ATP Challenger Tour Finals explained

ATP Challenger Tour Finals
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City:São Paulo
Country:Brazil (2011–2015)
Venue:Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Category:Challenger Tour Finals
Surface:Hard court (indoors) (2011–2012)
Clay court (outdoors) (2013)
Clay court (indoors) (2014–2015)
Draw:8S
Prize Money:US$220,000
Website:Website

The ATP Challenger Tour Finals was a tennis tournament played between 2011 and 2015 at the end of season, involving the top seven players in that year's ATP Challenger Tour, plus an invited player from the tournament's host country.

Like the ATP Finals, the ATP Challenger Tour Finals was not a straightforward knockout tournament. Eight players were divided into two groups of four, and played three round-robin matches each against the other three players in their group. From there, the two players with the best records in each group progressed to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the final to determine the champion.[1]

Venues

LocationYearsSurfaceStadiumCapacity
align=left rowspan=32011–2012 Indoor Hard Ginásio do Ibirapuera11,000[2]
2013 Outdoor Clay Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis[3]
2014–2015Indoor Clay Esporte Clube Pinheiros[4] 1,000

Past finals

Singles

LocationSurfaceYearChampionRunner-upScore
ATP Challenger Tour Finals
São Paulo, BrazilIndoor clay Íñigo Cervantes 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Diego Schwartzman 6–2, 6–3
align=center Outdoor clay Filippo Volandri 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Indoor hard Guido Pella 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6–2, 6–4

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sao Paulo To Host ATP Challenger Tour Finals . May 16, 2011. atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Jacksonville, Florida, USA. May 19, 2011.
  2. Ginásio do Ibirapuera
  3. Web site: Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis hosts the tournament this year. . ATP Challenger Tour Finals . 7 November 2014 . São Paulo . pt . 10 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107054608/http://www.challengerfinals.com.br/noticia/2013/10/sociedade-harmonia-de-tenis-recebe-torneio-este-ano . 7 November 2014 .
  4. Web site: Esporte Clube Pinheiros will host ATP Challenger Tour Finals in November . ATP Challenger Tour Finals . 7 November 2014 . São Paulo . pt . 29 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107052337/http://www.challengerfinals.com.br/noticia/2014/09/esporte-clube-pinheiros-sedia-atp-challenger-tour-finals-em-novembro . 7 November 2014 .