1981 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1981 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 46 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.^[1]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 5	No tournaments scheduled.
January 12	Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Regular series $25,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Fitzgerald 6-2, 6-2	Syd Ball	Colin Dibley Eddie Edwards	Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan
January 12		Syd Ball Cliff Letcher 3-6, 7-6, 8-6	Colin Dibley John James	Colin Dibley Eddie Edwards	Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan
January 19	São Paulo Challenger São Paulo, Brazil Regular series $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Carlos Kirmayr 6-4, 6-2	Ricardo Cano	Ilie Năstase Kjell Johansson	Eddie Dibbs Ángel Giménez Éric Deblicker Bill Scanlon
January 19		David Carter Paul Kronk 6-1, 7-6	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.	Ilie Năstase Kjell Johansson	Eddie Dibbs Ángel Giménez Éric Deblicker Bill Scanlon
January 26	No tournaments scheduled.

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 2	No tournaments scheduled.
February 9	No tournaments scheduled.
February 16	No tournaments scheduled.
February 23	Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Craig Wittus 2-6, 6-3, 6-0	Mark Vines	Steve Docherty Ian Harris	Robert Reininger Romanus Chuks Nwazu Filip Krajcik Gianluca Rinaldini
		Ian Harris Craig Wittus 7-6, 7-6	Guy Fritz Harry Fritz	Steve Docherty Ian Harris
	Río de la Plata Challenger Buenos Aires, Argentina Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Eric Fromm 6-2, 6-1	Fernando Dalla-Fontana	Gabriel Urpi Roberto Argüello	Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó
		Roberto Carruthers Carlos Landó 0-6, 6-1, 6-3	Charles Strode Morris Strode	Gabriel Urpi Roberto Argüello	Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
March 2	Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Larry Stefanki 5-7, 6-3, 6-0	Peter Feigl	Marco Bellini Robert Reininger	Craig Wittus Gilles Moretton Marzio Miloro Patrizio Parrini
March 2		Bruce Kleege Larry Stefanki 6-2, 3-6, 6-3	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	Marco Bellini Robert Reininger	Craig Wittus Gilles Moretton Marzio Miloro Patrizio Parrini
March 9	Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Gianluca Rinaldini 6-3, 6-4	Gerald Mild	Massimo Grassotti Famiano Meneschincheri	Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro
March 9		Junie Chatman Mark Vines 6-1, 6-2	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	Massimo Grassotti Famiano Meneschincheri	Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro
March 16	No tournaments scheduled.
March 23	No tournaments scheduled.
March 30	Barcelona-1 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Ulrich Pinner 6-3, 6-1	Miguel Mir	Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco, Sr.	Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl
March 30		Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja 6-4, 7-5	Francisco González Derek Segal	Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco, Sr.	Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
April 6	Kyoto Challenger Kyoto, Japan Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Ron Hightower 7-5, 7-6	Matt Doyle	Russell Simpson Dave Siegler	Damir Keretić Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney
