The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1985 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 39 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.^[1]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 7	No tournaments scheduled.
January 14	Guarujá Challenger Guarujá, Brazil $50,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Juan Avendaño 6–3, 6–3	Roberto Saad	Júlio Góes Francisco Maciel	Fernando Roese Carlos Gattiker Bud Schultz Eleutério Martins
		Ronnie Båthman Magnus Tideman 7–6, 4–6, 6–3	Carlos Gattiker Gustavo Tiberti
January 21	Agadir Challenger Agadir, Morocco $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Gabriel Urpí 2–6, 6–4, 6–0	David de Miguel	Pasi Virtanen Martin Wostenholme	Eduardo Osta Tom Nijssen Jan Vanlangendonck Peter Bastiansen
		Paolo Canè Claudio Mezzadri 6–4, 6–4	Alessandro de Minicis Olli Rahnasto
January 28	No tournaments scheduled.

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 4	No tournaments scheduled.
February 11	Ogun Challenger Ogun, Nigeria $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Gianni Ocleppo 6–4, 6–1	Mark Wooldridge	Jacques Manset Robert Reininger	Charles Strode Charlie Fancutt Egan Adams Chris Dunk
		Chris Dunk Charles Strode 7–5, 2–6, 6–3	Egan Adams Mark Wooldridge
February 18	Lagos Open Lagos, Nigeria $75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Nduka Odizor 6–3, 6–3	Thomas Muster	Bernhard Pils Peter Elter	Gianni Ocleppo Tony Mmoh Peter Feigl Egan Adams
		Egan Adams Mark Wooldridge 6–4, 6–4	Peter Elter Peter Feigl
	Viña del Mar Challenger Viña del Mar, Chile $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 6–4	Pedro Rebolledo	Mark Buckley Billy Nealon	Gustavo Garetto Lawson Duncan José Antonio Fernández Álvaro Fillol
		Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux 7–6, 6–3	Ricardo Acuña Ernie Fernández
February 25	Palm Hills International Tennis Challenger Cairo, Egypt $75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Fernando Luna 6–3, 6–4	Trevor Allan	Jordi Arrese Thierry Tulasne	Peter Elter Jesus Colas José López-Maeso Tarek El Sakka
		Anand Amritraj Lloyd Bourne 6–4, 2–6, 7–5	Trevor Allan Alberto Tous
	Kaduna Challenger Kaduna, Nigeria $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Hans-Peter Kandler 2–6, 6–4, 6–0	Alfonso González	Charles Strode Jacques Manset	Nduka Odizor Oliver Freund Bernhard Pils Sadiq Abdullahi
		Richard Akel Jeff Arons 6–3, 6–3	Haroon Ismail Fotis Vazeos

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
March 4	Vienna Challenger Vienna, Austria $25,000 – carpet (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jonas Svensson 6–0, 6–1	Alessandro de Minicis	Hans-Dieter Beutel Horst Skoff	Peter Bastiansen Kevin Moir Menno Oosting Carl Limberger
		Peter Carlsson Jonas Svensson 6–3, 6–2	Josef Čihák Alessandro de Minicis
March 11	No tournaments scheduled.
March 18	Montreal Challenger Montreal, Canada $25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Andy Kohlberg 6–2, 2–6, 7–6	Randy Nixon	John Alexander Scott McCain	Stéphane Bonneau John Mattke Kelly Evernden Leif Shiras
		Andy Andrews Tomm Warneke 6–3, 7–6	Kelly Evernden Michael Robertson
March 25	Tunis Challenger Tunis, Tunisia $75,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Hans Schwaier 6–4, 6–2	Wolfgang Popp	Damir Keretić Marián Vajda	Henrik Sundström Ahmed El-Mehelmy Oliver Freund Libor Pimek
		Hans Gildemeister Víctor Pecci 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	David Mustard Jonathan Smith

