ATP Challenger Series 1980

The following table shows the tournaments of the 1980 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 24 tournaments with a purse of mostly 25,000 US dollars each. Two tournaments paid out $ 33,000 and $ 50,000, respectively. It was the third edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

no tournaments this month

February

no tournaments this month

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.03.	Kaduna	Kaduna Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Chris Mayotte	Chris Mayotte Larry Stefanki
17.03.	Linz	Linz Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court (i)	Tony Graham	Tony Graham Belus Prajoux
March 31	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Adolfo González	Mike Barr Réjean Genois

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/02	Shimizu	Shimizu Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Markus Günthardt	Syd Ball Cliff Letcher
04/09	Maebashi	Maebashi Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Greg Whitecross	Chris tile John Marks
04/25	Toyota	Toyota Challenger	$ 33,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Russell Simpson	Syd Ball Cliff Letcher
04/28	Parioli	Parioli Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Corrado Barazzutti	Klaus Eberhard Ulrich Marten

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.05.	Galatina	Galatina Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Gilles Moretton	Syd Ball Chris Tile

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.06.	Beckenham	Beckenham Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 64D	race	Onny Parun	John Austin Van Winitsky
	Cuneo	Cuneo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Ricardo Cano	Ricardo Cano Carlos Gattiker
30.06.	Lugo	Lugo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Tony Giammalva	John Fitzgerald Cliff Letcher

July

no tournaments this month

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.08.	Zell am See	Zell am See Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Peter McNamara	Jiří Hřebec Pavel Huťka
08/11	Royan	Royan Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Christophe Casa	Dave Siegler Robbie Venter
08/18	Le Touquet	Le Touquet Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Christophe Casa	Dave Siegler Robbie Venter
	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Carlos Kirmayr	Ricardo Cano Cássio Motta
08/25	Brussels	Brussels Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Kjell Johansson	Eddie Edwards Craig Edwards
	Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Thomaz Koch	Jorge Andrew Markus Günthardt

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.09.	Curitiba	Curitiba Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	sand	Gustavo Guerrero	Jorge Andrew Markus Günthardt
	Turin	Turin Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Robbie Venter	Jai DiLouie Wayne Hampson
08.09	Campinas	Campinas Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Ricardo Cano	Marcos Hocevar João Soares
15.09.	Cosenza	Cosenza Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Ricardo Ycaza	Ernie Ewert Brad Guan
24.09.	Messina	Messina Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Järryd is different	Ernie Ewert Brad Guan
29.09.	Mexico city	Mexico City Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Jorge Andrew	Scott McCain Larry Stefanki

October

no tournaments this month

November

no tournaments this month

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.12.	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Ricardo Cano	Eduardo Bengoechea Roberto Carruthers

• ¹ start of the tournament (without qualification)
• ² The abbreviation "(i)" (= indoor) means that the tournament in question was held in a hall.

Web links

• Tournament overview on the website of the ATP (English)

See also

• Grand Prix 1980