2011 Samsung Securities Cup
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The 2011 Samsung Securities Cup
was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the 12th edition and the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Seoul
, Korea
between 17 and 23 October 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jeong Suk-young David Martin
Toshihide Matsui
Na Jung-woong
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Chen Yi Kang Seo-kyung Kim Ji-young Kim Ju-eun Mai Minokoshi Yea Hyojung Yuan Yue Zhang Yuxuan
Lu Yen-hsun
def. Jimmy Wang, 7–5, 6–3
Hsieh Su-wei
def.
Yurika Sema
, 6–1, 6–0
Sanchai Ratiwatana
/ Sonchat Ratiwatana
def.
Purav Raja
/ Divij Sharan
, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Kang Seo-kyung / Kim Na-ri def. Kim Ji-young / Yoo Mi, 5–7, 6–1, [10–7]
Samsung Securities Cup
The Samsung Securities Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Seoul, South Korea, since 2000.-Men's Singles:...
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 hard courts. It was the 12th edition and the 1st edition of the tournament which was part 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...
and 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 took place in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
between 17 and 23 October 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei |
Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... |
74 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia... |
115 | 2 |
| Japan |
Go Soeda Go Soeda Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :... |
116 | 3 |
| Japan |
Tatsuma Ito Tatsuma Ito is a Japanese professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 1 :-External links:*... |
121 | 4 |
 South Africa |
Rik de Voest Rik de Voest Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.... |
129 | 5 |
 France |
Florent Serra Florent Serra Florent Lucien Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:... |
141 | 6 |
 Belarus |
Uladzimir Ignatik | 167 | 7 |
 Poland |
Michał Przysiężny | 170 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Cho Soong-jae Chung Hong Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyuThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jeong Suk-young David Martin
David Martin (tennis)
David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US...
Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide Matsui is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On June 12, 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 261 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 231 achieved on June 7, 2004....
Na Jung-woong
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Yurika Sema Yurika Sema is a Japanese female tennis player. Her father is French, and mother is Japanese. She is the older sister of Erika Sema.Sema's highest Women's Tennis Association ranking was 142 on November 30, 2009.- Singles 13 :- Doubles 13 :... |
180 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:... |
192 | 2 |
| Japan |
Aiko Nakamura Aiko Nakamura , is a female Japanese tennis player. She was once the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 , after Ai Sugiyama.... |
221 | 3 |
| Japan |
Erika Takao | 282 | 4 |
| Thailand |
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 309 | 5 |
| South Korea |
Kim So-jung Kim So-jung Kim So-Jung is a South Korean tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 214, which she reached on August 9, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 382, which she reached on July 17, 2006. She won silver for the mixed double teams event after defeat the Taiwanese team at the 2009 Universiade... |
310 | 6 |
 People's Republic of China |
Hu Yueyue | 337 | 7 |
| South Korea |
Han Sung-hee | 425 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Choi Ji-hee Ham Mi-rae Lee Se-jin Lee So-raThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Chen Yi Kang Seo-kyung Kim Ji-young Kim Ju-eun Mai Minokoshi Yea Hyojung Yuan Yue Zhang Yuxuan
Men's Singles
Lu Yen-hsunLu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
def.
Jimmy Wang, 7–5, 6–3Women's Singles
Hsieh Su-weiHsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:...
def.
Yurika SemaYurika Sema
is a Japanese female tennis player. Her father is French, and mother is Japanese. She is the older sister of Erika Sema.Sema's highest Women's Tennis Association ranking was 142 on November 30, 2009.- Singles 13 :- Doubles 13 :...
, 6–1, 6–0
Men's Doubles
Sanchai RatiwatanaSanchai Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004....
/
Sonchat RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country...
def.
Purav RajaPurav Raja
Purav Raja is an Indian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 813, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 130 was reached on August 16, 2010....
/
Divij SharanDivij Sharan
Divij Sharan is a Indian 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. 438 on 30 July 2007, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 172, on 3 October 2011.-Doubles :-External...
, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Women's Doubles
Kang Seo-kyung / Kim Na-ri def. Kim Ji-young / Yoo Mi, 5–7, 6–1, [10–7]