The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1990 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 71 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $100,000.
Schedule
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 1January 8January 15 Jakarta-1 Challenger Jakarta, Indonesia$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Horst Skoff 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Chris Garner Brian Devening Kim Bong-soo Yoo Jin-Sun Xavier Daufresne Pablo Arraya Thomas Buchmayer Eric Amend Tom Mercer 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 Adam Malik Joseph RussellJanuary 22 Intersport Heilbronn Open Heilbronn, West Germany$50,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Milan Šrejber 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 Alexander Mronz Christian Saceanu Jeff Tarango Mark Kaplan Olivier Soules Martin Sinner Jörgen Windahl David Rikl Tomáš Anzari 7–6, 7–6 Byron Talbot Jörgen WindahlJanuary 29
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFebruary 5 Telford Challenger Telford, Great Britain$50,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 Peter Nyborg Andrew Castle Brian Garrow Chris Bailey Simon Youl Patrick Baur Christian Bergström Nick Brown Nick Fulwood 6–4, 7–5 Russell Barlow Martin SinnerFebruary 12 Croydon Challenger Croydon, Great Britain$50,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Saceanu 6–3, 6–0 Udo Riglewski Olivier Soules Nuno Marques Robbie Weiss Chris Bailey Alexander Mronz Nick Brown Andrew Castle Olivier Delaître 7–6, 6–3 Nick Brown Nick Fulwood Nairobi-1 Challenger Nairobi, Kenya$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Miniussi 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Pablo Arraya Joseph Russell Menno Oosting Oliver Fuchs Josef Čihák Sascha Nensel Ugo Colombini Eduardo Masso Christian Miniussi 3–6, 7–5, 7–6 João Cunha e Silva Menno Oosting São Paulo-1 Challenger São Paulo, Brazil$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Miguel Nido 6–3, 6–4 Cássio Motta Ivan Kley José Daher Juan Pino Jeff Tarango Javier Frana Pablo Albano Javier Frana Gustavo Luza 6–3, 7–6 Ricardo Camargo Ivan KleyFebruary 19 Nairobi-2 Challenger Nairobi, Kenya$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Miniussi 6–2, 7–6 Menno Oosting Srinivasan Vasudevan Thomas Buchmayer Torben Theine Cyril Suk Pablo Arraya João Cunha e Silva João Cunha e Silva Eduardo Masso 6–4, 7–5 Zeeshan Ali Libor PimekFebruary 26 Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger Cairo, Egypt$100,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Thomas Muster 6–4, 6–3 José Francisco Altur Tomás Carbonell Jordi Arrese Simon Youl Todd Woodbridge Nuno Marques Johan Anderson David Rikl Tomáš Anzari 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 Eduardo Masso Christian Miniussi
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 5 Martinique Challenger Martinique, French West Indies$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Guillaume Raoux 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Robbie Weiss David Engel Bruno Orešar Tom Nijssen Paul Wekesa Arnaud Boetsch Johan Carlsson Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux 6–3, 7–5 Todd Nelson Roger SmithMarch 12 Agadir Challenger Agadir, Morocco$75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Thomas Muster 6–2, 7–5 Guillermo Pérez Roldán Richard Fromberg Paul Haarhuis Franco Davín Mark Koevermans Roberto Azar Christian Miniussi Josef Čihák Cyril Suk W/O Omar Camporese Diego NargisoMarch 19March 26 Estoril Challenger Estoril, Portugal$100,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Thierry Tulasne 6–2, 2–3, retired Christian Miniussi Lars Jönsson Nuno Marques Fabrice Santoro Richard Fromberg Udo Riglewski Fernando Luna Karsten Braasch Hendrik Jan Davids 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 Tomás Carbonell Udo Riglewski Jerusalem Challenger Jerusalem, Israel$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Raviv Weidenfeld 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 Shahar Perkiss Martin Sinner Cristiano Caratti Gilad Bloom Christian Geyer Mark Kaplan Christian Saceanu Henrik Holm Peter Nyborg 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 Cristian Brandi Cristiano Caratti
April Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsApril 2 Zaragoza Challenger Zaragoza, Spain$50,000 – clay (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Carlos Costa 6–3, 6–4 Francesco Cancellotti Stefano Pescosolido José Francisco Altur Aki Rahunen Francisco Roig Claudio Pistolesi Diego Nargiso David Rikl Tomáš Anzari 6–3, 7–6 Carlos Costa Francisco RoigApril 9 Brasília-1 Challenger Brasília, Brazil$100,000 – carpet – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Olivier Delaître 7–6, 6–1 Brian Garrow Patrick Baur Gianluca Pozzi Simone Colombo Chris Pridham Nelson Aerts Cássio Motta Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese 6–3, 7–5 Simone Colombo César Kist Cape Town Challenger Cape Town, South Africa$100,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Gary Muller 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 Jeremy Bates Neil Borwick Darren Cahill Christian Geyer Pieter Aldrich Johan Kriek Danie Visser Jeremy Bates Marius Barnard 6–3, 6–1 Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval Parioli Challenger Rome, Italy$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Fernando Luna 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Magnus Larsson Christian Miniussi David Engel Branislav Stankovič Nicklas Kulti Stefano Pescosolido Thomas Haldin Branislav Stankovič Richard Vogel 7–5, 6–3 Nicola Bruno Stefano Pescosolido San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico$100,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ricki Osterthun 6–4, 6–4 MaliVai Washington Leonardo Lavalle Philip Johnson Christian Bergström Hendrik Jan Davids Scott Warner Carl Limberger Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 Luis Herrera Fernando Pérez PascalApril 16 Durban Challenger Durban, South Africa$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jeremy Bates 6–4, 6–1 Grant Stafford Stefan Kruger Robbie Weiss Johan Kriek Michael Robertson Wayne Ferreira Martin Sinner Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval 6–0, 2–6, 6–3 Stefan Kruger Greg Van Emburgh Mexico City Challenger Mexico City, Mexico$100,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Francisco Maciel 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 Luis Herrera Pablo Arraya Jorge Lozano Andrew Sznajder Leonardo Lavalle Bryan Shelton Martin Wostenholme Pablo Albano Ville Jansson 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 Nduka Odizor Bryan Shelton Porto Challenger Porto, Portugal$100,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Mark Koevermans 6–3, 6–3 Franco Davín Richard Fromberg Tarik Benhabiles Nuno Marques Renzo Furlan Jens Wöhrmann Lawson Duncan Eduardo Bengoechea Christian Miniussi 6–0, 6–3 José Clavet Francisco RoigApril 23 Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ramesh Krishnan 6–2, 6–4 Brian Garrow Shuzo Matsuoka Chris Pridham Ctislav Doseděl Christian Saceanu Buff Farrow Menno Oosting Johan Carlsson David Lewis 7–5, 6–2 Shuzo Matsuoka Shigeru Ota Pretoria Challenger Pretoria, South Africa$25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Martin Sinner 6–4, 6–4 Wayne Ferreira Robbie Weiss Christian Geyer Byron Talbot Alexander Mronz Royce Deppe Martin Davis Mark Keil Scott Patridge 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 Stefan Kruger Greg Van EmburghApril 30 Tampa Challenger Tampa, United States$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Bryan Shelton 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 Broderick Dyke Ville Jansson Jimmy Brown John Sobel Pablo Arraya David Pate John Ross Ken Flach Doug Flach 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 Broderick Dyke Tobias Svantesson
May Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMay 7 Kuala Lumpur Challenger Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Nduka Odizor 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Ctislav Doseděl Jacco Eltingh Jan Siemerink David Harkness Menno Oosting Bruce Derlin Jonathan Canter Nduka Odizor Paul Wekesa 6–3, 6–4 Jonathan Canter Bruce Derlin Renault Slovenian Open Ljubljana, Yugoslavia$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Magnus Larsson 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 Diego Nargiso Omar Camporese Mark Koevermans Andres Võsand Bart Wuyts Carlos Costa Massimo Cierro Carlos Costa Francisco Roig 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 Omar Camporese Mark KoevermansMay 14 Bangkok Challenger Bangkok, Thailand$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ctislav Doseděl 6–3, 6–4 Patrick Baur Menno Oosting João Cunha e Silva Jan Siemerink Nduka Odizor Jonathan Canter Harald Rittersbacher Jonathan Canter Bruce Derlin 6–4, 6–4 Neil Borwick David LewisMay 21May 28 Franken Challenge Fürth, West Germany$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jeff Tarango 6–0, 6–0 Felipe Rivera Pablo Arraya Bart Wuyts Richard Vogel Marcos Górriz Peter Ballauff Jan Apell Peter Ballauff Ricki Osterthun 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 Marcos Górriz Andrei Olhovskiy
June Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJune 4June 11June 18June 25 Turin Challenger Turin, Italy$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw João Cunha e Silva 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 Jimmy Brown Gabriel Markus Marcos Górriz Bernd Karbacher Bart Wuyts Renzo Furlan Pablo Arraya Neil Borwick David Lewis 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 Christer Allgårdh Martin Sinner
July Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJuly 2 Salou Challenger Salou, Spain$75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Marcelo Filippini 6–3, 6–1 Jimmy Arias Renzo Furlan Francisco Clavet Jimmy Brown José Francisco Altur David de Miguel Philip Johnson Neil Borwick David Lewis 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 Jimmy Arias Steve DeVriesJuly 9 Neu-Ulm Challenger Neu-Ulm, West Germany$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Dimitri Poliakov 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Bart Wuyts Marcelo Ingaramo Claudio Pistolesi Jens Wöhrmann Gabriel Markus Renzo Furlan Rüdiger Haas Massimo Cierro Simone Colombo 0–6, 6–2, 6–1 George Cosac Vojtěch FléglJuly 16 Bristol Challenger Bristol, Great Britain$50,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Saceanu 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 Arnaud Boetsch Mark Petchey Chris Wilkinson Peter Nyborg Menno Oosting Royce Deppe Libor Pimek Andrei Olhovskiy Olli Rahnasto 7–5, 6–4 Arnaud Boetsch Peter Nyborg Gramado Challenger Gramado, Brazil$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Pedro Rebolledo 6–2, 6–3 Christian Weis William Kyriakos Pablo Albano José Clavet Eduardo Bengoechea Agustín Moreno João Cunha e Silva Ivan Kley Vicente Solves 6–3, 7–5 Pablo Albano Eduardo Bengoechea Tampere Open Tampere, Finland$100,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Renzo Furlan 6–3, 6–3 Fernando Luna Veli Paloheimo Nicklas Kulti Magnus Zeile Magnus Larsson Aki Rahunen Martin Střelba Mark Koevermans Jan Siemerink 6–2, 6–1 Massimo Cierro Tobias SvantessonJuly 23 Comerica Bank Challenger Aptos, United States$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Henrik Holm 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 Brian Garrow Nuno Marques Diego Nargiso David Nainkin Alexander Mronz Johan Carlsson Matt Anger Jeff Brown Scott Melville 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 Matt Anger Marius Barnard Campos Challenger Campos, Brazil$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jaime Oncins 6–3, 6–3 José Daher Marcelo Saliola Daniel Orsanic Cássio Motta Frédéric Fontang Fernando Roese João Cunha e Silva José Daher Jaime Oncins 7–6, 6–4 Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese Hanko Challenger Hanko, Finland$75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Martin Sinner 6–3, 6–3 Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Siemerink Veli Paloheimo Olli Rahnasto Marcos Górriz Andres Võsand Bart Wuyts Johan Anderson Lars-Anders Wahlgren 6–3, 7–6 Tomas Nydahl Peter SvenssonJuly 30 Lins Challenger Lins, Brazil$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Pedro Rebolledo 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 João Zwetsch Luiz Mattar Daniel Orsanic Nelson Aerts Pablo Albano Jaime Oncins João Cunha e Silva José Luis Aparisi José Clavet 7–6, 6–3 Javier Frana Agustín Moreno Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship Winnetka, United States$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Cristiano Caratti 7–6, 6–1 Chris Garner Chris Pridham Grant Stafford Todd Martin Nuno Marques Tommy Ho Mark Petchey Zeeshan Ali Menno Oosting 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Doug Flach Luis Herrera
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