1984 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1984 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 32 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.[1]

1984 ATP Challenger Series
Details
Duration2 January 1984 – 2 December 1984
Edition7th
Tournaments31
Achievements (singles)
1983
1985

Schedule

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January

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 2 Perth Challenger
  Perth, Australia
Grass – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Brian Levine
6–1, 6–2
  Lloyd Bourne   Craig A. Miller
  John Frawley
  Greg Whitecross
  Jérôme Vanier
  Mark Kratzmann
  Jonathan Canter
  Broderick Dyke
  John Van Nostrand
6–2, 6–3
  Peter Carter
  Mark Hartnett
January 9
No tournaments scheduled.
January 16 Amarillo Challenger
  Amarillo, USA
$25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Martin Davis
6–4, 6–4
  Robert Seguso   Bob Green
  Randy Nixon
  Leif Shiras
  Bruce Manson
  Pat DuPré
  Ken Flach
  Martin Davis
  Chris Dunk
6–2, 6–3
  Mike Brunnberg
  Bruce Kleege
January 23 Guarujá Challenger
  Guarujá, Brazil
Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Givaldo Barbosa
6–4, 6–3
  Pedro Rebolledo   Pablo Arraya
  Jaime Fillol
  Francisco Yunis
  Álvaro Fillol
  Eleutério Martins
  Cássio Motta
  Marcos Hocevar
  Alexandre Hocevar
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
  Jaime Fillol
  Álvaro Fillol
January 30
No tournaments scheduled.

February

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 6 Agadir Challenger
  Agadir, Morocco
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Alberto Tous
6–1, 6–0
  Bernard Boileau   Claudio Mezzadri
  Juan Avendaño
  Houcine Saber
  Trevor Allan
  Gabriel Urpí
  Roberto Vizcaíno
  Charles Strode
  Morris Strode
6–3, 6–4
  Juan Avendaño
  Emilio Sánchez
February 13
No tournaments scheduled.
February 20 Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger
  Cairo, Egypt
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Fernando Luna
6–4, 6–2
  Mark Dickson   Terry Moor
  Juan Avendaño
  Fernando Soler
  Mario Martinez
  Alberto Tous
  Tom Cain
  Brett Dickinson
  Drew Gitlin
7–6, 6–3
  Marcel Freeman
  Tim Wilkison
February 27 Viña del Mar Challenger
  Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Álvaro Fillol
6–4, 6–4
  Hans Gildemeister   Tim Wilkison
  Eduardo Bengoechea
  Carlos Gattiker
  Manuel Rodríguez
  Guillermo Rivas
  Juan Pablo Queirolo
  Carlos Gattiker
  Gustavo Tiberti
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
  Hans Gildemeister
  Belus Prajoux

March

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 5 Bahrain Challenger
  Bahrain, Bahrain
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Tim Wilkison
7–5, 6–0
  Terry Moor   Drew Gitlin
  Leif Shiras
  Marcel Freeman
  Peter Elter
  Larry Stefanki
  Mark Dickson
  David Dowlen
  Nduka Odizor
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
  Martin Davis
  Larry Stefanki
Vienna Challenger
  Vienna, Austria
$25,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Jan Gunnarsson
6–3, 6–3
  John Sadri   Richard Meyer
  Danie Visser
  Simone Colombo
  Jérôme Vanier
  David Pate
  Rolf Gehring
  Bruce Manson
  David Pate
6–3, 6–4
  Peter Bastiansen
  Michael Mortensen
March 12
No tournaments scheduled.
March 19
No tournaments scheduled.
March 26 Tunis Challenger
  Tunis, Tunisia
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Henrik Sundström
6–1, 6–4
  Thierry Tulasne   Francesco Cancellotti
  Fernando Luna
  Alberto Tous
  Zoltán Kuhárszky
  Juan Aguilera
  Peter Elter
  Ernie Fernández
  Michael Mortensen
6–3, 6–4
  Peter Elter
  Andreas Maurer

