1983 ATP Challenger Series
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Duration | 3 January 1983 – 27 November 1983 |
Edition | 6th |
Tournaments | 35 |
Achievements (singles) | |
← 1982 1984 → |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1983 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 35 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.[1]
Schedule
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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January 3 | Perth Challenger Perth, Australia Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Wally Masur 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 | Juan Farrow | Eddie Edwards Dave Siegler | Ken Barton Wayne Hampson Peter Johnston Broderick Dyke |
John Benson Chris Johnstone 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 | Peter Doohan Michael Fancutt | ||||
January 10 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 17 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 24 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
January 31 | No tournaments scheduled. |
February
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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February 7 | Nairobi Challenger Nairobi, Kenya Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Michiel Schapers 6–3, 6–4 | John Austin | Hans-Peter Kandler Gerald Mild | Phil Lehnhoff Juan Hernández Bernhard Pils Fernando Maynetto |
John Austin Larry Stefanki 6–2, 6–3 | Phil Lehnhoff Mark Wagner | ||||
February 14 | Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Larry Stefanki 5–7, 6–3, 8–6 | Mike Barr | Leo Palin Sashi Menon | Leif Shiras Helmar Stiegler Gerald Mild Bernhard Pils |
Robin Drysdale Haroon Ismail 4–6, 7–6, 9–7 | Hans-Peter Kandler Gerald Mild | ||||
February 21 | Kuwait City Challenger Kuwait City, Kuwait Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 | Heinz Günthardt | Magnus Tideman Stanislav Birner | Michael Westphal Zoltán Kuhárszky Rod Frawley Libor Pimek |
Vijay Amritraj Ilie Năstase 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | ||||
Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Craig Wittus 6-3, 4–6, 11-9 | Michiel Schapers | Hans-Peter Kandler Jonathan Canter | Colin Dowdeswell Rick Fagel Bernhard Pils Leif Shiras | |
Wesley Cash John Mattke 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Jonathan Canter Joe Meyers | ||||
February 28 | Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Henrik Sundström 6–7, 6–2, 6–0 | Juan Avendaño | Fernando Luna Gianluca Rinaldini | Brad Drewett Ángel Giménez Stefan Simonsson Sergio Casal |
Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley 6–3, 6–2 | Brad Drewett John Feaver | ||||
Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Patrice Kuchna 7–5, 6–4 | Hans-Peter Kandler | Huub van Boeckel Joe Meyers | Mike Barr Thierry Pham Ola Hellgren Bernhard Pils | |
Mike Barr Jakob Hlasek 6–4, 6–1 | Bernhard Pils Helmar Stiegler |
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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March 7 | Tunis Challenger Tunis, Tunisia Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Henrik Sundström 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Thierry Tulasne | Magnus Tideman Fernando Luna | Manuel Orantes Juan Aguilera Sergio Casal Peter Elter |
Per Hjertquist Gilles Moretton 6–4, 6–3 | Peter Herrmann Damir Keretić | ||||
March 14 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
March 21 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
March 28 | São Paulo Challenger São Paulo, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 | Víctor Pecci | Tony Giammalva Carlos Kirmayr | Trey Waltke João Soares Ernie Fernández Steve Meister |
Zoltán Kuhárszky Gabriel Mattos 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Víctor Pecci Hugo Roverano |
April
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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April 4 | Curitiba Challenger Curitiba, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–2, 7–6 | Júlio Góes | Edvaldo Oliveira Pedro Rebolledo | Eduardo Bengoechea Steve Meister Thomaz Koch Pender Murphy |
David Carter Steve Meister 6–3, 6–3 | Givaldo Barbosa João Soares | ||||
Johannesburg Challenger Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | John Austin 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Robert Van't Hof | Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg | Denys Maasdorp Danie Visser David Schneider Richard Meyer | |
Richard Meyer Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–4 | Eddie Edwards Raymond Moore | ||||
April 11 | Ashkelon Challenger Ashkelon, Israel Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Shlomo Glickstein 6–3, 6–3 | Amos Mansdorf | David Schneider Robert Reininger | Colin Dowdeswell Per-Ola Lindquist Peter Feigl Huub van Boeckel |
Stefan Svensson Huub van Boeckel 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Rodney Crowley Rand Evett | ||||
April 18 | Hypo Group Tennis International Bari, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Corrado Barazzutti 6–0, 6–1 | Carlos Castellan | Juan Aguilera Bruce Derlin | Alejandro Pierola Eric Jelen Martín Jaite Francesco Cancellotti |
Luca Bottazzi Simone Colombo 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Mario Calautti Bruce Derlin | ||||
Tokyo Challenger Tokyo, Japan Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Tsuyoshi Fukui 6–4, 6–0 | Michael Wayman | Jeff Turpin Peter Johnston | Joel Bailey John Frawley Simon Youl Leo Palin | |
Charles Strode Morris Strode 6–3, 6–4 | David Dowlen Jeff Turpin | ||||
April 25 | Galatina Challenger Galatina, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Francesco Cancellotti 7–6, 6–1 | Miguel Mir | Roland Stadler Juan Aguilera | Jimmy Brown Mansour Bahrami Emilio Sánchez Bruce Foxworth |
Bruce Derlin Huub van Boeckel 6–2, 7–5 | Iván Camus Ivan Dupasquier | ||||
Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Leo Palin 6–4, 6–2 | Joel Bailey | Morris Strode Greg Whitecross | Jeff Turpin Shinichi Sakamoto Leif Shiras Charles Strode | |
Joel Bailey Jeff Turpin 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | Charles Strode Morris Strode |
May
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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May 2 | Parioli Challenger Parioli, Italy Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Jimmy Brown 6–1, 6–2 | Corrado Barazzutti | Sergio Casal Stefan Simonsson | Bruce Foxworth Francesco Cancellotti Ricardo Cano Ulrich Pinner |
Givaldo Barbosa Ney Keller 6–3, 6–2 | Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone | ||||
