2011 MTS Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2011 MTS Cup will be a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It will be the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It will take place in Yerevan
, Armenia
between 3 and 9 October 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dariya Berezhnaya Tamari Chalaganidze Julia Gavenko Natia Gegia Ani Gogvadze Olga Ianchuk Antonina Rafikova Inna Volkovich
Julia Cohen
def.
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Tatia Mikadze
/ Sofia Shapatava
def.
Elizaveta Ianchuk / Olga Ianchuk, 6–1, 6–4
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 clay courts. It will be the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
. It will take place in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
between 3 and 9 October 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine |
Lesia Tsurenko | 133 | 1 |
| United States |
Julia Cohen Julia Cohen Julia Cohen is an American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On November 29, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 153, and on September 12, 2011, her highest doubles ranking of 208.... |
197 | 2 |
| Ukraine |
Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On August 1, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 271 whilst her best doubles ranking was 114 on April 20, 2009.-External links:... |
242 | 3 |
| Georgia (country) |
Sofia Shapatava Sofia Shapatava Sofia Shapatava is a Georgian tennis player. Her career high singles ranking is no.238 and career high doubles is no.210 . Her current singles is 256 and current doubles is 211... |
255 | 4 |
 Austria |
Melanie Klaffner Melanie Klaffner Melanie Klaffner is an Austrian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, she is ranked World No. 234 in singles and No. 197 in doubles. She is currently coached by Geovani Cardona. Klaffner has enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning two singles and eight doubles titles, and has also been a member... |
274 | 5 |
| Ukraine |
Irina Buryachok Irina Buryachok Irina Buryachok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On June 14, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 183 whilst her best doubles ranking was 196 on June 21, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 9 :... |
277 | 6 |
 Slovakia |
Zuzana Luknárová | 301 | 7 |
| Chile |
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Karina Andrea Koch-Benvenuto is a Chilean tennis player.Koch-Benvenuto has been a member of the Chile Fed Cup team since 2003.-Titles:-External links:* * * *... |
309 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ani Amiraghyan Nune Khachatryan Maria Sakkari Anna SchmiedlováThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dariya Berezhnaya Tamari Chalaganidze Julia Gavenko Natia Gegia Ani Gogvadze Olga Ianchuk Antonina Rafikova Inna Volkovich
Singles
Julia CohenJulia Cohen
Julia Cohen is an American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On November 29, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 153, and on September 12, 2011, her highest doubles ranking of 208....
def.
Andrea Koch-BenvenutoAndrea Koch-Benvenuto
Karina Andrea Koch-Benvenuto is a Chilean tennis player.Koch-Benvenuto has been a member of the Chile Fed Cup team since 2003.-Titles:-External links:* * * *...
, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Doubles
Tatia MikadzeTatia Mikadze
Tatia Mikadze is a professional tennis player. Tatia is from Georgia and reached a highest ranking of 281. Tatia qualified for the main draw at the 2011 Baku Cup as a lucky loser and defeated first-round opponent Nina Khrisanova 6-0, 6-0, to advance to the second round.- References :...
/
Sofia ShapatavaSofia Shapatava
Sofia Shapatava is a Georgian tennis player. Her career high singles ranking is no.238 and career high doubles is no.210 . Her current singles is 256 and current doubles is 211...
def.
Elizaveta Ianchuk / Olga Ianchuk, 6–1, 6–4