1983 ATP Challenger Series

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]

1983 ATP Challenger Series
Details
Duration3 January 1983 – 27 November 1983
Edition6th
Achievements (singles)
1982
1984

Schedule

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 3Perth Challenger
Perth, Australia
Regular series
$25,000 – Grass – 64S/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Wally Masur
6-2, 4-6, 7-6
Juan Farrow Eddie Edwards
Dave Siegler
Ken Barton
Wayne Hampson
Peter Johnston
Broderick Dyke
John Benson
Chris Johnstone
3-6, 6-4, 7-6
Peter Doohan
Michael Fancutt
January 10
No tournaments scheduled.
January 17
No tournaments scheduled.
January 24
No tournaments scheduled.
January 31
No tournaments scheduled.

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 7Nairobi Challenger
Nairobi, Kenya
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Michiel Schapers
6-3, 6-4
John Austin Hans-Peter Kandler
Gerald Mild
Phil Lehnhoff
Juan Hernández
Bernhard Pils
Fernando Maynetto
John Austin
Larry Stefanki
6-2, 6-3
Phil Lehnhoff
Mark Wagner
February 14Ogun Challenger
Ogun, Nigeria
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Larry Stefanki
5-7, 6-3, 8-6
Mike Barr Leo Palin
Sashi Menon
Leif Shiras
Helmar Stiegler
Gerald Mild
Bernhard Pils
Robin Drysdale
Haroon Ismail
4-6, 7-6, 9-7
Hans-Peter Kandler
Gerald Mild
February 21Kuwait City Challenger
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Regular series
$75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Vitas Gerulaitis
7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Heinz Günthardt Magnus Tideman
Stanislav Birner
Michael Westphal
Zoltan Kuharszky
Rod Frawley
Libor Pimek
Vijay Amritraj
Ilie Năstase
6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Broderick Dyke
Rod Frawley
Lagos Open
Lagos, Nigeria
Regular series
$75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Craig Wittus
6-3, 4-6, 11-9
Michiel Schapers Hans-Peter Kandler
Jonathan Canter
Colin Dowdeswell
Rick Fagel
Bernhard Pils
Leif Shiras
Wesley Cash
John Mattke
6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Jonathan Canter
Joe Meyers
February 28Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger
Cairo, Egypt
Regular series
$75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Henrik Sundström
6-7, 6-2, 6-0
Juan Avendaño Fernando Luna
Gianluca Rinaldini
Brad Drewett
Ángel Giménez
Stefan Simonsson
Sergio Casal
Broderick Dyke
Rod Frawley
6-3, 6-2
Brad Drewett
John Feaver
Kaduna Challenger
Kaduna, Nigeria
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Patrice Kuchna
7-5, 6-4
Hans-Peter Kandler Huub van Boeckel
Joe Meyers
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 7Tunis Challenger
Tunis, Tunisia
Regular series
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Henrik Sundström
6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Thierry Tulasne Magnus Tideman
Fernando Luna
Manuel Orantes
Juan Aguilera
Sergio Casal
Peter Elter
Per Hjertquist
Gilles Moretton
6-4, 6-3
Peter Herrmann
Damir Keretić
March 14
No tournaments scheduled.
March 21
No tournaments scheduled.
March 28São Paulo Challenger
São Paulo, Brazil
Regular series
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Zoltan Kuharszky
6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Víctor Pecci Tony Giammalva
Carlos Kirmayr
Trey Waltke
João Soares
Ernie Fernandez
Steve Meister
Zoltan Kuharszky
Gabriel Mattos
6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Víctor Pecci
Hugo Roverano

