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Duration | 9 January 1978 – 26 November 1978 |
Edition | 1st |
Tournaments | 18 |
Achievements (singles) | |
1979 → |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1978 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 18 tournaments with prize money of $25,000. [1]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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January 2 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 9 | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 | Onny Parun | Rod Frawley Robin Drysdale | Karl Meiler Russell Simpson Eric Fromm Chris Lewis |
Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 6–1, 7–6 | Rod Frawley Karl Meiler | ||||
Hobart Challenger Hobart, Australia Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Bob Carmichael 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | John Marks | Peter McNamara Allan Stone | David Carter Chris Kachel Lawrence Hall Terry Rocavert | |
Chris Kachel John Marks 6–1, 6–4 | Greg Braun Peter Campbell | ||||
January 16 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 23 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 30 | No tournaments scheduled. |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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June 5 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
June 12 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
June 19 | Shreveport Challenger Shreveport, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Francisco González 7–6, 6–2 | Marcello Lara | Réjean Genois Eliot Teltscher | Warren Maher John Sadri Keith Richardson Ferdi Taygan |
Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 | Woody Blocher Dick R. Bohrnstedt | ||||
June 25 | Birmingham Challenger Birmingham, United States Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Deon Joubert 6–4, 6–2 | Marcello Lara | Robert Van't Hof Francisco González | Mike Cahill Keith Richardson Alvin Gardiner Christophe Freyss |
Mike Cahill Marcello Lara 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Woody Blocher Dick R. Bohrnstedt |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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August 7 | Cape Cod Challenger Cape Cod, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Russell Simpson 6–4, 7–5 | David Schneider | John Holladay Peter Campbell | Noel Phillips Hubertus Hoyt Bill Maze Charles Strode |
Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 6–4, 6–4 | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert | ||||
August 14 | Lancaster Challenger Lancaster, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Erik van Dillen 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 | Kevin Curren | Peter Campbell John Austin | Michael Greenberg David Schneider Russell Simpson Ferdi Taygan |
Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 7–5, 6–3 | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert | ||||
August 21 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
August 28 | No tournaments scheduled. |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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September 4 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
September 11 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
September 18 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
September 25 | Tinton Falls Challenger Tinton Falls, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Sashi Menon 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | John Sadri | Richard Meyer Bruce Kleege | David Schneider Rocky Maguire Haroon Ismail Michael Greenberg |
Keith Richardson John Sadri 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | Scott Carnahan Charles Strode | ||||
Lincoln Challenger Lincoln, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Sadri 6–3, 6–2 | Kevin Curren | Eric Fromm John Hayes | Brad Drewett John Trickey Richard Meyer Bruce Kleege | |
Keith Richardson John Sadri 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Richard Meyer Horace Reid |
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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November 6 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 13 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 20 | Kyoto Challenger Kyoto, Japan Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ross Case 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 | Jun Kuki | Joel Bailey Sochio Kato | Tony Graham Jun Kamiwazumi Shigeyuki Nishio Tsuyoshi Fukui |
Ross Case Tony Graham 6–3, 6–4 | Joel Bailey Scott Carnahan | ||||
November 27 | No tournaments scheduled. |
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 1978 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).
Total | Player | S | D |
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4 | Kevin Curren (RSA) | 1 | 3 |
3 | John Sadri (USA) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Marcello Lara (MEX) | 0 | 3 |
3 | Peter Rennert (USA) | 0 | 3 |
2 | Deon Joubert (RSA) | 2 | 0 |
2 | Eliot Teltscher (USA) | 2 | 0 |
2 | Mike Cahill (USA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Ross Case (AUS) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Francisco González (PAR) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Russell Simpson (NZL) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Ramiro Benavides (BOL) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Réjean Génois (CAN) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Bill Maze (USA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Matt Mitchell (USA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Keith Richardson (USA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | John Whitlinger (USA) | 0 | 2 |
1 | Ricardo Acuña (CHI) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Jorge Andrew (VEN) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Bob Carmichael (AUS) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Johan Kriek (RSA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Sashi Menon (IND) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Tom Okker (NED) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Erik van Dillen (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Tim Wilkison (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Peter Feigl (AUT) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Eric Friedler (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Tony Graham (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Chris Kachel (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Tom Leonard (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Chris Lewis (NZL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | John Marks (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Chris Sylvan (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Jerry Van Linge (USA) | 0 | 1 |
Total | Nation | S | D |
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20 | United States (USA) | 6 | 14 |
7 | South Africa (RSA) | 6 | 14 |
4 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 14 |
3 | Mexico (MEX) | 6 | 14 |
2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 14 |
2 | Paraguay (PAR) | 6 | 14 |
2 | Bolivia (BOL) | 6 | 14 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 6 | 14 |
1 | Chile (CHI) | 6 | 14 |
1 | India (IND) | 6 | 14 |
1 | Netherlands (NED) | 6 | 14 |
1 | Venezuela (VEN) | 6 | 14 |
1 | Austria (AUT) | 6 | 14 |
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