1981 ATP Challenger Series

1981 ATP Challenger Series
Details
Duration	12 January 1981 – 13 December 1981
Edition	4th
Tournaments	52
Achievements (singles)
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The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1981 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 46 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $50,000.^[1]

Several additional events were held and considered into ATP rankings but are not shown currently on ATP Tour website: Ituzaingo^[2]^[3] and Mar del Plata^[4]^[5] (Argentina), Yokohama (Japan),^[6]^[7] Lee-on-Solent (UK),^[8]^[9] Ulm (Germany),^[10] Campinas (Brazil)^[11] and White City/Sydney (Australia).^[12]^[13]^[14]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 5	No tournaments scheduled.
January 12	Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	John Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–2	Syd Ball	Colin Dibley Eddie Edwards	Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan
January 12		Syd Ball Cliff Letcher 3–6, 7–6, 8–6	Colin Dibley John James	Colin Dibley Eddie Edwards	Maurice Hunter John James Brad Drewett Brad Guan
January 19	No tournaments scheduled.
January 26	No tournaments scheduled.

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 2	No tournaments scheduled.
February 9	Ituzaingo (Buenos Aires), Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Eric Fromm 6-4, 6-1	Eduardo Bengoechea	Christophe Freyss Peter Elter	Dominique Bedel Gabriel Urpí Gustavo Guerrero Carlos Castellan
February 9		Fernando Dalla Fontana Roberto Carruthers 6-2 2-6 6-4	Ramiro Benavides Heinz Gildemeister	Christophe Freyss Peter Elter
February 16	Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Eduardo Bengoechea 3-6 6-4 10-8	Mario Martinez	Peter Elter Gabriel Urpí	Fernando Dalla Fontana Gustavo Guerrero Alejandro Cerundolo Andres Molina
February 16	Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Doubles unknown	Doubles unknown	Peter Elter Gabriel Urpí
February 23	Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Craig Wittus 2–6, 6–3, 6–0	Mark Vines	Steve Docherty Ian Harris	Robert Reininger Romanus Chuks Nwazu Filip Krajcik Gianluca Rinaldini
		Ian Harris Craig Wittus 7–6, 7–6	Guy Fritz Harry Fritz	Steve Docherty Ian Harris
	Río de la Plata Challenger Club Bellavista, Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Eric Fromm 6–2, 6–1	Fernando Dalla Fontana	Gabriel Urpí Roberto Argüello	Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó
		Roberto Carruthers Carlos Landó 0–6, 6–1, 6–3	Charles Strode Morris Strode	Gabriel Urpí Roberto Argüello	Juan Núñez Ramiro Benavides Diego Pérez Carlos Landó

Note: the results of Ituzaingo and Mar del Plata tournaments are not published on the ATP Tour website but counted towards ATP rankings. The 3 argentinian tournaments serie was called "Circuito del Plata" and was reportedly completed by a 4th tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, which results are not known.^[15]

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
March 2	Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Larry Stefanki 5–7, 6–3, 6–0	Peter Feigl	Marco Bellini Robert Reininger	Craig Wittus Gilles Moretton Marzio Miloro Patrizio Parrini
March 2		Bruce Kleege Larry Stefanki 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	Marco Bellini Robert Reininger	Craig Wittus Gilles Moretton Marzio Miloro Patrizio Parrini
March 9	Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Gianluca Rinaldini 6–3, 6–4	Gerald Mild	Massimo Grassotti Famiano Meneschincheri	Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro
March 9		Junie Chatman Mark Vines 6–1, 6–2	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	Massimo Grassotti Famiano Meneschincheri	Bruce Kleege Patrizio Parrini Frank Lapre Marzio Miloro
March 16	No tournaments scheduled.
March 23	No tournaments scheduled.
March 30	Barcelona-1 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Ulrich Pinner 6–3, 6–1	Miguel Mir	Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco Sr.	Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl
March 30		Junie Chatman Marko Ostoja 6–4, 7–5	Francisco González Derek Segal	Bernard Fritz Jairo Velasco Sr.	Mats Wilander Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Werner Zirngibl

