2015 Champions Tennis League
The 2015 Champions Tennis League was the second edition of the 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 |
Format
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.
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
| CTL 2015 teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Location | Stadium | ||||
| Mumbai Tennis Masters | Mumbai, Maharashtra | MSLTA Stadium | ||||
| Hyderabad Aces | Hyderabad, Telangana | Fateh Maidan | ||||
| V Chennai Warriors | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | SDAT Tennis Stadium | ||||
| Nagpur Orangers | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Nagpur District Hard Court Tennis Association | ||||
| Raipur Rangers | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium | ||||
| Punjab Marshalls | Chandigarh | CLTA Tennis Stadium | ||||
Players
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 |
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| 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
Matches
Standings
- 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
| Date | Fixture | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December | Punjab Marshalls v Hyderabad Aces | 22–21 | Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad, Telangana |
Broadcasting rights
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
- "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.