1980 ATP Challenger Series
Details
Duration3 March 1980 – 7 December 1980
Edition3rd
Tournaments24
Achievements (singles)
1979
1981

The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1980 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 24 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $50,000.[1]

Schedule

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 3Kaduna Challenger
Kaduna, Nigeria
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
United States Chris Mayotte
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
United Kingdom John FeaverAustria Roland Steigler
United States Mark Turpin
Austria Filip Krajcik
Canada Harry Fritz
United States Toby Crabel
United States Larry Stefanki
United States Chris Mayotte
United States Larry Stefanki
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom John Feaver
March 10
No tournaments scheduled.
March 17ATP Linz
Linz, Austria
Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
United States Tony Graham
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
New Zealand Onny ParunWest Germany Andreas Maurer
United Kingdom John Feaver
United States Bruce Foxworth
Austria Roland Steigler
United States Chris Mayotte
Austria Hans Kary
United States Tony Graham
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Austria Robert Reininger
Austria Helmar Stiegler
March 24
No tournaments scheduled.
March 31San Luis Potosí Challenger
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Mexico Adolfo González
6–4, 6–4
Mexico Guillermo StevensUnited States Rick Fagel
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo
United States Larry Loeb
Austria Filip Krajcik
Australia Brad Guan
United States Mike Barr
Canada Réjean Genois
6–4, 6–4
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
Spain Gabriel Urpí
Shimizu Challenger
Shimizu, Japan
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Australia Cliff LetcherJapan Tsuyoshi Fukui
Australia John Marks
Australia Chris Kachel
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi
Canada Robert Bettauer
Australia Wayne Pascoe
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Australia Chris Kachel
Australia John Marks

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 7Maebashi Challenger
Maebashi, Japan
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Australia Greg Whitecross
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Australia Craig A. MillerSwitzerland Markus Günthardt
Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Mike Shore
Philippines Beeyong Sison
West Germany Peter Holl
Japan Jun Kuki
Australia Chris Kachel
Australia John Marks
6–4, 7–6
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Cliff Letcher
April 14
No tournaments scheduled.
April 21
No tournaments scheduled.
April 28Toyota Challenger
Toyota, Japan
Hard – $33,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
New Zealand Russell Simpson
6–4, 6–4
Australia Brad DrewettAustralia Chris Johnstone
Australia John Fitzgerald
Japan Jun Kuki
Australia Cliff Letcher
Japan Tsuyoshi Fukui
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–3, 6–4
Australia Chris Kachel
New Zealand Russell Simpson
Parioli Challenger
Parioli, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
France Dominique BedelNew Zealand Onny Parun
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
United States Michael Grant
Australia Terry Rocavert
Austria Hans Kary
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr.
West Germany Klaus Eberhard
West Germany Ulrich Marten
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
West Germany Karl Meiler
West Germany Werner Zirngibl

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 5Galatina Challenger
Galatina, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
France Gilles Moretton
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Sweden Stefan SimonssonWest Germany Werner Zirngibl
France Dominique Bedel
France Christophe Freyss
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
Chile Alejandro Pierola
Spain Gabriel Urpí
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Chris Kachel
6–2, 6–1
United States Tim Garcia
United States Michael Grant
May 12
No tournaments scheduled.
May 19
No tournaments scheduled.
May 26
No tournaments scheduled.