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
April 6	Kyoto Challenger Kyoto, Japan Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Ron Hightower 7–5, 7–6	Matt Doyle	Russell Simpson Dave Siegler	Damir Keretić Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney
April 6		Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 7–6, 6–3	Bruce Kleege Dave Siegler	Russell Simpson Dave Siegler	Damir Keretić Syd Ball Mike Cahill James Delaney
April 13	Barcelona-2 Challenger Barcelona, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Diego Pérez 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Fernando Maynetto	Jérôme Potier Christoph Zipf	Jairo Velasco Sr. Trevor Allan Patrick Proisy Claudio Panatta
		Tim Garcia Bruce Nichols 6–4, 6–4	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	Jérôme Potier Christoph Zipf
	Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Carlos Kirmayr 6–1, 6–1	Alejandro Ganzábal	Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo	Ivan Kley Alejandro Cerundolo José Luis Damiani Thomas Stålhandske
		Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7–6, 6–4	José Luis Damiani Thomaz Koch	Belus Prajoux Javier Restrepo
	San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Rick Fagel 7–6, 6–1	Steve Meister	Brad Drewett Roberto Chávez	Ian Harris Octavio Martínez Nial Brash Egan Adams
		Brad Drewett George Hardie 5–7, 6–3, 7–6	Rich Andrews Kevin Cook	Brad Drewett Roberto Chávez	Ian Harris Octavio Martínez Nial Brash Egan Adams
	Osawa Head Tennis Tournament Yokohama, Japan^[16] Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Arias 6-4, 4-6, 7-5	Billy Martin	Ron Hightower 2nd Semifinalist unknown	Quarterfinalists unknown
		Doubles unknown	Doubles unknown	Ron Hightower 2nd Semifinalist unknown	Quarterfinalists unknown
April 20	Tokyo Challenger Tokyo, Japan Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	John Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–3	Roland Stadler	Gianluca Rinaldini Mike Cahill	Bruce Kleege Matt Doyle James Delaney Billy Martin
April 20		John Fitzgerald Wayne Pascoe 6–1, 7–6	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher	Gianluca Rinaldini Mike Cahill	Bruce Kleege Matt Doyle James Delaney Billy Martin
April 27	Berlin Challenger Berlin, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Werner Zirngibl 6–3, 7–6	Erick Iskersky	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp	Pavel Huťka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten
		Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Tim Garcia Fernando Maynetto	Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp	Pavel Huťka Fernando Maynetto Jérôme Potier Ulrich Marten
	Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Russell Simpson 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Charlie Fancutt	Mike Gandolfo James Delaney	Larry Davidson Matt Doyle Matt Mitchell Warren Maher
		Billy Martin Russell Simpson 7–6, 6–2	Matt Mitchell Bill Maze	Mike Gandolfo James Delaney	Larry Davidson Matt Doyle Matt Mitchell Warren Maher
	Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Alejandro Pierola 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Corrado Barazzutti	Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzábal	Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu
		Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton 6–4, 6–3	Florin Segărceanu Ben Testerman	Marko Ostoja Alejandro Ganzábal	Miguel Mir Henri Leconte Claudio Panatta Florin Segărceanu
	West Worthing Challenger West Worthing, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	John Feaver 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Jonathan Smith	Raymond Moore Andrew Jarrett	Richard Lewis Danie Visser Tony Graham Deon Joubert
		Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis 6–2, 6–3	Rory Chappell Schalk van der Merwe	Raymond Moore Andrew Jarrett	Richard Lewis Danie Visser Tony Graham Deon Joubert