April 6		Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 7-6, 6-3	Bruce Kleege Dave Siegler	Russell Simpson Dave Siegler	Damir Keretić Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney
April 13	Barcelona-2 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Diego Pérez 6-4, 3-6, 6-2	Fernando Maynetto	Jérôme Potier Christoph Zipf	Jairo Velasco, Sr. Trevor Allan Patrick Proisy Claudio Panatta
		Tim Garcia Bruce Nichols 6-4, 6-4	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	Jérôme Potier Christoph Zipf
	Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Carlos Kirmayr 6-1, 6-1	Alejandro Ganzábal	Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo	Ivan Kley Alejandro Cerundolo José Luis Damiani Thomas Stalhandske
		Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7-6, 6-4	José Luis Damiani Thomaz Koch	Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo
	San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Rick Fagel 7-6, 6-1	Steve Meister	Brad Drewett Roberto Chavez	Ian Harris Octavio Martinez Nial Brash Egan Adams
		Brad Drewett George Hardie 5-7, 6-3, 7-6	Rich Andrews Kevin Cook	Brad Drewett Roberto Chavez	Ian Harris Octavio Martinez Nial Brash Egan Adams
April 20	Tokyo Challenger Tokyo, Japan Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Fitzgerald 6-2, 6-3	Roland Stadler	Gianluca Rinaldini Mike Cahill	Bruce Kleege Matt Doyle James Delaney Billy Martin
April 20		John Fitzgerald Wayne Pascoe 6-1, 7-6	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher	Gianluca Rinaldini Mike Cahill	Bruce Kleege Matt Doyle James Delaney Billy Martin
April 27	Berlin Challenger Berlin, East Germany Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Werner Zirngibl 6-3, 7-6	Erick Iskersky	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp	Pavel Hutka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten
		Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp 4-6, 6-3, 6-0	Tim Garcia Fernando Maynetto	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp	Pavel Hutka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten
	Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Russell Simpson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3	Charlie Fancutt	Mike Gandolfo James Delaney	Larry Davidson Matt Doyle Matt Mitchell Warren Maher
		Billy Martin Russell Simpson 7-6, 6-2	Matt Mitchell Bill Maze	Mike Gandolfo James Delaney	Larry Davidson Matt Doyle Matt Mitchell Warren Maher
	Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Alejandro Pierola 6-4, 3-6, 6-4	Corrado Barazzutti	Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzábal	Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu
		Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton 6-4, 6-3	Florin Segărceanu Ben Testerman	Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzábal	Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu
	West Worthing Challenger West Worthing, Great Britain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Feaver 4-6, 7-5, 6-3	Jonathan Smith	Raymond Moore Andrew Jarrett	Richard Lewis Danie Visser Tony Graham Deon Joubert
		Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis 6-2, 6-3	Rory Chappell Schalk van der Merwe	Raymond Moore Andrew Jarrett	Richard Lewis Danie Visser Tony Graham Deon Joubert

