1981 ATP Challenger Series

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]

1981 ATP Challenger Series
Details
Duration	12 January 1981 – 13 December 1981
Edition	4th
Tournaments	47
Achievements (singles)
← 1980 1982 →

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 5	No tournaments scheduled.
January 12	Perth Challenger Perth, Australia $25,000 – Grass – 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
January 12		Syd Ball Cliff Letcher 3–6, 7–6, 8–6	Colin Dibley John James	Colin Dibley Eddie Edwards	Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan
January 19	No tournaments scheduled.
January 26	No tournaments scheduled.

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 2	No tournaments scheduled.
February 9	No tournaments scheduled.
February 16	No tournaments scheduled.
February 23	Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria $25,000 – Clay – 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	Steve Docherty Ian Harris
	Río de la Plata Challenger Buenos Aires, Argentina $25,000 – Clay – 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	Gabriel Urpí Roberto Argüello	Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
March 2	Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria $50,000 – Hard – 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
March 2		Bruce Kleege Larry Stefanki 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	Marco Bellini Robert Reininger	Craig Wittus Gilles Moretton Marzio Miloro Patrizio Parrini
March 9	Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria $25,000 – Clay – 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
March 9		Junie Chatman Mark Vines 6–1, 6–2	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	Massimo Grassotti Famiano Meneschincheri	Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro
March 16	No tournaments scheduled.
March 23	No tournaments scheduled.
March 30	Barcelona-1 Challenger Barcelona, Spain $25,000 – Clay – 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
March 30		Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja 6–4, 7–5	Francisco González Derek Segal	Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco Sr.	Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
April 6	Kyoto Challenger Kyoto, Japan $25,000 – Clay – 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
April 6		Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 7–6, 6–3	Bruce Kleege Dave Siegler	Russell Simpson Dave Siegler	Damir Keretić Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney
April 13	Barcelona-2 Challenger Barcelona, Spain $25,000 – Clay – 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	Jérôme Potier Christoph Zipf
	Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, Brazil $25,000 – Clay – 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	Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo
	San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico $25,000 – Clay – 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	Brad Drewett Roberto Chávez	Ian Harris Octavio Martínez Nial Brash Egan Adams
April 20	Tokyo Challenger Tokyo, Japan $25,000 – Clay – 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
April 20		John Fitzgerald Wayne Pascoe 6–1, 7–6	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher	Gianluca Rinaldini Mike Cahill	Bruce Kleege Matt Doyle James Delaney Billy Martin
April 27	Berlin Challenger Berlin, East Germany $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Werner Zirngibl 6–3, 7–6	Erick Iskersky	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp	Pavel Hutka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten
		Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Tim Garcia Fernando Maynetto	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp	Pavel Hutka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten
	Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan $25,000 – Hard – 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	Mike Gandolfo James Delaney	Larry Davidson Matt Doyle Matt Mitchell Warren Maher
	Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 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	Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzábal	Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu
	West Worthing Challenger West Worthing, Great Britain $25,000 – Clay – 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	Raymond Moore Andrew Jarrett	Richard Lewis Danie Visser Tony Graham Deon Joubert

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 4	Chichester Challenger Chichester, Great Britain $25,000 – Grass – 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	Jan Gunnarsson David Schneider	Raymond Moore Deon Joubert Tony Graham Chris Johnstone
	Galatina Challenger Galatina, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 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	Roberto Argüello Alejandro Pierola
	Mexicali Challenger Mexicali, Mexico $25,000 – Hard – 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	Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj	Matt Mitchell George Hardie João Soares Erik van Dillen
May 11	Guadalajara Open Guadalajara, Mexico $25,000 – Clay – 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
May 11		Glen Holroyd Eric Sherbeck 6–7, 6–4, 7–6	Bruce Kleege Andy Kohlberg	Ross Case Glen Holroyd	Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj
May 18	No tournaments scheduled.
May 25	No tournaments scheduled.

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 1	Napoli Challenger Napoli, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 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
June 1		Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6–1, 6–1	Alejandro Pierola Ricardo Rivera	Jérôme Potier Roberto Argüello
June 8	No tournaments scheduled.
June 15	No tournaments scheduled.