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 4	Chichester Challenger Chichester, Great Britain Grass – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Steve Krulevitz 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Mark Vines	Jan Gunnarsson David Schneider	Raymond Moore Deon Joubert Tony Graham Chris Johnstone
		Martin Davis Chris Dunk 7–6, 6–1	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	Jan Gunnarsson David Schneider	Raymond Moore Deon Joubert Tony Graham Chris Johnstone
	Galatina Challenger Galatina, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Werner Zirngibl 7–6, 7–5	Hans Simonsson	Roberto Argüello Alejandro Pierola	Fernando Dalla Fontana Ramiro Benavides Christophe Casa Carlos Gattiker
		Carlos Gattiker Patrizio Parrini 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Roberto Carruthers Fernando Dalla Fontana	Roberto Argüello Alejandro Pierola
	Mexicali Challenger Mexicali, Mexico Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	James Delaney 6–3, 5–7, 7–5	Ross Case	Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj	Matt Mitchell George Hardie João Soares Erik van Dillen
		Syd Ball Ross Case 6–3, 6–3	John James Sashi Menon	Lloyd Bourne Anand Amritraj	Matt Mitchell George Hardie João Soares Erik van Dillen
May 11	Guadalajara Open Guadalajara, Mexico Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	João Soares 6–4, 7–5	Matt Anger	Ross Case Glen Holroyd	Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj
		Glen Holroyd Eric Sherbeck 6–7, 6–4, 7–6	Bruce Kleege Andy Kohlberg	Ross Case Glen Holroyd	Scott Kidd Lloyd Bourne George Hardie Anand Amritraj
	Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Jan Gunnarsson 6-4; 6-4	Steve Krulevitz	Jonathan Smith Craig Wittus	Mike Myburg Andrew Jarrett Nigel Sears Mark Cox
	Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Martin Davis Chris Dunk	Danie Visser Tian Viljoen	Jonathan Smith Craig Wittus	Mike Myburg Andrew Jarrett Nigel Sears Mark Cox
May 18	No tournaments scheduled.
May 25	No tournaments scheduled.

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 1	Napoli Challenger Napoli, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Damir Keretić 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Gustavo Guerrero	Jérôme Potier Roberto Argüello	Christoph Zipf Gianluca Rinaldini Roland Stadler Christophe Casa
June 1		Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6–1, 6–1	Alejandro Pierola Ricardo Rivera	Jérôme Potier Roberto Argüello
June 8	No tournaments scheduled.
June 15	No tournaments scheduled.
June 22	Cuneo Challenger Cuneo, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Juan Avendaño 7–5, 6–3	Roberto Vizcaíno	Sergio Casal Mario Martinez	Guillermo Aubone Gianni Marchetti Carlos Gattiker Ramiro Benavides
June 22		Guillermo Aubone Ricardo Cano 7–6, 7–5	Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides	Sergio Casal Mario Martinez
June 29	Torino Challenger Turin, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Pablo Arraya 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Stefan Simonsson	Jaime Fillol Sergio Casal	Claudio Panatta Derek Tarr Jim Gurfein Blaine Willenborg
		Lloyd Bourne Blaine Willenborg 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Jaime Fillol Željko Franulović	Jaime Fillol Sergio Casal	Claudio Panatta Derek Tarr Jim Gurfein Blaine Willenborg
	Travemünde Challenger Travemünde, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Ulrich Pinner 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Peter Elter	Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher	Andreas Maurer Zoltán Kuhárszky David Mustard Damir Keretić
		Brad Guan Wayne Hampson 6–3, 6–4	Bruce Derlin David Mustard	Werner Zirngibl Warren Maher	Andreas Maurer Zoltán Kuhárszky David Mustard Damir Keretić

