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http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis ... eview.aspxATP CHALLENGER TOUR FINALS 2013
ATP Challenger Tour Finals Field Set
Sao Paulo, Brazil
As the Emirates ATP Race to London nears yet another dramatic conclusion this week in Paris, the elite eight on the ATP Challenger Tour have already punched their tickets to Sao Paulo for the season finale.
To be held on outdoor clay at the Sociedade Harmonia de Tenis from 13-17 November, the field is comprised of seven qualifiers and one wild card. Contested in round-robin format, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals, 125 Emirates ATP Ranking points and $91,200 in prize money will be awarded to an undefeated champion. Here are the contenders:
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL): The 24-year-old Colombian is enjoying a career year on the ATP Challenger Tour, qualifying for the year-end championships after reaching five finals and ascending to a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of 106 in late September. Gonzalez’s rise to the precipice of the Top 100 was fueled by a trio of titles, on the clay of Salinas, Sao Paulo and his hometown of Medellin. He also reached the final in Panama City and Sao Jose do Rio Preto.
Oleksandr Nedovyesov (UKR): The 2009 National Player of the Year at Oklahoma State University, the 6’4” Ukrainian is in the midst of a meteoric climb up the Emirates ATP Rankings. Sitting outside the Top 1000 in March of last year, Nedovyesov soared to a career-high No. 99 after hoisting the trophy at the Challenger event in Kazan a week ago. The 26 year old also claimed the titles on the clay of Prague and Szczecin and reached the final in Samarkand.
Jesse Huta Galung (NED): At the age of 28, the Dutchman has discovered the best form of his career in 2013, capturing Challenger crowns in Cherbourg, Saint-Brieuc, Scheveningen and Tampere. He earned his second win over a Top 50 opponent last month, ousting Jurgen Melzer during The Netherlands’ whitewash of Austria in the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs. The seven-time ATP Challenger Tour champion also reached the doubles final at the ATP World Tour stop in Rotterdam, alongside countryman Thiemo de Bakker.
Filippo Volandri (ITA): Volandri is the elder statesman in the draw, at age 32. A two-time champion on the ATP World Tour, the Italian is best known for his five-set victory over then-World No. 7 Ivan Ljubicic in the third round of Roland Garros, in 2007. The Livorno native is enjoying a resurgence on the Challenger level in 2013, winning a pair of titles on home soil in Milan and Orbetello. He advanced to his 24th ATP Challenger Tour final in Genova last month.
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS): Volandri isn’t the only player in the field to have reached the Round of 16 of a Grand Slam. Gabashvili attained the feat at Roland Garros in 2010, where he upset Andy Roddick in the third round as a qualifier. The 28-year-old Russian veteran is a seven-time champion on the ATP Challenger Tour, claiming a hard-court title in Karshi and a clay-court crown in Samarkand this year. Currently ranked 95th, he was also the runner-up in Kenitra and Tashkent.
Adrian Ungur (ROU): The defending ATP Challenger Tour Finals runner-up is back in Sao Paulo. The only former contestant in the field, the Romanian fell in a third-set tie-break to Guido Pella in last year’s title bout. The diminutive 5’10” 28-year-old raised his seventh Challenger trophy in front of the home crowd in Arad, in June, a month after winning in Tunis. His most notable tour-level result came at Roland Garros in 2012, when took a set from Roger Federer in the second round after upsetting David Nalbandian.
Andrej Martin (SVK): Three years removed from his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title, Martin clinched his second in late April, defeating Adrian Mannarino in Mexico City. After lifting another trophy in San Benedetto in July, the 24 year old competed in his first Grand Slam main draw at the US Open and ascended to a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of 119, two weeks later.
Guilherme Clezar (BRA): The youngest player in the field, Clezar was awarded the tournament’s wild card. The 20-year-old Brazilian is also the lowest ranked, at World No. 177. He won his second title at the Challenger level last month in Campinas, not relinquishing a set all week.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis ... urney.aspxAdrian Ungur: "I have good memories from this tournament last year. I remember that I was the last player to qualify and I didn’t expect to make the final. That was for sure a special moment for me...When you have to defend points it is something that brings a lot of pressure, but i will try to focus on the game."
Teymuraz Gabashvili: "I hope to be the player to beat here in Sao Paulo. This is the best Challenger tournament and every player wants to win here. All the players here for sure will fight hard every match, otherwise you can’t win."
Filippo Volandri: "This tournament is tough for everybody. It’s the end of the year, we all might be a little tired, but it’s very important because of the points and it has a good prize money. I’m getting old, but I’m still fit."
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