1980 ATP Challenger Series

Tennis tour 1980 ATP Challenger Series 275px 3 March 1980 – 7 December 1980 3rd 24 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.atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. About the Challenger Circuit http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments/Challenger/ABOUT.aspx 2009-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20100227095535/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments/Challenger/ABOUT.aspx 2010-02-27 dead Schedule March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 3 Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, NigeriaClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Chris Mayotte 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 GBR John Feaver AUT Roland Steigler USA Mark Turpin AUT Filip Krajcik CAN Harry Fritz USA Toby Crabel USA Larry StefankiUSA Chris Mayotte USA Larry Stefanki6–4, 3–6, 6–2 GBR Robin Drysdale GBR John FeaverMarch 10 No tournaments scheduled.March 17 ATP Linz Linz, AustriaHard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Tony Graham 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 NZL Onny Parun FRG Andreas Maurer GBR John Feaver USA Bruce Foxworth AUT Roland Steigler USA Chris Mayotte AUT Hans KaryUSA Tony Graham CHI Belus Prajoux6–2, 4–6, 7–5 AUT Robert Reininger AUT Helmar StieglerMarch 24 No tournaments scheduled.March 31 San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, MexicoClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw MEX Adolfo González 6–4, 6–4 MEX Guillermo Stevens USA Rick Fagel BOL Ramiro Benavides MEX Joaquín Loyo Mayo USA Larry Loeb AUT Filip Krajcik AUS Brad GuanUSA Mike Barr CAN Réjean Genois6–4, 6–4 BOL Ramiro Benavides ESP 1977 Gabriel Urpí Shimizu Challenger Shimizu, JapanHard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw SUI Markus Günthardt 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 AUS Cliff Letcher JPN Tsuyoshi Fukui AUS John Marks AUS Chris Kachel JPN Jun Kamiwazumi CAN Robert Bettauer AUS Wayne PascoeAUS Syd Ball AUS Cliff Letcher6–7, 6–3, 6–2 AUS Chris Kachel AUS John Marks April Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsApril 7 Maebashi Challenger Maebashi, JapanHard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw AUS Greg Whitecross 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 AUS Craig A. Miller SUI Markus Günthardt AUS John Fitzgerald USA Mike Shore PHI Beeyong Sison FRG Peter Holl JPN Jun KukiAUS Chris Kachel AUS John Marks6–4, 7–6 AUS Syd Ball AUS Cliff LetcherApril 14Mizuno Open Chigasaki, JapanHard – $8,000 – 32S/16DJPN Tsuyoshi Fukui 6-2, 6-2AUS Cliff Letcher NZL Russell Simpson AUS Craig A. MillerAUS Syd Ball AUS Greg Whitecross others unknownAUS Syd Ball AUS Cliff Letcher 7-6, 3-6, 6-3AUS Wayne Pascoe NZL Russell SimpsonApril 21 Dunlop Masters 1980 Toyota, JapanHard – $33,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw NZL Russell Simpson 6–4, 6–4 AUS Brad Drewett AUS Chris Johnstone AUS John Fitzgerald JPN Jun Kuki AUS Cliff Letcher JPN Tsuyoshi Fukui VEN 1954 Jorge AndrewAUS Syd Ball AUS Cliff Letcher6–3, 6–4 AUS Chris Kachel NZL Russell SimpsonApril 28 Parioli Challenger Parioli, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw ITA Corrado Barazzutti 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 FRA Dominique Bedel NZL Onny Parun ITA Paolo Bertolucci USA Michael Grant AUS Terry Rocavert AUT Hans Kary COL Jairo Velasco Sr.FRG Klaus Eberhard FRG Ulrich Marten3–6, 6–3, 7–5 FRG Karl Meiler FRG Werner Zirngibl Note: the Mizuno Open is not included the ATP database and it is unsure if it was eligible for ATP Rankings points. The four tournaments in Japan were also known as "Japan Satellite Circuit". May Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMay 5 Galatina Challenger Galatina, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw FRA Gilles Moretton 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 SWE Stefan Simonsson FRG Werner Zirngibl FRA Dominique Bedel FRA Christophe Freyss BOL Ramiro Benavides CHI Alejandro Pierola ESP 1977 Gabriel UrpíAUS Syd Ball AUS Chris Kachel6–2, 6–1 USA Tim Garcia USA Michael GrantMay 12 No tournaments scheduled.May 