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
July 6	Essen Challenger Essen, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Chris Johnstone 7–5, 7–6	Andreas Maurer	Roberto Vizcaíno Helmut Beermann	Jan Gunnarsson Cliff Letcher Guillermo Aubone Alejandro Pierola
		Jan Gunnarsson Stefan Svensson 6–1, 6–1	Ernie Ewert Damir Keretić	Roberto Vizcaíno Helmut Beermann
	Sanremo Challenger Sanremo, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Corrado Barazzutti 7–5, 6–0	Ilie Năstase	Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Raúl Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino
		Bob Berger Blaine Willenborg 7–6, 6–3	Luca Bottazzi Francesco Cancellotti	Jim Gurfein Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Raúl Viver Gianni Marchetti Fabio Moscino
July 13	La Spezia Challenger La Spezia, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–0	Željko Franulović	John Feaver Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi
July 13		Željko Franulović Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–4	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	John Feaver Pablo Arraya	Jérôme Vanier Scott Lipton Javier Restrepo Ferrante Rocchi
July 20	No tournaments scheduled.
July 27	Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Júlio Góes 6–3, 6–3	Pablo Arraya	Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti	Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller
		Givaldo Barbosa João Soares 6–4, 6–3	Guillermo Aubone Carlos Landó	Carlos Kirmayr Gustavo Tiberti	Carlos Gattiker Guillermo Aubone Bruce Kleege Ney Keller
	Zell Am See Challenger Zell Am See, Austria Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Fernando Luna 6–4, 6–2	Jiří Hřebec	Wayne Hampson Anders Järryd	Pavel Huťka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides
		Ricardo Acuña Ramiro Benavides 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 7–5	Wayne Hampson Chris Johnstone	Wayne Hampson Anders Järryd	Pavel Huťka Roland Stadler Gerald Mild Ramiro Benavides
	Müller-Cup 81 Ulm, Germany Clay – $25,000 – 48S/?D	Tomas Smid 6-2, 6-4	Andreas Maurer	Miguel Mir Scott Lipton	Hans-Dieter Beutel Hartmut Kirchhuebel Helmut Beermann Mark M. Cox
	Müller-Cup 81 Ulm, Germany Clay – $25,000 – 48S/?D	Bud Cox Brad Guan 6-3, 6-2	Bob Blazekovic Erick Iskersky	Miguel Mir Scott Lipton

The four Brazilian Challengers in July and August constituted a circuit named "Itau Cup" . The best 8 finishers qualified for a Masters event held in São Paulo on the August 25th week, which in 1981 was won by Carlos Kirmayr. This Masters event did not count toward ATP rankings.^[17]

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
August 3	Ostend Challenger Ostend, Belgium Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jérôme Potier 6–2, 6–2	Miroslav Lacek	Trevor Allan Hans-Peter Kandler	Anders Järryd Éric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiří Granát
		John Feaver Chris Johnstone 6–4, 6–4	Cliff Letcher Warren Maher	Trevor Allan Hans-Peter Kandler	Anders Järryd Éric Deblicker Stefan Svensson Jiří Granát
	Itau Cup Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Carlos Kirmayr 7–6, 6–3	Júlio Góes	Roberto Argüello Gustavo Tiberti	Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce Kleege
				Roberto Argüello Gustavo Tiberti	Guillermo Aubone Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller Bruce Kleege
	San Benedetto Challenger San Benedetto, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–2	Corrado Barazzutti	Paolo Bertolucci Željko Franulović	Ferrante Rocchi Gianni Marchetti Antonio Zugarelli Pavel Huťka
		Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–4, 6–3	Marco Alciati Mike Barr	Paolo Bertolucci Željko Franulović
August 10	Itau Cup Brasília Brasília, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Pablo Arraya 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Thomaz Koch	Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker	Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege João Soares Thomas Stålhandske
		Givaldo Barbosa João Soares W/O	Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker	Ricardo Rivera Alejandro Gattiker	Marcos Hocevar Bruce Kleege João Soares Thomas Stålhandske
	Royan Challenger Royan, France Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jaroslav Navrátil 6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Jan Gunnarsson	Georges Goven Haroon Ismail	Anders Järryd Peter Doohan Jérôme Vanier Erick Iskersky
		Cliff Letcher Warren Maher 7–5, 7–5	Anders Järryd Stefan Simonsson	Georges Goven Haroon Ismail	Anders Järryd Peter Doohan Jérôme Vanier Erick Iskersky
	Bara Challenger* Bara, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Bruce Derlin 7–6, 6–3	Richard Lewis	Junie Chatman Gonzalo Núñez	Cary Stansbury Zoltán Kuhárszky Blaine Willenborg Roberto Vizcaíno
		Jiří Hřebec Pavel Huťka 7–5, 4–6, 9–7	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco Sr.	Junie Chatman Gonzalo Núñez
August 17	Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, France Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Stefan Simonsson 6–2, 6–1, 7–5	Georges Goven	Jiří Granát Jérôme Vanier	Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Éric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna
		Anders Järryd Stefan Simonsson 7–5, 7–5	Libor Pimek Miroslav Lacek	Jiří Granát Jérôme Vanier	Harald Theissen Haroon Ismail Éric Deblicker Patrice Kuchna
	Itau Cup Campinas Campinas, Brasil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D	Marcos Hocevar 6-1, 3-6, 6-3	Pablo Arraya	João Soares Julio Goes	Guillermo Aubone Ney Keller Bruce Kleege Carlos Gattiker
	Itau Cup Campinas Campinas, Brasil Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D	Cassio Motta Ney Keller 6-2, 6-4	Andres Molina Roger Guedes	João Soares Julio Goes	Guillermo Aubone Ney Keller Bruce Kleege Carlos Gattiker
	Tarragona Challenger* Tarragona, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jairo Velasco Sr. 6–4, 6–2	Eduardo Osta	Jiří Hřebec Gustavo Tiberti	Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpí Pavel Huťka
		Zoltán Kuhárszky Richard Lewis 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg	Jiří Hřebec Gustavo Tiberti	Vittorio Magnelli Carlos Castellan Gabriel Urpí Pavel Huťka
August 24	Brussels Challenger Brussels, Belgium Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Georges Goven 6–7, 7–6, 6–3	Erick Iskersky	Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux	Jaroslav Navrátil Christophe Casa Franco Merlone Stefan Svensson
		Bernard Boileau Alain Brichant 7–5, 6–2	Mike Myburg Frank Punčec	Mike Myburg Thierry Stevaux
	Reus Challenger Reus, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jean-François Caujolle 7–6, 6–0	Alejandro Pierola	Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpí	Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal
		Egan Adams Robbie Venter 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Junie Chatman Bruce Derlin	Bruce Derlin Gabriel Urpí	Joe Ragland Eduardo Osta Junie Chatman Sergio Casal
August 31	No tournaments scheduled.

