1983 ATP Challenger Series explained

1983 ATP Challenger Series
Duration:	3 January 1983 – 27 November 1983
Edition:	6th
Tournaments:	35
Previous:	1982
Next:	1984

The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1983 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 35 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.^[1]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 3	Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Wally Masur 6–2, 4–6, 7–6			Ken Barton Wayne Hampson Peter Johnston Broderick Dyke
		John Benson Chris Johnstone 3–6, 6–4, 7–6	Peter Doohan Michael Fancutt
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 7	Nairobi Challenger Nairobi, Kenya Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Michiel Schapers 6–3, 6–4			Phil Lehnhoff Juan Hernández Bernhard Pils Fernando Maynetto
		John Austin Larry Stefanki 6–2, 6–3	Phil Lehnhoff Mark Wagner
February 14	Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Larry Stefanki 5–7, 6–3, 8–6			Leif Shiras Helmar Stiegler Gerald Mild Bernhard Pils
		Robin Drysdale Haroon Ismail 4–6, 7–6, 9–7	Hans-Peter Kandler Gerald Mild
February 21	Kuwait City Challenger Kuwait City, Kuwait Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 4–6, 6–3			Michael Westphal Zoltán Kuhárszky Rod Frawley Libor Pimek
		Vijay Amritraj Ilie Năstase 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley
	Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Craig Wittus 6-3, 4–6, 11-9			Colin Dowdeswell Rick Fagel Bernhard Pils Leif Shiras
		Wesley Cash John Mattke 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Jonathan Canter Joe Meyers
February 28	Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Henrik Sundström 6–7, 6–2, 6–0			Brad Drewett Ángel Giménez Stefan Simonsson Sergio Casal
		Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley 6–3, 6–2	Brad Drewett John Feaver
	Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Patrice Kuchna 7–5, 6–4			Mike Barr Thierry Pham Ola Hellgren Bernhard Pils
		Mike Barr Jakob Hlasek 6–4, 6–1	Bernhard Pils Helmar Stiegler

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
March 7	Tunis Challenger Tunis, Tunisia Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Henrik Sundström 6–3, 6–4, 6–2			Manuel Orantes Juan Aguilera Sergio Casal Peter Elter
		Per Hjertquist Gilles Moretton 6–4, 6–3	Peter Herrmann Damir Keretić
March 14
March 21
March 28	São Paulo Challenger São Paulo, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–4, 4–6, 6–1			Trey Waltke João Soares Ernie Fernández Steve Meister
		Zoltán Kuhárszky Gabriel Mattos 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Víctor Pecci Hugo Roverano

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
April 4	Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–2, 7–6			Eduardo Bengoechea Steve Meister Thomaz Koch Pender Murphy
		David Carter Steve Meister 6–3, 6–3	Givaldo Barbosa João Soares
	Johannesburg Challenger Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	John Austin 1–6, 6–3, 6–2			Denys Maasdorp Danie Visser David Schneider Richard Meyer
		Richard Meyer Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–4	Eddie Edwards Raymond Moore
April 11	Ashkelon Challenger Ashkelon, Israel Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Shlomo Glickstein 6–3, 6–3			Colin Dowdeswell Per-Ola Lindquist Peter Feigl Huub van Boeckel
		Stefan Svensson Huub van Boeckel 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Rodney Crowley Rand Evett
April 18	Hypo Group Tennis International Bari, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Corrado Barazzutti 6–0, 6–1			Alejandro Pierola Eric Jelen Martín Jaite Francesco Cancellotti
		Luca Bottazzi Simone Colombo 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Mario Calautti Bruce Derlin
	Tokyo Challenger Tokyo, Japan Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Tsuyoshi Fukui 6–4, 6–0			Joel Bailey John Frawley Simon Youl Leo Palin
		Charles Strode Morris Strode 6–3, 6–4	David Dowlen Jeff Turpin
April 25	Galatina Challenger Galatina, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Francesco Cancellotti 7–6, 6–1			Jimmy Brown Mansour Bahrami Emilio Sánchez Bruce Foxworth
		Bruce Derlin Huub van Boeckel 6–2, 7–5	Iván Camus Ivan Dupasquier
	Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Leo Palin 6–4, 6–2			Jeff Turpin Shinichi Sakamoto Leif Shiras Charles Strode
		Joel Bailey Jeff Turpin 6–4, 3–6, 7–6	Charles Strode Morris Strode

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 2	Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jimmy Brown 6–1, 6–2			Bruce Foxworth Francesco Cancellotti Ricardo Cano Ulrich Pinner
		Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller 6–3, 6–2	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone
	Solihull Challenger Solihull, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Robbie Venter 6–4, 3–6, 6–3			Jonathan Smith Gabriel Urpí Steve Krulevitz Andrew Jarrett
		Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Raymond Moore David Schneider
May 9	Lee-on-Solent Challenger Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Robbie Venter 6–3, 6–1			Bruce Foxworth Syd Ball Jonathan Smith Nick Brown
		Charlie Fancutt Greg Whitecross 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
May 16	Spring Challenger Spring, USA Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Leif Shiras 6–1, 6–0			Butch Walts David Dowlen Juan Farrow Andy Kohlberg
		Andrew Pattison Butch Walts 7–6, 6–7, 6–4	Anand Amritraj Lloyd Bourne
May 23
May 30	Tampere Open Tampere, Finland Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Marko Ostoja 6–4, 6–2			Peter Svensson Eric Jelen Bruce Derlin Jörgen Windahl
		Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen 6–4, 6–1	Mike Barr Marko Ostoja