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 4	Chichester Challenger Chichester, Great Britain Regular series $25,000 – Grass – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Steve Krulevitz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3	Mark Vines	Jan Gunnarsson David Schneider	Raymond Moore Deon Joubert Tony Graham Chris Johnstone
		Martin Davis Chris Dunk 7-6, 6-1	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	Jan Gunnarsson David Schneider	Raymond Moore Deon Joubert Tony Graham Chris Johnstone
	Galatina Challenger Galatina, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Werner Zirngibl 7-6, 7-5	Hans Simonsson	Roberto Argüello Alejandro Pierola	Fernando Dalla-Fontana Ramiro Benavides Christophe Casa Carlos Gattiker
		Carlos Gattiker Patrizio Parrini 6-4, 5-7, 7-5	Roberto Carruthers Fernando Dalla-Fontana	Roberto Argüello Alejandro Pierola
	Mexicali Challenger Mexicali, Mexico Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	James Delaney 6-3, 5-7, 7-5	Ross Case	Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj	Matt Mitchell George Hardie João Soares Erik van Dillen
		Syd Ball Ross Case 6-3, 6-3	John James Sashi Menon	Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj	Matt Mitchell George Hardie João Soares Erik van Dillen
May 11	Guadalajara Open Guadalajara, Mexico Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	João Soares 6-4, 7-5	Matt Anger	Ross Case Glen Holroyd	Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj
May 11		Glen Holroyd Eric Sherbeck 6-7, 6-4, 7-6	Bruce Kleege Andy Kohlberg	Ross Case Glen Holroyd	Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj
May 18	No tournaments scheduled.
May 25	No tournaments scheduled.

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 1	Napoli Challenger Napoli, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Damir Keretić 4-6, 6-2, 6-2	Gustavo Guerrero	Jérôme Potier Roberto Argüello	Christoph Zipf Gianluca Rinaldini Roland Stadler Christophe Casa
June 1		Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6-1, 6-1	Alejandro Pierola Ricardo Rivera	Jérôme Potier Roberto Argüello
June 8	No tournaments scheduled.
June 15	No tournaments scheduled.
June 22	Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Juan Avendaño 7-5, 6-3	Roberto Vizcaíno	Sergio Casal Mario Martinez	Guillermo Aubone Gianni Marchetti Carlos Gattiker Ramiro Benavides
June 22		Guillermo Aubone Ricardo Cano 7-6, 7-5	Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides	Sergio Casal Mario Martinez
June 29	Torino Challenger Torino, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Pablo Arraya 6-4, 3-6, 6-3	Stefan Simonsson	Jaime Fillol Sergio Casal	Claudio Panatta Derek Tarr Jim Gurfein Blaine Willenborg
		Lloyd Bourne Blaine Willenborg 5-7, 6-4, 6-2	Jaime Fillol Željko Franulović	Jaime Fillol Sergio Casal	Claudio Panatta Derek Tarr Jim Gurfein Blaine Willenborg
	Travemünde Challenger Travemünde, West Germany Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Ulrich Pinner 6-4, 4-6, 6-3	Peter Elter	Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher	Andreas Maurer Zoltan Kuharszky David Mustard Damir Keretić
		Brad Guan Wayne Hampson 6-3, 6-4	Bruce Derlin David Mustard	Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher	Andreas Maurer Zoltan Kuharszky David Mustard Damir Keretić