*Bara and Tarragona tournaments were held one week later as recorded in the ATP Tour website. They constituted a mini circuit together with Reus ("Catalonian Tournaments") - Source AS, Marca (Spain)

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
September 7	Hypo Group Tennis International Bari, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–4, 6–0	Paolo Bertolucci	Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter	Vittorio Magnelli Franco Merlone Gianluca Rinaldini Huub van Boeckel
September 7		Ian Harris Belus Prajoux 6–4, 6–2	Gianni Marchetti Alejandro Pierola	Alejandro Pierola Robbie Venter
September 14	International Tournament of Messina Messina, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Mario Martinez 6–4, 7–5	Robbie Venter	Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti	Gianni Marchetti Rory Chappell Gianluca Rinaldini Ferrante Rocchi
September 14		Alejandro Pierola Belus Prajoux 3–6, 6–4, 7–6	Mario Calautti Roberto Calautti	Brent Pirow Corrado Barazzutti
September 28	Athens Challenger Athens, Greece Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Vincent Van Patten 7–5, 6–4	Zoltán Kuhárszky	Erick Iskersky Leo Palin	Bernhard Pils Thomas Högstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist
September 28		Vincent Van Patten Nels Van Patten 7–6, 7–6	Nanad Ilekovlc George Kalovelonis	Erick Iskersky Leo Palin	Bernhard Pils Thomas Högstedt John Feaver Per Hjertquist

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
October 12*	Layetano Challenger Layetano, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	José García Requena 6–1, 6–7, 7–5	Mark Dickson	Eduardo Osta Juan Avendaño	Diego Pérez Roberto Vizcaíno Jan Vanlangendonck Gabriel Urpí
October 12*		Gonzalo Núñez Hugo Núñez 6–4, 7–5	Rory Chappell John Van Nostrand	Eduardo Osta Juan Avendaño
October 26	Goldair Australian Men's Hard Court Championships Sydney (White City), Australia Hard - $25,000 - 64S/32D	Kim Warwick 6-4, 7-6	Greg Whitecross	Matt Mitchell Andy Andrews	Dale Collings John Benson Warren Maher David Mustard
October 26		Joel Hoffmann David Dowlen 9-7 (proset)	Matt Mitchell Tony Graham	Matt Mitchell Andy Andrews	Dale Collings John Benson Warren Maher David Mustard

