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November
Anil Mehul had a futures title in Guatemala, Sushant Chiba one of his own in India, so they made use of their time. Of course that wasn't the main attraction.
World Tour Finals
Prakash Mooljee was in Group 1, and lost every set he played. Kaspar placed first, Dircx second, and Fangio third. Just the way they were seeded. Ritwik Dudwadkar was in Group 2. Zarco ran through it undefeated to take the top spot, but the other three ended up tied. In their matchups, Teng beat Dudwadkar, who beat Piazzola, who beat Teng. They all ended up with one win. Hsuang-tsung Teng finished with four sets up and four down though, while the other two only won two sets each. That was the tiebreaker. A better showing that last year, but once again Ritwik is out in the round-robin stage.
Mateo Kaspar beat Teng 6-1, 7-6(6) in the first semifinal, with Martin Zarco falling to Dircx 6-4, 6-4 in the second. Guus Dircx represented the Netherlands well here, but lost a 6-4, 7-6(4) decision in the final that wasn't as close as that score would make it appear. And that pretty much clinches it; Kaspar becomes the first player to ever make it through an entire season with just a single loss. That's at least one mark he can put in the record book above anyone else.
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