| 1979 ATP Challenger Series | |
| Duration: | 30 April 1979 – 9 December 1979 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Tournaments: | 22 |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1979 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 22 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $40,000.[1]
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | |||||
| April 9 | |||||
| April 16 | |||||
| April 23 | |||||
| April 30 | Indian River Challenger Indian River, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Billy Martin 6–2, 6–0 |  David Carter Noel Phillips John Sadri Van Winitsky | ||
| Kevin Curren Steve Denton 6–4, 7–5 | Pat Cramer Cliff Letcher | ||||
| Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Hard – $40,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Rod Frawley 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |  Shigeyuki Nishio Joel Bailey Charlie Fancutt  Onny Parun | |||
| Joel Bailey Rod Frawley 7–6, 7–5 | Chris Kachel Marcelo Lara | ||||
| Parioli Challenger Rome, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Dominique Bedel 6–4, 7–5 | Bernard Fritz Phil Dent  Ricardo Cano José Luis Damiani | |||
| Dick Crealy Phil Dent 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw |  Fernando Luna 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | Carlos Gattiker José Luis Damiani Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz | |||
| Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux 6–4, 7–6 | Dominique Bedel Christophe Freyss | |||||
| Raleigh Challenger Raleigh, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Sadri 6–7, 6–2, 7–5 | Michael Grant Trey Waltke Gabriel Urpí Howard Schoenfield | ||||
| John Austin Billy Martin 6–2, 7–5 | Chris Lewis Cliff Letcher | |||||
| May 14 | ||||||
| May 21 | ||||||
| May 28 | ||||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2 | San Diego Challenger San Diego, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Trey Waltke 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Erik van Dillen Byron Bertram Robert Trogolo Gene Malin | ||
 Sashi Menon Robert Trogolo 7–6, 6–1 | Rod Frawley Russell Simpson | ||||
| July 9 | |||||
| July 16 | |||||
| July 23 | Porto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Belus Prajoux 6–2, 6–4 |  Ramiro Benavides Jorge Todero  Leo Palin  Cássio Motta | ||
| Marcos Hocevar João Soares 6–1, 6–0 | Lito Álvarez Álvaro Fillol | ||||
| July 30 | Salvador Challenger Salvador, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Carlos Kirmayr 6–1, 7–5 | Mark Turpin Hugo Roverano Thomaz Koch Charles Owens | ||
| Álvaro Fillol Rolf Thung 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | Tony Graham Chris Sylvan | ||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | ||||||
| September 10 | Charlotte Challenger Charlotte, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Chris Lewis 6–2, 6–2 | Michael Grant  Réjean Genois  Ali Madani Keith Richardson | |||
| Mike Barr Jerry Karzen 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 | John Benson Tony Giammalva | |||||
| September 17 | Lincoln Challenger Lincoln, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Matt Mitchell 6–4, 6–2 | David Schneider Jai DiLouie Tony Giammalva Steve Docherty | |||
| Joel Bailey Bruce Kleege 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Steve Denton Peter Rennert | |||||
| September 24 | ||||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Huntington Beach Challenger Huntington Beach, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Glenn Petrovic 6–4, 6–2 | Tony Giammalva Peter Rennert John Austin Tom Leonard | |||
| Billy Martin Bruce Nichols 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | Peter Rennert Robert Van't Hof | |||||
| October 8 | ||||||
| October 15 | ||||||
| October 22 | Guadalajara Open Guadalajara, Mexico Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–4 | Larry Davidson Fred McNair Alfonso González Randy Crawford | |||
| Paul McNamee Fred McNair 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Tony Giammalva Andy Kohlberg | |||||
| October 29 | ||||||
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3 | Austin Challenger Austin, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Peter Rennert 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 | Vincent Van Patten Tom Cain Erick Iskersky Rick Fisher | |||
| Anand Amritraj John Austin 6–1, 6–2 | Steve Denton Mark Turpin | |||||
| December 10 | ||||||
| December 17 | ||||||
| December 24 | ||||||
| December 31 | ||||||
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 1979 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).
| width=50 | Total | width=225 | Player | width=45 style="background:#efefef" | S | width=45 style="background:#efefef" | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| width=50 | Total | width=225 | Nation | width=45 style="background:#efefef" | S | width=45 style="background:#efefef" | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#efefef | 18 | < | --ALL-S-->9 | < | --ALL-D-->9 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 9 | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->7 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->3 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 |