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
April 1	Marrakech Challenger Marrakech, Morocco $50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Ronald Agénor 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Ricki Osterthun	José López-Maeso Goran Prpić	Marián Vajda Simone Colombo Jordi Arrese Carlos Castellan
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Ulf Fischer Goran Prpić
	San Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, Mexico $25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Leonardo Lavalle 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Andy Andrews	Dácio Campos Robert Reininger	Alex Antonitsch Tomm Warneke Mark Wooldridge John Mattke
		John Mattke Sashi Menon 7–6, 6–3	Richard Akel Jeff Arons
April 8	Curitiba-1 Challenger Curitiba, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Júlio Góes 6–4, 6–0	Gustavo Guerrero	César Kist Alessandro de Minicis	Luiz Mattar Christian Miniussi Ronnie Båthman Jon Levine
		Dácio Campos Luiz Mattar 7–6, 6–3	Álvaro Fillol Dominik Utzinger
April 15	Jerusalem Challenger Jerusalem, Israel $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Shlomo Glickstein 6–4, 6–3	Brad Drewett	Shahar Perkiss Steve Shaw	Oliver Freund Amos Mansdorf Henri de Wet Jaromir Becka
		Amos Mansdorf Bruce Manson 6–7, 6–4, 7–6	Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun
	Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil $50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Givaldo Barbosa 7–5, 6–3	Marcelo Hennemann	Ivan Kley Marcelo Ingaramo	Carlos Kirmayr Hans-Peter Kandler Dácio Campos Christian Miniussi
		Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley 6–1, 6–3	Marcos Hocevar Alexandre Hocevar
April 22	No tournaments scheduled.
April 29	Berkeley Challenger Berkeley, USA $25,000 – hard – 64S/32D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Eddie Edwards 6–3, 6–4	Todd Witsken	Jeff Arons Gary Muller	Glenn Layendecker Andy Kohlberg Bud Cox Bruce Manson
		Glenn Layendecker Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–7, 7–5	Matt Doyle John Mattke
	Nagoya Challenger Nagoya, Japan $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Tsuyoshi Fukui 6–2, 6–3	Leo Palin	Shozo Shiraishi Joel Bailey	Takayoshi Shibuya Hitoshi Shirato Shinichi Sakamoto Mark Wooldridge
		Sashi Menon Erik Van't Hof 6–3, 6–2	Hitoshi Shirato Eiji Takeuchi
	Parioli Challenger Rome, Italy $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Guillermo Rivas 7–6, 1–6, 7–6	Simone Colombo	Claudio Mezzadri Alessandro de Minicis	Amos Mansdorf Bruno Orešar Massimo Cierro Josef Čihák
		Claudio Mezzadri Patrizio Parrini 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Paolo Canè Simone Colombo

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 6	No tournaments scheduled.
May 13	Spring Challenger Spring, USA $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Gary Donnelly 5–7, 6–4, 7–6	Lloyd Bourne	Harold Solomon David Dowlen	Glenn Layendecker Jon Levine Roger Knapp Todd Nelson
		Rill Baxter Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–3	Roger Knapp Mark Wooldridge
May 20	No tournaments scheduled.
May 27	No tournaments scheduled.

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 3	Tampere Open Tampere, Finland $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jonas Svensson 7–5, 7–5	Massimo Cierro	Kelly Evernden Alessandro de Minicis	Stefan Eriksson Milan Šrejber Carlos Kirmayr Josef Čihák
		Dácio Campos Alessandro de Minicis 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Carlos Kirmayr Luiz Mattar
June 10	Dortmund Challenger Dortmund, West Germany $25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Francisco Maciel 7–6, 6–2	Eduardo Masso	Juan Avendaño Jaromir Becka	Bruce Foxworth Bruno Orešar Peter Svensson Tore Meinecke
		Antony Emerson Mark Woodforde 7–6, 6–2	Russell Barlow Mark Buckley
June 17	Bergen-1 Challenger Bergen, Norway $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jonas Svensson 6–2, 7–6	Peter Svensson	Stefan Eriksson Peter Lundgren	Christer Allgårdh Massimo Cierro Alessandro de Minicis Thomas Muster
		Peter Svensson Jonas Svensson 7–6, 4–6, 6–3	Stefan Eriksson Peter Lundgren
June 24	No tournaments scheduled.

