1981 ATP Challenger Series | |
Duration: | 12 January 1981 – 13 December 1981 |
Edition: | 4th |
Tournaments: | 47 |
Previous: | 1980 |
Next: | 1982 |
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]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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January 5 | ||||||
January 12 | Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–2 | Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan | |||
Syd Ball Cliff Letcher 3–6, 7–6, 8–6 | Colin Dibley John James | |||||
January 19 | ||||||
January 26 |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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February 2 | |||||
February 9 | |||||
February 16 | |||||
February 23 | Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Craig Wittus 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | 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 | Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó | |||
Roberto Carruthers Carlos Landó 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 | Charles Strode Morris Strode |
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 | 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 | Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro | ||
Junie Chatman Mark Vines 6–1, 6–2 | Ian Harris Craig Wittus | ||||
March 16 | |||||
March 23 | |||||
March 30 | Barcelona-1 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ulrich Pinner 6–3, 6–1 | Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl | ||
Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja 6–4, 7–5 | Francisco González Derek Segal |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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November 2 | |||||
November 9 | |||||
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 | Amani Jumatano Andrew Jarrett Arthur Anastopoulo Jeremy Dier | ||
Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | Jeremy Dier Haroon Ismail | ||||
November 23 | |||||
November 30 | Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Pat DuPré 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 | Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta | ||
Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7–6, 6–4 | Pat DuPré Mel Purcell |
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 | Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard | ||
Chris Johnstone Craig A. Miller 6–4, 7–5 | Brad Drewett Warren Maher |
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).
width=50 | Total | width=225 | Player | width=45 style="background:#efefef" | S | width=45 style="background:#efefef" | D |
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bgcolor=#efefef | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
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 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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 | 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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 |
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bgcolor=#efefef | 24 | < | --ALL-S-->8 | < | --ALL-D-->16 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 14 | < | --ALL-S-->4 | < | --ALL-D-->10 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 9 | < | --ALL-S-->5 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 7 | < | --ALL-S-->4 | < | --ALL-D-->3 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 6 | < | --ALL-S-->5 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 5 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->4 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->3 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 4 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->3 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->3 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 3 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->3 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | < | --ALL-S-->2 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 2 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->2 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->1 | < | --ALL-D-->0 | ||
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 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 | ||
bgcolor=#efefef | 1 | < | --ALL-S-->0 | < | --ALL-D-->1 |