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 6	Dortmund Challenger Dortmund, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Hans-Dieter Beutel 6–7, 6–3, 6–4			Luca Bottazzi Christophe Freyss Ricardo Ycaza Gustavo Guerrero
		Colin Dowdeswell Andrew Jarrett 6–7, 6–4, 6–3	Bruce Derlin Karl Meiler
June 13	Brescia Challenger Brescia, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Roland Stadler 6–3, 6–1			Helmar Stiegler Francesco Cancellotti Fernando Soler Paolo Canè
		Iván Camus Raúl Viver 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Dácio Campos Eduardo Oncins
June 20
June 27	Travemünde Challenger Travemünde, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Michael Westphal 7–5, 6–2			Eduardo Osta Jakob Hlasek Eduardo Bengoechea Ulrich Pinner
		Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg 7–5, 6–3	Harald Theissen Michael Westphal

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
July 4	Essen Challenger Essen, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Rolf Gehring 6–4, 6–3			David Mustard Scott Lipton Peter Elter Joakim Nyström
		Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg 6–4, 6–2	Nick Brown Steve Shaw
July 11
July 18	Santos Challenger Santos, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Júlio Góes 6–2, 6–3			Leo Palin Daniel Montes de Oca Bruce Kleege Junie Chatman
		Junie Chatman Leo Palin 7–6, 6–2	Edvaldo Oliveira Fernando Roese
July 25	Campos Challenger Campos, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Rocky Royer 7–6, 3–6, 6–3			Roger Guedes Junie Chatman Thomaz Koch Ney Keller
		Thomaz Koch José Schmidt 7–6, 6–2	Júlio Góes Ney Keller
	Neu-Ulm Challenger Neu-Ulm, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Tomáš Šmíd 7–5, 6–4			Miloslav Mečíř Michiel Schapers Simone Colombo Balázs Taróczy
		Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 6–4	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
August 1
August 8
August 15	Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, France Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Pablo Arraya 6–2, 6–3			Fernando Soler Christophe Casa Patrice Kuchna Gabriel Urpí
		Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker 7–6, 6–2	Tarik Benhabiles Jean-Louis Haillet
August 22	Vigo Challenger Vigo, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Henri de Wet 1–6, 6–3, 6–3			Roberto Argüello Ernesto Vázquez Horacio de la Peña Francisco Maciel
		Lorenzo Fargas Gabriel Urpí 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Iván Camus Raúl Viver
August 29

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
September 5	International Tournament of Messina Messina, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Mario Martinez 6–7, 6–0, 9–7			Juan Aguilera Pablo Arraya Trevor Allan Jan Sandberg
		Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker 7–5, 6–2	Juan Aguilera Pablo Arraya
September 12	Thessaloniki Challenger Thessaloniki, Greece Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Horacio de la Peña 5–7, 7–6, 7–5			Andy Andrews Steve Shaw Billy Nealon Jacques Hervet
		Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen 7–6, 7–5	Mike Myburg Leo Palin
September 19
September 26

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
October 3
October 10
October 17	Sydney Challenger Sydney, Australia Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Simon Youl 3–6, 7–5, 6–2		Wally Masur Lawrence Hall	Russell Barlow Jonathan Canter Eduardo Oncins David Lewis
		Michael Fancutt Wally Masur 7–5, 6–3	Peter Carter Mark Kratzmann
October 24	Helsinki Challenger Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Erick Iskersky 6–4, 4–6, 7–5			Randy Druz Peter Bastiansen Luca Bottazzi Leo Palin
		Kimmo Alkio Olli Rahnasto 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Erick Iskersky Richard Lewis
October 31

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
November 7
November 14
November 21	Benin City Challenger Benin City, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Nduka Odizor 6–4, 6–2			David Imonitie Jacques Hervet Bernhard Pils Hans-Peter Kandler
		Haroon Ismail Nduka Odizor 7–6, 7–6	Jacques Hervet Thierry Pham

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 1983 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

width=50	Total	width=225	Player	width=45 style="background:#efefef"	S	width=45 style="background:#efefef"	D
bgcolor=#efefef	3		2	1
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		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		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

Titles won by nation

width=50	Total	width=225	Nation	width=45 style="background:#efefef"	S	width=45 style="background:#efefef"	D
bgcolor=#efefef	18		<	--ALL-S-->8	<	--ALL-D-->10
bgcolor=#efefef	7		<	--ALL-S-->2	<	--ALL-D-->5
bgcolor=#efefef	6		<	--ALL-S-->3	<	--ALL-D-->3
bgcolor=#efefef	4		<	--ALL-S-->2	<	--ALL-D-->2
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-->2	<	--ALL-D-->1
bgcolor=#efefef	3		<	--ALL-S-->1	<	--ALL-D-->2
bgcolor=#efefef	3		<	--ALL-S-->1	<	--ALL-D-->2
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	3		<	--ALL-S-->0	<	--ALL-D-->3
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-->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
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

See also

• 1983 Grand Prix
• Association of Tennis Professionals
• International Tennis Federation

External links

• Official ATP World Tour Website: Results Archive
• ITF Tennis: Tournament Search

Notes and References

1. Web site: atpworldtour.com . ATP Tour, Inc. . About the Challenger Circuit . 2009-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100227095535/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments/Challenger/ABOUT.aspx . 2010-02-27 . dead .