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 1	OTB Open Schenectady, USA $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Marius Masencamp 6–0, 3–6, 6–3	Harold Solomon	Cary Stansbury Norm Schellenger	Tom Cain Patrick McEnroe Steve DeVries Mark Wooldridge
		Andy Andrews Tomm Warneke 6–4, 7–6	Fred Perrin Norm Schellenger
July 8	No tournaments scheduled.
July 15	Campos Challenger Campos, Brazil $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Dácio Campos 6–7, 6–3, 6–2	Nelson Aerts	João Soares Carlos Kirmayr	Luiz Mattar Roger Guedes Thomas Stålhandske Pedro Rebolledo
		Dácio Campos Carlos Kirmayr 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Luiz Mattar Belus Prajoux
June 22	PTT İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Florin Segărceanu 6–4, 6–3	Andrei Dîrzu	Andrei Chesnokov Eduardo Masso	Bruce Foxworth Adrian Marcu Milan Šrejber Jeremy Bates
		Leighton Alfred Tom Nijssen 6–2, 6–3	Gustavo Luza Eduardo Masso
July 29	Neu-Ulm Challenger Neu-Ulm, West Germany $25,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Milan Šrejber 0–6, 6–4, 6–2	Kent Carlsson	Josef Čihák Sandy Mayer	David de Miguel Karel Nováček Ivan Kley Eric Jelen
		David Mustard Jonathan Smith 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
August 5	Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship Winnetka, USA $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Barry Moir 2–6, 7–5, 6–2	Harold Solomon	Andy Andrews Glenn Michibata	Mikael Pernfors Bruce Brescia Michael Robertson Kelly Evernden
		Ricky Brown Luke Jensen 6–4, 6–7, 6–4	Kelly Evernden Brian Levine
August 9	Ostend Challenger Ostend, Belgium $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Bruno Orešar 6–4, 7–6	Juan Antonio Rodríguez	Eduardo Masso Simon Youl	Jorge Bardou David de Miguel Larry Scott Gustavo Luza
		Alain Brichant Jan Vanlangendonck 6–2, 6–2	Massimo Cierro Ivan Kley
August 19	No tournaments scheduled.
August 26	No tournaments scheduled.

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
September 2	International Tournament of Messina Messina, Italy $50,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Kent Carlsson 6–2, 7–6	Ronald Agénor	Sergio Casal Claudio Mezzadri	Gabriel Urpí David de Miguel Emilio Sánchez Ronnie Båthman
		Jesus Colas David de Miguel 6–1, 7–6	Bruce Derlin David Felgate
September 9	Thessaloniki Challenger Thessaloniki, Greece $25,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Peter Lundgren 3–6, 6–3, 7–6	Slobodan Živojinović	Gianluca Pozzi Jörgen Windahl	Hatem McDadi Guillermo Stevens Tony Mmoh Menno Oosting
		Stephan Medem Srinivasan Vasudevan 6–3, 5–7, 6–3	Brian Levine Billy Nealon
September 16	No tournaments scheduled.
September 23	West Palm Challenger West Palm, USA $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Martin Wostenholme 6–2, 1–6, 6–4	Jaime Yzaga	Harold Solomon Derek Tarr	Gary Muller Leonardo Lavalle Nelson Aerts Barry Moir
		Derek Tarr Erik Van't Hof 6–2, 6–0	Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Yzaga
September 30	No tournaments scheduled.

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
October 7	No tournaments scheduled.
October 14	No tournaments scheduled.
October 21	BH Tennis Open International Cup Belo Horizonte, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Thomas Muster 6–1, 6–4	Carlos di Laura	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Claudio Pistolesi	Nelson Aerts Ivan Kley Jaime Yzaga Carlos Kirmayr
		Massimo Cierro Júlio Góes 6–3, 6–4	Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley
October 28	Bergen-2 Challenger Bergen, Norway $25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Peter Lundgren 5–7, 7–6, 7–6	Jan Gunnarsson	Thierry Champion Eric Jelen	Éric Winogradsky Andy Kohlberg Stefan Simonsson Stefan Eriksson
		George Kalovelonis John Letts 7–5, 6–3	Peter Carlsson Johan Carlsson
	Porto Alegre Challenger Porto Alegre, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Mikael Pernfors 6–2, 6–3	Karel Nováček	Eduardo Masso Carlos di Laura	César Kist Jordi Arrese Gustavo Guerrero Raúl Viver
		Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans 6–4, 2–6, 7–6	Claudio Mezzadri Ivo Werner