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
July 6	Essen Challenger Essen, West Germany Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Johnstone 7-5, 7-6	Andreas Maurer	Roberto Vizcaíno Helmut Beermann	Jan Gunnarsson Cliff Letcher Guillermo Aubone Alejandro Pierola
		Jan Gunnarsson Stefan Svensson 6-1, 6-1	Ernie Ewert Damir Keretić	Roberto Vizcaíno Helmut Beermann
	Sanremo Challenger Sanremo, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Corrado Barazzutti 7-5, 6-0	Ilie Năstase	Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya	Jerome Vanier Raul Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino
		Bob Berger Blaine Willenborg 7-6, 6-3	Luca Bottazzi Francesco Cancellotti	Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya	Jerome Vanier Raul Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino
July 13	La Spezia Challenger La Spezia, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Adriano Panatta 6-2, 6-0	Željko Franulović	John Feaver Pablo Arraya	Jerome Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi
July 13		Željko Franulović Adriano Panatta 6-2, 6-4	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	John Feaver Pablo Arraya	Jerome Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi
July 20	No tournaments scheduled.
July 27	Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Júlio Góes 6-3, 6-3	Pablo Arraya	Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti	Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller
		Givaldo Barbosa João Soares 6-4, 6-3	Guillermo Aubone Carlos Landó	Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti	Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller
	Zell Am See Challenger Zell Am See, Austria Regular series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Fernando Luna 6-4, 6-2	Jiří Hřebec	Wayne Hampson Anders Järryd	Pavel Hutka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides
		Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 7-5	Wayne Hampson Chris Johnstone	Wayne Hampson Anders Järryd	Pavel Hutka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
August 3	Bara Challenger Bara, Spain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Bruce Derlin 7-6, 6-3	Richard Lewis	Junie Chatman Gonzalo Nunez	Cary Stansbury Zoltan Kuharszky Blaine Willenborg Roberto Vizcaíno
		Jiří Hřebec Pavel Hutka 7-5, 4-6, 9-7	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.	Junie Chatman Gonzalo Nunez
	Ostende Challenger Ostende, Belgium Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Jérôme Potier 6-2, 6-2	Miloslav Lacek	Trevor Allan Hans-Peter Kandler	Anders Järryd Éric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiří Granát
		John Feaver Chris Johnstone 6-4, 6-4	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher	Trevor Allan Hans-Peter Kandler	Anders Järryd Éric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiří Granát
	Porto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Carlos Kirmayr 7-6, 6-3	Júlio Góes	Roberto Argüello Gustavo Tiberti	Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce Kleege
				Roberto Argüello Gustavo Tiberti	Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce Kleege
	San Benedetto Challenger San Benedetto, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Adriano Panatta 6-3, 6-2	Corrado Barazzutti	Paolo Bertolucci Željko Franulović	Ferrante Rocchi Gianni Marchetti Antonio Zugarelli Pavel Hutka
		Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6-4, 6-3	Marco Alciati Mike Barr	Paolo Bertolucci Željko Franulović
August 10	Brasília Challenger Brasília, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Pablo Arraya 6-3, 3-6, 6-4	Thomaz Koch	Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker	Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege João Soares Thomas Stalhandske
		Givaldo Barbosa João Soares W/O	Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker	Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker	Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege João Soares Thomas Stalhandske
	Royan Challenger Royan, France Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Jaroslav Navrátil 6-1, 6-4, 6-3	Jan Gunnarsson	Georges Goven Haroon Ismail	Anders Järryd Peter Doohan Jerome Vanier Erick Iskersky
		Cliff Letcher Warren Maher 7-5, 7-5	Anders Järryd Stefan Simonsson	Georges Goven Haroon Ismail	Anders Järryd Peter Doohan Jerome Vanier Erick Iskersky
	Tarragona Challenger Tarragona, Spain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Jairo Velasco, Sr. 6-4, 6-2	Eduardo Osta	Jiří Hřebec Gustavo Tiberti	Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpi Pavel Hutka
		Zoltan Kuharszky Richard Lewis 6-2, 3-6, 6-3	Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg	Jiří Hřebec Gustavo Tiberti	Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpi Pavel Hutka
August 17	Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, France Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Stefan Simonsson 6-2, 6-1, 7-5	Georges Goven	Jiří Granát Jerome Vanier	Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Éric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna
August 17		Anders Järryd Stefan Simonsson 7-5, 7-5	Libor Pimek Miloslav Lacek	Jiří Granát Jerome Vanier	Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Éric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna
August 24	Brussels Challenger Brussels, Belgium Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Georges Goven 6-7, 7-6, 6-3	Erick Iskersky	Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux	Jaroslav Navrátil Christophe Casa Franco Merlone Stefan Svensson
		Bernard Boileau Alain Brichant 7-5, 6-2	Mike Myburg Frank Puncec	Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux
	Reus Challenger Reus, Spain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Jean-François Caujolle 7-6, 6-0	Alejandro Pierola	Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpi	Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal
		Egan Adams Robbie Venter 6-7, 6-4, 6-4	Junie Chatman Bruce Derlin	Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpi	Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal
August 31	No tournaments scheduled.

