2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
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The 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour
and the 2011 WTA Tour
. It took place in Acapulco
, Mexico
between 21 and 26 February 2011.
Santiago González Manuel Sánchez
The following entrant has been granted a Special Exemption into the main draw: Milos Raonic
(withdrew)
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Paul Capdeville
Máximo González
Albert Ramos-Viñolas
Adrian Ungur
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw: Frederico Gil
(for Nalbandian
) Horacio Zeballos (for Robredo
) Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
(for Raonic
) Iván Navarro
(for Riba
)
Kristýna Plíšková
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mădălina Gojnea
Silvia Soler Espinosa
Anna Tatishvili
Lesia Tsurenko
David Ferrer
def. Nicolás Almagro
, 7–6(4), 6–7(2), 6–2
Gisela Dulko
def. Arantxa Parra Santonja
, 6–3, 7–6(5)
Victor Hănescu
/ Horia Tecău
def.
Marcelo Melo
/ Bruno Soares
, 6–1, 6–3
Mariya Koryttseva
/ Ioana Raluca Olaru
def. Lourdes Domínguez Lino
/ Arantxa Parra Santonja
, 3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...
was a professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour
2011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
and the 2011 WTA Tour
2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
. It took place in Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
between 21 and 26 February 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000... |
6 | 1 |
| Spain |
Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight... |
9 | 2 |
| Spain |
Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:... |
13 | 3 |
 Switzerland |
Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot... |
15 | 4 |
| Spain |
Albert Montañés Álbert Montañés Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then... |
25 | 5 |
| Ukraine |
Alexandr Dolgopolov | 29 | 6 |
| Argentina |
Juan Mónaco Juan Mónaco Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:... |
30 | 7 |
| Argentina |
Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface... |
35 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 14, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Daniel GarzaDaniel Garza
Daniel Garza Garza is a Mexican tennis playerHe participated in the Davis Cup representing Mexico eight times, his most important victory was during the 2008 Davis Cup tie against Uruguay which he win 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 to Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas on Carpet.-Titles :-Singles:-External links:**...
Santiago González Manuel Sánchez
The following entrant has been granted a Special Exemption into the main draw: Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
(withdrew)
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Paul Capdeville
Paul Capdeville
Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....
Máximo González
Máximo González
Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :...
Albert Ramos-Viñolas
Albert Ramos-Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 87 ....
Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122...
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw: Frederico Gil
Frederico Gil
Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings...
(for Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
) Horacio Zeballos (for Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
) Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 19 :-External links:...
(for Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
) Iván Navarro
Iván Navarro (tennis)
Iván Navarro Pastor is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employs the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. He has a habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and...
(for Riba
Pere Riba
Pere Riba Madrid is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 65, on May 16, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 81, on June 7, 2010...
)
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011... |
34 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
Polona Hercog Polona Hercog Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles... |
49 | 2 |
 Hungary |
Gréta Arn Gréta Arn Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997.... |
59 | 3 |
| Argentina |
Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where... |
60 | 4 |
| Romania |
Simona Halep Simona Halep Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:... |
61 | 5 |
| Spain |
Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No... |
63 | 6 |
| Spain |
Carla Suárez Navarro Carla Suarez Navarro Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:... |
65 | 7 |
 Belarus |
Olga Govortsova Olga Govortsova Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.-Career:... |
70 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 14, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ximena Hermoso Karolína PlíškováKarolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková is a professional Czech tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 168, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 239, which she reached on 1 August 2011. Her twin sister Kristýna is also a tennis player...
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion....
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mădălina Gojnea
Mădălina Gojnea
Mădălina-Victorița Gojnea is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 149 whilst her best doubles ranking was 191 on July 9, 2007...
Silvia Soler Espinosa
Silvia Soler Espinosa
Silvia Soler Espinosa is an Spanish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 136, which she reached on June 6, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 255, which she reached on May 9, 2011.-External links:...
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
Lesia Tsurenko
Men's singles
David FerrerDavid Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
def.
Nicolás AlmagroNicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
, 7–6(4), 6–7(2), 6–2
- It was Ferrer's 2nd title of the year and 11th of his career. It was his 2nd consecutive win at the event.
Women's singles
Gisela DulkoGisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
def.
Arantxa Parra SantonjaArantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, 6–3, 7–6(5)
- It was Dulko's first title of the year and fourth of her career.
Men's doubles
Victor HănescuVictor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
/
Horia TecăuHoria Tecau
Horia Tecău is a Romanian tennis player who turned pro in 2003, and is a doubles specialist. Tecău is currently ranked 9th in ATP's doubles ranking, being also his highest doubles ranking achieved on August 8, 2011....
def.
Marcelo MeloMarcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
/
Bruno SoaresBruno Soares
Bruno Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil.Soares's highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, reached on May 4, 2009...
, 6–1, 6–3
Women's doubles
Mariya KoryttsevaMariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on August 18, 2008....
/
Ioana Raluca OlaruIoana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
def.
Lourdes Domínguez LinoLourdes Dominguez Lino
Lourdes Domínguez Lino is a Spanish professional female tennis player. On 11 September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
/
Arantxa Parra SantonjaArantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, 3–6, 6–1, [10–4]