2011 Power Horse World Team Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
. It was the 33rd edition of the World Team Cup
, and was part of the 250 series
of the 2011 ATP World Tour
. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf
, Germany
. After ARAG discontinued sponsorship for the event and organizers failed to find a new sponsor, the 2011 edition of the tournament was cancelled. However a new sponsor (Power Horse) was found in January 2011, and so the 2011 edition of the Cup took place between May 15–21.
Leading the team roster, the defending champions, Argentina
, also won in 2007, 2002 and 1980. They were joined by 4-time champions Sweden, Spain and United States, 3-time champions Germany (one additional title by West Germany), one time champions Serbia (also a part of the 1990 winning team Yugoslavia), 4-time runners-up Russia and newcomers Kazakhstan.
Argentina
won all the matches in the Red Group reaching the final where they were joined by Germany
winner of Blue Group with a 2–1 record.
Germany
won the Cup with a 2–1 win against Argentina
, the double match being decisive where Philipp Petzschner
and Philipp Kohlschreiber
defeated Juan Ignacio Chela
and Máximo González
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 outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
. It was the 33rd edition of the World Team Cup
World Team Cup
The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations...
, and was part of the 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
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...
. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. After ARAG discontinued sponsorship for the event and organizers failed to find a new sponsor, the 2011 edition of the tournament was cancelled. However a new sponsor (Power Horse) was found in January 2011, and so the 2011 edition of the Cup took place between May 15–21.
Leading the team roster, the defending champions, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, also won in 2007, 2002 and 1980. They were joined by 4-time champions Sweden, Spain and United States, 3-time champions Germany (one additional title by West Germany), one time champions Serbia (also a part of the 1990 winning team Yugoslavia), 4-time runners-up Russia and newcomers Kazakhstan.
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
won all the matches in the Red Group reaching the final where they were joined by Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
winner of Blue Group with a 2–1 record.
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
won the Cup with a 2–1 win against Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, the double match being decisive where Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
and Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
defeated 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...
and 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 :...
Prize Money
| Stage | Singles | Doubles 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Winning Team (First Place) |
€ 260,000 | € 10,700 |
| Finalist (Second Place) |
€ 168,000 | € 9,000 |
| Third Place | € 75,000 | € 6,200 |
| Fourth Place | € 3,500 | |
| Fifth Place | € 50,000 | € 1,800 |
| Sixth Place | € 950 | |
| Seventh Place | € 29,000 | – |
| Eight Place |
- Places are decided with the Player Winning the Most Total Doubles Matches
Red Group
- Mardy FishMardy FishMardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
(#11) - Sam QuerreySam QuerreySam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
(#25) - John IsnerJohn IsnerJohn Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
(#35)
- Juan MónacoJuan MónacoJuan 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:...
(#37) - Juan Ignacio ChelaJuan Ignacio ChelaJuan 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...
(#42) - Máximo GonzálezMáximo GonzálezMáximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :...
(#83)
- Andrey GolubevAndrey GolubevAndrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International...
(#43) - Mikhail KukushkinMikhail KukushkinMikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....
(#62)
- Robin SöderlingRobin SöderlingRobin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
(#5) - Christian LindellChristian LindellChristian Lindell is a professional tennis player from Sweden.Despite living his whole life in Brazil, Christian Lindell plays for Sweden after a curious event: In 2007, he already was one of the three best tennis player in Brazil for his age...
(#326) - Robert LindstedtRobert LindstedtRobert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist...
(#22 Doubles) - Simon AspelinSimon AspelinSimon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
(#61 Doubles)
Blue Group
- Viktor TroickiViktor TroickiViktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
(#15) - Janko TipsarevićJanko TipsarevicJanko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
(#33) - Nenad ZimonjićNenad ZimonjicNenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
(#4 Doubles) - Dušan LajovićDušan Lajović-Tennis career:Lajović reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on October 31, 2011, when he became World number 180. For a long time, he primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit...
(#295)
- Florian MayerFlorian MayerFlorian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
(#28) - Philipp KohlschreiberPhilipp KohlschreiberPhilipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
(#45) - Philipp PetzschnerPhilipp PetzschnerPhilipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
(#76) - Christopher KasChristopher KasChristopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :...
(#47 Doubles)
- Daniel Gimeno-Traver (#46)
- Marcel GranollersMarcel GranollersMarcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...
(#52) - Marc LópezMarc LópezMarc López i Tarrés is a professional male tennis player from Spain, who started playing tennis at the age of 8 years old and became professional in 1999...
(#24 Doubles)
- Mikhail YouzhnyMikhail YouzhnyMikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
(#13) - Dmitry TursunovDmitry TursunovDmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
(#76) - Igor AndreevIgor AndreevIgor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
(#105) - Victor Baluda (#640)
Standings
| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina |
3–0 | 8–1 | 16–2 |
| 2 |  United States |
2–1 | 4–5 | 10–11 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
1–2 | 4–5 | 9–12 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
0–3 | 2–7 | 5–15 |
Argentina vs Kazakhstan
United States vs Sweden
United States vs Kazakhstan
Argentina vs Sweden
United States vs Argentina
Kazakhstan vs Sweden
Standings
| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
2–1 | 6–3 | 13–9 |
| 2 |  Serbia |
2–1 | 4–5 | 10–11 |
| 3 |  Russia |
1–2 | 4–5 | 10–12 |
| 4 |  Spain |
1–2 | 4–5 | 10–11 |