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
September 7	Hypo Group Tennis International Bari, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Zoltan Kuharszky 6-4, 6-0	Paolo Bertolucci	Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter	Vittorio Magnelli Franco Merlone Gianluca Rinaldini Huub van Boeckel
September 7		Ian Harris Belus Prajoux 6-4, 6-2	Gianni Marchetti Alejandro Pierola	Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter
September 14	International Tournament of Messina Messina, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Mario Martinez 6-4, 7-5	Robbie Venter	Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti	Gianni Marchetti Rory Chappell Gianluca Rinaldini Ferrante Rocchi
September 14		Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux 3-6, 6-4, 7-6	Mario Calautti Roberto Calautti	Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti
September 21	Layetano Challenger Layetano, Spain Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	José García Requena 6-1, 6-7, 7-5	Mark Dickson	Eduardo Osta Juan Avendaño	Diego Pérez Roberto Vizcaíno Jan Van Langendonck Gabriel Urpi
September 21		Gonzalo Nunez Hugo Nunez 6-4, 7-5	Rory Chappell John Van Nostrand	Eduardo Osta Juan Avendaño
September 28	Athens Challenger Athens, Greece Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Vincent Van Patten 7-5, 6-4	Zoltan Kuharszky	Erick Iskersky Leo Palin	Bernhard Pils Thomas Högstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist
September 28		Vincent Van Patten Nels Van Patten 7-6, 7-6	Nanad Ilekovlc George Kalovelonis	Erick Iskersky Leo Palin	Bernhard Pils Thomas Högstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
November 2	No tournaments scheduled.
November 9	No tournaments scheduled.
November 16	Benin City Challenger Benin City, Nigeria Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Haroon Ismail 7-5, 6-4, 6-3	Nduka Odizor	Gonzalo Nunez Richard Lewis	Amani Jumatano Andrew Jarrett Arthur Anastopoulo Jeremy Dier
November 16		Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis 6-3, 6-4, 7-5	Jeremy Dier Haroon Ismail	Gonzalo Nunez Richard Lewis
November 23	No tournaments scheduled.
November 30	Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil Regular series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Pat Du Pré 5-7, 7-6, 6-4	João Soares	José López-Maeso Damir Keretić	Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta
November 30		Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7-6, 6-4	Pat Du Pré Mel Purcell	José López-Maeso Damir Keretić	Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
December 7	Brisbane Challenger Brisbane, Australia Regular series $30,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Chris Johnstone 6-4, 6-4	Phil Dent	Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell	Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard
December 7		Chris Johnstone Craig A. Miller 6-4, 7-5	Brad Drewett Warren Maher	Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell	Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard
December 14	No tournaments scheduled.
December 21	No tournaments scheduled.
December 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 1981 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	Kirmayr, CarlosCarlos Kirmayr (BRA)	3	2
5	Johnstone, ChrisChris Johnstone (AUS)	2	3
4	Panatta, AdrianoAdriano Panatta (ITA)	2	2
3	Fitzgerald, JohnJohn Fitzgerald (AUS)	2	1
3	Soares, JoãoJoão Soares (BRA)	1	2
2	Arraya, PabloPablo Arraya (PER)	2	0
2	Pinner, UlrichUlrich Pinner (FRG)	2	0
2	Zirngibl, WernerWerner Zirngibl (FRG)	2	0
2	Feaver, JohnJohn Feaver (GBR)	1	1
