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Duration | 12 January 1981 – 13 December 1981 |
Edition | 4th |
Tournaments | 47 |
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] and Mar del Plata [3] (Argentina), Yokohama (Japan) [4] , Lee-on-Solent (UK), [5] Ulm (Germany), [6] Campinas (Brazil) [7] and Sydney (Australia)
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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January 5 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 12 | Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 3–6, 7–6, 8–6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
January 19 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 26 | No tournaments scheduled. |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 2 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
February 9 | Ituzaingo (Buenos Aires), Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D | ![]() 6-4, unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Doubles unknown | Doubles unknown | ||||
February 16 | Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D | ![]() 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 | ![]() | ![]() | Quarterfinalists unknown |
Doubles unknown | Doubles unknown | ||||
February 23 | Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–6, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Río de la Plata Challenger Club Bellavista, Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
![]() ![]() 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() |
Note: the results Ituzaingo and Mar del Plata tournaments were found in Spanish and Czech Newspapers and but not published on the ATP Tour Website, therefore they are incomplete. Doubles results are missing.
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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March 2 | Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
March 9 | Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
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 | ![]() 6–3, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() |
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 event did not count toward ATP rankings. [9]
*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)
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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October 12* | Layetano Challenger Layetano, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 6–1, 6–7, 7–5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
October 26 | Australian Hard Court Championships Sydney (White City ), Australia Hard - $25,000 - 64S/32D | ![]() 6-4, 7-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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*Layetano was held in October and not on the week of 21 September as mentioned in ATP database (Source: As and Marca archives)
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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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 | ![]() 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
November 23 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 30 | Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–6, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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December 7 | Brisbane Challenger Brisbane, Australia Grass – $30,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() |
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).
Total | Nation | S | D |
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24 | ![]() | 8 | 16 |
14 | ![]() | 4 | 10 |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 2 |
1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | 0 | 1 |
1 | ![]() | 0 | 1 |
1 | ![]() | 0 | 1 |