June 22	Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 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
June 22		Guillermo Aubone Ricardo Cano 7–6, 7–5	Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides	Sergio Casal Mario Martinez
June 29	Torino Challenger Torino, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 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	Jaime Fillol Sergio Casal	Claudio Panatta Derek Tarr Jim Gurfein Blaine Willenborg
	Travemünde Challenger Travemünde, West Germany $25,000 – Clay – 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	Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher	Andreas Maurer Zoltán Kuhárszky David Mustard Damir Keretić

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
July 6	Essen Challenger Essen, West Germany $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Chris Johnstone 7–5, 7–6	Andreas Maurer	Roberto Vizcaíno Helmut Beermann	Jan Gunnarsson Cliff Letcher Guillermo Aubone Alejandro Pierola
		Jan Gunnarsson Stefan Svensson 6–1, 6–1	Ernie Ewert Damir Keretić	Roberto Vizcaíno Helmut Beermann
	Sanremo Challenger Sanremo, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Corrado Barazzutti 7–5, 6–0	Ilie Năstase	Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Raúl Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino
		Bob Berger Blaine Willenborg 7–6, 6–3	Luca Bottazzi Francesco Cancellotti	Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Raúl Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino
July 13	La Spezia Challenger La Spezia, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–0	Željko Franulović	John Feaver Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi
July 13		Željko Franulović Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–4	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	John Feaver Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi
July 20	No tournaments scheduled.
July 27	Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Júlio Góes 6–3, 6–3	Pablo Arraya	Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti	Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller
		Givaldo Barbosa João Soares 6–4, 6–3	Guillermo Aubone Carlos Landó	Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti	Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller
	Zell Am See Challenger Zell Am See, Austria $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Fernando Luna 6–4, 6–2	Jiří Hřebec	Wayne Hampson Anders Järryd	Pavel Hutka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides
		Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 7–5	Wayne Hampson Chris Johnstone	Wayne Hampson Anders Järryd	Pavel Hutka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
August 3	Bara Challenger Bara, Spain $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Bruce Derlin 7–6, 6–3	Richard Lewis	Junie Chatman Gonzalo Núñez	Cary Stansbury Zoltán Kuhárszky Blaine Willenborg Roberto Vizcaíno
		Jiří Hřebec Pavel Hutka 7–5, 4–6, 9–7	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco Sr.	Junie Chatman Gonzalo Núñez
	Ostend Challenger Ostend, Belgium $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jérôme Potier 6–2, 6–2	Miroslav Lacek	Trevor Allan Hans-Peter Kandler	Anders Järryd Éric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiří Granát
		John Feaver Chris Johnstone 6–4, 6–4	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher	Trevor Allan Hans-Peter Kandler	Anders Järryd Éric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiří Granát
	Porto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre, Brazil $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Carlos Kirmayr 7–6, 6–3	Júlio Góes	Roberto Argüello Gustavo Tiberti	Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce Kleege
				Roberto Argüello Gustavo Tiberti	Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce Kleege
	San Benedetto Challenger San Benedetto, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–2	Corrado Barazzutti	Paolo Bertolucci Željko Franulović	Ferrante Rocchi Gianni Marchetti Antonio Zugarelli Pavel Hutka
		Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–4, 6–3	Marco Alciati Mike Barr	Paolo Bertolucci Željko Franulović
August 10	Brasília Challenger Brasília, Brazil $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Pablo Arraya 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Thomaz Koch	Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker	Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege João Soares Thomas Stålhandske
		Givaldo Barbosa João Soares W/O	Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker	Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker	Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege João Soares Thomas Stålhandske
	Royan Challenger Royan, France $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jaroslav Navrátil 6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Jan Gunnarsson	Georges Goven Haroon Ismail	Anders Järryd Peter Doohan Jérôme Vanier Erick Iskersky
		Cliff Letcher Warren Maher 7–5, 7–5	Anders Järryd Stefan Simonsson	Georges Goven Haroon Ismail	Anders Järryd Peter Doohan Jérôme Vanier Erick Iskersky
	Tarragona Challenger Tarragona, Spain $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jairo Velasco Sr. 6–4, 6–2	Eduardo Osta	Jiří Hřebec Gustavo Tiberti	Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpí Pavel Hutka
		Zoltán Kuhárszky Richard Lewis 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg	Jiří Hřebec Gustavo Tiberti	Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpí Pavel Hutka
August 17	Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, France $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Stefan Simonsson 6–2, 6–1, 7–5	Georges Goven	Jiří Granát Jérôme Vanier	Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Éric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna
August 17		Anders Järryd Stefan Simonsson 7–5, 7–5	Libor Pimek Miroslav Lacek	Jiří Granát Jérôme Vanier	Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Éric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna
August 24	Brussels Challenger Brussels, Belgium $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Georges Goven 6–7, 7–6, 6–3	Erick Iskersky	Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux	Jaroslav Navrátil Christophe Casa Franco Merlone Stefan Svensson
		Bernard Boileau Alain Brichant 7–5, 6–2	Mike Myburg Frank Punčec	Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux
	Reus Challenger Reus, Spain $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jean-François Caujolle 7–6, 6–0	Alejandro Pierola	Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpí	Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal
		Egan Adams Robbie Venter 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Junie Chatman Bruce Derlin	Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpí	Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal
August 31	No tournaments scheduled.

