2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals
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The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was a tennis tournament playing at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil between November 16 and November 20, 2011.
It was the first edition of the event. The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals
(ATP) and was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season ending championships for players on the ATP Challenger Tour. The seven best players of the season and a wild card awardee qualified for the event and were split into two groups of four. During this stage, players competed in a round robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals where the winners of a group faced the runner-ups of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock out stage.
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 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals. However, points for qualification were only countable to a maximum of ten ATP Challenger tournaments. The tournament line-up was announced on 26 October 2011, based on the 2011 ATP Year-To-Date Challenger Rankings up to that date.
Rui Machado
, Martin Klizan
, Andreas Beck
and Matthias Bachinger
qualified directly to the tournament, whereas Dudi Sela
, Bobby Reynolds
and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
were given their berths after Eric Prodon
, Lukas Rosol
, Denis Istomin
, Adrian Ungur
and Stéphane Robert
chose not to participate. Thomaz Bellucci
, the Brazilian No. 1, was given the wildcard entry to the tournament.
Rui Machado, qualified as the leader of the ATP Challenger Tour ranking. He was won 4 ATP Challenger Tour titles in Marrakech, Rijeka, Poznan and Szczecin. He was also a semifinalist at Trani, Madrid, São Leopoldo and São José do Rio Preto. His ATP Challenger Tour results throughout the 2011 season have earned him a career-high ranking of World No. 59, the highest ever achieved by a Portuguese player.
Martin Klizan has won a Challenger title in Genoa. He has also finished runner-up in Rome and San Marino and reached the semifinals in Manerbio, Cordeons, Zagreb and Rabat. At the time of the tournament, he was the Slovakian No. 2.
Andreas Beck, German No. 6 and former World No. 33, did not win ATP Challenger tournaments in this season. However, he was still able to qualify with runner-up appearences at Kazan, Bath, Como and Oberstaufen. He also reached the semi-finals in Monza, Rome, Eckental, Palermo, Naples and Orleans.
Mathias Bachinger is another of the 3 German players to qualify for the ATP Challenger Tour Finals. This season, the won the Athens title, was runner-up in Pingguo, Nottingham and Granby, and reached the semifinals at Courmayuer and Guangzhou. At the time of the tournament, he was the German No. 8.
Dudi Sela, Israeli No. 1 and former World No. 29 was active in both the ATP World Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. In the latter, he won titles in Fergana, Busan and Nottingham and reached the semifinals at Athens and Beijing. This season, at the U.S. Open, he has defeated Thomaz Bellucci, wildcard entrant to the ATP Challenger Tour Finals, in five sets in the first round before falling to Roger Federer.
Bobby Reynolds has earned a place in the tournament following this 2 titles at Leon and Tulsa, runner-up showings in Rimouski and Winnetka, plus semi-final efforts in Tallahassee and Vancouver. He entered the tournament as the United States No. 11.
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe completed the line-up of seven qualified players and appears in the tournament, shortly after attaining his career-high ranks of World No. 99 and German No. 5. This season, he has reached three finals, winning the titles an Bangkok and Shanghai and finishing runner-up in Kyoto. He has also reached the semifinals in Guangzhou, Pingguo, Oberstaufen and Ningbo.
Thomaz Bellucci did not compete in any events of ATP Challenger Tour throughout the 2011 season. Still, he was present at the ATP Challenger Tour Finals after being awarded the wildcard entry reserved to a player from the host country.
Green Group: Thomaz Bellucci [1], Martin Kližan [3], Andreas Beck [6], Bobby Reynolds [8].
Yellow Group: Rui Machado [2], Dudi Sela [4], Cedrik-Marcel Stebe [5], Matthias Bachinger [7].
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
def.
Dudi Sela
, 6–2, 6–4
It was the first edition of the event. The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
(ATP) and was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
2011 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from...
. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season ending championships for players on the ATP Challenger Tour. The seven best players of the season and a wild card awardee qualified for the event and were split into two groups of four. During this stage, players competed in a round robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals where the winners of a group faced the runner-ups of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock out stage.
Qualification
| 2011 ATP Year-To-Date Challenger Rankings | ATP Ranking2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seed2 | Player | Points | Tours | |
| 1 | 2 | 511 | 14 | 73 | |
| 2 | 481 | 23 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 415 | 17 | 90 | |
| 4 | 399 | 13 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 398 | 21 | 105 | |
| 6 | 7 | 391 | 13 | 109 | |
| 7 | 385 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 385 | 20 | |||
| 9 | 4 | 380 | 8 | 95 | |
| 10 | 380 | 19 | |||
| 11 | 8 | 376 | 13 | 121 | |
| 12 | 5 | 361 | 13 | 103 | |
| WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |
| 1 ATP Year-To-Date Challenger Rankings as of October 24, 2011. 2 Seedings were determined according to the ATP Singles Rankings as of November 14, 2011. |
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| Key | |||||
| Qualified | |||||
| Wildcard Awardee | |||||
| Declined Participation | |||||
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 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals. However, points for qualification were only countable to a maximum of ten ATP Challenger tournaments. The tournament line-up was announced on 26 October 2011, based on the 2011 ATP Year-To-Date Challenger Rankings up to that date.
Rui Machado
Rui Machado
Rui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to...
, Martin Klizan
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles...
, Andreas Beck
Andreas Beck
Andreas Beck is a German football defender who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.-VfB Stuttgart:...
and Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...
qualified directly to the tournament, whereas Dudi Sela
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
, Bobby Reynolds
Bobby Reynolds
----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:...
and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:...
were given their berths after Eric Prodon
Eric Prodon
- Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997....
