ATP Challenger Series 1978
The following table shows the tournaments of the 1978 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 18 tournaments, each with a purse of $ 25,000. It was the first edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.
Tournament schedule
January
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.01. |
 Auckland
|
New Zealand Open | $ 25,000 | 32E / 16D | Hard court |
 Eliot Teltscher
|
Chris Lewis Russell Simpson
|
 Hobart
|
Tasmania Challenger | $ 25,000 | 32E / 16D | Hard court |
Bob Carmichael
|
Chris tile John Marks
|
February
no tournaments this month
March
no tournaments this month
April
no tournaments this month
May
no tournaments this month
June
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.06. |
Shreveport
|
Shreveport Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | race |
.svg){kind=small} Francisco González
|
 Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois
|
| 25.06. |
Birmingham
|
Birmingham Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | sand |
.svg){kind=small} Deon Joubert
|
Mike Cahill Marcello Lara
|
July
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.07. |
Asheville
|
Asheville Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | sand |
Eliot Teltscher
|
Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois
|
| 07/10 |
Raleigh
|
Raleigh Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | sand |
Mike Cahill
|
Francisco González Christopher Sylvan
|
| 07/17 |
Hilton Head
|
Hilton Head Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
 Ricardo Acuña
|
Kevin Curren Peter Rennert
|
| 07/24 |
Virginia Beach
|
Virginia Beach Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
Deon Joubert
|
Kevin Curren Peter Rennert
|
| 07/31 |
Wall
|
Wall Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
Johan Kriek
|
Kevin Curren Peter Rennert
|
August
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.08. |
Cape Cod
|
Cape Cod Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
Russell Simpson
|
Matt Mitchell Bill Maze
|
| 08/14 |
Lancaster
|
Lancaster Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
Erik van Dillen
|
Matt Mitchell Bill Maze
|
September
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.09. |
Tinton Falls
|
Tinton Falls Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
 Sashi Menon
|
Keith Richardson John Sadri
|
|
Lincoln
|
Lincoln Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
John Sadri
|
Keith Richardson John Sadri
|
October
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.10 |
Salt Lake City
|
Salt Lake City Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
Kevin Curren
|
Marcello Lara John Whitlinger
|
| 16.10. |
San Ramon
|
San Ramon Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
Tim Wilkison
|
Marcello Lara John Whitlinger
|
 Tel Aviv
|
Tel Aviv Challenger | $ 25,000 | 32E / 16D | Hard court |
 Tom Okker
|
 Peter Feigl Eric Friedler
|
|
| 23.10 |
Pasadena
|
Pasadena Challenger | $ 25,000 | 64E / 32D | Hard court |
.svg){kind=small} Jorge Andrew
|
Tom Leonard Jerry Van Linge
|
November
| Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Draw | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20 |
 Kyoto
|
Kyoto Challenger | $ 25,000 | 32E / 16D | sand |
Ross Case
|
Ross Case Tony Graham
|
December
no tournaments this month
- 1 start of the tournament (without qualification)
- 2 The abbreviation "(i)" (= indoor) means that the tournament in question was held in a hall.