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
September 7	Hypo Group Tennis International Bari, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–4, 6–0	Paolo Bertolucci	Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter	Vittorio Magnelli Franco Merlone Gianluca Rinaldini Huub van Boeckel
September 7		Ian Harris Belus Prajoux 6–4, 6–2	Gianni Marchetti Alejandro Pierola	Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter
September 14	International Tournament of Messina Messina, Italy $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Mario Martinez 6–4, 7–5	Robbie Venter	Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti	Gianni Marchetti Rory Chappell Gianluca Rinaldini Ferrante Rocchi
September 14		Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux 3–6, 6–4, 7–6	Mario Calautti Roberto Calautti	Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti
September 21	Layetano Challenger Layetano, Spain $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	José García Requena 6–1, 6–7, 7–5	Mark Dickson	Eduardo Osta Juan Avendaño	Diego Pérez Roberto Vizcaíno Jan Vanlangendonck Gabriel Urpí
September 21		Gonzalo Núñez Hugo Núñez 6–4, 7–5	Rory Chappell John Van Nostrand	Eduardo Osta Juan Avendaño
September 28	Athens Challenger Athens, Greece $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Vincent Van Patten 7–5, 6–4	Zoltán Kuhárszky	Erick Iskersky Leo Palin	Bernhard Pils Thomas Högstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist
September 28		Vincent Van Patten Nels Van Patten 7–6, 7–6	Nanad Ilekovlc George Kalovelonis	Erick Iskersky Leo Palin	Bernhard Pils Thomas Högstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
November 2	No tournaments scheduled.
November 9	No tournaments scheduled.
November 16	Benin City Challenger Benin City, Nigeria $50,000 – Hard – 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
November 16		Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis 6–3, 6–4, 7–5	Jeremy Dier Haroon Ismail	Gonzalo Núñez Richard Lewis
November 23	No tournaments scheduled.
November 30	Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil $50,000 – Clay – 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
November 30		Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7–6, 6–4	Pat DuPré Mel Purcell	José López-Maeso Damir Keretić	Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
December 7	Brisbane Challenger Brisbane, Australia $30,000 – Grass – 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
December 7		Chris Johnstone Craig A. Miller 6–4, 7–5	Brad Drewett Warren Maher	Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell	Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard

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
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
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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 1981 ATP Challenger SeriesDetailsDuration12 January 1981 13 December 1981Edition4thTournaments47Achievements singles 19801982 Contents 1 Schedule 1 1 January 1 2 February 1 3 March 1 4 April 1 5 May 1 6 June 1 7 July 1 8 August 1 9 September 1 10 November 1 11 December 2 Statistical information 2 1 Titles won by player 2 2 Titles won by nation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSchedule EditJanuary Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsJanuary 5 No tournaments scheduled January 12 Perth ChallengerPerth Australia 25 000 Grass 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 Letcher3 6 7 6 8 6 Colin Dibley John JamesJanuary 19 No tournaments scheduled January 26 No tournaments scheduled February Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsFebruary 2 No tournaments scheduled February 9 No tournaments scheduled February 16 No tournaments scheduled February 23 Ogun ChallengerOgun Nigeria 25 000 Clay 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 Wittus7 6 7 6 Guy Fritz Harry FritzRio de la Plata ChallengerBuenos Aires Argentina 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Eric Fromm 6 2 6 1 Fernando Dalla Fontana Gabriel Urpi Roberto Arguello Juan Nunez Ramiro Benavides Diego Perez Carlos Lando Roberto Carruthers Carlos Lando0 6 6 1 6 3 Charles Strode Morris StrodeMarch Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsMarch 2 Lagos Open Lagos Nigeria 