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
November 4	Curitiba-2 Challenger Curitiba, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Júlio Góes 6–4, 6–4	Milan Šrejber	Karel Nováček Juan Avendaño	Mikael Pernfors Alex Stepanek Jean-Philippe Fleurian João Soares
		Nelson Aerts Alexandre Hocevar 7–6, 6–4	Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans
November 11	Helsinki Challenger Helsinki, Finland $25,000 – hard (I) – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Andrei Chesnokov 4–6, 6–0, 6–3	Eric Jelen	Johan Carlsson Patrik Kühnen	Conny Falk Tarik Benhabiles Tony Mmoh Andy Kohlberg
		Ronnie Båthman Stefan Eriksson 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Morten Christensen Patrik Kühnen
	São Paulo Challenger São Paulo, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Francisco Maciel 6–3, 6–3	Cássio Motta	José López-Maeso Jaime Yzaga	César Kist Nelson Aerts Marcelo Hennemann Milan Šrejber
		Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 6–4, 3–6, 7–6	Ney Keller Mauro Menezes
November 18	No tournaments scheduled.
November 25	Bahia Challenger Bahia, Brazil $75,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Jaime Yzaga 6–2, 6–0	Carlos Kirmayr	Martín Jaite Peter Lundgren	Horacio de la Peña César Kist Ricardo Acuña Juan Avendaño
		Josef Čihák Tom Nijssen 6–4, 6–3	Víctor Pecci Emilio Sánchez

December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
December 2	Rio de Janeiro-2 Challenger Rio de Janeiro, Brazil $25,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles draw – Doubles draw	Víctor Pecci 6–2, 6–7, 6–3	César Kist	José López-Maeso Gustavo Guerrero	Diego Pérez Emilio Sánchez Jim Gurfein Milan Šrejber
		Carlos di Laura Emilio Sánchez 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Gustavo Guerrero Gustavo Tiberti

