mark Vines 6–1, 6–2 | Ian Harris Craig Wittus | ||||
March 16 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
March 23 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
March 30 | Barcelona-1 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ulrich Pinner 6–3, 6–1 | Miguel Mir | Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco Sr. | Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl |
Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja 6–4, 7–5 | Francisco González Derek Segal |
April
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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April 6 | Kyoto Challenger Kyoto, Japan Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ron Hightower 7–5, 7–6 | Matt Doyle | Russell Simpson Dave Siegler | Damir Keretić Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney |
Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 7–6, 6–3 | Bruce Kleege Dave Siegler | ||||
April 13 | Barcelona-2 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Diego Pérez 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | Fernando Maynetto | Jérôme Potier Christoph Zipf | Jairo Velasco Sr. Trevor Allan Patrick Proisy Claudio Panatta |
Tim Garcia Bruce Nichols 6–4, 6–4 | Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone | ||||
Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Carlos Kirmayr 6–1, 6–1 | Alejandro Ganzábal | Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo | Ivan Kley Alejandro Cerundolo José Luis Damiani Thomas Stålhandske | |
Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7–6, 6–4 | José Luis Damiani Thomaz Koch | ||||
San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Rick Fagel 7–6, 6–1 | Steve Meister | Brad Drewett Roberto Chávez | Ian Harris Octavio Martínez Nial Brash Egan Adams | |
Brad Drewett George Hardie 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 | Rich Andrews Kevin Cook | ||||
April 20 | Tokyo Challenger Tokyo, Japan Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–3 | Roland Stadler | Gianluca Rinaldini Mike Cahill | Bruce Kleege Matt Doyle James Delaney Billy Martin |
John Fitzgerald Wayne Pascoe 6–1, 7–6 | Cliff Letcher Warren Maher | ||||
April 27 | Berlin Challenger Berlin, East Germany Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Werner Zirngibl 6–3, 7–6 | Erick Iskersky | Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp | Pavel Huťka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten |
Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 | Tim Garcia Fernando Maynetto | ||||
Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Russell Simpson 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Charlie Fancutt | Mike Gandolfo James Delaney | Larry Davidson Matt Doyle Matt Mitchell Warren Maher | |
Billy Martin Russell Simpson 7–6, 6–2 | Matt Mitchell Bill Maze | ||||
Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Alejandro Pierola 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | Corrado Barazzutti | Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzábal | Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu | |
Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton 6–4, 6–3 | Florin Segărceanu Ben Testerman | ||||
West Worthing Challenger West Worthing, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Feaver 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | Jonathan Smith | Raymond Moore Andrew Jarrett | Richard Lewis Danie Visser Tony Graham Deon Joubert | |
Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis 6–2, 6–3 | Rory Chappell Schalk van der Merwe |
May
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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May 4 | Chichester Challenger Chichester, Great Britain Grass – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Steve Krulevitz 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Mark Vines | Jan Gunnarsson David Schneider | Raymond Moore Deon Joubert Tony Graham Chris Johnstone |
Martin Davis Chris Dunk 7–6, 6–1 | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith | ||||
Galatina Challenger Galatina, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Werner Zirngibl 7–6, 7–5 | Hans Simonsson | Roberto Argüello Alejandro Pierola | Fernando Dalla Fontana Ramiro Benavides Christophe Casa Carlos Gattiker | |
Carlos Gattiker Patrizio Parrini 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | Roberto Carruthers Fernando Dalla Fontana | ||||
Mexicali Challenger Mexicali, Mexico Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | James Delaney 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | Ross Case | Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj | Matt Mitchell George Hardie João Soares Erik van Dillen | |
Syd Ball Ross Case 6–3, 6–3 | John James Sashi Menon | ||||
May 11 | Guadalajara Open Guadalajara, Mexico Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | João Soares 6–4, 7–5 | Matt Anger | Ross Case Glen Holroyd | Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj |
Glen Holroyd Eric Sherbeck 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | Bruce Kleege Andy Kohlberg | ||||
May 18 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
May 25 | No tournaments scheduled. |
June
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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June 1 | Napoli Challenger Napoli, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Damir Keretić 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Gustavo Guerrero | Jérôme Potier Roberto Argüello | Christoph Zipf Gianluca Rinaldini Roland Stadler Christophe Casa |
Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6–1, 6–1 | Alejandro Pierola Ricardo Rivera | ||||
June 8 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
June 15 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
June 22 | Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Juan Avendaño 7–5, 6–3 | Roberto Vizcaíno | Sergio Casal Mario Martinez | Guillermo Aubone Gianni Marchetti Carlos Gattiker Ramiro Benavides |
Guillermo Aubone Ricardo Cano 7–6, 7–5 | Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides | ||||
June 29 | Torino Challenger Torino, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Pablo Arraya 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Stefan Simonsson | Jaime Fillol Sergio Casal | Claudio Panatta Derek Tarr Jim Gurfein Blaine Willenborg |
Lloyd Bourne Blaine Willenborg 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | Jaime Fillol Željko Franulović | ||||
Travemünde Challenger Travemünde, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ulrich Pinner 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Peter Elter | Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher | Andreas Maurer Zoltán Kuhárszky David Mustard Damir Keretić | |
Brad Guan Wayne Hampson 6–3, 6–4 | Bruce Derlin David Mustard |
July
August
September
November
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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November 2 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 9 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 16 | Benin City Challenger Benin City, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Haroon Ismail 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 | Nduka Odizor | Gonzalo Núñez Richard Lewis | Amani Jumatano Andrew Jarrett Arthur Anastopoulo Jeremy Dier |
Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | Jeremy Dier Haroon Ismail | ||||
November 23 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 30 | Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Pat DuPré 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 | João Soares | José López-Maeso Damir Keretić | Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta |
Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7–6, 6–4 | Pat DuPré Mel Purcell |
December
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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December 7 | Brisbane Challenger Brisbane, Australia Grass – $30,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Chris Johnstone 6–4, 6–4 | Phil Dent | Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell | Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard |
Chris Johnstone Craig A. Miller 6–4, 7–5 | Brad Drewett Warren Maher |
