ATP Challenger Series 1983

The following table shows the tournaments of the 1983 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 36 tournaments with prizes ranging from $ 25,000 to $ 150,000. It was the sixth edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.01.	Perth	Perth Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	race	Wally Masur	John Benson Chris Johnstone

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.02.	Nairobi	Nairobi Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Michiel Schapers	John Austin Larry Stefanki
02/14	Ogun	Ogun Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Larry Stefanki	Robin Drysdale Haroon Ismail
02/21	Kuwait City	Kuwait City Challenger	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Vitas gerulaitis	Vijay Amritraj Ilie Năstase
	Lagos	Lagos Challenger	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Craig Wittus	Wesley Cash John Mattke
28.02.	Cairo	Cairo Challenger	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	sand	Henrik Sundström	Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley
	Kaduna	Kaduna Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Patrice Kuchna	Mike Barr Jakob Hlasek

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.03.	Tunis	Tunis Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Henrik Sundström	Per Hjertquist Gilles Moretton
28.03.	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Zoltán Kuhárszky	Zoltán Kuhárszky Gabriel Mattos

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/04	Curitiba	Curitiba Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Zoltán Kuhárszky	David Carter Steve Meister
	Johannesburg	Johannesburg Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	John Austin	Rick Meyer Frew McMillan
04/09	Ashkelon	Ashkelon Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Shlomo Glickstein	Stefan Svensson Huub van Boeckel
April 18	Bari	Bari Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Corrado Barazzutti	Luca Bottazzi Simone Colombo
	Tokyo	Tokyo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Tsuyoshi Fukui	Charles Strode Morris Strode
04/25	Galatina	Galatina Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Francesco Cancellotti	Bruce Derlin Huub van Boeckel
	Nagoya	Nagoya Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Leo Palin	Joel Bailey Jeff Turpin

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.05.	Parioli	Parioli Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Jimmy Brown	Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller
	Solihull	Solihull Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Robbie Venter	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
09.05.	Lee-on-Solent	Lee-on-Solent Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Robbie Venter	Charlie Fancutt Greg Whitecross
16.05.	Jump	Spring Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court (i)	Leif Shiras	Andrew Pattison Butch Walts
05/30	Tampere	Tampere Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Marko Ostoja	Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.06.	Dortmund	Dortmund Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Hans-Dieter Beutel	Colin Dowdeswell Andrew Jarrett
13.06.	Brescia	Brescia Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Roland Stadler	Iván Camus Raúl Viver
06/27	Travemünde	Travemünde Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	sand	Michael Westphal	Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.07.	eat	Food challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Rolf Gehring	Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg
07/18	Santos	Santos Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Júlio Góes	Junie Chatman Leo Palin
25.07.	Campos do Jordão	Campos Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Rocky Royer	Thomaz Koch Jose Schmidt
	Ulm	Ulm Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	sand	Tomáš Šmíd	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
08.08.	Cleveland	Cleveland Challenger	unknown	32E / 16D	Hard court	Marty Davis	unknown
08/15	Le Touquet	Le Touquet Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Pablo Arraya	Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker
08/22	Vigo	Vigo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Henri de Wet	Lorenzo Fargas Gabriel Urpí

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
05.09.	Messina	Messina Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Mario Martínez	Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker
12.09.	Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Horacio de la Peña	Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen

October

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
17.10.	Sydney	Sydney Challenger	$ 25,000	64E / 32D	Hard court	Simon Youl	Michael Fancutt Wally Masur
10/22	Helsinki	Helsinki Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court (i)	Erick Iskersky	Kimmo Alkio Olli Rahnasto

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
11/21	Benin city	Benin City Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Nduka Odizor	Haroon Ismail Nduka Odizor

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.

Web links

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

See also

• Grand Prix 1983