50 000 Hard 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 Stefanki6 2 3 6 6 3 Ian Harris Craig WittusMarch 9 Kaduna Challenger Kaduna Nigeria 25 000 Clay 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 Vines6 1 6 2 Ian Harris Craig WittusMarch 16 No tournaments scheduled March 23 No tournaments scheduled March 30 Barcelona 1 Challenger Barcelona Spain 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Ulrich Pinner 6 3 6 1 Miguel Mir Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco Sr Mats Wilander Joakim Nystrom Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja6 4 7 5 Francisco Gonzalez Derek SegalApril Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsApril 6 Kyoto Challenger Kyoto Japan 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Ron Hightower 7 5 7 6 Matt Doyle Russell Simpson Dave Siegler Damir Keretic Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney Matt Mitchell Bill Maze7 6 6 3 Bruce Kleege Dave SieglerApril 13 Barcelona 2 Challenger Barcelona Spain 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Diego Perez 6 4 3 6 6 2 Fernando Maynetto Jerome Potier Christoph Zipf Jairo Velasco Sr Trevor Allan Patrick Proisy Claudio Panatta Tim Garcia Bruce Nichols6 4 6 4 Gianni Marchetti Enzo VattuoneCuritiba Challenger Curitiba Brazil 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Carlos Kirmayr 6 1 6 1 Alejandro Ganzabal Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo Ivan Kley Alejandro Cerundolo Jose Luis Damiani Thomas Stalhandske Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta7 6 6 4 Jose Luis Damiani Thomaz KochSan Luis Potosi Challenger San Luis Potosi Mexico 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Rick Fagel 7 6 6 1 Steve Meister Brad Drewett Roberto Chavez Ian Harris Octavio Martinez Nial Brash Egan Adams Brad Drewett George Hardie5 7 6 3 7 6 Rich Andrews Kevin CookApril 20 Tokyo Challenger Tokyo Japan 25 000 Clay 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 Pascoe6 1 7 6 Cliff Letcher Warren MaherApril 27 Berlin Challenger Berlin East Germany 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Werner Zirngibl 6 3 7 6 Erick Iskersky Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp Pavel Hutka Fernando Maynetto Jerome Potier Ulrich Marten Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp4 6 6 3 6 0 Tim Garcia Fernando MaynettoNagoya Challenger Nagoya Japan 25 000 Hard 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 Simpson7 6 6 2 Matt Mitchell Bill MazeParioli Challenger Parioli Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Alejandro Pierola 6 4 3 6 6 4 Corrado Barazzutti Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzabal Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton6 4 6 3 Florin Segărceanu Ben TestermanWest Worthing Challenger West Worthing Great Britain 25 000 Clay 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 Lewis6 2 6 3 Rory Chappell Schalk van der MerweMay Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsMay 4 Chichester Challenger Chichester Great Britain 25 000 Grass 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 Dunk7 6 6 1 Andrew Jarrett Jonathan SmithGalatina Challenger Galatina Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Werner Zirngibl 7 6 7 5 Hans Simonsson Roberto Arguello Alejandro Pierola Fernando Dalla Fontana Ramiro Benavides Christophe Casa Carlos Gattiker Carlos Gattiker Patrizio Parrini6 4 5 7 7 5 Roberto Carruthers Fernando Dalla FontanaMexicali Challenger Mexicali Mexico 25 000 Hard 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw James Delaney 6 3 5 7 7 5 Ross Case Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj Matt Mitchell George Hardie Joao Soares Erik van Dillen Syd Ball Ross Case6 3 6 3 John James Sashi MenonMay 11 Guadalajara Open Guadalajara Mexico 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Joao Soares 6 4 7 5 Matt Anger Ross Case Glen Holroyd Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj Glen Holroyd Eric Sherbeck6 7 6 4 7 6 Bruce Kleege Andy KohlbergMay 18 No tournaments scheduled May 25 No tournaments scheduled June Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsJune 1 Napoli Challenger Napoli Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Damir Keretic 4 6 6 2 6 2 Gustavo Guerrero Jerome Potier Roberto Arguello Christoph Zipf Gianluca