April

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 2 Ashkelon Challenger
  Ashkelon, Israel
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Bruce Manson
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
  Shahar Perkiss   Jonathan Smith
  Michiel Schapers
  Leo Palin
  Drew Gitlin
  Henri de Wet
  Jeff Turpin
  Bruce Manson
  Jeff Turpin
6–2, 6–2
  Leo Palin
  Michiel Schapers
April 9
No tournaments scheduled.
April 16 San Luis Potosí Challenger
  San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Tim Wilkison
6–2, 6–2
  Javier Contreras   Ross Case
  Juan Hernández
  Randy Nixon
  Charles Strode
  Francisco Maciel
  Rick Fagel
  Juan Hernández
  Francisco Maciel
6–4, 6–2
  Ross Case
  Chris Dunk
April 23 Marrakech Challenger
  Marrakech, Morocco
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Hans Gildemeister
6–7, 6–2, 6–1
  Blaine Willenborg   Simone Colombo
  Patrice Kuchna
  Jeremy Bates
  Peter Elter
  Carlos Castellan
  Georges Goven
  Terry Moor
  Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 6–7, 9–7
  Jeremy Bates
  Michiel Schapers
Montreal Challenger
  Montreal, Canada
$25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  John Sadri
6–2, 6–4
  Greg Holmes   Leif Shiras
  Lloyd Bourne
  Bud Schultz
  Tony Giammalva
  Tim Wilkison
  Matt Mitchell
  Andy Kohlberg
  Richard Meyer
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
  Sean Brawley
  Leif Shiras
April 30 Parioli Challenger
  Rome, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  John Frawley
6–4, 7–5
  Francisco Yunis   Claudio Mezzadri
  Shahar Perkiss
  Blaine Willenborg
  Michiel Schapers
  Luca Bottazzi
  Ferrante Rocchi
  Simone Colombo
  Gianni Ocleppo
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
  John Frawley
  Michiel Schapers
Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 7 Curitiba Challenger
  Curitiba, Brazil
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Martín Jaite
6–2, 6–4
  Ivan Kley   Craig Wittus
  Alejandro Ganzábal
  Roger Guedes
  Eleutério Martins
  Edvaldo Oliveira
  Gabriel Mattos
  Nelson Aerts
  Alexandre Hocevar
6–4, 2–6, 7–6
  Ivan Kley
  Fernando Roese
Nagoya Challenger
  Nagoya, Japan
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Glenn Layendecker
7–5, 6–4
  David Mustard   Jeff Turpin
  David Dowlen
  Shigeyuki Nishio
  Charles Strode
  Charlie Fancutt
  Joel Bailey
Sutton Challenger
  Sutton, Great Britain
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  David Mustard
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
  Steve Shaw   Stanislav Birner
  Ferrante Rocchi
  Jacques Hervet
  Georges Goven
  Olli Rahnasto
  Bruno Dadillon
  Mark Kratzmann
  Simon Youl
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
  Stanislav Birner
  Broderick Dyke
May 14 Lee-on-Solent Challenger
  Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Simon Youl
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
  Jeremy Bates   David Mustard
  Magnus Tideman
  Bruce Manson
  Shahar Perkiss
  Bruce Foxworth
  Raúl Viver
Spring Challenger
  Spring, USA
$25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Vijay Amritraj
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
  Leif Shiras   Nduka Odizor
  Andy Kohlberg
  Ron Hightower
  John Mattke
  David Dowlen
  Mark Wooldridge
  Andy Kohlberg
  Richard Meyer
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
  Ron Hightower
  John Mattke
May 21
No tournaments scheduled.
May 28
No tournaments scheduled.

June

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 4 Bielefeld Challenger
  Bielefeld, West Germany
Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Josef Čihák
6–2, 7–5
  Peter Elter   Wolfgang Popp
  Alexander Zverev
  Víctor Pecci
  Carlos Castellan
  José López-Maeso
  Hans-Dieter Beutel
  Peter Elter
  Stefan Hermann
6–4, 6–4
  Huub van Boeckel
  Jan Vanlangendonck
Tampere Open
  Tampere, Finland
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Luca Bottazzi
6–2, 6–3
  Peter Svensson   Jon Levine
  Johan Carlsson
  Peter Bastiansen
  Massimo Zampieri
  Morten Rønneberg
  Bruce Manson
  David Mustard
  Jonathan Smith
6–3, 6–4
  Ronnie Båthman
  Luca Bottazzi
June 11 Brescia Challenger
  Brescia, Italy
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin
6–4, 7–6
  Jordi Arrese   Roberto Vizcaíno
  Jorge Bardou
  Massimo Zampieri
  Francisco Yunis
  Raúl Viver
  Martín Jaite
  Jacques Hervet
  Jérôme Vanier
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
  Alejandro Ganzábal
  Carlos Gattiker
June 18 Dortmund Challenger
  Dortmund, West Germany
Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Francisco Maciel
6–2, 6–4
  Víctor Pecci   Eduardo Bengoechea
  Magnus Tideman
  Jan Vanlangendonck
  Jaime Fillol
  Karl Meiler
  Damir Keretić
  Jaime Fillol
  Álvaro Fillol
6–3, 6–4
  Eduardo Bengoechea
  José López-Maeso
June 25
No tournaments scheduled.

