2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals

2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals 19–23 November 2014 4th 8S $220,000+H Clay / Indoor Esporte Clube Pinheiros São Paulo, Brazil ARG Diego Schwartzman The 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was a tennis tournament played at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, between 19 and 23 November 2014. It was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It was the fourth edition of the event, which served as the season ending championships for players on the ATP Challenger Tour. The venue went from Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis to Esporte Clube Pinheiros, and because of the change of venue, the tournament was being played in indoor clay courts for the first time. Format The seven best players of the season and a wild card awardee qualify for the event and are split into two groups of four. During this stage, players compete in a round robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. The winners of the semifinals reach the tournament final. Points and prize money The total prize money for the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was $220,000. StagePrize MoneyPoints Champion RR + $66,000 RR + 80 Runner-up RR + $21,000 RR + 30 Round robin win per match $6,300 15 Participation $6,300 Alternates $3,500 RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage. Qualification The top seven players with the most points accumulated in ATP Challenger tournaments during the year plus one wild card entrant from the host country qualified for the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals. Countable points include points earned in 2014 until 27 October, plus points earned at late-season 2013 Challenger tournaments. However, players were only eligible to qualify for the tournament if they played a minimum of eight ATP Challenger Tour tournaments during the season. Moreover, the accumulated year-to-date points were only countable to a maximum of ten best results. Qualified players The following players have qualified based on their Year-To-Date Challenger Ranking as of Monday 27 October:YTD ATP Challenger Tour RankingATP Challenger Tour Finals Field Set ARG Diego Schwartzman (No. 2) DOM Víctor Estrella Burgos (No. 3) BRA João Souza (No. 4) ITA Simone Bolelli (No. 7) AUT Andreas Haider-Maurer (No. 9) SLO Blaž Rola (No. 11) ARG Máximo González (No. 14) The following player has received Wild Card: BRA Guilherme Clezar (No. 116) The following players were allowed to compete, thanks to their positions in ranking, but they declined to participate: LUX Gilles Müller (No. 1) JPN Go Soeda (No. 5) BEL David Goffin (No. 6) ESP Albert Ramos Viñolas (No. 8) GER Jan-Lennard Struff (No. 10) URU Pablo Cuevas (No. 12) TUR Marsel İlhan (No. 13) Day-by-day summary All times listed below are in Brasília Summer Time (UTC−02:00). Round robin Day 1 (19 November) Matches on Esporte Clube Pinheiros, start at 1pmStageWinnerLoserScoreGroup AARG Máximo González [7]DOM Víctor Estrella Burgos [3]6–3, 6–4Group AITA Simone Bolelli [1]AUT Andreas Haider-Maurer [5]6–4, 6–4Group BARG Diego Schwartzman [2]BRA Guilherme Clezar [8/WC]6–3, 6–2Group BSLO Blaž Rola [4]BRA João Souza [6]6–3, 6–4 Day 2 (20 November) Matches on Esporte Clube Pinheiros, start at 12pmStageWinnerLoserScoreGroup ADOM Víctor Estrella Burgos [3]AUT Andreas Haider-Maurer [5]6–2, 6–0Group AITA Simone Bolelli [1]ARG Máximo González [7]6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)Group BBRA Guilherme Clezar [8/WC]BRA João Souza [6]7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(9–7)Group BSLO Blaž Rola [4]ARG Diego Schwartzman [2]6–4, 2–6, 6–3 Day 3 (21 November) Matches on Esporte Clube Pinheiros, start at 1pmStageWinnerLoserScoreGroup AAUT Andreas Haider-Maurer [5]ARG Máximo González [7]4–6, 6–1, 6–1Group ADOM Víctor Estrella Burgos [3]ITA Simone Bolelli [1]6–4, 6–2Group BARG Diego Schwartzman [2]BRA João Souza [6]3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2Group BBRA Guilherme Clezar [8/WC]SLO Blaž Rola [4]6–4, 6–3 Semifinals (22 November) Matches on Esporte Clube Pinheiros, start at 4pmStageWinnerLoserScoreSemifinalsARG Diego Schwartzman [2]ITA Simone Bolelli [1]7–5, 6–4SemifinalsBRA Guilherme Clezar [8/WC]DOM Víctor Estrella Burgos [3]7–6(7–4), 6–7(0–7), 7–6(14–12) Final (23 November) Matches on Esporte Clube Pinheiros, start at 5pmStageWinnerLoserScoreFinalARG Diego Schwartzman [2]BRA Guilherme Clezar [8/WC] 6–2, 6–3 Champion 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles ARG Diego Schwartzman def. BRA Guilherme Clezar, 6–2, 6–3 See also 2014 ATP Challenger Tour 2014 ATP World Tour Finals 2014 WTA Tour Championships References External links Official Website ATP Challenger Tour Finals 2014 Category:2014 in Brazilian tennis Category:Events at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros