ATP Challenger Tour Finals

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.

ATP Challenger Tour Finals
Tournament information
LocationSão Paulo
Brazil (2011–2015)
VenueEsporte Clube Pinheiros
CategoryChallenger Tour Finals
SurfaceHard court (indoors) (2011–2012)
Clay court (outdoors) (2013)
Clay court (indoors) (2014–2015)
Draw8S
Prize moneyUS$220,000[1]
WebsiteWebsite

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

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Location Years Surface Stadium Capacity
  São Paulo 2011–2012 Indoor Hard Ginásio do Ibirapuera[1] 11,000[2]
2013 Outdoor Clay Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis[3]
2014–2015 Indoor Clay Esporte Clube Pinheiros[4] 1,000

Past finals

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Singles

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ (in Portuguese) Ginásio do Ibirapuera Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis hosts the tournament this year". ATP Challenger Tour Finals (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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