*Layetano was held in October and not on the week of 21 September as mentioned in ATP database (Source: As and Marca archives)

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
November 2	No tournaments scheduled.
November 9	No tournaments scheduled.
November 16	Benin City Challenger Benin City, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Haroon Ismail 7–5, 6–4, 6–3	Nduka Odizor	Gonzalo Núñez Richard Lewis	Amani Jumatano Andrew Jarrett Arthur Anastopoulo Jeremy Dier
November 16		Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis 6–3, 6–4, 7–5	Jeremy Dier Haroon Ismail	Gonzalo Núñez Richard Lewis
November 23	No tournaments scheduled.
November 30	Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Pat DuPré 5–7, 7–6, 6–4	João Soares	José López-Maeso Damir Keretić	Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta
November 30		Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 7–6, 6–4	Pat DuPré Mel Purcell	José López-Maeso Damir Keretić	Mel Purcell Givaldo Barbosa Jimmy Arias Claudio Panatta

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
December 7	Brisbane Challenger Brisbane, Australia Grass – $30,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Chris Johnstone 6–4, 6–4	Phil Dent	Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell	Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard
December 7		Chris Johnstone Craig A. Miller 6–4, 7–5	Brad Drewett Warren Maher	Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell	Bruce Derlin Andy Andrews Steve Meister David Mustard

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 1981 ATP Challenger Series, as published on the ATP Tour website. 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

Total	Player	S	D
5	Carlos Kirmayr (BRA)	3	2
5	Chris Johnstone (AUS)	2	3
4	Adriano Panatta (ITA)	2	2
3	John Fitzgerald (AUS)	2	1
3	João Soares (BRA)	1	2
2	Pablo Arraya (PER)	2	0
2	Ulrich Pinner (FRG)	2	0
2	Werner Zirngibl (FRG)	2	0
2	John Feaver (GBR)	1	1
2	Zoltan Kuharszky (HUN)	1	1
2	Alejandro Pierola (CHI)	1	1
2	Stefan Simonsson (SWE)	1	1
2	Russell Simpson (NZL)	1	1
2	Larry Stefanki (USA)	1	1
2	Vincent Van Patten (USA)	1	1
2	Craig Wittus (USA)	1	1
2	Ricardo Acuña (CHI)	0	2
2	Syd Ball (AUS)	0	2
2	Givaldo Barbosa (BRA)	0	2
2	Ramiro Benavides (BOL)	0	2
2	Junie Chatman (USA)	0	2
2	Ian Harris (USA)	0	2
2	Cliff Letcher (AUS)	0	2
2	Richard Lewis (GBR)	0	2
2	Cássio Motta (BRA)	0	2
2	Belus Prajoux (CHI)	0	2
2	Blaine Willenborg (USA)	0	2
1	Juan Avendaño (ESP)	1	0
1	Corrado Barazzutti (ITA)	1	0
1	Jean-François Caujolle (FRA)	1	0
1	James Delaney (USA)	1	0
1	Bruce Derlin (NZL)	1	0
1	Pat Du Pré (USA)	1	0
1	Rick Fagel (USA)	1	0
1	Eric Fromm (USA)	1	0
1	José García-Requena (ESP)	1	0
1	Júlio Góes (BRA)	1	0
1	Georges Goven (FRA)	1	0
1	Ron Hightower (USA)	1	0
1	Haroon Ismail (ZIM)	1	0
1	Damir Keretić (FRG)	1	0
1	Steve Krulevitz (ISR)	1	0
1	Fernando Luna (ESP)	1	0
1	Mario Martinez (BOL)	1	0
1	Jaroslav Navrátil (TCH)	1	0
1	Diego Pérez (URU)	1	0
1	Jérôme Potier (FRA)	1	0
1	Gianluca Rinaldini (ITA)	1	0
1	Jairo Velasco Sr. (COL)	1	0
1	Egan Adams (USA)	0	1
1	Guillermo Aubone (ARG)	0	1
1	Bob Berger (USA)	0	1
1	Paolo Bertolucci (ITA)	0	1
1	Bernard Boileau (BEL)	0	1
1	Lloyd Bourne (USA)	0	1
1	Alain Brichant (BEL)	0	1
1	Ricardo Cano (ARG)	0	1
1	Roberto Carruthers (ARG)	0	1
1	David Carter (AUS)	0	1
1	Ross Case (AUS)	0	1
1	Martin Davis (USA)	0	1
1	Brad Drewett (AUS)	0	1
1	Chris Dunk (USA)	0	1
1	Željko Franulović (YUG)	0	1
1	Tim Garcia (USA)	0	1
1	Carlos Gattiker (ARG)	0	1
1	Brad Guan (AUS)	0	1
1	Jan Gunnarsson (SWE)	0	1
1	Wayne Hampson (AUS)	0	1
1	George Hardie (USA)	0	1
1	Glen Holroyd (USA)	0	1
1	Jiří Hřebec (TCH)	0	1
1	Pavel Hutka (TCH)	0	1
1	Andrew Jarrett (GBR)	0	1
1	Anders Järryd (SWE)	0	1
1	Bruce Kleege (USA)	0	1
1	Paul Kronk (AUS)	0	1
1	Carlos Landó (ARG)	0	1
1	Henri Leconte (FRA)	0	1
1	Chris Lewis (NZL)	0	1
1	Warren Maher (AUS)	0	1
1	Billy Martin (USA)	0	1
1	Andreas Maurer (FRG)	0	1
1	Bill Maze (USA)	0	1
1	Craig A. Miller (AUS)	0	1
1	Matt Mitchell (USA)	0	1
1	Gilles Moretton (FRA)	0	1
1	Bruce Nichols (USA)	0	1
1	Gonzalo Núñez (USA)	0	1
1	Hugo Núñez (ECU)	0	1
1	Marko Ostoja (YUG)	0	1
1	Patrizio Parrini (ITA)	0	1
1	Wayne Pascoe (AUS)	0	1
1	Wolfgang Popp (FRG)	0	1
1	Eric Sherbeck (USA)	0	1
1	Stefan Svensson (SWE)	0	1
1	Nels Van Patten (USA)	0	1
1	Robbie Venter (RSA)	0	1
1	Mark Vines (USA)	0	1

