# 1978 ATP Challenger Series

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. The American leg of the tour was known as the AMEX Challenger Circuit.

## Schedule
### January

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| January 2 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | 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 |
| January 9 | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 6–1, 7–6 | Rod Frawley Karl Meiler | Rod Frawley Robin Drysdale | Karl Meiler Russell Simpson Eric Fromm Chris Lewis |
| January 9 | 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 |
| January 9 | Hobart Challenger Hobart, Australia Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Chris Kachel John Marks 6–1, 6–4 | Greg Braun Peter Campbell | Peter McNamara Allan Stone | David Carter Chris Kachel Lawrence Hall Terry Rocavert |
| January 16 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| January 23 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| January 30 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |

### June

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| June 5 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| June 12 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | 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 |
| June 19 | Shreveport Challenger Shreveport, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 | Woody Blocher Dick R. Bohrnstedt | Réjean Genois Eliot Teltscher | Warren Maher John Sadri Keith Richardson Ferdi Taygan |
| 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 |
| June 25 | Birmingham Challenger Birmingham, United States Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Mike Cahill Marcello Lara 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Woody Blocher Dick R. Bohrnstedt | Robert Van't Hof Francisco González | Mike Cahill Keith Richardson Alvin Gardiner Christophe Freyss |

### July

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| July 3 | Asheville Challenger Asheville, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Eliot Teltscher 6–1, 7–5 | Deon Joubert | Mike Cahill Erick Iskersky | Francisco González Gilles Moretton Joe Meyers Pascal Portes |
| July 3 | Asheville Challenger Asheville, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 | Jai DiLouie Ferdi Taygan | Mike Cahill Erick Iskersky | Francisco González Gilles Moretton Joe Meyers Pascal Portes |
| July 10 | Raleigh Challenger Raleigh, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Mike Cahill 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | Willem Prinsloo | Dick R. Bohrnstedt Álvaro Betancur | Pat DuPré Eliot Teltscher Erick Iskersky Francisco González |
| July 10 | Raleigh Challenger Raleigh, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Francisco González Chris Sylvan 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Bill Csipkay John Sadri | Dick R. Bohrnstedt Álvaro Betancur | Pat DuPré Eliot Teltscher Erick Iskersky Francisco González |
| July 17 | Hilton Head Challenger Hilton Head, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ricardo Acuña 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 | Tim Garcia | Haroon Ismail Willem Prinsloo | Carlos Gómez John Holladay Paul Kronk Howard Schoenfield |
| July 17 | Hilton Head Challenger Hilton Head, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | Greg Braun Paul Kronk | Haroon Ismail Willem Prinsloo | Carlos Gómez John Holladay Paul Kronk Howard Schoenfield |
| July 24 | Virginia Beach Challenger Virginia Beach, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Deon Joubert 7–5, 6–1 | Mike Cahill | Trey Waltke Russell Simpson | Howard Schoenfield Butch Seewagen Réjean Genois Johan Kriek |
| July 24 | Virginia Beach Challenger Virginia Beach, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert 6–3, 6–2 | Joe Meyers Trey Waltke | Trey Waltke Russell Simpson | Howard Schoenfield Butch Seewagen Réjean Genois Johan Kriek |
| July 31 | Wall Challenger Wall, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Johan Kriek 6–1, 7–6 | Matt Mitchell | Jay Lapidus Dale Collings | Christopher Lewis Erick Iskersky Joel Bailey Haroon Ismail |
| July 31 | Wall Challenger Wall, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert 6–1, 6–3 | Jai DiLouie Haroon Ismail | Jay Lapidus Dale Collings | Christopher Lewis Erick Iskersky Joel Bailey Haroon Ismail |

### August

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 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 |
| August 7 | Cape Cod Challenger Cape Cod, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 6–4, 6–4 | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert | John Holladay Peter Campbell | Noel Phillips Hubertus Hoyt Bill Maze Charles Strode |
| 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 |
| August 14 | Lancaster Challenger Lancaster, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Matt Mitchell Bill Maze 7–5, 6–3 | Kevin Curren Peter Rennert | Peter Campbell John Austin | Michael Greenberg David Schneider Russell Simpson Ferdi Taygan |
| August 21 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| August 28 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |

### September

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| September 4 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| September 11 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| September 18 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | 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 |
| September 25 | Tinton Falls Challenger Tinton Falls, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Keith Richardson John Sadri 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | Scott Carnahan Charles Strode | Richard Meyer Bruce Kleege | David Schneider Rocky Maguire Haroon Ismail Michael Greenberg |
| September 25 | 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 |
| September 25 | Lincoln Challenger Lincoln, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Keith Richardson John Sadri 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Richard Meyer Horace Reid | Eric Fromm John Hayes | Brad Drewett John Trickey Richard Meyer Bruce Kleege |

### October

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| October 2 | Salt Lake City Challenger Salt Lake City, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Kevin Curren 6–4, 6–0 | Steve Docherty | Warren Eber Randy Crawford | Gene Malin Mike Machette Jon Molin Richard Legendre |
| October 2 | Salt Lake City Challenger Salt Lake City, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Marcello Lara John Whitlinger 6–4, 6–2 | Haroon Ismail Warren Maher | Warren Eber Randy Crawford | Gene Malin Mike Machette Jon Molin Richard Legendre |
| October 9 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| October 16 | San Ramon Challenger San Ramon, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Tim Wilkison 7–6, 6–1 | Bruce Manson | Bill Lloyd Michael Wayman | Mike Shore Bill Maze Russell Simpson Marty Riessen |
| October 16 | San Ramon Challenger San Ramon, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Marcello Lara John Whitlinger 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | Rick Fisher Erik van Dillen | Bill Lloyd Michael Wayman | Mike Shore Bill Maze Russell Simpson Marty Riessen |
| October 16 | Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Tom Okker 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 | Peter Feigl | Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider | Réjean Genois Richard Lewis Eric Friedler Steve Krulevitz |
| October 16 | Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Peter Feigl Eric Friedler 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | Mike Fishbach Tom Okker | Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider | Réjean Genois Richard Lewis Eric Friedler Steve Krulevitz |
| October 23 | Pasadena Challenger Pasadena, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Jorge Andrew 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | Christopher Lewis | Tim Wilkison Howard Schoenfield | Billy Martin Erik van Dillen Peter Pearson Leo Palin |
| October 23 | Pasadena Challenger Pasadena, United States Hard – $25,000 – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Tom Leonard Jerry Van Linge 6–3, 7–6 | Warren Eber Glen Holroyd | Tim Wilkison Howard Schoenfield | Billy Martin Erik van Dillen Peter Pearson Leo Palin |
| October 30 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |

### November

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| November 6 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |
| November 13 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | 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 |
| November 20 | Kyoto Challenger Kyoto, Japan Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw | Ross Case Tony Graham 6–3, 6–4 | Joel Bailey Scott Carnahan | Joel Bailey Sochio Kato | Tony Graham Jun Kamiwazumi Shigeyuki Nishio Tsuyoshi Fukui |
| November 27 | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. | No tournaments scheduled. |

## 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 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).

### Titles won by player

| Total | Player | S | D |
| 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 |

### Titles won by nation

| Total | Nation | S | D |
| 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 |