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 4Curitiba Challenger
Curitiba, Brazil
Regular series
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Zoltan Kuharszky
6-2, 7-6
Júlio Góes Edvaldo Oliveira
Pedro Rebolledo
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
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
John Austin
1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Robert Van't Hof Mike Myburg
Christo van Rensburg
Denys Maasdorp
Danie Visser
David Schneider
Richard Meyer
Richard Meyer
Frew McMillan
6-4, 6-4
Eddie Edwards
Raymond Moore
April 11Ashkelon Challenger
Ashkelon, Israel
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Shlomo Glickstein
6-3, 6-3
Amos Mansdorf David Schneider
Robert Reininger
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 18Hypo Group Tennis International
Bari, Italy
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Corrado Barazzutti
6-0, 6-1
Carlos Castellan Juan Aguilera
Bruce Derlin
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
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Tsuyoshi Fukui
6-4, 6-0
Michael Wayman Jeff Turpin
Peter Johnston
Joel Bailey
John Frawley
Simon Youl
Leo Palin
Charles Strode
Morris Strode
6-3, 6-4
David Dowlen
Jeff Turpin
April 25Galatina Challenger
Galatina, Italy
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Francesco Cancellotti
7-6, 6-1
Miguel Mir Roland Stadler
Juan Aguilera
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
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Leo Palin
6-4, 6-2
Joel Bailey Morris Strode
Greg Whitecross
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 2Parioli Challenger
Parioli, Italy
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Jimmy Brown
6-1, 6-2
Corrado Barazzutti Sergio Casal
Stefan Simonsson
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
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Robbie Venter
6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Broderick Dyke Egan Adams
John McCurdy
Jonathan Smith
Gabriel Urpí
Steve Krulevitz
Andrew Jarrett
Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith
6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Raymond Moore
David Schneider
May 9Lee-on-Solent Challenger
Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Robbie Venter
6-3, 6-1
Jeremy Bates Scott Lipton
David Schneider
Bruce Foxworth
Syd Ball
Jonathan Smith
Nick Brown
Charlie Fancutt
Greg Whitecross
6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith
May 16Spring Challenger
Spring, USA
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard (I) – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Leif Shiras
6-1, 6-0
Ross Case Sean Brawley
Lloyd Bourne
Butch Walts
David Dowlen
Juan Farrow
Andy Kohlberg
Andrew Pattison
Butch Walts
7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Anand Amritraj
Lloyd Bourne
May 23
No tournaments scheduled.
May 30Tampere Open
Tampere, Finland
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Marko Ostoja
6-4, 6-2
Scott Lipton Pender Murphy
Jim Gurfein
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 6Dortmund Challenger
Dortmund, West Germany
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 48S/24D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Hans-Dieter Beutel
6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Jérôme Vanier Jim Gurfein
Hans Schwaier
Luca Bottazzi
Christophe Freyss
Ricardo Ycaza
Gustavo Guerrero
Colin Dowdeswell
Andrew Jarrett
6-7, 6-4, 6-3
Bruce Derlin
Karl Meiler
June 13Brescia Challenger
Brescia, Italy
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Roland Stadler
6-3, 6-1
Víctor Pecci Simone Colombo
Ivan Kley
Helmar Stiegler
Francesco Cancellotti
Fernando Soler
Paolo Canè
Iván Camus
Raúl Viver
6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Dácio Campos
Eduardo Oncins
June 20
No tournaments scheduled.
June 27Travemünde Challenger
Travemünde, West Germany
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Michael Westphal
7-5, 6-2
Rolf Gehring Simone Colombo
Raúl Viver
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 4Essen Challenger
Essen, West Germany
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 48S/24D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Rolf Gehring
6-4, 6-3
José López-Maeso Steve Meister
Rick Fagel
David Mustard
Scott Lipton
Peter Elter
Joakim Nyström
Mike Myburg
Christo van Rensburg
6-4, 6-2
Nick Brown
Steve Shaw
July 11
No tournaments scheduled.
July 18Santos Challenger
Santos, Brazil
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Júlio Góes
6-2, 6-3
Carlos Kirmayr Javier Restrepo
Ivan Kley
Leo Palin
Daniel Montes De Oca
Bruce Kleege
Junie Chatman
Junie Chatman
Leo Palin
7-6, 6-2
Edvaldo Oliveira
Fernando Roese
July 25Campos Challenger
Campos, Brazil
Regular series
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Rocky Royer
7-6, 3-6, 6-3
Carlos Kirmayr Givaldo Barbosa
Fernando Roese
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
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Tomáš Šmíd
7-5, 6-4
Trevor Allan Jaroslav Navrátil
Stefan Hermann
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
No tournaments scheduled.
August 8
No tournaments scheduled.
August 15Le Touquet Challenger
Le Touquet, France
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Pablo Arraya
6-2, 6-3
Roberto Argüello Carlos Gattiker
Hans-Dieter Beutel
Fernando Soler
Christophe Casa
Patrice Kuchna
Gabriel Urpí
Carlos Gattiker
Alejandro Gattiker
7-6, 6-2
Tarik Benhabiles
Jean-Louis Haillet
August 22Vigo Challenger
Vigo, Spain
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Henri de Wet
1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Pender Murphy Gabriel Urpí
Luca Bottazzi
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
No tournaments scheduled.