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	S	D
24	United States (USA)	8	16
14	Australia (AUS)	4	10
9	Brazil (BRA)	5	4
7	Italy (ITA)	4	3
6	West Germany (FRG)	5	1
5	Chile (CHI)	1	4
4	France (FRA)	3	1
4	New Zealand (NZL)	2	2
4	Great Britain (GBR)	1	3
3	Spain (ESP)	3	0
3	Bolivia (BOL)	1	2
3	Sweden (SWE)	1	2
3	Argentina (ARG)	0	3
2	Peru (PER)	2	0
2	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1
2	Hungary (HUN)	1	1
2	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	2
1	Colombia (COL)	1	0
1	Israel (ISR)	1	0
1	Uruguay (URU)	1	0
1	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	0
1	Belgium (BEL)	0	1
1	Ecuador (ECU)	0	1
1	South Africa (RSA)	0	1

References

^ "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
^ Diario Crónica. 1981-02-10.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
^ Diario Crónica. 1981-02-23.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
^ The Evening Independent. The Evening Independent.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
^ Ludington Daily News. Ludington Daily News.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
^ "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
^ The Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald.
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External links

Official ATP World Tour Website: Results Archive
ITF Tennis: Tournament Search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine

[AboutChallenger-1] "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-01.

[2] Diario Crónica. 1981-02-10.

[3] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.

[4] Diario Crónica. 1981-02-23.

[5] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.

[6] The Evening Independent. The Evening Independent.

[7] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.

[8] Ludington Daily News. Ludington Daily News.

[9] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.

[10] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.

[11] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.

[12] "Edition – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.

[13] The Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald.

[14] The Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald.

[15] Diario Crónica. 1981-02-10.

[16] The Evening Independent. The Evening Independent.

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