2010 IPP Open
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The 2010 IPP Open
was a professional
tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Helsinki
, Finland
between 22 and 28 November 2010.
Micke Kontinen
The following players received an Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Martin Kližan
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ruben Bemelmans
Michail Elgin
Jan-Lennard Struff Jürgen Zopp
The following players received the lucky loser
spots: Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Timo Nieminen
Ričardas Berankis
def.
Michał Przysiężny, 6–1, 2–0, RET.
Dustin Brown
/ Martin Emmrich
def.
Henri Kontinen
/ Jarkko Nieminen
, 7–6(17), 0–6, [10–7]
IPP Open
The IPP Open is a tennis tournament held in Helsinki, Finland since 2001. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
was a professional
Professional
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tennis
Tennis
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tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
2010 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 13 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000...
. It took place in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
between 22 and 28 November 2010.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Tobias Kamke Tobias Kamke Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:... |
67 | 1 |
| Poland |
Michał Przysiężny | 76 | 2 |
 Russia |
Teymuraz Gabashvili | 82 | 3 |
| Germany |
Dustin Brown Dustin Brown (tennis) Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
93 | 4 |
 Slovakia |
Karol Beck Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St... |
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|
 France |
Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011.... |
99 | 6 |
 Italy |
Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the... |
104 | 7 |
 India |
Somdev Devvarman Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning... |
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|
 Slovenia |
Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface... |
108 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of November 15, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marko Djokovic Antony Dupuis Henri KontinenHenri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:...
Micke Kontinen
The following players received an Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles...
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245....
Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...
Jan-Lennard Struff Jürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp is the current number one Estonian male tennis player. He is a prominent member of the Estonia Davis Cup team.Zopp reached the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' Tournaments in 2006....
The following players received the lucky loser
Lucky Loser
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spots: Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu is a Romanian tennis player. On November 2, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 304 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 384 achieved on May 12, 2008.-External links:...
Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen is a professional Finnish tennis player.Nieminen reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 21, 2003, when he became World number 254...
Singles
Ričardas BerankisRicardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.- Early career :Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two...
def.
Michał Przysiężny, 6–1, 2–0, RET.Doubles
Dustin BrownDustin Brown (tennis)
Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...
/
Martin EmmrichMartin Emmrich
Martin Emmrich is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 12, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 604 whilst his highest doubles ranking of 86 was achieved on July 4, 2011.-Personal life:...
def.
Henri KontinenHenri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:...
/
Jarkko NieminenJarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
, 7–6(17), 0–6, [10–7]