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 5International Tournament of Messina
Messina, Italy
Regular series
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Mario Martinez
6-7, 6-0, 9-7
Patrice Kuchna Johan Carlsson
Peter Carlsson
Juan Aguilera
Pablo Arraya
Trevor Allan
Jan Sandberg
Carlos Gattiker
Alejandro Gattiker
7-5, 6-2
Juan Aguilera
Pablo Arraya
September 12Thessaloniki Challenger
Thessaloniki, Greece
Regular series
$25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Horacio de la Peña
5-7, 7-6, 7-5
Rory Chappell Mike Myburg
Peter Carlsson
Andy Andrews
Steve Shaw
Billy Nealon
Jacques Hervet
Peter Bastiansen
Michael Mortensen
7-6, 7-5
Mike Myburg
Leo Palin
September 19
No tournaments scheduled.
September 26
No tournaments scheduled.

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 3
No tournaments scheduled.
October 10
No tournaments scheduled.
October 17Sydney Challenger
Sydney, Australia
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Simon Youl
3-6, 7-5, 6-2
John Frawley 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 24Helsinki Challenger
Helsinki, Finland
Regular series
$25,000 – Hard (I) – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Erick Iskersky
6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Amos Mansdorf Olli Rahnasto
Peter Lundgren
Randy Druz
Peter Bastiansen
Luca Bottazzi
Leo Palin
Kimmo Alkio
Olli Rahnasto
6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Erick Iskersky
Richard Lewis
October 31
No tournaments scheduled.

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 7
No tournaments scheduled.
November 14
No tournaments scheduled.
November 21Benin City Challenger
Benin City, Nigeria
Regular series
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Nduka Odizor
6-4, 6-2
Ferrante Rocchi Ernie Fernandez
Thierry Pham
David Imonitie
Jacques Hervet
Bernhard Pils
Hans-Peter Kandler
Haroon Ismail
Nduka Odizor
7-6, 7-6
Jacques Hervet
Thierry Pham
November 28
No tournaments scheduled.

