The ATP Challenger Tour Finals 2014 Live Video Stream is available here. This indoor claycourt event takes place at the famous Pinheiros Sports Club from November 19 to 23, 2014. There are seven qualifiers and one wildcard in this event and will play through the round robin matches, quite similar with the ATP World Tour Finals which just concluded in London last week. The top two players from each group will advance to the semifinals. The undefeated champion will get $91,200 in prize money plus 125 ranking points.
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Here are the eight players competing for the ATP Challenger Tour Finals 2014: Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM); Simone Bolelli (ITA); Diego Schwartzman (ARG); Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT); Blaz Rola (SLO); Joao Souza (BRA); Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) and Guilherme Clezar (BRA).
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Here’s a brief look on the contenders as provided by the ATP World Tour website:
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM): One of the breakout stars on both the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour in 2014, the 34-year-old Estrella Burgos injects the youthful exuberance of a teenager into every match, and is finally realising his potential after years of battling for survival in the lower tiers of the sport. The 5’9″ Santiago native became the first player from the Dominican Republic to crack the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings in March. Up to a career-high No. 65, Estrella Burgos’ ascent has been fueled by a semi-final run at the ATP World Tour 250 event in Bogota and a pair of titles on the Challenger circuit, in Salinas and Pereira.
The Dominican also became the oldest player in US Open history to win his first match, en route to the third round. On the ATP Challenger Tour, he has amassed a 26-9 record and emerged victorious in the longest final of the year – a three hour and 17 minute marathon against fellow season finale contender Joao Souza on the clay of Pereira.
Simone Bolelli (ITA): Bolelli’s meteoric resurgence has been one of the feel-good stories on the ATP Challenger Tour this year. A nominee for Comeback Player of the Year, the former World No. 36 underwent wrist surgery in 2013 and was sitting at No. 321 in the Emirates ATP Rankings when he powered to the Bergamo title in his comeback debut in February. The Italian veteran (pictured below, photo credit: Andrea Cherchi) would soar 249 spots behind a 26-3 record on the Challenger circuit, also claiming three consecutive crowns in Vercelli, Tunis and Oberstaufen and compiling a 17-match win streak.
At the tour-level, the 29 year old made his biggest impact at the majors. Bolelli qualified for both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and notched main draw wins at both. At Wimbledon, he prevailed against World No. 28 Philipp Kohlschreiber in five sets, and led Kei Nishikori two sets to one in a third-round match. He recorded another five-sets win over Vasek Pospisil in the first round of the US Open.
Diego Schwartzman (ARG): Standing at 5’7″, Schwartzman is the shortest player in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. While the Argentine may be diminutive in stature, his agility and firepower off the ground have propelled him to new heights in 2014, accruing the third-most match wins on the ATP Challenger Tour (42) and second-most titles (4). One of eight Argentines in the Top 100, he is 4-2 in finals this year, hoisting trophies in Aix-en-Provence, Prague II, Campinas and San Juan. The 22 year old earned his first match victory at the Grand Slam level in Roland Garros, before falling to Roger Federer in the second round. He also reached the Round of 16 in Kitzbuhel following a 6-1, 6-0 rout of rising star Alexander Zverev.
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT): Sitting one spot behind Schwartzman in the year-to-date match wins standings is the Austrian Haider-Maurer. Perhaps best known for his run to the final on home soil at the Erste Bank Open in 2010 (l. to Melzer), the 27 year old is 41-16 on the ATP Challenger Tour this year, adding two titles to his collection with triumphs in Brasov and Trnava in September. Also the runner-up in San Benedetto, his victory in Brasov made him just the sixth player in Challenger history to successfully complete a three-peat.
Blaz Rola (SLO): The 2013 NCAA singles champion was a dominant force at Ohio State University, compiling a 32-1 singles record during his junior campaign. Rola would immediately turn pro last year and his success extended to the ATP Challenger Tour, reaching four semi-finals in his first eight events, before enjoying a breakthrough campaign in 2014. The 24 year old kicked off the season with his maiden title in Guangzhou, followed by runs to the final in Panama City, Sao Paulo II and Poznan. His 33 match wins are sixth-most on the circuit and his Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 88 is highest among Slovenians. In January, at the Australian Open, he reached the second round in his Grand Slam debut, upsetting Federico Delbonis.
Joao Souza (BRA): Souza is the hometown hero of the ATP Challenger Tour Finals. The Sao Paulo native is back in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time in two years, thanks to a 44-18 mark and four finals. He most recently eclipsed the 200 match wins plateau with a run to the title match in San Juan (l. to Schwartzman). Despite missing all of March with an abdominal muscle injury, the World No. 92 is the second-highest ranked Brazilian, behind only Thomaz Bellucci, with runner-up finishes in Medellin and Pereira and a title run at the season-opening tournament in Sao Paulo.
Maximo Gonzalez (ARG): An elder statesmen on the Challenger circuit, Gonzalez (pictured right, photo credit: Joao Pires/Fotojump) is one of the most accomplished players in ATP Challenger Tour history. The 31 year old is one of just eight players to amass 14 titles and 220 match wins. In 2014, he is 31-11 overall, boasting a 3-1 mark in finals, including triumphs in Santos, Blois and Padova while also reaching the title match in Cordoba last week.The World No. 100 stunned the field at the ATP World Tour stop in Kitzbuhel in July, streaking to his first tour-level semi-final in six years, before falling to eventual champion David Goffin in three sets.
Guilherme Clezar (BRA): The youngest player in the field, Clezar was awarded the tournament’s wild card for a second successive year. The 21-year-old Brazilian is also the lowest ranked, at World No. 248. At last year’s ATP Challenger Tour Finals, the eighth seed stunned top dog Teymuraz Gabashvili in his first round-robin match before falling to Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Adrian Ungur. He is 15-17 this year, advancing to the semi-finals on the clay of San Marino.
