ATP Challenger Tour Finals

ATP Challenger Tour Finals
Tournament information
Location São Paulo
Brazil (2011-present)
Venue Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Category Challenger Tour Finals
Surface Clay / Indoors
Draw 8S
Prize money US$220,000[1]
Website Website

The ATP Challenger Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, 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 World Tour Finals, the ATP Challenger Tour Finals is not a straightforward knock-out tournament. Eight players are divided into two groups of four, and play 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 progress to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the final to determine the champion.[1]

Venues

LocationYearsSurfaceStadiumCapacity
Brazil São Paulo 2011–2012 Indoor Hard Ginásio do Ibirapuera[1]11,000[2]
2013 Outdoor Clay Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis[3]
2014-present Indoor Clay Esporte Clube Pinheiros[4] 1,000

Past finals

Singles

Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
ATP Challenger Tour Finals
São Paulo, Brazil
(indoor clay)
2015 Spain Íñigo Cervantes Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2014 Argentina Diego Schwartzman Brazil Guilherme Clezar 6–2, 6–3
São Paulo, Brazil
(outdoor clay)
2013 Italy Filippo Volandri Colombia Alejandro González 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
São Paulo, Brazil
(indoor hard)
2012 Argentina Guido Pella Romania Adrian Ungur 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
2011 Germany Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Israel Dudi Sela 6–2, 6–4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sao Paulo To Host ATP Challenger Tour Finals". atpworldtour.com. Jacksonville, Florida, USA: Association of Tennis Professionals. May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  2. (Portuguese) Ginásio do Ibirapuera
  3. "Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis hosts the tournament this year.". ATP Challenger Tour Finals (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. "Esporte Clube Pinheiros will host ATP Challenger Tour Finals in November" (in Portuguese). São Paulo: ATP Challenger Tour Finals. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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