ATP Challenger Tour Finals
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The ATP Challenger Tour Finals is a tennis
tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the ATP Challenger Tour.
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.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the ATP Challenger Tour.
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
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
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.
Venues
| Location | Years | Surface | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 São PauloSão Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... |
2011 | Hard | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | 11,000 |
Singles
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour Finals | ||||
| São Paulo | 2011 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals 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.... |
 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:... |
 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 |
See also
- ATP World Tour Finals
- WTA Tour ChampionshipsWTA Tour ChampionshipsThe WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
- WCT FinalsWCT FinalsThe WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...
- WCT World Doubles
- World Championship TennisWorld Championship TennisWorld Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
- Grand Prix tennis circuit