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 2Kent Championships
Beckenham, Great Britain
Grass – $25,000 – 64S/64D
Singles drawDoubles draw
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–4, 4–6, 9–7
United States Sandy MayerAustralia Paul Kronk
Finland Leo Palin
United States Tom Gorman
United States Tony Graham
India Anand Amritraj
India Sashi Menon
United States John Austin
United States Van Winitsky
W/O
Australia Chris Johnstone
Australia Greg Whitecross
Cuneo Challenger
Cuneo, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Argentina Ricardo Cano
7–5, 6–2
Bolivia Mario MartinezSpain Gabriel Urpí
France Christophe Casa
Argentina Carlos Gattiker
West Germany Werner Zirngibl
France Dominique Bedel
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Carlos Gattiker
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Bolivia Mario Martinez
Chile Pedro Rebolledo
June 9
No tournaments scheduled.
June 16
No tournaments scheduled.
June 23
No tournaments scheduled.
June 2Lugo Challenger
Lugo, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
United States Tony Giammalva
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Argentina Gustavo GuerreroArgentina Fernando Dalla Fontana
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
France Jean-François Caujolle
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–1, 6–3
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 4Zell am See Challenger
Zell am See, Austria
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Australia Peter McNamara
6–4, 6–1, 7–5
New Zealand Chris LewisSwitzerland Heinz Günthardt
France Dominique Bedel
Zimbabwe Haroon Ismail
New Zealand Onny Parun
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Australia Wayne Hampson
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Czechoslovakia Pavel Hutka
3–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–2
Australia Wayne Pascoe
United States Dave Siegler
August 11Royan Challenger
Royan, France
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
France Christophe Casa
6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0
France Dominique BedelFrance Bernard Fritz
Zimbabwe Haroon Ismail
United States Dave Siegler
Australia Wayne Hampson
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Stefan Svensson
United States Dave Siegler
South Africa Robbie Venter
6–4, 6–4
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Stefan Svensson
August 18Le Touquet Challenger
Le Touquet, France
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
France Christophe Casa
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
France Jérôme VanierFrance Éric Deblicker
Spain Ángel Giménez
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Spain José López-Maeso
Sweden Hans Simonsson
France Hervé Gauvain
United States Dave Siegler
South Africa Robbie Venter
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Sweden Hans Simonsson
Sweden Tenny Svensson
Rio de Janeiro Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
6–4, 6–0
Argentina Carlos LandóBrazil Marcos Hocevar
United States Charles Strode
Argentina Carlos Gattiker
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Argentina Fernando Dalla Fontana
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Brazil Cássio Motta
6–4, 6–4
Argentina Alejandro Ganzábal
Argentina Gustavo Guerrero
August 25Brussels Challenger
Brussels, Belgium
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Sweden Kjell Johansson
6–3, 6–4
France Georges GovenSouth Africa Eddie Edwards
Sri Lanka Sivagnanam Suresh
France Christophe Freyss
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
Sweden Hans Simonsson
Australia Chris Johnstone
South Africa Eddie Edwards
United States Craig Edwards
6–1, 6–2
United States Doug Adler
Australia Chris Johnstone
Porto Alegre Challenger
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–7, 6–2, 7–6, 7–5
Brazil Carlos KirmayrChile Belus Prajoux
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Gustavo Guerrero
Argentina Alejandro Gattiker
Uruguay José Luis Damiani
United States Charles Strode
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
6–3, 6–1
Brazil Paulo Cleto
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 1Curitiba Challenger
Curitiba, Brazil
Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Argentina Gustavo Guerrero
7–6, 6–3
Brazil Marcos HocevarUnited States Charles Strode
Brazil João Soares
Brazil Givaldo Barbosa
United States Morris Strode
United States Cary Stansbury
Uruguay José Luis Damiani
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
United States Kevin Harris
United States Craig Wittus
Turin Challenger
Turin, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
South Africa Robbie Venter
6–2, 6–1
Spain Miguel MirItaly Maurizio Bonaiti
Chile Alejandro Pierola
France Hervé Gauvain
Sweden Kjell Johansson
South Africa Frank Punčec
France Patrick Proisy
United States Jai DiLouie
Australia Wayne Hampson
6–3, 6–4
United States Dave Siegler
South Africa Robbie Venter
September 8Campinas Challenger
Campinas, Brazil
Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Argentina Ricardo Cano
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Uruguay José Luis DamianiArgentina Guillermo Aubone
Brazil Ney Keller
Argentina Gustavo Guerrero
Brazil Júlio Góes
Brazil João Soares
Brazil Marcos Hocevar
Brazil Marcos Hocevar
Brazil João Soares
7–5, 6–1
Brazil Ney Keller
Brazil Cássio Motta
September 15Cosenza Challenger
Cosenza, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
6–1, 6–4
Chile Alejandro PierolaUruguay Diego Pérez
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
United States Chris Mayotte
Sweden Anders Järryd
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja
United States Jai DiLouie
Australia Ernie Ewert
Australia Brad Guan
7–6, 6–3
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
September 22International Tournament of Messina
Messina, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
United States Chris MayotteItaly Ezio Di Matteo
Australia Brad Guan
Italy Franco Merlone
Sweden Stefan Svensson
Australia Ernie Ewert
Italy Massimo Grassotti
Australia Ernie Ewert
Australia Brad Guan
6–3, 6–4
Italy Gianni Marchetti
Italy Enzo Vattuone
September 29Mexico City Challenger
Mexico City, Mexico
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
6–3, 6–4
United States Scott McCainUnited States John Hayes
Mexico Emilio Montaño
United States Glen Holroyd
India Anand Amritraj
United States Ian Harris
Australia Steve Docherty
United States Scott McCain
United States Larry Stefanki
6–3, 6–3
United States Glen Holroyd
United States Craig Wittus

