1978 ATP Challenger Series

none 1978 ATP Challenger Series 275px 9 January 1978 – 26 November 1978 1st 18 1979 The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1978 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 18 tournaments with prize money of $25,000.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 The American leg of the tour was known as the AMEX Challenger Circuit.Barrett, John and Tingay, Lance. (1979) World of Tennis: A BP Yearbook. McDonald and Jane's Publishers Limited. London. page. 274. 0354090682. Schedule January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 2 No tournaments scheduled.January 9 Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New ZealandHard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 NZL Onny Parun AUS Rod Frawley GBR Robin Drysdale FRG Karl Meiler NZL Russell Simpson USA Eric Fromm NZL Chris LewisNZL Chris Lewis NZL Russell Simpson6–1, 7–6 AUS Rod Frawley FRG Karl MeilerTasmanian Championshipsr Hobart, AustraliaHard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw AUS Bob Carmichael 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 AUS John Marks AUS Peter McNamara AUS Allan Stone AUS David Carter AUS Chris Kachel AUS Lawrence Hall AUS Terry RocavertAUS Chris Kachel AUS John Marks6–1, 6–4 AUS Greg Braun AUS Peter Campbell January 16 No tournaments scheduled.January 23 No tournaments scheduled.January 30 No tournaments scheduled. June Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJune 5 No tournaments scheduled.June 12 No tournaments scheduled.June 19 Shreveport International Shreveport, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw PAR Francisco González 7–6, 6–2 MEX Marcello Lara CAN Réjean Genois USA Eliot Teltscher AUS Warren Maher USA John Sadri USA Keith Richardson USA Ferdi TayganBOL Ramiro Benavides CAN Réjean Genois7–6, 4–6, 6–2 USA Woody Blocher USA Dick R. BohrnstedtJune 25 Birmingham Classic Birmingham, United StatesGrass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw RSA 1928 Deon Joubert 6–4, 6–2 MEX Marcello Lara USA Robert Van't Hof PAR Francisco González USA Mike Cahill USA Keith Richardson AUS Alvin Gardiner FRA Christophe FreyssUSA Mike Cahill MEX Marcello Lara6–7, 6–4, 6–4 USA Woody Blocher USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt July Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJuly 3 Asheville Open Asheville, United StatesClay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Eliot Teltscher 6–1, 7–5 RSA 1928 Deon Joubert USA Mike Cahill USA Erick Iskersky PAR Francisco González FRA Gilles Moretton USA Joe Meyers FRA Pascal PortesBOL Ramiro Benavides CAN Réjean Genois7–5, 4–6, 7–6 USA Jai DiLouie USA Ferdi TayganJuly 10 Raleigh International Raleigh, United StatesClay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Mike Cahill 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 RSA 1928 Willem Prinsloo USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt COL Álvaro Betancur USA Pat DuPré USA Eliot Teltscher USA Erick Iskersky PAR Francisco GonzálezPAR Francisco González USA Chris Sylvan6–2, 3–6, 6–3 USA Bill Csipkay USA John SadriJuly 17 Hilton Head Open Hilton Head, United StatesClay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw CHI Ricardo Acuña 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 USA Tim Garcia RHO Haroon Ismail RSA 1928 Willem Prinsloo COL Carlos Gómez USA John Holladay AUS Paul Kronk USA Howard SchoenfieldRSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Peter Rennert6–3, 4–6, 6–2 AUS Greg Braun AUS Paul KronkJuly 24 Virginia Beach International Virginia Beach, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw RSA 1928 Deon Joubert 7–5, 6–1 USA Mike Cahill USA Trey Waltke NZL Russell Simpson USA Howard Schoenfield USA Butch Seewagen CAN Réjean Genois RSA 1928 Johan KriekRSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Peter Rennert6–3, 6–2 USA Joe Meyers USA Trey WaltkeJuly 31AMEX Wall Wall, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw RSA 1928 Johan Kriek 6–1, 7–6 USA Matt Mitchell USA Jay Lapidus AUS Dale Collings USA Christopher Lewis USA Erick Iskersky USA Joel Bailey RHO Haroon IsmailRSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Peter Rennert6–1, 6–3 USA Jai DiLouie RHO Haroon Ismail August Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAugust 7AMEX Cape Cod Open Cape Cod, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw NZL Russell Simpson 6–4, 7–5 RSA 1928 David Schneider USA John Holladay AUS Peter Campbell AUS Noel Phillips USA Hubertus Hoyt USA Bill Maze USA Charles StrodeUSA Matt Mitchell USA Bill Maze6–4, 6–4 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Peter RennertAugust 14AMEX Lancaster Open Lancaster, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Erik van Dillen 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren AUS Peter Campbell USA John Austin USA Michael Greenberg RSA 1928 David Schneider NZL Russell Simpson USA Ferdi TayganUSA Matt Mitchell USA Bill Maze7–5, 6–3 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Peter RennertAugust 21 No tournaments scheduled.August 28 No tournaments scheduled. September Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSeptember 4 No tournaments scheduled.September 11 No tournaments scheduled.September 18 No tournaments scheduled.September 25AMEX Tinton Falls Open Tinton Falls, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw IND Sashi Menon 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 USA John Sadri USA Richard Meyer USA Bruce Kleege RSA 1928 David Schneider USA Rocky Maguire RHO Haroon Ismail USA Michael GreenbergUSA Keith Richardson USA John Sadri6–7, 6–3, 6–4 USA Scott Carnahan USA Charles StrodeAMEX Lincoln Open Lincoln, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA John Sadri 6–3, 6–2 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Eric Fromm USA John Hayes AUS Brad Drewett AUS John Trickey USA Richard Meyer USA Bruce KleegeUSA Keith Richardson USA John Sadri4–6, 6–3, 7–5 USA Richard Meyer USA Horace Reid October Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsOctober 2 Salt Lake City International Salt Lake City, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 6–4, 6–0 AUS Steve Docherty USA Warren Eber USA Randy Crawford USA Gene Malin USA Mike Machette USA Jon Molin CAN Richard LegendreMEX Marcello Lara USA John Whitlinger6–4, 6–2 RHO Haroon Ismail AUS Warren MaherOctober 9 No tournaments scheduled.October 16Crow Canyon Classic San Ramon, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw USA Tim Wilkison 7–6, 6–1 USA Bruce Manson AUS Bill Lloyd GBR Michael Wayman USA Mike Shore USA Bill Maze NZL Russell Simpson USA Marty RiessenMEX Marcello Lara USA John Whitlinger6–3, 3–6, 7–6 USA Rick Fisher USA Erik van Dillen Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, IsraelHard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw NED Tom Okker 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 AUT Peter Feigl ISR Shlomo Glickstein RSA 1928 David Schneider CAN Réjean Genois GBR Richard Lewis USA Eric Friedler ISR Steve KrulevitzAUT Peter Feigl USA Eric Friedler6–3, 6–7, 6–3 USA Mike Fishbach NED Tom OkkerOctober 23 Pasadena Open Pasadena, United StatesHard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw VEN 1954 Jorge Andrew 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 USA Christopher Lewis USA Tim Wilkison USA Howard Schoenfield USA Billy Martin USA Erik van Dillen USA Peter Pearson FIN Leo PalinUSA Tom Leonard USA Jerry Van Linge6–3, 7–6 USA Warren Eber USA Glen HolroydOctober 30 No tournaments scheduled. November Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsNovember 6 No tournaments scheduled.November 13 No tournaments scheduled.November 20 Kyoto Classic Kyoto, JapanClay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw AUS Ross Case 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 JPN Jun Kuki USA Joel Bailey JPN Sachio Kato USA Tony Graham JPN Jun Kamiwazumi JPN Shigeyuki Nishio JPN Tsuyoshi FukuiAUS Ross Case USA Tony Graham6–3, 6–4 USA Joel Bailey USA Scott CarnahanNovember 27 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 1978 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 4 Kevin Curren RSA 1928 1 33 John Sadri USA 1 23 Marcello Lara MEX 0 33 Peter Rennert USA 0 32 Deon Joubert RSA 1928 2 02 Eliot Teltscher USA 2 02 Mike Cahill tennis USA 1 12 Ross Case AUS 1 12 Francisco González Francisco González (tennis) PAR 1 12 Russell Simpson Russell Simpson (tennis) NZL 1 12 Ramiro Benavides BOL 0 22 Réjean Génois CAN 0 22 Bill Maze Bill Maze (tennis) USA 0 22 Matt Mitchell Matt Mitchell (tennis player) USA 0 22 Keith Richardson Keith Richardson (tennis) USA 0 22 John Whitlinger USA 0 21 Ricardo Acuña CHI 1 01 Jorge Andrew VEN 1954 1 01 Bob Carmichael AUS 1 01 Johan Kriek RSA 1928 1 01 Sashi Menon IND 1 01 Tom Okker NED 1 01 Erik van Dillen USA 1 01 Tim Wilkison USA 1 01 Peter Feigl AUT 0 11 Eric Friedler USA 0 11 Tony Graham Tony Graham (tennis) USA 0 11 Chris Kachel AUS 0 11 Tom Leonard Tom Leonard (tennis) USA 0 11 Chris Lewis Chris Lewis (tennis) NZL 0 11 John Marks John Marks (tennis) AUS 0 11 Chris Sylvan USA 0 11 Jerry Van Linge USA 0 1 Titles won by nation TotalNation  S  D 20 USA6 147 RSA 1928 4 34 AUS 2 23 MEX 0 32 NZL 1 12 PAR 1 12 BOL 0 22 CAN 0 21 CHI 1 01 IND 1 01 NED 1 01 VEN 1954 1 01 AUT 0 1 See also 1978 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:1978 in men's tennis