2014 Champions Tennis League

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2014 Champions Tennis League
League Champions Tennis League
Sport Team tennis
Duration17 November – 26 November 2015
Number of teams6
League champions Pune Marathas
  Runners-up Delhi Dreams
Season MVP Marcos Baghdatis
CTL seasons

The 2014 Champions Tennis League was the first edition of the Champions Tennis League. [1]

Contents

Format

In 2014, the CTL saw 13 matches played over a 10-day period between 17 and 26 November 2014. Each tie consisted of 5 sets, with each considered as a match. The winner of a match was the player/doubles team that won 6 games. The winner of the tie was the team that won the highest number of games across all 5 sets. The winners' prize money was Rs. 1 crore, while the runner-up prize was Rs. 50 lakhs.[ citation needed ]

Teams

CTL teams
TeamLocationStadium
Mumbai Tennis Masters Mumbai, Maharashtra Kalina Stadium
Hyderabad Aces Hyderabad, Telangana Fateh Maidan
Bangalore Raptors Bengaluru, Karnataka KSLTA Tennis Stadium
Pune Marathas Pune, Maharashtra Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Delhi Dreams Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex
Punjab Marshalls Chandigarh CLTA Tennis Stadium

Players

Mumbai Tennis Masters
Player
Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera
Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Delhi Dreams
Player
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of India.svg Sanam Singh
Pune Marathas
Player
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash
Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
Bangalore Raptors
Player
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of India.svg Ramkumar Ramanathan
Hyderabad Aces
Player
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Punjab Marshalls
Player
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
Flag of India.svg Somdev Devvarman
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes

Group round

Matches

DateZoneFixtureScoreVenue
17 NovemberNorth Delhi Dreams v Punjab Marshalls 25–19Delhi
17 NovemberSouth Hyderabad Aces v Bangalore Raptors 27–25Hyderabad
18 NovemberSouth Hyderabad Aces v Pune Marathas 25–26Hyderabad
18 NovemberNorth Delhi Dreams v Mumbai Tennis Masters 27–19Delhi
20 NovemberSouth Bangalore Raptors v Pune Marathas 24–25Bangalore
20 NovemberNorth Punjab Marshalls v Mumbai Tennis Masters 21–27Chandigarh
21 NovemberNorth Punjab Marshalls v Delhi Dreams 29–18Chandigarh
21 NovemberSouth Bangalore Raptors v Hyderabad Aces 22–25Bangalore
23 NovemberSouth Pune Marathas v Bangalore Raptors 26–20Pune
23 NovemberNorth Mumbai Tennis Masters v Delhi Dreams 21–27Mumbai
24 NovemberNorth Mumbai Tennis Masters v Punjab Marshalls 29–20Mumbai
24 NovemberSouth Pune Marathas v Hyderabad Aces 25–24Pune

Standings

Final

DateFixtureScoreVenue
26 November Pune Marathas v Delhi Dreams 27–23Delhi

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References

  1. "CHAMPIONS TENNIS LEAGUE | 2015". Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.