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 1985 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
5	Jonas Svensson (SWE)	3	2
4	Dácio Campos (BRA)	1	3
3	Júlio Góes (BRA)	2	1
3	Hans Gildemeister (CHI)	1	2
3	Tom Nijssen (NED)	0	3
2	Peter Lundgren (SWE)	2	0
2	Francisco Maciel (MEX)	2	0
2	Givaldo Barbosa (BRA)	1	1
2	Víctor Pecci (PAR)	1	1
2	Andy Andrews (USA)	0	2
2	Ronnie Båthman (SWE)	0	2
2	Carlos Kirmayr (BRA)	0	2
2	Sashi Menon (IND)	0	2
2	Claudio Mezzadri (SUI)	0	2
2	Glenn Michibata (CAN)	0	2
2	Emilio Sánchez (ESP)	0	2
2	Erik Van't Hof (USA)	0	2
2	Tomm Warneke (USA)	0	2
1	Ronald Agénor (HAI)	1	0
1	Juan Avendaño (ESP)	1	0
1	Kent Carlsson (SWE)	1	0
1	Andrei Chesnokov (URS)	1	0
1	Gary Donnelly (USA)	1	0
1	Eddie Edwards (RSA)	1	0
1	Tsuyoshi Fukui (JPN)	1	0
1	Shlomo Glickstein (ISR)	1	0
1	Hans-Peter Kandler (AUT)	1	0
1	Andy Kohlberg (USA)	1	0
1	Leonardo Lavalle (MEX)	1	0
1	Fernando Luna (ESP)	1	0
1	Marius Masencamp (RSA)	1	0
1	Barry Moir (RSA)	1	0
1	Thomas Muster (AUT)	1	0
1	Gianni Ocleppo (ITA)	1	0
1	Nduka Odizor (NGR)	1	0
1	Bruno Orešar (YUG)	1	0
1	Mikael Pernfors (SWE)	1	0
1	Guillermo Rivas (ARG)	1	0
1	Hans Schwaier (FRG)	1	0
1	Florin Segărceanu (ROU)	1	0
1	Milan Šrejber (TCH)	1	0
1	Gabriel Urpi (ESP)	1	0
1	Martin Wostenholme (CAN)	1	0
1	Jaime Yzaga (PER)	1	0
1	Egan Adams (USA)	0	1
1	Nelson Aerts (BRA)	0	1
1	Richard Akel (USA)	0	1
1	Leighton Alfred (GBR)	0	1
1	Anand Amritraj (IND)	0	1
1	Jeff Arons (USA)	0	1
1	Rill Baxter (USA)	0	1
1	Lloyd Bourne (USA)	0	1
1	Alain Brichant (BEL)	0	1
1	Ricky Brown (USA)	0	1
1	Paolo Canè (ITA)	0	1
1	Peter Carlsson (SWE)	0	1
1	Sergio Casal (ESP)	0	1
1	Massimo Cierro (ITA)	0	1
1	Josef Čihák (TCH)	0	1
1	Jesus Colas (ESP)	0	1
1	David de Miguel (ESP)	0	1
1	Alessandro de Minicis (ITA)	0	1
1	Carlos di Laura (PER)	0	1
1	Chris Dunk (USA)	0	1
1	Antony Emerson (AUS)	0	1
1	Stefan Eriksson (SWE)	0	1
1	Alexandre Hocevar (BRA)	0	1
1	Luke Jensen (USA)	0	1
1	George Kalovelonis (GRE)	0	1
1	Ivan Kley (BRA)	0	1
1	Glenn Layendecker (USA)	0	1
1	John Letts (USA)	0	1
1	Amos Mansdorf (ISR)	0	1
1	Bruce Manson (USA)	0	1
1	Luiz Mattar (BRA)	0	1
1	John Mattke (USA)	0	1
1	Stephan Medem (SUI)	0	1
1	Cássio Motta (BRA)	0	1
1	David Mustard (NZL)	0	1
1	Patrizio Parrini (ITA)	0	1
1	Belus Prajoux (CHI)	0	1
1	Jonathan Smith (GBR)	0	1
1	Charles Strode (USA)	0	1
1	Peter Svensson (SWE)	0	1
1	Derek Tarr (RSA)	0	1
1	Magnus Tideman (SWE)	0	1
1	Jan Vanlangendonck (BEL)	0	1
1	Srinivasan Vasudevan (IND)	0	1
1	Johan Vekemans (NED)	0	1
1	Mark Woodforde (AUS)	0	1
1	Mark Wooldridge (USA)	0	1

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	S	D
16	United States (USA)	2	14
11	Sweden (SWE)	7	4
11	Brazil (BRA)	4	7
6	Spain (ESP)	3	3
5	India (IND)	0	5
4	South Africa (RSA)	3	1
4	Italy (ITA)	1	3
3	Mexico (MEX)	3	0
3	Canada (CAN)	1	2
3	Chile (CHI)	1	2
3	Netherlands (NED)	0	3
3	Switzerland (SUI)	0	3
2	Austria (AUT)	2	0
2	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1
2	Israel (ISR)	1	1
2	Paraguay (PAR)	1	1
2	Peru (PER)	1	1
2	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2
1	Argentina (ARG)	1	0
1	Haiti (HAI)	1	0
1	Japan (JPN)	1	0
1	Nigeria (NGR)	1	0
1	Romania (ROU)	1	0
1	Soviet Union (URS)	1	0
1	West Germany (FRG)	1	0
1	Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	0
1	Australia (AUS)	0	1
1	Belgium (BEL)	0	1
1	Greece (GRE)	0	1
1	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1

See also

• 1985 Grand Prix
• Association of Tennis Professionals
• International Tennis Federation

References

External links

• Official ATP World Tour Website: Results Archive
• ITF Tennis: Tournament Search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine