1979 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1979 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 22 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $40,000.[1]
Schedule
April
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | |||||
| April 9 | |||||
| April 16 | |||||
| April 23 | |||||
| April 30 | Indian River Challenger Indian River, United States Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |  Billy Martin 6-2, 6-0 | Rick Fagel |  Chris Lewis George Hardie |  David Carter Noel Phillips John Sadri Van Winitsky |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kevin Curren Steve Denton6-4, 7-5 | Pat Cramer Cliff Letcher | ||||
| Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Regular series $40,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Rod Frawley 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |  Marcello Lara | Chris Kachel  Tsuyoshi Fukui | Shigeyuki Nishio Joel Bailey Charlie Fancutt Onny Parun | |
| Joel Bailey Rod Frawley 7-6, 7-5 | Chris Kachel Marcello Lara | ||||
| Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |  Dominique Bedel 6-4, 7-5 |  Corrado Barazzutti |  Fernando Dalla-Fontana Kim Warwick | Bernard Fritz Phil Dent Ricardo Cano  José Luis Damiani | |
| Dick Crealy Phil Dent 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | ||||
May
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, Italy Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | .svg.png){kind=small} Fernando Luna 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 | Christophe Freyss | Christophe Roger-Vasselin Antonio Zugarelli | Carlos Gattiker José Luis Damiani Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz |
 Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux6-4, 7-6 | Dominique Bedel Christophe Freyss | ||||
| Raleigh Challenger Raleigh, United States Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | John Sadri 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 | Charles Owens | Chris Lewis  Iván Molina | Michael Grant Trey Waltke Gabriel Urpi Howard Schoenfield | |
| John Austin Billy Martin 6-2, 7-5 | Chris Lewis Cliff Letcher | ||||
| May 14 | |||||
| May 21 | |||||
| May 28 | |||||
June
July
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2 | San Diego Challenger San Diego, United States Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Trey Waltke 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 | Matt Mitchell | Rod Frawley Russell Simpson | Erik van Dillen Byron Bertram Robert Trogolo Gene Stuart Malin |
 Sashi Menon Robert Trogolo7-6, 6-1 | Rod Frawley Russell Simpson | ||||
| July 9 | |||||
| July 16 | |||||
| July 23 | Porto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Belus Prajoux 6-2, 6-4 |  Fernando Maynetto | Carlos Gattiker  João Soares |  Ramiro Benavides Jorge Todero  Leo Palin Cássio Motta |
| Marcos Hocevar João Soares 6-1, 6-0 | Lito Álvarez Álvaro Fillol | ||||
| July 30 | Salvador Challenger Salvador, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Carlos Kirmayr 6-1, 7-5 | Júlio Góes | Leo Palin Álvaro Fillol | Mark Turpin Hugo Roverano Thomaz Koch Charles Owens |
Álvaro Fillol  Rolf Thung6-7, 6-4, 7-6 | Tony Graham Christopher Sylvan | ||||
August
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | Ribeirão Preto Challenger Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Carlos Gattiker 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 | Carlos Kirmayr | Tony Graham Hugo Varela | Noel Freitas  Jan Kallquist Mario Martinez Thomaz Koch |
| Ney Keller Cássio Motta 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 | Thomaz Koch Belus Prajoux | ||||
| Biarritz Challenger Biarritz, France Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Éric Deblicker 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 8-6 | Kjell Johansson | Antonio Muñoz Eddie Edwards | Patrick Proisy Stefan Simonsson Per Hjertquist Jairo Velasco, Sr. | |
| Ernie Ewert Victor Eke 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 | Hervé Gauvain Jerome Vanier | ||||
| August 13 | Royan Challenger Royan, France Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Bernard Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 | Birger Andersson | Georges Goven Jairo Velasco, Sr. | Javier Soler .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Stevaux Ángel Giménez Antonio Muñoz |
| Bob Carmichael Victor Eke 7-5, 6-2 | Ulf Eriksson Per Hjertquist | ||||
| August 20 | Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, France Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Jairo Velasco, Sr. 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 | Fernando Luna | Hervé Gauvain Tenny Svensson | Eddie Edwards Ángel Giménez Roberto Vizcaíno Christophe Casa |
| Antonio Muñoz Jairo Velasco, Sr. 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 | Éric Deblicker Georges Goven | ||||
| August 27 | |||||
September
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | |||||
| September 10 | Charlotte Challenger Charlotte, United States Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Chris Lewis 6-2, 6-2 | David Carter | Deon Joubert Paul McNamee | Michael Grant  Réjean Génois .svg.png){kind=small} Ali Madani Keith Richardson |
| Mike Barr Jerry Karzen 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 | John Benson Tony Giammalva | ||||
| September 17 | Lincoln Challenger Lincoln, United States Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Matt Mitchell 6-4, 6-2 | Peter Rennert | Jeff Robbins Anand Amritraj | David Schneider Jai DiLouie Tony Giammalva Steve Docherty |
| Joel Bailey Bruce Kleege 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Steve Denton Peter Rennert | ||||
| September 24 | |||||
October
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Huntington Beach Challenger Huntington Beach, United States Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Glenn Petrovic 6-4, 6-2 | Marcel Freeman | Billy Martin Russell Simpson | Tony Giammalva Peter Rennert John Austin Tom Leonard |
| Billy Martin Bruce Nichols 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 | Peter Rennert Robert Van't Hof | ||||
| October 8 | |||||
| October 15 | |||||
| October 22 | Guadalajara Open Guadalajara, Mexico Regular series $25,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Paul McNamee 6-4, 6-4 | Rick Fagel | David Carter Tony Giammalva | Larry Davidson Fred McNair Alfonso González Randy Crawford |
| Paul McNamee Fred McNair 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 | Tony Giammalva Andy Kohlberg | ||||
| October 29 | |||||
December
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3 | Austin Challenger Austin, United States Regular series $25,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw | Peter Rennert 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 | Robert Van't Hof | Larry Stefanki Tony Giammalva | Vincent Van Patten Tom Cain Erick Iskersky Rick Fisher |
| Anand Amritraj John Austin 6-1, 6-2 | Steve Denton Mark Turpin | ||||
| December 10 | |||||
| December 17 | |||||
| December 24 | |||||
| December 31 | |||||
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1979 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
See alsoReferences
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