2015 Champions Tennis League
| 2015 Champions Tennis League | |
|---|---|
| League | Champions Tennis League |
| Sport | Team tennis |
| Duration | 23 November – 6 December 2015 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| League champions | Punjab Marshalls |
| Runners-up | Hyderabad Aces |
| Season MVP | Martina Hingis |
The 2015 Champions Tennis League was the second edition of the Champions Tennis League.
Format
[edit]The 2015 edition of CTL was announced by Vijay Amritraj on 23 September 2015, at a press conference in Mumbai.[1] The press conference also saw the draft of the players into each team. In 2015, CTL featured six city based teams across India and saw 13 matches played over a 2-week period between 23 November and 6 December. The winners' prize money was Rs. 1 crore, while the runner-up prize was Rs. 50 lakhs.[citation needed]
Each tie will consist of 5 sets with each set being considered as a match. Unlike the 2014 edition, the winner of a match was the player/doubles team that wins 5 games, not 6. The winner of the tie was the team that wins the highest number of games across all 5 sets.
Teams
[edit]Players
[edit]Zone A
- Mumbai Tennis Masters
| Player |
|---|
 Richard Krajicek
|
 Santiago Giraldo
|
 Flavia Pennetta
|
 Sriram Balaji
|
Zone B
- Nagpur Orangers
| Player |
|---|
 Àlex Corretja
|
| Feliciano López
|
 Jelena Janković
|
| Divij Sharan
|
- Raipur Rangers
| Player |
|---|
 Thomas Muster
|
| Roberto Bautista Agut
|
 Alizé Cornet
|
| Ramkumar Ramanathan
|
- Hyderabad Aces
| Player |
|---|
 Thomas Johansson
|
 Ivo Karlović
|
 Martina Hingis
|
| Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
|
- Punjab Marshalls
| Player |
|---|
 Greg Rusedski
|
 Marcos Baghdatis
|
 Elina Svitolina
|
| Saketh Myneni
|
- V Chennai Warriors
| Player |
|---|
 Rainer Schüttler
|
| Fernando Verdasco
|
| Heather Watson
|
| Vishnu Vardhan
|
Group round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Standings
[edit]- Zone A
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL | GW | GL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab Marshalls | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 88 | 65 | 8 |
| 2 | Raipur Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 81 | 72 | 4 |
| 3 | Mumbai Tennis Masters | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 93 | 0 |
- Zone B
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL | GW | GL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad Aces | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 93 | 78 | 6 |
| 2 | Nagpur Orangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 88 | 4 |
| 3 | V Chennai Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 92 | 2 |
Final
[edit]| Date | Fixture | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December | Punjab Marshalls v Hyderabad Aces | 22–21 | Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad, Telangana |
Broadcasting rights
[edit]In India, all Champions Tennis League matches broadcast live on Sony SIX HD and Sony SIX who has the exclusive broadcasting rights for the event in the Indian subcontinent.[2]
The Tennis Channel broadcast the Champions Tennis League across the USA.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Champions Tennis League season 2 from November 23". 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Amritraj Announces Champions Tennis League Season 2". 25 September 2015.
- ^ "USA broadcast". 15 October 2014.