Solihull Challenger Solihull, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Robbie Venter 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Broderick Dyke | Egan Adams John McCurdy | Jonathan Smith Gabriel Urpí Steve Krulevitz Andrew Jarrett | |
Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | Raymond Moore David Schneider | ||||
May 9 | Lee-on-Solent Challenger Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Robbie Venter 6–3, 6–1 | Jeremy Bates | Scott Lipton David Schneider | Bruce Foxworth Syd Ball Jonathan Smith Nick Brown |
Charlie Fancutt Greg Whitecross 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith | ||||
May 16 | Spring Challenger Spring, USA Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Leif Shiras 6–1, 6–0 | Ross Case | Sean Brawley Lloyd Bourne | Butch Walts David Dowlen Juan Farrow Andy Kohlberg |
Andrew Pattison Butch Walts 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | Anand Amritraj Lloyd Bourne | ||||
May 23 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
May 30 | Tampere Open Tampere, Finland Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Marko Ostoja 6–4, 6–2 | Scott Lipton | Pender Murphy Jim Gurfein | Peter Svensson Eric Jelen Bruce Derlin Jörgen Windahl |
Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen 6–4, 6–1 | Mike Barr Marko Ostoja |
June
July
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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July 4 | Essen Challenger Essen, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Rolf Gehring 6–4, 6–3 | José López-Maeso | Steve Meister Rick Fagel | David Mustard Scott Lipton Peter Elter Joakim Nyström |
Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg 6–4, 6–2 | Nick Brown Steve Shaw | ||||
July 11 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
July 18 | Santos Challenger Santos, Brazil Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Júlio Góes 6–2, 6–3 | Carlos Kirmayr | Javier Restrepo Ivan Kley | Leo Palin Daniel Montes de Oca Bruce Kleege Junie Chatman |
Junie Chatman Leo Palin 7–6, 6–2 | Edvaldo Oliveira Fernando Roese | ||||
July 25 | Campos Challenger Campos, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Rocky Royer 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | Carlos Kirmayr | Givaldo Barbosa Fernando Roese | Roger Guedes Junie Chatman Thomaz Koch Ney Keller |
Thomaz Koch José Schmidt 7–6, 6–2 | Júlio Góes Ney Keller | ||||
Neu-Ulm Challenger Neu-Ulm, West Germany Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Tomáš Šmíd 7–5, 6–4 | Trevor Allan | Jaroslav Navrátil Stefan Hermann | Miloslav Mečíř Michiel Schapers Simone Colombo Balázs Taróczy | |
Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 6–4 | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith |
August
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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August 1 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
August 8 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
August 15 | Le Touquet Challenger Le Touquet, France Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Pablo Arraya 6–2, 6–3 | Roberto Argüello | Carlos Gattiker Hans-Dieter Beutel | Fernando Soler Christophe Casa Patrice Kuchna Gabriel Urpí |
Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker 7–6, 6–2 | Tarik Benhabiles Jean-Louis Haillet | ||||
August 22 | Vigo Challenger Vigo, Spain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Henri de Wet 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Pender Murphy | Gabriel Urpí Luca Bottazzi | Roberto Argüello Ernesto Vázquez Horacio de la Peña Francisco Maciel |
Lorenzo Fargas Gabriel Urpí 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Iván Camus Raúl Viver | ||||
August 29 | No tournaments scheduled. |
September
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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September 5 | International Tournament of Messina Messina, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Mario Martinez 6–7, 6–0, 9–7 | Patrice Kuchna | Johan Carlsson Peter Carlsson | Juan Aguilera Pablo Arraya Trevor Allan Jan Sandberg |
Carlos Gattiker Alejandro Gattiker 7–5, 6–2 | Juan Aguilera Pablo Arraya | ||||
September 12 | Thessaloniki Challenger Thessaloniki, Greece Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Horacio de la Peña 5–7, 7–6, 7–5 | Rory Chappell | Mike Myburg Peter Carlsson | Andy Andrews Steve Shaw Billy Nealon Jacques Hervet |
Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen 7–6, 7–5 | Mike Myburg Leo Palin | ||||
September 19 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
September 26 | No tournaments scheduled. |
October
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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October 3 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
October 10 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
October 17 | Sydney Challenger Sydney, Australia Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Simon Youl 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | John Frawley | Wally Masur Lawrence Hall | Russell Barlow Jonathan Canter Eduardo Oncins David Lewis |
Michael Fancutt Wally Masur 7–5, 6–3 | Peter Carter Mark Kratzmann | ||||
October 24 | Helsinki Challenger Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Erick Iskersky 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | Amos Mansdorf | Olli Rahnasto Peter Lundgren | Randy Druz Peter Bastiansen Luca Bottazzi Leo Palin |
Kimmo Alkio Olli Rahnasto 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | Erick Iskersky Richard Lewis | ||||
October 31 | No tournaments scheduled. |
November
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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November 7 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 14 | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
November 21 | Benin City Challenger Benin City, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Nduka Odizor 6–4, 6–2 | Ferrante Rocchi | Ernie Fernández Thierry Pham | David Imonitie Jacques Hervet Bernhard Pils Hans-Peter Kandler |
Haroon Ismail Nduka Odizor 7–6, 7–6 | Jacques Hervet Thierry Pham |
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 1983 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
Total | Player | S | D |
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3 | Zoltan Kuharszky (HUN) | 2 | 1 |
2 | Henrik Sundström (SWE) | 2 | 0 |
2 | Robbie Venter (RSA) | 2 | 0 |
