The ATP Challenger Tour, in 2014 was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2014 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 150 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $40,000 up to $220,000, which represented an increase of the minimum prize money from $35,000. It was the 37th edition of challenger tournaments cycle, and 6th under the name of Challenger Tour.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsDecember 30Aberto de São PauloSão Paulo, BrazilHard – $125,000+H – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles João Souza 6–4, 6–4 Alejandro González Guido Pella Gastão Elias Agustín Velotti Guido Andreozzi Facundo Argüello Fernando Romboli Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko4–6, 7–5, [10–6] Nicolás Barrientos Víctor Estrella BurgosBNP Paribas de Nouvelle-CalédonieNouméa, New CaledoniaHard – $75,000+H – 32S/23Q/16D Singles – Doubles Alejandro Falla 6–2, 6–2 Steven Diez Adrián Menéndez Maceiras James McGee Denis Kudla Lucas Pouille Austin Krajicek Grégoire Burquier Austin Krajicek Tennys Sandgren7–6(7–4), 6–4 Ante Pavić Blaž RolaJanuary 6 No tournaments scheduled.January 13 No tournaments scheduled.January 20 Intersport Heilbronn OpenHeilbronn, GermanyHard (i) – €106,500+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Peter Gojowczyk6–4, 7–5 Igor Sijsling Jesse Huta Galung Jiří Veselý Andrea Arnaboldi Jan-Lennard Struff Andreas Haider-Maurer Michael Berrer Tomasz Bednarek Henri Kontinen3–6, 7–6(7–3), [12–10] Ken Skupski Neal Skupski Royal Lahaina ChallengerLahaina, United StatesHard – $50,000 – 32S/22Q/16D Singles – Doubles Bradley Klahn6–2, 6–3 Yang Tsung-hua Tatsuma Ito Tim Smyczek Denys Molchanov Peter Polansky Takanyi Garanganga Austin Krajicek Denis Kudla Yasutaka Uchiyama6–3, 6–2 Daniel Kosakowski Nicolas Meister Bucaramanga OpenBucaramanga, ColombiaClay – $40,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Alejandro Falla7–5, 6–1 Paolo Lorenzi Alejandro González Diego Sebastián Schwartzman André Ghem Facundo Argüello Guido Andreozzi Pere Riba Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah Maksoud7–6(7–3), 6–3 Kevin King Juan Carlos SpirJanuary 27McDonald's Burnie InternationalBurnie, AustraliaHard – $50,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Matt Reid6–3 6–2 Hiroki Moriya Jarmere Jenkins Yūichi Ito Matthew Barton Alex Bolt Benjamin Mitchell Christopher O'Connell Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith6–4, 6–2 Toshihide Matsui Danai UdomchokeVisit Panamá Cup de ChitréChitré, PanamaHard – $40,000+H – 32S/25Q/16D Singles – Doubles Wayne Odesnik5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Jimmy Wang Daniel Kosakowski Paolo Lorenzi Alejandro Falla Malek Jaziri Eduardo Struvay André Ghem Kevin King Juan Carlos Spir7–6(7–5), 6–4 Alex Llompart Mateo Nicolás Martínez
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFebruary 3 Challenger of DallasDallas, United StatesHard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Steve Johnson6–4, 6–4 Malek Jaziri Tim Pütz Víctor Estrella Burgos Rhyne Williams Samuel Groth Evan King James McGee Samuel Groth Chris Guccione6–4, 6–2 Ryan Harrison Mark Knowles Shriram Capital P.L. Reddy Memorial ChallengerChennai, IndiaHard – $50,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Yuki Bhambri4–6, 6–3, 7–5 Alexander Kudryavtsev Somdev Devvarman Evgeny Donskoy Jordi Samper Montaña Lucas Pouille Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus6–4, 7–6(7–3) Sriram Balaji Blaž Rola Charles Sturt Adelaide InternationalWest Lakes, AustraliaHard – $50,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Bradley Klahn6–3, 7–6(11–9) Tatsuma Ito Hiroki Moriya James Duckworth John-Patrick Smith Matthew Barton Maverick Banes Jarmere Jenkins Marcus Daniell Jarmere Jenkins6–4, 6–4 Dane Propoggia Jose Rubin StathamFebruary 10 Trofeo Faip–PerrelBergamo, ItalyHard (i) – €42,500+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Simone Bolelli7–6(8–6), 6–4 Jan-Lennard Struff Dustin Brown Andrea Arnaboldi Laurynas Grigelis Matteo Trevisan Márton Fucsovics Andreas Beck Karol Beck Michal Mertiňák4–6, 7–5, [10–6] Konstantin Kravchuk Denys Molchanov Open BNP Paribas Banque de BretagneQuimper, FranceHard (i) – €42,500+H – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert7–6(7–5), 6–3 Vincent Millot Grégoire Burquier Gilles Müller Mathieu Rodrigues Albano Olivetti Marius Copil Jan Mertl Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti6–4, 6–3 Toni Androić Nikola Mektić State Bank of India ATP Challenger TourKolkata, IndiaHard – $50,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Ilija Bozoljac6–1, 6–1 Evgeny Donskoy Aleksandr Nedovesov Somdev Devvarman David Guez Agustín Velotti Chen Ti Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh6–3, 3–6, [10–4] Divij Sharan Vishnu VardhanFebruary 17 ONGC–GAIL Delhi OpenNew Delhi, IndiaHard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Somdev Devvarman6–3, 6–1 Aleksandr Nedovesov Ilija Bozoljac Evgeny Donskoy Lucas Pouille Illya Marchenko Radu Albot Zhang Ze Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh7–6(7–5), 6–4 Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana Morelos OpenCuernavaca, MexicoHard – $75,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Gerald Melzer 6–1, 6–4 Víctor Estrella Burgos Rajeev Ram Malek Jaziri Henrique Cunha Nicolas Meister Daniel Kosakowski Carlos Salamanca Andrej Martin Gerald Melzer6–2, 6–4 Alejandro Moreno Figueroa Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Astana ChallengerAstana, KazakhstanHard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/27Q/16D Singles – Doubles Andrey Golubev6–4, 6–4 Gilles Müller Nikoloz Basilashvili Farrukh Dustov Alexander Kudryavtsev Filip Krajinović Marsel İlhan Matteo Viola Sergey Betov Aliaksandr Bury6–1, 6–4 Andrey Golubev Evgeny KorolevFebruary 24 Challenger La MancheCherbourg, FranceHard (i) – €64,000+H – 32S/21Q/16D Singles – Doubles Kenny de Schepper3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Norbert Gomboš Farrukh Dustov Ričardas Berankis Albano Olivetti Jaroslav Pospíšil Lucas Pouille Dustin Brown Henri Kontinen Konstantin Kravchuk6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti ATP Challenger GuangzhouGuangzhou, ChinaHard – $50,000+H – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles Blaž Rola6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3 Yūichi Sugita Go Soeda Michael Venus Martin Fischer Matthias Bachinger Rui Machado Amir Weintraub Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana 6–2, 6–4 Lee Hsin-han Amir Weintraub Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario ExpresoSalinas, EcuadorClay – $40,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Víctor Estrella Burgos6–3, 6–4 Andrea Collarini Renzo Olivo Emilio Gómez Carlos Salamanca José Pereira Juan Ignacio Londero Marco Trungelliti Roberto Maytín Fernando Romboli6–3, 6–4 Hugo Dellien Eduardo Schwank
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 3All Japan Indoor Tennis ChampionshipsKyoto, JapanHard (i) – $40,000+H – 32S/25Q/16D Singles – Doubles Martin Fischer3–6, 7–5, 6–4 Tatsuma Ito Go Soeda Marco Chiudinelli Hiroki Moriya Andreas Beck Yuuya Kibi Ričardas Berankis Purav Raja Divij Sharan5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–4] Sanchai Ratiwatana Michael Venus March 10 Irving Tennis ClassicIrving, United StatesHard – $125,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Lukáš Rosol6–0, 6–3 Steve Johnson Tobias Kamke Sergiy Stakhovsky Benjamin Becker Illya Marchenko Ryan Harrison Tim Smyczek Santiago González Scott Lipsky4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7] John-Patrick Smith Michael Venus Kazan Kremlin CupKazan, RussiaHard (i) – $75,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Marsel İlhan7–6(8–6), 6–3 Michael Berrer Farrukh Dustov Andrey Kuznetsov Albano Olivetti Ričardas Berankis Norbert Gomboš Gilles Müller Flavio Cipolla Goran Tošić3–6, 7–5, [12–10] Victor Baluda Konstantin KravchukMarch 17Challenger Banque NationaleRimouski, CanadaHard (i) – $40,000+H – 32S/14Q/16D Singles – Doubles Samuel Groth7–6(7–3), 6–2 Ante Pavić Austin Krajicek Yūichi Sugita Rajeev Ram Andreas Beck Yoshihito Nishioka Daniel Cox Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst6–2, 6–1 Germain Gigounon Olivier Rochus Visit Panamá CupPanama City, PanamaClay – $40,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Pere Riba7–5, 5–7, 6–2 Blaž Rola Albert Ramos Gerald Melzer Adrian Ungur Andreas Haider-Maurer Pablo Cuevas Guido Andreozzi František Čermák Mikhail Elgin4–6, 6–3, [10–8] Martín Alund Guillermo DuránMarch 24 Jalisco OpenGuadalajara, MexicoHard – $100,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Gilles Müller6–2, 6–2 Denis Kudla Rajeev Ram Jan-Lennard Struff Dustin Brown Takanyi Garanganga Ante Pavić Marcelo Arévalo César Ramírez Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–4, 6–2 Andre Begemann Matthew Ebden Seguros Bolívar Open BarranquillaBarranquilla, ColombiaClay – $40,000+H – 32S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles Pablo Cuevas6–3, 6–1 Martin Kližan Adrian Ungur Albert Ramos Alejandro Falla Andreas Haider-Maurer Blaž Rola Pere Riba Pablo Cuevas Pere Riba6–4, 6–3 František Čermák Mikhail ElginMarch 31 Open GuadeloupeLe Gosier, GuadeloupeHard – $100,000+H – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Steve Johnson6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) Kenny de Schepper Michael Russell Thomas Fabbiano Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Fabrice Martin Denis Kudla Olivier Rochus Tomasz Bednarek Adil Shamasdin7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] Gero Kretschmer Michael Venus Open Harmonie mutuelleSaint-Brieuc, FranceHard (i) – €42,500+H – 32S/22Q/16D Singles – Doubles Andreas Beck7–5, 6–3 Grégoire Burquier David Guez Evgeny Donskoy Jan Hernych Michael Berrer Jules Marie Enzo Couacaud Dominik Meffert Tim Pütz6–4, 6–3 Victor Baluda Philipp Marx Challenger Ficrea, presentado por ultraLeón, MexicoHard – $40,000+H – 32S/27Q/16D Singles – Doubles Rajeev Ram6–2, 6–2 Samuel Groth Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Agustín Velotti Yūichi Sugita Pierre-Hugues Herbert Austin Krajicek Marcus Daniell Samuel Groth Chris Guccione6–3, 6–4 Marcus Daniell Artem Sitak
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