1986 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1986 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 54 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.

Schedule

January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 6January 13January 20 Guarujá Challenger Guarujá, Brazil$75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Cássio Motta 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 Carlos Kirmayr Nelson Aerts Francisco Maciel Juan Avendaño Luiz Mattar Ronnie Båthman Eduardo Masso Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta6–3, 6–2 Alejandro Ganzábal Raúl ViverJanuary 27 Viña del Mar Challenger Viña del Mar, Chile$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Hans Gildemeister 6–1, 6–0 Lawson Duncan Gerardo Vacarezza Pablo Arraya Gustavo Guerrero Juan Avendaño Alejandro Ganzábal Alex Stepanek Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti6–1, 6–2 Craig Campbell Carlos di Laura

February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFebruary 3 Nairobi Challenger Nairobi, Kenya$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Peter Elter 6–2, 7–6 Marcel Freeman Peter Moraing Nick Fulwood David Imonitie Sadiq Abdullahi Paul Torre Christian Geyer David Felgate Nick Fulwood6–2, 7–6 Marcel Freeman Jacques MansetFebruary 10 Benin City-1 Challenger Benin City, Nigeria$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Olli Rahnasto 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 Nduka Odizor Stanislav Birner Hans-Peter Kandler Thierry Champion Harald Theissen Charles Strode David Dowlen Rick Rudeen Todd Witsken7–6, 6–3 José Clavet Juan Antonio RodríguezFebruary 17 Enugu Challenger Enugu, Nigeria$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Marcel Freeman 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 Tony Mmoh Nduka Odizor Leo Palin Stephan Medem David Imonitie Thierry Champion Alessandro de Minicis Stanislav Birner Charles Strode6–4, 7–6 Brett Buffington Ted ErckFebruary 24 Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria$75,000 – hard– 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Nduka Odizor 6–2, 6–3 Marcel Freeman Jean-Philippe Fleurian Todd Witsken Alex Antonitsch Alessandro de Minicis José Clavet Stanislav Birner Olli Rahnasto Leo Palin4–6, 7–6, 6–4 Lloyd Bourne Brett Dickinson

March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 3 Ogun ChallengerOgun, Nigeria$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Stanislav Birner 7–6, 6–4 Anthony Lane Todd Witsken Rick Rudeen Val Wilder Jean-Philippe Fleurian Menno Oosting Harald Theissen Tony Mmoh Jarek Srnensky6–7, 6–0, 7–5 Jean-Philippe Fleurian Todd Witsken Vienna ChallengerVienna, Austria$25,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Gary Donnelly 6–2, 7–6 Karel Nováček Broderick Dyke Horst Skoff Jörgen Windahl Ahmed El-Mehelmy Jaroslav Navrátil Jaromir Becka Karel Nováček Richard Vogel6–4, 6–4 Jan-Willem Lodder Denys MaasdorpMarch 10 Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Luiz Mattar 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 Alejandro Ganzábal Guillermo Rivas Cássio Motta Craig Campbell Fernando Roese Marcelo Hennemann José Daher Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta7–5, 6–4 Givaldo Barbosa Edvaldo OliveiraMarch 17 Brasília Challenger Brasília, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Pedro Rebolledo 6–2, 6–2 Ronnie Båthman Jim Pugh Edvaldo Oliveira Claudio Pistolesi Carlos di Laura Gustavo Guerrero Gustavo Luza Ronnie Båthman Stefan Svensson6–4, 6–1 Gustavo Luza Gustavo TibertiMarch 24 Marrakech Challenger Marrakesh, Morocco$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw David de Miguel 6–2, 6–3 Thierry Champion Ulf Stenlund Ronald Agénor Stefan Simonsson Víctor Pecci Juan Antonio Rodríguez Jesus Colas Paolo Canè Claudio Mezzadri0–6, 6–1, 6–4 Jordi Arrese Jorge Bardou Porto Alegre ChallengerPorto Alegre, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Carlos di Laura 1–6, 7–6, 6–3 Blaine Willenborg Eduardo Bengoechea Júlio Góes Luiz Mattar Craig Campbell Guillermo Rivas Dácio Campos Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti6–3, 6–3 Júlio Góes Ney Keller San Luis Potosí ChallengerSan Luis Potosí, Mexico$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Derrick Rostagno 6–4, 6–1 Bud Cox Jorge Lozano Jon Levine Marcel Freeman Karl Richter Iñaki Calvo Eduardo Vélez Bud Cox Jon Levine7–6, 4–6, 6–4 Stéphane Bonneau Iñaki CalvoMarch 31 Agadir ChallengerAgadir, Morocco$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Fernando Luna 6–1, 7–5 Jesus Colas Tore Meinecke John Frawley José López-Maeso Peter McNamara Víctor Pecci Carl-Uwe Steeb Jordi Arrese Jorge Bardou2–6, 6–4, 7–5 Jesus Colas David de Miguel São Paulo-1 ChallengerSão Paulo, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ivan Kley 6–4, 6–3 Alejandro Ganzábal Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta José Daher Blaine Willenborg Jim Pugh Gustavo Guerrero Carlos Kirmayr Luiz Mattar4–6, 6–1, 7–5 Ronnie Båthman Dácio Campos

April Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsApril 7 Jerusalem ChallengerJerusalem, Israel$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Amos Mansdorf 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 Wally Masur Gary Muller Nick Fulwood Stephan Medem Carl-Uwe Steeb Shahar Perkiss Brian Levine Brian Levine Gary Muller6–3, 6–4 Leo Palin Olli Rahnasto Lisbon ChallengerLisbon, Portugal$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Marko Ostoja 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 John Frawley Juan Avendaño Jörgen Windahl Claudio Mezzadri Éric Winogradsky Jan-Willem Lodder Magnus Tideman Bruce Derlin David Felgate5–7, 6–3, 6–4 Alessandro de Minicis Marko OstojaApril 14 Parioli ChallengerRome, Italy$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Simone Colombo 6–4, 6–2 Jörgen Windahl Éric Winogradsky Paolo Canè Christian Bergström Massimiliano Narducci Franco Davín Massimo Cierro Paolo Canè Simone Colombo6–1, 6–4 Stephan Medem Dominik UtzingerApril 21April 28 Loipersdorf Challenger Loipersdorf, Austria$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Thomas Muster 6–3, 7–5 Ulf Stenlund Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann Thomas Schaeck Florin Segărceanu Claudio Pistolesi Gianluca Pozzi Brad Drewett Wally Masur6–1, 6–4 Peter Carlsson Olli Rahnasto Nagoya ChallengerNagoya, Japan$39,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Russell Simpson 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 Val Wilder Craig Kardon Tony Mmoh Shane Barr Mark Wooldridge Morris Strode Scott McCain David Mustard Russell Simpson7–5, 5–7, 6–4 Shane Barr Scott McCain

June Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJune 2 Tampere OpenTampere, Finland$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Bergström 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 Massimo Cierro Javier Frana George Kalovelonis Alessandro de Minicis Oleksandr Dolgopolov Sr. Ronnie Båthman Christer Allgårdh Ģirts Dzelde Sergey Leonyuk w/o Alessandro de Minicis George KalovelonisJune 9June 16 Bergen-1 ChallengerBergen, Norway$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Mark Buckley 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 Christer Allgårdh Craig Campbell Christian Bergström Andrei Dîrzu Christian Miniussi Gilad Bloom Simone Colombo Christer Allgårdh Gilad Bloom6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Stephan Medem Harald RittersbacherJune 23 Clermont-Ferrand Challenger Clermont-Ferrand, France$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Claudio Panatta 6-3, 2–1. Ret. Víctor Pecci Christian Miniussi Guillermo Pérez Roldán Peter Elter Jérôme Potier Menno Oosting Thierry Van Den Daele Javier Frana Gustavo Guerrero6–1, 6–0 Gilad Bloom Carl-Uwe SteebJune 30 Chartres ChallengerChartres, France$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–3 Víctor Pecci Franco Davín Corrado Aprili Ronald Agénor Johan Carlsson Christian Bergström Carl-Uwe Steeb Javier Frana Gustavo Guerrero6–2, 6–4 Mansour Bahrami Éric Winogradsky

July Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJuly 7 Dortmund ChallengerDortmund, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw Horst Skoff 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Fernando Lleó Peter Moraing Eduardo Osta Peter Elter Denys Maasdorp Carl-Uwe Steeb Carl Limberger Wolfgang Popp Huub van Boeckel6–3, 6–2 Jaroslav Navrátil Richard VogelJuly 14 Hanko ChallengerHanko, Finland$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Juan Antonio Rodríguez 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 Jan Gunnarsson Peter Elter Ronnie Båthman Magnus Tideman Joakim Berner Gianluca Pozzi Eduardo Osta Ronnie Båthman Joey Rive7–6, 7–6 Bud Cox Michael Fancutt OTB OpenSchenectady, USA$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ramesh Krishnan 6–2, 6–3 Andre Agassi Barry Moir Jim Grabb Johan Carlsson Michael Robertson Brett Dickinson Derrick Rostagno Gary Muller Todd Nelson6–2, 6–4 Matt Anger Russell Simpson Travemünde ChallengerTravemünde, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw Alex Stepanek 6–2, 6–0 Carl Limberger Massimo Cierro Thomas Högstedt Héctor Ortiz Marco Armellini Javier Frana Henri de Wet Jim Pugh Des Tyson4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Jesus Colas Henri de WetJuly 21 Berkeley ChallengerBerkeley, USA$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Brad Pearce 6–1, 6–1 Mike Bauer Grant Connell Matt Doyle Bill Scanlon Paul Chamberlin Richard Matuszewski Jeff Klaparda Randy Nixon Peter Wright6–4, 6–3 Mike Bauer Charles Strode Campos ChallengerCampos, Brazil$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ivan Kley 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 João Soares Carlos Kirmayr Pedro Rebolledo Roger Guedes Júlio Góes Tony Mmoh Nelson Aerts Dácio Campos Carlos Kirmayr7–6, 7–5 Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley Neu-Ulm Challenger Neu-Ulm, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw Simone Colombo 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 Gilad Bloom Jaromir Becka Javier Frana Carl Limberger Edoardo Mazza Christian Saceanu Nick Fulwood Mansour Bahrami Jaroslav Navrátil7–5, 6–1 Menno Oosting Huub van Boeckel Sapporo ChallengerSapporo, Japan$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Toru Yonezawa 6–0, 7–5 Tsuyoshi Fukui Tetsu Kuramitsu Tom Toomey Shozo Shiraishi Shu-Wah Liu Toshiro Sakai Ulf Fischer Shu-Wah Liu Ma Keqin7–5, 6–1 Tsuyoshi Fukui Nobuya TamuraJuly 28 PTT İstanbul CupIstanbul, Turkey$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jim Pugh 6–4, 6–2 Alexander Zverev Alex Antonitsch Bud Cox Andrei Chesnokov George Kalovelonis Christian Saceanu Srinivasan Vasudevan Bud Cox Michael Fancutt6–3, 6–2 Peter Bastiansen George Kalovelonis São Paulo-2 ChallengerSão Paulo, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Carlos Kirmayr 6–4, 6–3 Luiz Mattar Danilo Marcelino Júlio Góes Fernando Roese Marcos Hocevar Ivan Kley Pedro Rebolledo Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley7–6, 6–1 Fernando Roese João Soares

August Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAugust 4 Raleigh Challenger Raleigh, United States$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jimmy Brown 7–6, 6–3 Mel Purcell Jay Berger Jim Gurfein Jim Pugh Ricardo Acioly Richey Reneberg Richard Matuszewski Rick Leach Jim Pugh6–4, 6–3 Mark Basham Ron ErskineAugust 11 Knokke Challenger Knokke, Belgium$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Gerardo Vacarezza 6–3, 6–3 Christer Allgårdh Bernard Boileau Peter Lindgren Juan Carlos Rodríguez Srinivasan Vasudevan Sérgio Ribeiro Mike Walker Danilo Marcelino Héctor Ortiz6–4, 6–7, 6–3 Alain Brichant Jan Vanlangendonck New Haven Challenger New Haven, United States$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Brad Pearce 1–6, 7–6, 6–0 Ben Testerman Jim Pugh Ricky Brown Bill Scanlon Brian Levine Jay Lapidus Tomm Warneke Marc Flur Brad Pearce6–2, 6–4 Rick Leach Tim PawsatAugust 18August 25

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