2 | John Austin (USA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Wally Masur (AUS) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Nduka Odizor (NGR) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Leo Palin (FIN) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Larry Stefanki (USA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Peter Bastiansen (DEN) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Charlie Fancutt (AUS) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Alejandro Gattiker (ARG) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Carlos Gattiker (ARG) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Haroon Ismail (ZIM) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Andrew Jarrett (GBR) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Michael Mortensen (DEN) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Mike Myburg (RSA) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Huub van Boeckel (NED) | 0 | 2 |
2 | Christo van Rensburg (RSA) | 0 | 2 |
1 | Pablo Arraya (PER) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Corrado Barazzutti (ITA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Hans-Dieter Beutel (FRG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Jimmy Brown (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Francesco Cancellotti (ITA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Horacio de la Peña (ARG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Henri de Wet (RSA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Tsuyoshi Fukui (JPN) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Rolf Gehring (FRG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Shlomo Glickstein (ISR) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Júlio Góes (BRA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Erick Iskersky (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Patrice Kuchna (FRA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Mario Martinez (BOL) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Marko Ostoja (YUG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Rocky Royer (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Michiel Schapers (NED) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Leif Shiras (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Tomáš Šmíd (TCH) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Roland Stadler (SUI) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Michael Westphal (FRG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Craig Wittus (USA) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Simon Youl (AUS) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Kimmo Alkio (FIN) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Vijay Amritraj (IND) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Joel Bailey (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Givaldo Barbosa (BRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Mike Barr (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | John Benson (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Luca Bottazzi (ITA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Iván Camus (CHI) | 0 | 1 |
1 | David Carter (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Wesley Cash (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Junie Chatman (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Simone Colombo (ITA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Bruce Derlin (NZL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Colin Dowdeswell (GBR) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Robin Drysdale (GBR) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Broderick Dyke (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Lorenzo Fargas (ESP) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Rod Frawley (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Heinz Günthardt (SUI) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Per Hjertquist (SWE) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Jakob Hlasek (SUI) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Chris Johnstone (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ney Keller (BRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Thomaz Koch (BRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | John Mattke (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Gabriel Mattos (BRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Frew McMillan (RSA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Steve Meister (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Richard Meyer (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Gilles Moretton (FRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ilie Năstase (ROU) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Andrew Pattison (ZIM) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Olli Rahnasto (FIN) | 0 | 1 |
1 | José Schmidt (BRA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Jonathan Smith (GBR) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Charles Strode (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Morris Strode (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Stefan Svensson (SWE) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Balázs Taróczy (HUN) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Jeff Turpin (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Gabriel Urpi (ESP) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Raul Viver (ECU) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Butch Walts (USA) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Greg Whitecross (AUS) | 0 | 1 |
Titles won by nation
Total | Nation | S | D |
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18 | United States (USA) | 8 | 10 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 5 |
6 | South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 3 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 |
4 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 3 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 0 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 |
3 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 |
3 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 3 |
2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 |
1 | Bolivia (BOL) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 |
1 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 |
1 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 |
1 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 |
1 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 |
See also
- 1983 Grand Prix
- Association of Tennis Professionals
- International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ "About the Challenger Circuit". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
External links
- Official ATP World Tour Website: Results Archive
- ITF Tennis: Tournament Search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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