ATP Challenger Series 1986

The following table shows the tournaments of the 1986 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 55 tournaments with a purse of $ 25,000 to $ 75,000. It was the ninth edition of the Challenger tournament cycle. The tournament in Cairo was canceled after the first round.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
January 20	Guarujá	Guarajá Challenger	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	sand	Cássio Motta	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
01/27	Viña del Mar	Viña del Mar Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Hans Gildemeister	Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.02.	Nairobi	Nairobi Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Peter Elter	David Felgate Nick Fulwood
02/10	Benin city	Benin City Challenger I	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Olli Rahnasto	Rick Rudeen Todd Witsken
02/17	Enugu	Enugu Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Marcel Freeman	Stanislav Birner Charles Buzz Strode
24.02.	Cairo	Cairo Challenger	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	sand	canceled after 1st round
	Lagos	Lagos Challenger	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Nduka Odizor	Leo Palin Olli Rahnasto

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.03.	Ogun	Ogun Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Stanislav Birner	Tony Mmoh Jarek Srnensky
	Vienna	Vienna Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Carpet (i)	Gary Donnelly	Karel Nováček Richard Vogel
10.03.	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro Challenger I	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Luiz Mattar	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
17.03.	Brasília	Brasília Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Pedro Rebolledo	Ronnie Båthman Stefan Svensson
24.03.	Marrakech	Marrakesh Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	David de Miguel	Paolo Canè Claudio Mezzadri
	Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Carlos di Laura	Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti
	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Derrick Rostagno	Charles Cox Jon Levine
March 31	Agadir	Agadir Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Fernando Luna	Jordi Arrese Jorge Bardou
	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger I	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Ivan Kley	Carlos Kirmayr Luiz Mattar

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/07	Jerusalem	Jerusalem Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Amos Mansdorf	Brian Levine Gary Muller
	Lisbon	Lisbon Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Marko Ostoja	Bruce Derlin David Felgate
04/14	Parioli	Parioli Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Simone Colombo	Paolo Canè Simone Colombo
04/28	Loipersdorf	Loipersdorf Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Thomas Muster	Brad Drewett Wally Masur
	Nagoya	Nagoya Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Russell Simpson	David Mustard Russell Simpson

May

no tournaments this month

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.06.	Tampere	Tampere Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Christian Bergström	Ģirts Dzelde Sergei Leonjuk
16.06.	Mountains	Bergen Challenger I	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Mark Buckley	Christer Allgårdh Gilad Bloom
June 23	Clermont-Ferrand	Clermont-Ferrand Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Claudio Panatta	Javier Frana Gustavo Guerrero
30.06.	Chartres	Chartres Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Horst Skoff	Javier Frana Gustavo Guerrero

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.07.	Dortmund	Dortmund Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Horst Skoff	Wolfgang Popp Huub van Boeckel
14.07.	Hanko	Hanko Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Juan Antonio Rodríguez	Ronnie Båthman Joey Rive
	Schenectady	Schenectady Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Ramesh Krishnan	Gary Muller Todd Nelson
	Travemünde	Travemünde Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Alex Stepanek	Jim Pugh Desmond Tyson
07/21	Berkeley	Berkeley Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Brad Pearce	Randy Nixon Peter Wright
	Campos do Jordão	Campos Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Ivan Kley	Dácio Campos Carlos Kirmayr
	Ulm	Ulm Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	sand	Simone Colombo	Mansour Bahrami Jaroslav Navrátil
	Sapporo	Sapporo Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Toru Yonezawa	Liu Shu-wah Ma Keqin
07/28	Istanbul	Istanbul Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Jim Pugh	Charles Bud Cox Michael Fancutt
	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger II	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Carlos Kirmayr	Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.08.	Raleigh	Raleigh Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Jimmy Brown	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
08/11	Knokke-Heist	Knokke Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Gerardo Vacarezza	Danilo Marcelino Héctor Ortiz
	New Haven	New Haven Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Brad Pearce	Marc Hallway Brad Pearce

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.09.	Messina	Messina Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Tarik Benhabiles	Ronnie Båthman Carlos di Laura
08.09	Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Thomas Högstedt	Jaromir Becka Christian Saceanu
15.09.	Budapest	Budapest Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Jörgen Windahl	Stanislav Birner Cyril Suk
22.09.	Brisbane	Brisbane Challenger	$ 25,000	48E / 24D	Hard court	Brad Drewett	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder
	West Palm	West Palm Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Jay Berger	John Ross Derek Tarr
29.09.	Athens	Athens Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Lars-Anders Wahlgren	Wolfgang Popp Udo Riglewski

October

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
13.10.	Casablanca	Grand Prix Hassan II	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	sand	Hans Schwaier	Agustín Moreno Larry Scott
10/27	Santiago de Chile	Santiago de Chile Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Pablo Arraya	Ricardo Acuña Hans Gildemeister
29.10.	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Leif Shiras	Jim Grabb Larry Stefanki

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.11.	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger III	$ 75,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Eduardo Bengoechea	César Kist João Soares
11/10	Helsinki	Helsinki Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Carpet (i)	Patrik Kühnen	Peter Carlsson Jörgen Windahl
11/17	Benin city	Benin City Challenger II	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Nduka Odizor	Rill Baxter Larry Scott
	Mountains	Bergen Challenger II	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Carpet (i)	Peter Fleming	Kelly Jones David Livingston
11/24	Ogbe	Ogbe Challenger	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Nduka Odizor	Rill Baxter Larry Scott
	Valkenswaard	Valkenswaard Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	Carpet (i)	Huub van Boeckel	Wolfgang Popp Udo Riglewski

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Draw	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.12.	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro Challenger II	$ 50,000	32E / 16D	Hard court	Cássio Motta	Eduardo Bengoechea Diego Pérez
	Ikeja	Ikeja Challenger	$ 25,000	32E / 16D	sand	Stanislav Birner	Tony Mmoh Nduka Odizor

• 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 1986