2	Kuharszky, ZoltanZoltan Kuharszky (HUN)	1	1
2	Pierola, AlejandroAlejandro Pierola (CHI)	1	1
2	Simonsson, StefanStefan Simonsson (SWE)	1	1
2	Simpson, RussellRussell Simpson (NZL)	1	1
2	Stefanki, LarryLarry Stefanki (USA)	1	1
2	Van Patten, VincentVincent Van Patten (USA)	1	1
2	Wittus, CraigCraig Wittus (USA)	1	1
2	Acuña, RicardoRicardo Acuña (CHI)	0	2
2	Ball, SydSyd Ball (AUS)	0	2
2	Barbosa, GivaldoGivaldo Barbosa (BRA)	0	2
2	Benavides, RamiroRamiro Benavides (BOL)	0	2
2	Chatman, JunieJunie Chatman (USA)	0	2
2	Harris, IanIan Harris (USA)	0	2
2	Letcher, CliffCliff Letcher (AUS)	0	2
2	Lewis, RichardRichard Lewis (GBR)	0	2
2	Motta, CássioCássio Motta (BRA)	0	2
2	Prajoux, BelusBelus Prajoux (CHI)	0	2
2	Willenborg, BlaineBlaine Willenborg (USA)	0	2
1	Avendaño, JuanJuan Avendaño (ESP)	1	0
1	Barazzutti, CorradoCorrado Barazzutti (ITA)	1	0
1	Caujolle, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Caujolle (FRA)	1	0
1	Delaney, JamesJames Delaney (USA)	1	0
1	Derlin, BruceBruce Derlin (NZL)	1	0
1	Du Pré, PatPat Du Pré (USA)	1	0
1	Fagel, RickRick Fagel (USA)	1	0
1	Fromm, EricEric Fromm (USA)	1	0
1	García-Requena, JoséJosé García-Requena (ESP)	1	0
1	Góes, JúlioJúlio Góes (BRA)	1	0
1	Goven, GeorgesGeorges Goven (FRA)	1	0
1	Hightower, RonRon Hightower (USA)	1	0
1	Ismail, HaroonHaroon Ismail (ZIM)	1	0
1	Keretić, DamirDamir Keretić (FRG)	1	0
1	Krulevitz, SteveSteve Krulevitz (ISR)	1	0
1	Luna, FernandoFernando Luna (ESP)	1	0
1	Martinez, MarioMario Martinez (BOL)	1	0
1	Navrátil, JaroslavJaroslav Navrátil (TCH)	1	0
1	Pérez, DiegoDiego Pérez (URU)	1	0
1	Potier, JérômeJérôme Potier (FRA)	1	0
1	Rinaldini, GianlucaGianluca Rinaldini (ITA)	1	0
1	Velasco, Sr., JairoJairo Velasco, Sr. (COL)	1	0
1	Adams, EganEgan Adams (USA)	0	1
1	Aubone, GuillermoGuillermo Aubone (ARG)	0	1
1	Berger, BobBob Berger (USA)	0	1
1	Bertolucci, PaoloPaolo Bertolucci (ITA)	0	1
1	Boileau, BernardBernard Boileau (BEL)	0	1
1	Bourne, LloydLloyd Bourne (USA)	0	1
1	Brichant, AlainAlain Brichant (BEL)	0	1
1	Cano, RicardoRicardo Cano (ARG)	0	1
1	Carruthers, RobertoRoberto Carruthers (ARG)	0	1
1	Carter, DavidDavid Carter (AUS)	0	1
1	Case, RossRoss Case (AUS)	0	1
1	Davis, MartinMartin Davis (USA)	0	1
1	Drewett, BradBrad Drewett (AUS)	0	1
1	Dunk, ChrisChris Dunk (USA)	0	1
1	Franulović, ŽeljkoŽeljko Franulović (YUG)	0	1
1	Garcia, TimTim Garcia (USA)	0	1
1	Gattiker, CarlosCarlos Gattiker (ARG)	0	1
1	Guan, BradBrad Guan (AUS)	0	1
1	Gunnarsson, JanJan Gunnarsson (SWE)	0	1
1	Hampson, WayneWayne Hampson (AUS)	0	1
1	Hardie, GeorgeGeorge Hardie (USA)	0	1
1	Holroyd, GlenGlen Holroyd (USA)	0	1
1	Hřebec, JiříJiří Hřebec (TCH)	0	1
1	Hutka, PavelPavel Hutka (TCH)	0	1
1	Jarrett, AndrewAndrew Jarrett (GBR)	0	1
1	Järryd, AndersAnders Järryd (SWE)	0	1
1	Kleege, BruceBruce Kleege (USA)	0	1
1	Kronk, PaulPaul Kronk (AUS)	0	1
1	Landó, CarlosCarlos Landó (ARG)	0	1
1	Leconte, HenriHenri Leconte (FRA)	0	1
1	Lewis, ChrisChris Lewis (NZL)	0	1
1	Maher, WarrenWarren Maher (AUS)	0	1
1	Martin, BillyBilly Martin (USA)	0	1
1	Maurer, AndreasAndreas Maurer (FRG)	0	1
1	Maze, BillBill Maze (USA)	0	1
1	Miller, Craig A.Craig A. Miller (AUS)	0	1
1	Mitchell, MattMatt Mitchell (USA)	0	1
1	Moretton, GillesGilles Moretton (FRA)	0	1
1	Nichols, BruceBruce Nichols (USA)	0	1
1	Nunez, GonzaloGonzalo Nunez (USA)	0	1
1	Nunez, HugoHugo Nunez (ECU)	0	1
1	Ostoja, MarkoMarko Ostoja (YUG)	0	1
1	Parrini, PatrizioPatrizio Parrini (ITA)	0	1
1	Pascoe, WayneWayne Pascoe (AUS)	0	1
1	Popp, WolfgangWolfgang Popp (FRG)	0	1
1	Sherbeck, EricEric Sherbeck (USA)	0	1
1	Svensson, StefanStefan Svensson (SWE)	0	1
1	Van Patten, NelsNels Van Patten (USA)	0	1
1	Venter, RobbieRobbie Venter (RSA)	0	1
1	Vines, MarkMark Vines (USA)	0	1

