The ATP Tour is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour.
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 when it replaced the ILTF Satellite Circuit as the second tier of tennis. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour.
The 1977 Marlboro South Australian Men's Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Adelaide, Australia. The event was part of the 1977 Grand Prix circuit and categorized as a two–star event. It was the 77th edition of the tournament and was held from 10 January through 16 January 1977. The singles title and $13,500 prize money was won by Victor Amaya.
The Rijeka Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour from 2007 to 2011 and was held in Rijeka, Croatia.
John Lloyd and Wendy Turnbull successfully defended their title, defeating Steve Denton and Kathy Jordan in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships.
The 1977 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The event was part of the 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 21 March through 27 March 1977. First-seeded Dick Stockton won the singles title.
The mixed doubles tournament at the 1984 French Open was held from 26 May until 10 June 1984 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Dick Stockton and Anne Smith won the title, defeating Laurie Warder and Anne Minter in the final.
Danielle Marie Lao is an inactive American tennis player.
Darian King is a Barbadian tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 106 achieved on 8 May 2017, and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 156 achieved on 21 October 2019. He has represented Barbados at the Davis Cup and at the 2016 Olympics. His first Grand Slam appearance came at the 2017 US Open, where he lost to fourth seed Alexander Zverev in straight sets.
The 2015 Stockton Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Stockton, California, United States, on 13–19 June 2015.
The 2016 Stockton Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Stockton, California, United States, on 11–17 July 2016.
The 2017 Stockton Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Stockton, United States, on 17–23 July 2017.
The Women’s Singles tournament of the 2017 Stockton Challenger tennis championship took place in Stockton, US, between 17 July and 23 July 2017. 32 players from 10 countries took part in the 5-round tournament. The final winner was Sofia Kenin of the US, who defeated Ashley Kratzer of the US. The defending champion from 2016, Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium, did not compete.
Marty Riessen and Margaret Court were the defending champions, but Court did not compete. Riessen partnered with Martina Navrátilová but lost in the second round to Tony Roche and Françoise Dürr.
The 2018 Stockton Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third and fourth editions of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Stockton, United States, on 1–7 October 2018.
Dick Stockton and Rosemary Casals were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Phil Dent and Billie Jean King.
Geoff Masters and Pam Teeguarden were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Alex Metreveli and Olga Morozova.
The 1978 Birmingham WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the sixth edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1978 Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 9 through January 15, 1978. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.
The 1978 Fairfield Bay Classic, also known as the Arkansas International, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at Burns Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas in the United States that was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the event and was held from January 30 through February 5, 1978. First-seeded Dick Stockton won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The San Joaquin Challenge Cup also called the Stockton Challenge Cup. was a men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1951. The tournament was organised by the Stockton Parks & Recreation Department in association with the Northern California Tennis Association and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Oak Park Tennis Center, Stockton, California, United States until 1978.
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