ATP Challenger Series 1981

The following table shows the tournaments of the 1981 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 45 tournaments with a purse of $ 25,000 to $ 50,000. It was the fourth edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
12.01.	Perth	Perth Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	John Fitzgerald	Syd Ball Cliff Letcher

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02/23	Ogun	Ogun Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Craig Wittus	Ian Harris Craig Wittus
	Río de la Plata	Río de la Plata Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Eric Fromm	Roberto Carruthers Carlos Lando

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.03.	Lagos	Lagos Challenger	$ 50,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Larry Stefanki	Bruce Kleege Larry Stefanki
09.03.	Kaduna	Kaduna Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Gianluca Rinaldini	Junie Chatman Mark Vines
30.03.	Barcelona	Barcelona Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Ulrich Pinner	Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.04.	Kyoto	Kyoto Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Ron Hightower	Matt Mitchell William Maze
April 13th	Barcelona	Barcelona Challenger 2	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Diego Perez	Tim Garcia Bruce Nichols
	Curitiba	Curitiba Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Carlos Kirmayr	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Rick Fagel	Brad Drewett George Hardie
April 20	Tokyo	Tokyo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	John Fitzgerald	John Fitzgerald Wayne Pascoe
04/27	Berlin	Berlin Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Werner Zirngibl	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp
	Nagoya	Nagoya Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Russell Simpson	Billy Martin Russell Simpson
	Parioli	Parioli Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Alejandro Pierola	Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton
	West Worthing	West Worthing Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	John Feaver	Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.05.	Chichester	Chichester Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Steve Krulevitz	Marty Davis Chris Dunk
	Galatina	Galatina Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Werner Zirngibl	Carlos Gattiker Patrizio Parrini
06.05.	Mexicali	Mexicali Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	James Delaney	Syd Ball Ross Case
05/11	Guadalajara	Guadalajara Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	João Soares	Glen Holroyd Eric Sherbeck

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.06.	Naples	Naples Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Damir Keretic	Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides
22.06.	Cuneo	Cuneo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Juan Avendaño	Guillermo Aubone Ricardo Cano
30.06.	Turin	Turin Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Pablo Arraya	Lloyd Bourne Blaine Willenborg
	Travemünde	Travemünde Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Ulrich Pinner	Brad Guan Wayne Hampson

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.07.	eat	Food challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Chris Johnstone	Jan Gunnarsson Stefan Svensson
	Sanremo	Sanremo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Corrado Barazzutti	Bob Berger Blaine Willenborg
07/13	La Spezia	La Spezia Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Adriano Panatta	Željko Franulović Adriano Panatta
07/27	Zell am See	Zell am See Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Fernando Luna	Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides
	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Júlio Góes	Givaldo Barbosa João Soares

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.08.	Bara	Bara Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Bruce Derlin	Jiří Hřebec Pavel Huťka
	East End	Ostend Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Jérôme Potier	John Feaver Chris Johnstone
	Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Carlos Kirmayr	not played out
	San Benedetto	San Benedetto Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Adriano Panatta	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
08/10	Brasília	Brasília Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Pablo Arraya	Givaldo Barbosa João Soares
	Royan	Royan Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Jaroslav Navrátil	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher
	Tarragona	Tarragona Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Jairo Velasco Sr.	Zoltán Kuhárszky Richard Lewis
08/17	Le Touquet	Le Touquet Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Stefan Simonsson	Järryd Stefan Simonsson is different
08/23	Brussels	Brussels Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Georges Goven	Bernard Boileau Alain Brichant
08/24	Reus	Reus Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Jean-François Caujolle	Egan Adams Robbie Venter

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.09.	Bari	Bari Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Zoltán Kuhárszky	Ian Harris Belus Prajoux
	Messina	Messina Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Mario Martínez	Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux
09/21	Layetano	Layetano Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	José García Requena	Gonzalo Nunez Hugo Núñez
29.09	Athens	Athens Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Vincent Van Patten	Vincent Van Patten Nels Van Patten

October

no tournaments this month

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
11/16	Benin city	Benin City Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Haroon Ismail	Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis
11/30	Bahia	Bahia Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Pat Du Pré	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.12.	Brisbane	Brisbane Challenger	$ 30,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Chris Johnstone	Chris Johnstone Craig A. Miller

• 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 1981