The 2014 Champions Tennis League was the first edition of the Champions Tennis League.
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.
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 Sergi Bruguera Tommy Robredo Alizé Cornet Sriram Balaji
Delhi Dreams
Player Juan Carlos Ferrero Kevin Anderson Jelena Janković Sanam Singh
Pune Marathas
Player Pat Cash Marcos Baghdatis Agnieszka Radwańska Saketh Myneni
Bangalore Raptors
Player Thomas Enqvist Feliciano López Venus Williams Ramkumar Ramanathan
Hyderabad Aces
Player Mark Philippoussis Mikhail Youzhny Martina Hingis Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Punjab Marshalls
Player Greg Rusedski Somdev Devvarman Garbiñe Muguruza Leander Paes
Group round
Matches Date Zone Fixture Score Venue 17 November North Delhi Dreams v Punjab Marshalls 25–19 Delhi 17 November South Hyderabad Aces v Bangalore Raptors 27–25 Hyderabad 18 November South Hyderabad Aces v Pune Marathas 25–26 Hyderabad 18 November North Delhi Dreams v Mumbai Tennis Masters 27–19 Delhi 20 November South Bangalore Raptors v Pune Marathas 24–25 Bangalore 20 November North Punjab Marshalls v Mumbai Tennis Masters 21–27 Chandigarh 21 November North Punjab Marshalls v Delhi Dreams 29–18 Chandigarh 21 November South Bangalore Raptors v Hyderabad Aces 22–25 Bangalore 23 November South Pune Marathas v Bangalore Raptors 26–20 Pune 23 November North Mumbai Tennis Masters v Delhi Dreams 21–27 Mumbai 24 November North Mumbai Tennis Masters v Punjab Marshalls 29–20 Mumbai 24 November South Pune Marathas v Hyderabad Aces 25–24 Pune
Standings North Zone: Delhi – 3 points, Mumbai – 2 points, Punjab – 1 point. South Zone: Pune – 4 points, Hyderabad – 2 points, Bangalore – 0 points.
Final Date Fixture Score Venue 26 November Pune Marathas v Delhi Dreams 27–23 Delhi
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