July

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 2 Travemünde Challenger
  Travemünde, West Germany
Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Vadim Borisov
7–5, 7–5
  Alejandro Ganzábal   Eric Jelen
  Karl Meiler
  Juan Avendaño
  Álvaro Fillol
  Damir Keretić
  Sergio Casal
  Johan Carlsson
  Peter Svensson
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
  Igor Flego
  Shahar Perkiss
July 9 Neunkirchen Challenger
  Neunkirchen, West Germany
Clay – $25,000 – 64S/24D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Marián Vajda
6–2, 7–5
  Miroslav Lacek   Ivan Kley
  Marcelo Ingaramo
  Francisco Maciel
  Raúl Viver
  Carlos di Laura
  Carlos Castellan
  Hans-Dieter Beutel
  Christoph Zipf
7–6, 7–5
  Ulf Fischer
  Eric Jelen
July 16
No tournaments scheduled.
July 23
No tournaments scheduled.
July 30 Neu-Ulm Challenger
  Neu-Ulm, West Germany
Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Kent Carlsson
6–3, 6–1
  Raúl Viver   Marián Vajda
  Andrei Chesnokov
  Alexander Zverev
  Andreas Maurer
  Vadim Borisov
  Jaroslav Navrátil
  Stefan Hermann
  Brian Levine
6–4, 7–5
  Eduardo Oncins
  Fernando Roese

August

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 6
No tournaments scheduled.
August 13 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship
  Winnetka, USA
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Marc Flur
6–3, 6–4
  Mike Leach   David Pate
  David Dowlen
  Andy Andrews
  Brian Levine
  Howard Sands
  Steve Shaw
  Dan Goldie
  Michael Kures
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
  Ricardo Acuña
  Belus Prajoux
August 20
No tournaments scheduled.
August 27
No tournaments scheduled.

September

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 3 International Tournament of Messina
  Messina, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Víctor Pecci
6–0, 6–3
  Eduardo Bengoechea   Miloslav Mečíř
  Martín Jaite
  Ferrante Rocchi
  Tarik Benhabiles
  Kent Carlsson
  Marcello Bassanelli
  Ronnie Båthman
  Magnus Tideman
1–6, 6–1, 10–8
  Martín Jaite
  Víctor Pecci
September 10 Thessaloniki Challenger
  Thessaloniki, Greece
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Steve Shaw
6–2, 6–4
  Stefan Svensson   Egan Adams
  Magnus Tideman
  Eduardo Oncins
  Roger Knapp
  Guillermo Stevens
  Marcelo Ingaramo
  Jeremy Bates
  Steve Shaw
6–2, 6–4
  George Kalovelonis
  Slobodan Živojinović
September 17
No tournaments scheduled.
September 24
No tournaments scheduled.

November

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 5 Helsinki Challenger
  Helsinki, Finland
$25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Jakob Hlasek
6–4, 6–3
  Johan Carlsson   Leo Palin
  Jörgen Windahl
  Jonas Svensson
  Andy Kohlberg
  Olli Rahnasto
  Ronnie Båthman
  Jakob Hlasek
  Alexandre Hocevar
7–6, 6–4
  Ronnie Båthman
  Magnus Tideman
November 12
No tournaments scheduled.
November 19 Benin City Challenger
  Benin City, Nigeria
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Nduka Odizor
6–2, 6–2
  Alessandro de Minicis   Sadiq Abdullahi
  Mark Wooldridge
  David Imonitie
  George Kalovelonis
  Bruno Dadillon
  Dominik Utzinger
  Tony Mmoh
  Nduka Odizor
Defaulted
  Menno Oosting
  Mark Wooldridge
November 26 Bahia Challenger
  Bahia, Brazil
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
  Horacio de la Peña
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
  Marcos Hocevar   José Luis Clerc
  Ricardo Acuña
  Eduardo Bengoechea
  Eleutério Martins
  Pedro Rebolledo
  Ivan Kley
  Ricardo Acuña
  Hans Gildemeister
6–3, 1–6, 7–6
  Givaldo Barbosa
  João Soares

Statistical information

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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 1984 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