December

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
December 1Buenos Aires Challenger
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
7–6, 6–2
Argentina Carlos CastellanArgentina Ricardo Cano
Uruguay Diego Pérez
Argentina Fernando Dalla Fontana
Argentina Enrique Caviglia
Argentina Gustavo Tiberti
United States Charles Strode
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Roberto Carruthers
6–2, 6–4
Argentina Carlos Gattiker
Argentina Alejandro Gattiker

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 1980 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 Ricardo Cano (ARG)23
3 Jorge Andrew (VEN)12
3 Markus Günthardt (SUI)12
3 Robbie Venter (RSA)12
3 Syd Ball (AUS)03
3 Cliff Letcher (AUS)03
2 Christophe Casa (FRA)20
2 Tony Graham (USA)11
2 Chris Mayotte (USA)11
2 Ernie Ewert (AUS)02
2 Brad Guan (AUS)02
2 Chris Kachel (AUS)02
2 Dave Siegler (USA)02
2 Larry Stefanki (USA)02
1 Corrado Barazzutti (ITA)10
1 Eduardo Bengoechea (ARG)10
1 Tony Giammalva (USA)10
1 Adolfo González (MEX)10
1 Gustavo Guerrero (ARG)10
1 Anders Järryd (SWE)10
1 Kjell Johansson (SWE)10
1 Carlos Kirmayr (BRA)10
1 Thomaz Koch (BRA)10
1 Peter McNamara (AUS)10
1 Gilles Moretton (FRA)10
1 Onny Parun (NZL)10
1 Russel Simpson (NZL)10
1 Greg Whitecross (AUS)10
1 Ricardo Ycaza (ECU)10
1 John Austin (USA)01
1 Mike Barr (USA)01
1 Roberto Carruthers (ARG)01
1 Jai DiLouie (USA)01
1 Klaus Eberhard (FRG)01
1 Eddie Edwards (RSA)01
1 Craig Edwards (USA)01
1 John Fitzgerald (AUS)01
1 Carlos Gattiker (ARG)01
1 Réjean Génois (CAN)01
1 Wayne Hampson (AUS)01
1 Marcos Hocevar (BRA)01
1 Jiří Hřebec (TCH)01
1 Pavel Hutka (TCH)01
1 John Marks (AUS)01
1 Ulrich Marten (FRG)01
1 Scott McCain (USA)01
1 Cássio Motta (BRA)01
1 Belus Prajoux (CHI)01
1 João Soares (BRA)01
1 Van Winitsky (USA)01

Titles won by nation

Total Nation  S   D 
12 United States (USA)39
10 Australia (AUS)28
7 Argentina (ARG)43
4 Brazil (BRA)22
4 South Africa (RSA)13
3 France (FRA)30
3  Switzerland (SUI)12
3 Venezuela (VEN)12
2 New Zealand (NZL)20
2 Sweden (SWE)20
1 Ecuador (ECU)10
1 Italy (ITA)10
1 Mexico (MEX)10
1 Canada (CAN)01
1 Chile (CHI)01
1 Czechoslovakia (TCH)01
1 West Germany (FRG)01

See also

References

  1. "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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