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	S	D
24	United States (USA)	8	16
14	Australia (AUS)	4	10
9	Brazil (BRA)	5	4
7	Italy (ITA)	4	3
6	West Germany (FRG)	5	1
5	Chile (CHI)	1	4
4	France (FRA)	3	1
4	New Zealand (NZL)	2	2
4	Great Britain (GBR)	1	3
3	Spain (ESP)	3	0
3	Bolivia (BOL)	1	2
3	Sweden (SWE)	1	2
3	Argentina (ARG)	0	3
2	Peru (PER)	2	0
2	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1
2	Hungary (HUN)	1	1
2	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	2
1	Colombia (COL)	1	0
1	Israel (ISR)	1	0
1	Uruguay (URU)	1	0
1	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	0
1	Belgium (BEL)	0	1
1	Ecuador (ECU)	0	1
1	South Africa (RSA)	0	1

References

↑ "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-11-01.

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Europe

Austria	Graz Kitzbühel Salzburg

Belgium	Bercuit Mons

Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo Banja Luka

Bulgaria	Sofia

Croatia	Rijeka Zagreb

Czech Republic	Ostrava Prague Prostějov

Denmark	Kolding

Finland	Helsinki Tampere

France	Aix-en-Provence Besançon Blois Bordeaux Cherbourg Grenoble Le Gosier Lyon Mouilleron-le-Captif Nouméa Orléans Quimper Rennes Réunion Saint-Brieuc Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

Germany	Aachen Braunschweig Dortmund Dresden Eckental Freudenstadt Fürth Heilbronn 1 Heilbronn 2 Karlsruhe Marburg Oberstaufen Wolfsburg

Greece	Athens Rhodes

Luxembourg	Pétange

Ireland	Dublin

Italy	Alessandria Andria Barletta Bergamo Biella Caltanissetta Como Cordenons Courmayeur Cremona Genoa Manerbio Milan Monza Naples Napoli Orbetello Ortisei Palermo Rai-Rome Recanati Reggio Emilia Rimini Roma-Rome San Benedetto del Tronto Sanremo Sassuolo Todi Trani Turin 1 Turin 2 Vercelli Vicenza

Netherlands	Alphen aan den Rijn Scheveningen

Poland	Bytom Poznań Sopot Szczecin Wrocław

Romania	Arad Brașov Bucharest Constanța Sibiu Timișoara

Russia	Moscow

San Marino	San Marino

Serbia	Belgrade

Slovakia	Bratislava Košice Trnava

Slovenia	Ljubljana Portorož

Spain	Lanzarote Madrid Marbella Pozoblanco San Sebastián Segovia Seville Tarragona Tenerife Vigo

Sweden	Jönköping

Switzerland	Chiasso Geneva Lugano

Turkey	Batman Eskişehir Istanbul İzmir Mersin

Ukraine	Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk

United Kingdom	Bath Glasgow Caversham International-Jersey Jersey International-Jersey Loughborough Manchester Nottingham 1 Nottingham 2 Surbiton

Africa

Egypt	Cairo

Morocco	Casablanca Marrakech Meknes Rabat Tanger

South Africa	East London Johannesburg

Tunisia	Tunis

Asia

China	Anning Beijing Guangzhou Kunming Nanchang Ningbo Pingguo Shanghai Shenzen Tianjin Wuhai Wuhan

Hong Kong	Hong Kong

India	Chennai Indore Kolkata New Delhi Pune

Israel	Ra'anana

Japan	Kyoto Toyota Yokohama

Kazakhstan	Almaty Astana 1 Astana 2

Philippines	Manila

Russia	Khanty-Mansiysk Kazan Lermontov Penza Saransk Tyumen

Singapore	Singapore

South Korea	Busan Chuncheon Gimcheon Gwangju Seoul Yeongwol

Taiwan	Kaohsiung Taipei

Thailand	Bangkok 1 Bangkok 2 Bangkok 3 Khorat

Uzbekistan	Bukhara Fergana Qarshi Samarkand Tashkent

Australia

Australia	Adelaide Burnie Launceston Caloundra Happy Valley Melbourne Sydney Traralgon Canberra

North America

Bermuda	Paget

Canada	Drummondville Winnipeg Granby Gatineau

Mexico	Aguascalientes Cancún Cuernavaca Guadalajara León Mexico City Puebla San Luis Potosí

United States	Aptos Baton Rouge Binghampton Birmingham Bronx Calabasas Carson Cary Champaign Charlottesville Dallas 1 Dallas 2 Knoxville Lāhainā Lexington Louisville Lubbock Napa Nashville Ojai Sacramento Sarasota Savannah Sunrise Tallahassee Tiburon Tulsa Tunica Waikoloa Winnetka Yuba City

Central America and Caribbean

Costa Rica	San José

Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo

Panama	Chitré Panama City

South America

Argentina	Buenos Aires 1 Buenos Aires 2 Mendoza San Juan Villa Allende

Brazil	Belém Belo Horizonte Brasília Blumenau Campinas Campos do Jordão Challenger de Tênis-São Paulo Copa Petrobras-São Paulo Curitiba Florianópolis Itajaí Prime Cup Aberto-São Paulo Open de Tenis-São Paulo Porto Alegre Recife 1 Recife 2 Rio de Janeiro 1 Rio de Janeiro 2 Rio Quente Salvador Santos São José do Rio Preto São Leopoldo

Chile	Iquique La Serena Providencia Santiago

Colombia	Bancolombia-Bogotá Barranquilla Bucaramanga Cali 1 Cali 2 Medellín Pereira Seguros Bolívar-Bogotá

Ecuador	Guayaquil Manta Quito Salinas

Paraguay	Asunción

Peru	Lima

Uruguay	Montevideo

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