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 | |
| Location | São Paulo 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[1] |
| Website | Website |
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
edit| 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
editSingles
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Ginásio do Ibirapuera Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.