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

Total Player  S   D 
3 Zoltan Kuharszky (HUN)21
2 Henrik Sundström (SWE)20
2 Robbie Venter (RSA)20
2 John Austin (USA)11
2 Wally Masur (AUS)11
2 Nduka Odizor (NGR)11
2 Leo Palin (FIN)11
2 Larry Stefanki (USA)11
2 Peter Bastiansen (DEN)02
2 Charlie Fancutt (AUS)02
2 Alejandro Gattiker (ARG)02
2 Carlos Gattiker (ARG)02
2 Haroon Ismail (ZIM)02
2 Andrew Jarrett (GBR)02
2 Michael Mortensen (DEN)02
2 Mike Myburg (RSA)02
2 Huub van Boeckel (NED)02
2 Christo van Rensburg (RSA)02
1 Pablo Arraya (PER)10
1 Corrado Barazzutti (ITA)10
1 Hans-Dieter Beutel (FRG)10
1 Jimmy Brown (USA)10
1 Francesco Cancellotti (ITA)10
1 Horacio de la Peña (ARG)10
1 Henri de Wet (RSA)10
1 Tsuyoshi Fukui (JPN)10
1 Rolf Gehring (FRG)10
1 Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)10
1 Shlomo Glickstein (ISR)10
1 Júlio Góes (BRA)10
1 Erick Iskersky (USA)10
1 Patrice Kuchna (FRA)10
1 Mario Martinez (BOL)10
1 Marko Ostoja (YUG)10
1 Rocky Royer (USA)10
1 Michiel Schapers (NED)10
1 Leif Shiras (USA)10
1 Tomáš Šmíd (TCH)10
1 Roland Stadler (SUI)10
1 Michael Westphal (FRG)10
1 Craig Wittus (USA)10
1 Simon Youl (AUS)10
1 Kimmo Alkio (FIN)01
1 Vijay Amritraj (IND)01
1 Joel Bailey (USA)01
1 Givaldo Barbosa (BRA)01
1 Mike Barr (USA)01
1 John Benson (USA)01
1 Luca Bottazzi (ITA)01
1 Iván Camus (CHI)01
1 David Carter (AUS)01
1 Wesley Cash (USA)01
1 Junie Chatman (USA)01
1 Simone Colombo (ITA)01
1 Bruce Derlin (NZL)01
1 Colin Dowdeswell (GBR)01
1 Robin Drysdale (GBR)01
1 Broderick Dyke (AUS)01
1 Lorenzo Fargas (ESP)01
1 Rod Frawley (AUS)01
1 Heinz Günthardt (SUI)01
1 Per Hjertquist (SWE)01
1 Jakob Hlasek (SUI)01
1 Chris Johnstone (AUS)01
1 Ney Keller (BRA)01
1 Thomaz Koch (BRA)01
1 John Mattke (USA)01
1 Gabriel Mattos (BRA)01
1 Frew McMillan (RSA)01
1 Steve Meister (USA)01
1 Richard Meyer (USA)01
1 Gilles Moretton (FRA)01
1 Ilie Năstase (ROU)01
1 Andrew Pattison (ZIM)01
1 Olli Rahnasto (FIN)01
1 José Schmidt (BRA)01
1 Jonathan Smith (GBR)01
1 Charles Strode (USA)01
1 Morris Strode (USA)01
1 Stefan Svensson (SWE)01
1 Balázs Taróczy (HUN)01
1 Jeff Turpin (USA)01
1 Gabriel Urpi (ESP)01
1 Raul Viver (ECU)01
1 Butch Walts (USA)01
1 Greg Whitecross (AUS)01

Titles won by nation

Total Nation  S   D 
18 United States (USA)810
7 Australia (AUS)25
6 South Africa (RSA)33
4 Hungary (HUN)22
4 Sweden (SWE)22
4 Brazil (BRA)13
3 West Germany (FRG)30
3 Italy (ITA)21
3 Argentina (ARG)12
3 Finland (FIN)12
3 Netherlands (NED)12
3  Switzerland (SUI)12
3 Great Britain (GBR)03
3 Zimbabwe (ZIM)03
2 France (FRA)11
2 Nigeria (NGR)11
2 Denmark (DEN)02
1 Bolivia (BOL)10
1 Czechoslovakia (TCH)10
1 Israel (ISR)10
1 Japan (JPN)10
1 Peru (PER)10
1 Yugoslavia (YUG)10
1 Chile (CHI)01
1 Ecuador (ECU)01
1 India (IND)01
1 New Zealand (NZL)01
1 Romania (ROU)01
1 Spain (ESP)01

See also

References

  1. "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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