19 No tournaments scheduled.May 26 No tournaments scheduled. June Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJune 2 Kent Championships Beckenham, Great BritainGrass – $25,000 – 64S/64D Singles draw – Doubles draw NZL Onny Parun 6–4, 4–6, 9–7 USA Sandy Mayer AUS Paul Kronk FIN Leo Palin USA Tom Gorman USA Tony Graham IND Anand Amritraj IND Sashi MenonUSA John Austin USA Van Winitsky W/O AUS Chris Johnstone AUS Greg Whitecross Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw ARG Ricardo Cano 7–5, 6–2 BOL Mario Martinez ESP 1977 Gabriel Urpí FRA Christophe Casa ARG Carlos Gattiker FRG Werner Zirngibl FRA Dominique Bedel ECU Ricardo YcazaARG Ricardo Cano ARG Carlos Gattiker4–6, 7–6, 6–2 BOL Mario Martinez CHI Pedro RebolledoJune 9 No tournaments scheduled.June 16 No tournaments scheduled.June 23 No tournaments scheduled.June 2 Lugo ChallengerLugo, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Tony Giammalva 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 ARG Gustavo Guerrero ARG Fernando Dalla Fontana ARG Ricardo Cano ARG Eduardo Bengoechea FRA Jean-François Caujolle BRA Carlos Kirmayr ITA Gianni OcleppoAUS John Fitzgerald AUS Cliff Letcher6–1, 6–3 ARG Ricardo Cano BRA Carlos Kirmayr August Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAugust 4 Zell am See Challenger Zell am See, AustriaClay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw AUS Peter McNamara 6–4, 6–1, 7–5 NZL Chris Lewis SUI Heinz Günthardt FRA Dominique Bedel ZIM Haroon Ismail NZL Onny Parun TCH Pavel Složil AUS Wayne HampsonTCH Jiří Hřebec TCH Pavel Hutka3–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–2 AUS Wayne Pascoe USA Dave SieglerAugust 11 Royan Challenger Royan, FranceClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw FRA Christophe Casa 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0 FRA Dominique Bedel FRA Bernard Fritz ZIM Haroon Ismail USA Dave Siegler AUS Wayne Hampson SWE Jan Gunnarsson SWE Stefan SvenssonUSA Dave Siegler RSA 1928 Robbie Venter6–4, 6–4 SWE Jan Gunnarsson SWE Stefan SvenssonAugust 18 Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, FranceClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw FRA Christophe Casa 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 FRA Jérôme Vanier FRA Éric Deblicker ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez SWE Kjell Johansson ESP 1977 José López-Maeso SWE Hans Simonsson FRA Hervé GauvainUSA Dave Siegler RSA 1928 Robbie Venter7–6, 4–6, 6–3 SWE Hans Simonsson SWE Tenny Svensson Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay – $25,000 – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw BRA Carlos Kirmayr 6–4, 6–0 ARG Carlos Landó BRA Marcos Hocevar USA Charles Strode ARG Carlos Gattiker ARG Eduardo Bengoechea ARG Fernando Dalla Fontana ARG Ricardo CanoARG Ricardo Cano BRA Cássio Motta6–4, 6–4 ARG Alejandro Ganzábal ARG Gustavo GuerreroAugust 25 Brussels Challenger Brussels, BelgiumClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw SWE Kjell Johansson 6–3, 6–4 FRA Georges Goven RSA 1928 Eddie Edwards LKA Sivagnanam Suresh FRA Christophe Freyss BOL Ramiro Benavides SWE Hans Simonsson AUS Chris JohnstoneRSA 1928 Eddie Edwards USA Craig Edwards6–1, 6–2 USA Doug Adler AUS Chris Johnstone Porto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre, BrazilClay – $25,000 – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw BRA Thomaz Koch 6–7, 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 BRA Carlos Kirmayr CHI Belus Prajoux ARG Ricardo Cano ARG Gustavo Guerrero ARG Alejandro Gattiker URU José Luis Damiani USA Charles StrodeVEN 1954 Jorge Andrew SUI Markus Günthardt6–3, 6–1 BRA Paulo Cleto BRA Carlos Kirmayr September Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSeptember 1 Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, BrazilClay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw ARG Gustavo Guerrero 7–6, 6–3 BRA Marcos Hocevar USA Charles Strode BRA João Soares BRA Givaldo Barbosa USA Morris Strode USA Cary Stansbury URU José Luis DamianiVEN 1954 Jorge Andrew SUI Markus Günthardt4–6, 6–3, 7–6 USA Kevin Harris USA Craig Wittus Turin Challenger Turin, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw RSA 1928 Robbie Venter 6–2, 6–1 ESP 1977 Miguel Mir ITA Maurizio Bonaiti CHI Alejandro Pierola FRA Hervé Gauvain SWE Kjell Johansson RSA 1928 Frank Punčec FRA Patrick ProisyUSA Jai DiLouie AUS Wayne Hampson6–3, 6–4 USA Dave Siegler RSA 1928 Robbie VenterSeptember 8 Campinas ChallengerCampinas, BrazilClay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw ARG Ricardo Cano 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 URU José Luis Damiani ARG Guillermo Aubone BRA Ney Keller ARG Gustavo Guerrero BRA Júlio Góes BRA João Soares BRA Marcos HocevarBRA Marcos Hocevar BRA João Soares7–5, 6–1 BRA Ney Keller BRA Cássio MottaSeptember 15 Cosenza Challenger Cosenza, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw ECU Ricardo Ycaza 6–1, 6–4 CHI Alejandro Pierola URU Diego Pérez BOL Ramiro Benavides USA Chris Mayotte SWE Anders Järryd YUG Marko Ostoja USA Jai DiLouieAUS Ernie Ewert AUS Brad Guan7–6, 6–3 EGY Ismail El Shafei ECU Ricardo YcazaSeptember 22 International Tournament of Messina Messina, ItalyClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw SWE Anders Järryd 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 USA Chris Mayotte ITA Ezio Di Matteo AUS Brad Guan ITA Franco Merlone SWE Stefan Svensson AUS Ernie Ewert ITA Massimo GrassottiAUS Ernie Ewert AUS Brad Guan6–3, 6–4 ITA Gianni Marchetti ITA Enzo VattuoneSeptember 29 Mexico City ChallengerMexico City, MexicoHard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw VEN 1954 Jorge Andrew 6–3, 6–4 USA Scott McCain USA John Hayes MEX Emilio Montaño USA Glen Holroyd IND Anand Amritraj USA Ian Harris AUS Steve DochertyUSA Scott McCain USA Larry Stefanki6–3, 6–3 USA Glen Holroyd USA Craig Wittus December Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsDecember 1 Buenos Aires Challenger Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw ARG Eduardo Bengoechea 7–6, 6–2 ARG Carlos Castellan ARG Ricardo Cano URU Diego Pérez ARG Fernando Dalla Fontana ARG Enrique Caviglia ARG Gustavo Tiberti USA Charles StrodeARG Ricardo Cano ARG Roberto Carruthers6–2, 6–4 ARG Carlos Gattiker ARG 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 TotalPlayer S  D 5 Ricardo Cano ARG 2 33 Jorge Andrew VEN 1954 1 23 Markus Günthardt SUI 1 23 Robbie Venter RSA 1928 1 23 Syd Ball AUS 0 33 Cliff Letcher AUS 0 32 Christophe Casa FRA 2 02 Tony Graham Tony Graham (tennis) USA 1 12 Chris Mayotte USA 1 12 Ernie Ewert AUS 0 22 Brad Guan AUS 0 22 Chris Kachel AUS 0 22 Dave Siegler USA 0 22 Larry Stefanki USA 0 21 Corrado Barazzutti ITA 1 01 Eduardo Bengoechea ARG 1 01 Tony Giammalva USA 1 01 Adolfo González MEX 1 01 Gustavo Guerrero ARG 1 01 Anders Järryd SWE 1 01 Kjell Johansson Kjell Johansson (tennis) SWE 1 01 Carlos Kirmayr BRA 1 01 Thomaz Koch BRA 1 01 Peter McNamara AUS 1 01 Gilles Moretton FRA 1 01 Onny Parun NZL 1 01 Russel Simpson Russell Simpson (tennis) NZL 1 01 Greg Whitecross AUS 1 01 Ricardo Ycaza ECU 1 01 John Austin John Austin (tennis) USA 0 11 Mike Barr Mike Barr (tennis) USA 0 11 Roberto Carruthers ARG 0 11 Jai DiLouie USA 0 11 Klaus Eberhard Klaus Eberhard (tennis) FRG 0 11 Eddie Edwards Eddie Edwards (tennis) RSA 1928 0 11 Craig Edwards Craig Edwards (tennis) USA 0 11 John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald (tennis) AUS 0 11 Carlos Gattiker ARG 0 11 Réjean Génois CAN 0 11 Wayne Hampson AUS 0 11 Marcos Hocevar BRA 0 11 Jiří Hřebec TCH 0 11 Pavel Hutka TCH 0 11 John Marks John Marks (tennis) AUS 0 11 Ulrich Marten FRG 0 11 Scott McCain USA 0 11 Cássio Motta BRA 0 11 Belus Prajoux CHI 0 11 João Soares João Soares (tennis) BRA 0 11 Van Winitsky USA 0 1 Titles won by nation TotalNation  S  D 12 USA3 910 AUS2 87 ARG4 34 BRA2 24 RSA 19281 33 FRA3 03 SUI1 23 VEN 19541 22 NZL2 02 SWE2 01 ECU1 01 ITA1 01 MEX1 01 CAN0 11 CHI0 11 TCH0 11 FRG0 1 See also 1980 Grand Prix Association of Tennis Professionals International Tennis Federation References External links Official ATP World Tour Website: Results Archive ITF Tennis: Tournament Search https://web.archive.org/web/20100212204958/http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentSearch.asp 2010-02-12 Category:ATP Challenger Tour seasons Category:1980 in men's tennis