, Lukas Rosol
Lukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:...
, Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
, Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122...
and Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
chose not to participate. Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
, the Brazilian No. 1, was given the wildcard entry to the tournament.
Rui Machado, qualified as the leader of the ATP Challenger Tour ranking. He was won 4 ATP Challenger Tour titles in Marrakech, Rijeka, Poznan and Szczecin. He was also a semifinalist at Trani, Madrid, São Leopoldo and São José do Rio Preto. His ATP Challenger Tour results throughout the 2011 season have earned him a career-high ranking of World No. 59, the highest ever achieved by a Portuguese player.
Martin Klizan has won a Challenger title in Genoa. He has also finished runner-up in Rome and San Marino and reached the semifinals in Manerbio, Cordeons, Zagreb and Rabat. At the time of the tournament, he was the Slovakian No. 2.
Andreas Beck, German No. 6 and former World No. 33, did not win ATP Challenger tournaments in this season. However, he was still able to qualify with runner-up appearences at Kazan, Bath, Como and Oberstaufen. He also reached the semi-finals in Monza, Rome, Eckental, Palermo, Naples and Orleans.
Mathias Bachinger is another of the 3 German players to qualify for the ATP Challenger Tour Finals. This season, the won the Athens title, was runner-up in Pingguo, Nottingham and Granby, and reached the semifinals at Courmayuer and Guangzhou. At the time of the tournament, he was the German No. 8.
Dudi Sela, Israeli No. 1 and former World No. 29 was active in both the ATP World Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. In the latter, he won titles in Fergana, Busan and Nottingham and reached the semifinals at Athens and Beijing. This season, at the U.S. Open, he has defeated Thomaz Bellucci, wildcard entrant to the ATP Challenger Tour Finals, in five sets in the first round before falling to Roger Federer.
Bobby Reynolds has earned a place in the tournament following this 2 titles at Leon and Tulsa, runner-up showings in Rimouski and Winnetka, plus semi-final efforts in Tallahassee and Vancouver. He entered the tournament as the United States No. 11.
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe completed the line-up of seven qualified players and appears in the tournament, shortly after attaining his career-high ranks of World No. 99 and German No. 5. This season, he has reached three finals, winning the titles an Bangkok and Shanghai and finishing runner-up in Kyoto. He has also reached the semifinals in Guangzhou, Pingguo, Oberstaufen and Ningbo.
Thomaz Bellucci did not compete in any events of ATP Challenger Tour throughout the 2011 season. Still, he was present at the ATP Challenger Tour Finals after being awarded the wildcard entry reserved to a player from the host country.
Groupings
The draw took place on November 14, 2011. The top seed was placed in the Green Group and the second seed placed in the Yellow Group. Players seeded three and four, five and six, seven and eight, were then drawn in pairs and divided into the two groups.Green Group: Thomaz Bellucci [1], Martin Kližan [3], Andreas Beck [6], Bobby Reynolds [8].
Yellow Group: Rui Machado [2], Dudi Sela [4], Cedrik-Marcel Stebe [5], Matthias Bachinger [7].
Player Head-to-Heads
These are the head-to-head records between the qualified players, immediately before the tournament.Day 1: November 16, 2011
| Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Yellow Group | Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... [4] |
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:... [5] |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| Yellow Group |  Rui MachadoRui Machado Rui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to... [2] |
Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... [7] |
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Green Group | Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... [6] |
 Martin KližanMartin Kližan Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles... [3] |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Green Group |  Thomaz BellucciThomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010.... [1] |
 Bobby ReynoldsBobby Reynolds ----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:... [8] |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1st match started at 3pm, 2nd not before 4:30pm, 3rd not before 6pm and 4th not before 9pm (local time). | |||
Day 2: November 17, 2011
| Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Yellow Group | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:... [5] |
Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... [7] |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Yellow Group | Rui Machado Rui Machado Rui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to... [2] |
Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... [4] |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Green Group | Bobby Reynolds Bobby Reynolds ----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:... [8] |
Martin Kližan Martin Kližan Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles... [3] |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Green Group | Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... [6] |
Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010.... [1] |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1st match started at 3pm, 2nd not before 4:30pm, 3rd not before 6pm and 4th not before 9pm (local time). | |||
Day 3: November 18, 2011
| Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Yellow Group | Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... [4] |
Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... [7] |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Yellow Group | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:... [5] |
Rui Machado Rui Machado Rui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to... [2] |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Green Group | Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010.... [1] |
Martin Kližan Martin Kližan Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles... [3] |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| Green Group | Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... [6] |
Bobby Reynolds Bobby Reynolds ----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:... [8] |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1st match started at 3pm, 2nd not before 4:30pm, 3rd not before 7pm and 4th not before 9pm (local time). | |||
Day 4: November 19, 2011
| Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Semifinals | Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... [4] |
Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010.... [1] |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Semifinals | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:... [5] |
Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... [6] |
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| 1st match started at 3pm (local time). | |||
Day 5: November 20, 2011
| Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Final | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:... [5] |
Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... [4] |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Match starts at 3pm (local time). | |||
Points and prize money
The total prize money for the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was US$220,000.| Stage | Prize Money | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Undefeated Champion | $91,200 | 125 |
| Final win | $45,000 | 50 |
| Semifinal win | $21,000 | 30 |
| Round Robin win per match | $6,300 | 15 |
| Participation | $6,300 | – |
| Alternates | $3.500 | – |
Champion
Cedrik-Marcel StebeCedrik-Marcel Stebe
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:...
def.
Dudi SelaDudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
, 6–2, 6–4