Rinaldini Roland Stadler Christophe Casa Ricardo Acuna Ramiro Benavides6 1 6 1 Alejandro Pierola Ricardo RiveraJune 8 No tournaments scheduled June 15 No tournaments scheduled June 22 Cuneo Challenger Cuneo Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Juan Avendano 7 5 6 3 Roberto Vizcaino Sergio Casal Mario Martinez Guillermo Aubone Gianni Marchetti Carlos Gattiker Ramiro Benavides Guillermo Aubone Ricardo Cano7 6 7 5 Ricardo Acuna Ramiro BenavidesJune 29 Torino Challenger Torino Italy 25 000 Clay 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 Willenborg5 7 6 4 6 2 Jaime Fillol Zeljko FranulovicTravemunde Challenger Travemunde West Germany 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Ulrich Pinner 6 4 4 6 6 3 Peter Elter Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher Andreas Maurer Zoltan Kuharszky David Mustard Damir Keretic Brad Guan Wayne Hampson6 3 6 4 Bruce Derlin David MustardJuly Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsJuly 6 Essen Challenger Essen West Germany 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Chris Johnstone 7 5 7 6 Andreas Maurer Roberto Vizcaino Helmut Beermann Jan Gunnarsson Cliff Letcher Guillermo Aubone Alejandro Pierola Jan Gunnarsson Stefan Svensson6 1 6 1 Ernie Ewert Damir KereticSanremo Challenger Sanremo Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Corrado Barazzutti 7 5 6 0 Ilie Năstase Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya Jerome Vanier Raul Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino Bob Berger Blaine Willenborg7 6 6 3 Luca Bottazzi Francesco CancellottiJuly 13 La Spezia ChallengerLa Spezia Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Adriano Panatta 6 2 6 0 Zeljko Franulovic John Feaver Pablo Arraya Jerome Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi Zeljko Franulovic Adriano Panatta6 2 6 4 Gianni Marchetti Enzo VattuoneJuly 20 No tournaments scheduled July 27 Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro Brazil 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Julio Goes 6 3 6 3 Pablo Arraya Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller Givaldo Barbosa Joao Soares6 4 6 3 Guillermo Aubone Carlos LandoZell Am See Challenger Zell Am See Austria 50 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Fernando Luna 6 4 6 2 Jiri Hrebec Wayne Hampson Anders Jarryd Pavel Hutka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides Ricardo Acuna Ramiro Benavides 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 5 Wayne Hampson Chris JohnstoneAugust Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsAugust 3 Bara Challenger Bara Spain 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Bruce Derlin 7 6 6 3 Richard Lewis Junie Chatman Gonzalo Nunez Cary Stansbury Zoltan Kuharszky Blaine Willenborg Roberto Vizcaino Jiri Hrebec Pavel Hutka7 5 4 6 9 7 Angel Gimenez Jairo Velasco Sr Ostend Challenger Ostend Belgium 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Jerome Potier 6 2 6 2 Miroslav Lacek Trevor Allan Hans Peter Kandler Anders Jarryd Eric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiri Granat John Feaver Chris Johnstone6 4 6 4 Cliff Letcher Warren MaherPorto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre Brazil 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Carlos Kirmayr 7 6 6 3 Julio Goes Roberto Arguello Gustavo Tiberti Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce KleegeSan Benedetto Challenger San Benedetto Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Adriano Panatta 6 3 6 2 Corrado Barazzutti Paolo Bertolucci Zeljko Franulovic Ferrante Rocchi Gianni Marchetti Antonio Zugarelli Pavel Hutka Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta6 4 6 3 Marco Alciati Mike BarrAugust 10 Brasilia Challenger Brasilia Brazil 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Pablo Arraya 6 3 3 6 6 4 Thomaz Koch Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege Joao Soares Thomas Stalhandske Givaldo Barbosa Joao Soares W O Carlos Gattiker Alejandro GattikerRoyan Challenger Royan France 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Jaroslav Navratil 6 1 6 4 6 3 Jan Gunnarsson Georges Goven Haroon Ismail Anders Jarryd Peter Doohan Jerome Vanier Erick Iskersky Cliff Letcher Warren Maher7 5 7 5 Anders Jarryd Stefan SimonssonTarragona Challenger Tarragona Spain 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Jairo Velasco Sr 6 4 6 2 Eduardo Osta Jiri Hrebec Gustavo Tiberti Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpi Pavel Hutka Zoltan Kuharszky Richard Lewis6 2 3 6 6 3 Robbie Venter Blaine WillenborgAugust 17 Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet France 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Stefan Simonsson 6 2 6 1 7 5 Georges Goven Jiri Granat Jerome Vanier Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Eric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna Anders Jarryd Stefan Simonsson7 5 7 5 Libor Pimek Miroslav LacekAugust 24 Brussels Challenger Brussels Belgium 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Georges Goven 6 7 7 6 6 3 Erick Iskersky Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux Jaroslav Navratil Christophe Casa Franco Merlone Stefan Svensson Bernard Boileau Alain Brichant7 5 6 2 Mike Myburg Frank PuncecReus Challenger Reus Spain 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Singles draw Doubles draw Jean Francois Caujolle 7 6 6 0 Alejandro Pierola Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpi Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal Egan Adams Robbie Venter6 7 6 4 6 4 Junie Chatman Bruce DerlinAugust 31 No tournaments scheduled September Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsSeptember 7 Hypo Group Tennis International Bari Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Zoltan Kuharszky 6 4 6 0 Paolo Bertolucci Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter Vittorio Magnelli Franco Merlone Gianluca Rinaldini Huub van Boeckel Ian Harris Belus Prajoux6 4 6 2 Gianni Marchetti Alejandro PierolaSeptember 14 International Tournament of Messina Messina Italy 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Mario Martinez 6 4 7 5 Robbie Venter Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti Gianni Marchetti Rory Chappell Gianluca Rinaldini Ferrante Rocchi Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux3 6 6 4 7 6 Mario Calautti Roberto CalauttiSeptember 21 Layetano Challenger Layetano Spain 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Jose Garcia Requena 6 1 6 7 7 5 Mark Dickson Eduardo Osta Juan Avendano Diego Perez Roberto Vizcaino Jan Vanlangendonck Gabriel Urpi Gonzalo Nunez Hugo Nunez6 4 7 5 Rory Chappell John Van NostrandSeptember 28 Athens Challenger Athens Greece 25 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Vincent Van Patten 7 5 6 4 Zoltan Kuharszky Erick Iskersky Leo Palin Bernhard Pils Thomas Hogstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist Vincent Van Patten Nels Van Patten7 6 7 6 Nanad Ilekovlc George KalovelonisNovember Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsNovember 2 No tournaments scheduled November 9 No tournaments scheduled November 16 Benin City Challenger Benin City Nigeria 50 000 Hard 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Haroon Ismail 7 5 6 4 6 3 Nduka Odizor Gonzalo Nunez Richard Lewis Amani Jumatano Andrew Jarrett Arthur Anastopoulo Jeremy Dier Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis6 3 6 4 7 5 Jeremy Dier Haroon IsmailNovember 23 No tournaments scheduled November 30 Bahia Challenger Bahia Brazil 50 000 Clay 32S 16D Singles draw Doubles draw Pat DuPre 5 7 7 6 6 4 Joao Soares Jose Lopez Maeso Damir Keretic Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta7 6 6 4 Pat DuPre Mel PurcellDecember Edit Week of Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists QuarterfinalistsDecember 7 Brisbane Challenger Brisbane Australia 30 000 Grass 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 Miller6 4 7 5 Brad Drewett Warren MaherStatistical information EditThese 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 gt doubles hierarchy 3 alphabetical order by family names for players Titles won by player Edit Total Player S D 5 Carlos Kirmayr BRA 3 25 Chris Johnstone AUS 2 34 Adriano Panatta ITA 2 23 John Fitzgerald AUS 2 13 Joao Soares BRA 1 22 Pablo Arraya PER 2 02 Ulrich Pinner FRG 2 02 Werner Zirngibl FRG 2 02 John Feaver GBR 1 12 Zoltan Kuharszky HUN 1 12 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved \| www.wiki3.en-us.nina.az Rss Feed SiteMap Ping DMCA Contact Us HomePage Closed Call:

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