The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1987 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 61 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.
Schedule
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 5January 12January 20 Viña del Mar Challenger Viña del Mar, Chile$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Peter Moraing 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Roberto Azar Pablo Arraya Alejandro Ganzábal Ricardo Acuña Jimmy Brown Gustavo Garetto Hugo Chapacú Francisco González Víctor Pecci3–6, 6–3, 6–1 José López-Maeso Alberto TousJanuary 26
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFebruary 2 Enugu Challenger Enugu, Nigeria$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Brett Dickinson 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 Stanislav Birner Rill Baxter Michael Kures Jorge Lozano Craig Kardon Christian Weis Éric Winogradsky Jorge Lozano Tim Pawsat6–1, 1–6, 6–2 Jeremy Bates Stanislav Birner Nairobi Challenger Nairobi, Kenya$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Luca Bottazzi 6–2, 7–6 Paul Wekesa Walter Bertini Marco Armellini Chris Kennedy Veli Paloheimo Heiner Moraing Omar Urbinati Anand Amritraj Srinivasan Vasudevan6–3, 6–4 Antonio Altobelli Giovanni Lelli Mami São Paulo-1 Challenger São Paulo, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Pavel Vojtíšek 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 Roberto Argüello César Kist Lawson Duncan Jimmy Brown Ricky Brown Alejandro Ganzábal Nelson Aerts Ronnie Båthman Carlos di Laura6–4, 6–4 César Kist João SoaresFebruary 9February 16 Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria$75,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jorge Lozano 6–4, 6–4 Nduka Odizor Alex Antonitsch Tony Mmoh Peter Carter Godwin Emeh Loïc Courteau Michael Kures Lloyd Bourne Jeff Klaparda6–7, 6–2, 7–6 Loïc Courteau Éric WinogradskyFebruary 23
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 2March 9 Challenger La Manche Cherbourg, France$25,000 – hard (1) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Stefan Eriksson 6–3, 6–0 Jim Pugh Jonathan Canter Denys Maasdorp Darren Cahill Éric Winogradsky Mark Woodforde Bud Cox Paul Chamberlin Leif Shiras7–5, 7–5 Jim Pugh Éric WinogradskyMarch 16 Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger Cairo, Egypt$75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Alberto Tous 6–2, 6–3 David de Miguel Claudio Pistolesi Tore Meinecke Juan Aguilera Pavel Vojtíšek Carl-Uwe Steeb Wolfgang Popp Loïc Courteau Tore Meinecke2–6, 7–6, 6–4 Jordi Arrese David de MiguelMarch 23 Marrakech Challenger Marrakesh, Morocco$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Tarik Benhabiles 6–2, 7–5 Francisco Yunis Jim Pugh Carl-Uwe Steeb David de Miguel Juan Avendaño Carlos di Laura Tore Meinecke Tarik Benhabiles Carlos di Laura4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Jim Pugh Magnus TidemanMarch 30 Agadir Challenger Agadir, Morocco$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Lawson Duncan 6–4, 6–2 Jim Pugh Ronald Agénor Jordi Arrese Tarik Benhabiles Javier Sánchez José López-Maeso Wolfgang Popp Jim Pugh Magnus Tideman2–6, 7–5, 6–2 Tore Meinecke Carl-Uwe Steeb Vienna Challenger Vienna, Austria$25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Éric Winogradsky 6–3, 6–2 Mark Woodforde Michael Oberleitner Florin Segărceanu Hans-Dieter Beutel Alex Antonitsch Michael Tauson Anthony Lane Jaroslav Navrátil Florin Segărceanu6–4, 6–4 Steve Guy David Lewis
April Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsApril 6 S Tennis Masters Challenger Graz, Austria$50,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Saceanu 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 Mark Woodforde Jaroslav Navrátil Stefan Eriksson Jan Gunnarsson Carl Limberger Patrik Kühnen Thomas Muster Grant Connell David Livingston7–5, 6–3 Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde Martinique Challenger Martinique, French West Indies$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Peter Doohan 6–3, 6–2 Todd Nelson Ricardo Acuña Álvaro Jordan Paul Chamberlin Alex Stepanek Doug Burke Nick Fulwood Morten Christensen Lars-Anders Wahlgren7–6, 6–3 Jeremy Bates Nick FulwoodApril 13 Guadeloupe Challenger Guadeloupe, French West Indies$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jonathan Canter 6–3, 6–4 Larry Stefanki Jeremy Bates Peter Carter Mike Bauer Marc Flur Tom Nijssen Peter Doohan Nelson Aerts Brett Dickinson6–2, 6–3 Jonathan Canter Denis Langaskens Parioli Challenger Rome, Italy$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Carlos di Laura 6–3, 6–2 Guillermo Pérez Roldán Eduardo Osta Hugo Chapacú Massimo Cierro Edoardo Mazza Marcelo Ingaramo Franco Davín Mark Basham Brett Buffington4–6, 6–2, 6–1 Massimo Cierro Alessandro de Minicis San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Leonardo Lavalle 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Jorge Lozano Stéphane Bonneau Chris Pridham Mark Wilder Hatem McDadi Luca Bottazzi Eduardo Vélez John Letts Rick Rudeen6–3, 6–4 Karl Richter Mark WooldridgeApril 20 Jerusalem Challenger Jerusalem, Israel$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Shahar Perkiss 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 Christian Saceanu Alexander Mronz David Engel Boaz Merenstein Morten Christensen Larry Scott Michael Tauson Gilad Bloom Shahar Perkiss7–5, 7–5 Shlomo Glickstein Amos Mansdorf Lisbon Challenger Lisbon, Portugal$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Carlos di Laura 6–1, 6–3 Jesús Colás Massimo Cierro Alberto Tous José López-Maeso Thierry Pham Juan Aguilera Francesco Cancellotti Mark Dickson Magnus Tideman6–2, 6–4 José López-Maeso Alberto TousApril 27 Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ramesh Krishnan 6–3, 6–0 Jay Lapidus Andrew Castle Eric Korita Andy Kohlberg Jon Levine Michael Kures Robert Van't Hof Andrew Castle Jon Levine7–6, 7–6 Steve Guy David Mustard Porto Challenger Porto, Portugal$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Christian Bergström 6–1, 6–3 Alex Antonitsch Francesco Cancellotti Pedro Rebolledo Hans-Dieter Beutel Mark Woodforde Mark Dickson Juan Aguilera Conny Falk Stefan Svensson7–5, 5–7, 6–3 Ronnie Båthman Michael Tauson
May Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMay 4May 11 Raleigh Challenger Raleigh, United States$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Jimmy Brown 1–6, 6–0, 6–1 Al Parker Gary Muller Marc Flur Ricardo Acuña John Sadri Wayne Hearn Mike De Palmer Rill Baxter Mike De Palmer7–5, 2–6, 6–4 Brian Levine David Macpherson Waiblingen Challenger Waiblingen, West Germany$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Alberto Tous w/o Roland Stadler Jean-Philippe Fleurian Alex Antonitsch Thierry Champion Peter Lundgren Ivo Werner Marko Ostoja Jaroslav Navrátil Mark Woodforde6–3, 7–5 Alex Antonitsch Peter LundgrenMay 18May 25 Montabaur Challenger Montabaur, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Niclas Kroon 6–1, 6–3 Wolfgang Popp Christian Weis Edoardo Mazza Danilo Marcelino David Engel Jesús Colás Nuno Marques Axel Hornung Christian Saceanu6–3, 6–4 Jorge Lozano Agustín Moreno
June Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJune 1 Dortmund Challenger Dortmund, West Germany$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ronald Agénor 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 Bruno Orešar Peter Lundgren Carl Limberger Jorge Lozano Christian Bergström Francisco Yunis Leonardo Lavalle Bruce Derlin Menno Oosting7–6, 6–7, 6–2 Wolfgang Popp Udo RiglewskiJune 8June 15June 22 Clermont-Ferrand Challenger Clermont-Ferrand, France$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Bruno Orešar 6–2, 6–4 Libor Pimek Jordi Arrese Claudio Mezzadri Thierry Champion Hans Schwaier Claudio Pistolesi Patrice Kuchna Mansour Bahrami Claudio Mezzadri6–3, 7–5 Christophe Lesage Jean-Marc PiacentileJune 29 Tarbes Challenger Tarbes, France$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Pedro Rebolledo 6–3, 6–4 Ronald Agénor Marcelo Hennemann Marcelo Filippini Marcelo Ingaramo Magnus Gustafsson Victor Caldarelli Carlos Castellan Yahiya Doumbia Thierry Pham7–6, 6–4 Roberto Azar Marcelo Ingaramo
July Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJuly 6 Dublin Challenger Dublin, Ireland$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Gianluca Pozzi 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 Alexandre Hocevar Kelly Jones Michael Oberleitner Nuno Marques Rick Rudeen Jason Goodall Diego Nargiso Pieter Aldrich Warren Green6–7, 6–4, 6–4 Jason Goodall Peter Wright Tampere Open Tampere, Finland$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Magnus Gustafsson 6–2, 6–4 Conny Falk Peter Bastiansen Christer Allgårdh Steve Kennedy Carlos Castellan David Engel Veli Paloheimo David Engel Des Tyson6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Christer Allgårdh George Kalovelonis Travemünde Challenger Travemünde, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Ronnie Båthman 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Massimo Cierro Nick Fulwood Niclas Kroon Lars-Anders Wahlgren Stefano Mezzadri Shuzo Matsuoka Torben Theine Alexander Mronz Karsten Saniter6–7, 7–6, 6–4 Niclas Kroon Mats OleenJuly 13July 20 Franken Challenge Fürth, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Patrick Baur 6–3, 7–5 Edoardo Mazza Jesús Colás Niclas Kroon Jaromir Becka Josef Čihák Branislav Stankovič Michael Kupferschmid Nick Fulwood Cyril Suk4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Axel Hornung Karsten Saniter Hanko Challenger Hanko, Finland$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Per Henricsson 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 Magnus Gustafsson Jörgen Windahl Christer Allgårdh Ulf Stenlund Jorge Bardou Magnus Tideman Pasi Montonen Mika Hedman Veli Paloheimo5–7, 6–3, 6–2 Craig Campbell Des TysonJuly 27 Campos Challenger Campos, Brazil$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Luiz Mattar 6–3, 6–1 Cássio Motta Júlio Góes José Daher Luis Ruette Carlos Kirmayr Ricardo Acuña Fernando Roese Ivan Kley João Soares6–2, 7–6 Carlos Kirmayr Danilo Marcelino Neu-Ulm Challenger Neu-Ulm, West Germany$25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–4 Thierry Champion Milan Šrejber Josef Čihák Christian Miniussi Tore Meinecke Marcelo Ingaramo Massimo Cierro Seattle Challenger Seattle, USA$25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw Andrew Sznajder 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 Lloyd Bourne Patrick McEnroe Todd Nelson Francisco Maciel Rick Leach Chris Pridham Grant Connell Rick Leach Patrick McEnroe5–7, 6–2, 6–3 Brian Levine David Macpherson
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