2011 BNP Paribas Polish Open
Encyclopedia
The 2011 BNP Paribas Polish Open was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Sopot
, Poland
between 11 and 17 July 2011.
Andriej Kapaś
Grzegorz Panfil
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Nikola Ćirić
Iván Navarro
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dawid Celt Robert Godlewski Michal Konečný Maciej Smoła
def. Nikola Ćirić
, 6–1, 6–3
/ Marcin Matkowski
def. Olivier Charroin
/ Stéphane Robert
, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
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 hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
2011 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from...
. It took place in Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
between 11 and 17 July 2011.
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic | Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:... |
70 | 1 |
Italy | Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open... |
105 | 2 |
France | Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6.... |
107 | 3 |
France | Éric Prodon Eric Prodon - Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997.... |
110 | 4 |
Belgium | Steve Darcis Steve Darcis Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:... |
118 | 5 |
France | Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
119 | 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... |
121 | 7 |
Netherlands | Jesse Huta Galung Jesse Huta Galung Jesse Huta Galung is a professional Dutch tennis player.-Singles Titles:-External links:*... |
123 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 4, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Piotr Gadomski Marcin GawronMarcin Gawron
Marcin Gawron is a Polish tennis player. He is 72 kg and is 5.8 ft tall. He made the final of the 2006 Wimbledon Junior Championship, but lost to Thiemo de Bakker 2-6, 6-7.-External links:...
Andriej Kapaś
Andriej Kapaś
Andriej Kapaś is a Polish professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 803 on 31 August 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on 19 September 2011.-Doubles...
Grzegorz Panfil
Grzegorz Panfil
-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:*...
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Nikola Ćirić
Nikola Ćirić
Nikola Ćirić ; is a professional tennis player, who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures. He was born in Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on August 2, 1983....
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...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dawid Celt Robert Godlewski Michal Konečný Maciej Smoła
Singles
Éric ProdonEric Prodon
- Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997....
def. Nikola Ćirić
Nikola Ćirić
Nikola Ćirić ; is a professional tennis player, who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures. He was born in Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on August 2, 1983....
, 6–1, 6–3
Doubles
Mariusz FyrstenbergMariusz Fyrstenberg
Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003....
/ Marcin Matkowski
Marcin Matkowski
Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth...
def. Olivier Charroin
Olivier Charroin
Olivier Charroin is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 523 on 23 June 2008, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 98, on 24 October 2011.-Doubles...
/ Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)