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1981 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: (1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); (2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; (3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Titles won by player
Total | Player | S | D |
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5 | Carlos Kirmayr (BRA) | 3 | 2 |
5 | Chris Johnstone (AUS) | 2 | 3 |
4 | Adriano Panatta (ITA) | 2 | 2 |
3 | John Fitzgerald (AUS) | 2 | 1 |
3 | João Soares (BRA) | 1 | 2 |
2 | Pablo Arraya (PER) | 2 | 0 |
2 | Ulrich Pinner (FRG) | 2 | 0 |
2 | Werner Zirngibl (FRG) | 2 | 0 |
2 | John Feaver (GBR) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Zoltan Kuharszky (HUN) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Alejandro Pierola (CHI) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Stefan Simonsson (SWE) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Russell Simpson (NZL) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Larry Stefanki (USA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Vincent Van Patten (USA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Craig Wittus (USA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Ricardo Acuña (CHI) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Syd Ball (AUS) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Givaldo Barbosa (BRA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Ramiro Benavides (BOL) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Junie Chatman (USA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Ian Harris (USA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Cliff Letcher (AUS) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Richard Lewis (GBR) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Cássio Motta (BRA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Belus Prajoux (CHI) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Blaine Willenborg (USA) | 0 | 2 |
1 | Juan Avendaño (ESP) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Corrado Barazzutti (ITA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Jean-François Caujolle (FRA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | James Delaney (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Bruce Derlin (NZL) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Pat Du Pré (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Rick Fagel (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Eric Fromm (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | José García-Requena (ESP) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Júlio Góes (BRA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Georges Goven (FRA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Ron Hightower (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Haroon Ismail (ZIM) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Damir Keretić (FRG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Steve Krulevitz (ISR) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Fernando Luna (ESP) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Mario Martinez (BOL) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Jaroslav Navrátil (TCH) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Diego Pérez (URU) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Jérôme Potier (FRA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Gianluca Rinaldini (ITA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Jairo Velasco Sr. (COL) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Egan Adams (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Guillermo Aubone (ARG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bob Berger (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Paolo Bertolucci (ITA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bernard Boileau (BEL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Lloyd Bourne (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Alain Brichant (BEL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ricardo Cano (ARG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Roberto Carruthers (ARG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | David Carter (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ross Case (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Martin Davis (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Brad Drewett (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Chris Dunk (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Željko Franulović (YUG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Tim Garcia (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Carlos Gattiker (ARG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Brad Guan (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Jan Gunnarsson (SWE) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Wayne Hampson (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | George Hardie (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Glen Holroyd (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Jiří Hřebec (TCH) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Pavel Hutka (TCH) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Andrew Jarrett (GBR) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Anders Järryd (SWE) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bruce Kleege (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Paul Kronk (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Carlos Landó (ARG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Henri Leconte (FRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Chris Lewis (NZL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Warren Maher (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Billy Martin (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Andreas Maurer (FRG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bill Maze (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Craig A. Miller (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Matt Mitchell (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Gilles Moretton (FRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bruce Nichols (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Gonzalo Núñez (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Hugo Núñez (ECU) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Marko Ostoja (YUG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Patrizio Parrini (ITA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Wayne Pascoe (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Wolfgang Popp (FRG) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Eric Sherbeck (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Stefan Svensson (SWE) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Nels Van Patten (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Robbie Venter (RSA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Mark Vines (USA) | 0 | 1 |
Titles won by nation
Total | Nation | S | D |
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24 | United States (USA) | 8 | 16 |
14 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 10 |
9 | Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 4 |
7 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 3 |
6 | West Germany (FRG) | 5 | 1 |
5 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 4 |
4 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 |
4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 2 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 3 |
3 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 0 |
3 | Bolivia (BOL) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 3 |
2 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 0 |
2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 2 |
1 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 |
1 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 |
See also
- 1981 Grand Prix
- Association of Tennis Professionals
- International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
External links
- Official ATP World Tour Website: Results Archive
- ITF Tennis: Tournament Search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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