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Total Player  S   D 
3   Bruce Manson (USA) 1 2
3   Nduka Odizor (NGR) 1 2
3   Alexandre Hocevar (BRA) 0 3
2   Tim Wilkison (USA) 2 0
2   Martin Davis (USA) 1 1
2   Álvaro Fillol (CHI) 1 1
2   Hans Gildemeister (CHI) 1 1
2   Jakob Hlasek (SUI) 1 1
2   Brian Levine (RSA) 1 1
2   Francisco Maciel (MEX) 1 1
2   David Mustard (NZL) 1 1
2   Steve Shaw (GBR) 1 1
2   Simon Youl (AUS) 1 1
2   Stefan Hermann (FRG) 0 2
2   Andy Kohlberg (USA) 0 2
2   Richard Meyer (USA) 0 2
1   Vijay Amritraj (IND) 1 0
1   Givaldo Barbosa (BRA) 1 0
1   Vadim Borisov (URS) 1 0
1   Luca Bottazzi (ITA) 1 0
1   Kent Carlsson (SWE) 1 0
1   Josef Čihák (TCH) 1 0
1   Horacio de la Peña (ARG) 1 0
1   Marc Flur (USA) 1 0
1   John Frawley (AUS) 1 0
1   Jan Gunnarsson (SWE) 1 0
1   Martín Jaite (ARG) 1 0
1   Glenn Layendecker (USA) 1 0
1   Fernando Luna (ESP) 1 0
1   Víctor Pecci (PAR) 1 0
1   Christophe Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 1 0
1   John Sadri (USA) 1 0
1   Henrik Sundström (SWE) 1 0
1   Alberto Tous (ESP) 1 0
1   Marián Vajda (TCH) 1 0
1   Ricardo Acuña (CHI) 0 1
1   Nelson Aerts (BRA) 0 1
1   Jeremy Bates (GBR) 0 1
1   Ronnie Båthman (SWE) 0 1
1   Hans-Dieter Beutel (FRG) 0 1
1   Johan Carlsson (SWE) 0 1
1   Simone Colombo (ITA) 0 1
1   Brett Dickinson (USA) 0 1
1   David Dowlen (USA) 0 1
1   Chris Dunk (USA) 0 1
1   Broderick Dyke (AUS) 0 1
1   Peter Elter (FRG) 0 1
1   Ernie Fernandez (PUR) 0 1
1   Jaime Fillol (CHI) 0 1
1   Carlos Gattiker (ARG) 0 1
1   Drew Gitlin (USA) 0 1
1   Dan Goldie (USA) 0 1
1   Juan Hernández (MEX) 0 1
1   Jacques Hervet (FRA) 0 1
1   Marcos Hocevar (BRA) 0 1
1   Mark Kratzmann (AUS) 0 1
1   Michael Kures (USA) 0 1
1   Tony Mmoh (NGR) 0 1
1   Terry Moor (USA) 0 1
1   Michael Mortensen (DEN) 0 1
1   Gianni Ocleppo (ITA) 0 1
1   David Pate (USA) 0 1
1   Jonathan Smith (GBR) 0 1
1   Charles Strode (USA) 0 1
1   Morris Strode (USA) 0 1
1   Peter Svensson (SWE) 0 1
1   Gustavo Tiberti (ARG) 0 1
1   Magnus Tideman (SWE) 0 1
1   Jeff Turpin (USA) 0 1
1   John Van Nostrand (USA) 0 1
1   Jérôme Vanier (FRA) 0 1
1   Blaine Willenborg (USA) 0 1
1   Christoph Zipf (FRG) 0 1

Titles won by nation

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Total Nation  S   D 
18   United States (USA) 7 11
5   Sweden (SWE) 3 2
4   Australia (AUS) 2 2
4   Chile (CHI) 2 2
4   Brazil (BRA) 1 3
3   Argentina (ARG) 2 1
3   Great Britain (GBR) 1 2
3   Nigeria (NGR) 1 2
3   West Germany (FRG) 0 3
2   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 2 0
2   Spain (ESP) 2 0
2   France (FRA) 1 1
2   Italy (ITA) 1 1
2   Mexico (MEX) 1 1
2   New Zealand (NZL) 1 1
2   South Africa (RSA) 1 1
2    Switzerland (SUI) 1 1
1   India (IND) 1 0
1   Paraguay (PAR) 1 0
1   Soviet Union (URS) 1 0
1   Denmark (DEN) 0 1
1   Puerto Rico (PUR) 0 1

See also

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References

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