Soweto Open
Encyclopedia
The Soweto Open is a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals
(ATP) Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's tour as a 100K event. It is held annually at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in the Soweto
urban area of Johannesburg
, South Africa
, since 2009.
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 hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
(ATP) Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's tour as a 100K event. It is held annually at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in the Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
urban area of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, since 2009.
Men's Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Soweto Open The 2011 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 11 and 17 April 2011... |
 Izak van der MerweIzak van der Merwe - Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer... |
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.... |
6–7(2), 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2010 2010 Soweto Open The 2010 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 12 and 18 April 2010.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.... |
 Dustin BrownDustin Brown (tennis) Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
Izak van der Merwe Izak van der Merwe - Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer... |
7–6(2), 6–3 |
| 2009 2009 Soweto Open The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.-Seeds:*Rankings are as of April 6, 2009.... |
 Fabrice SantoroFabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other... |
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.... |
7–5, 6–4 |
Women's Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Soweto Open The 2011 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 11 and 17 April 2011... |
 Valeria SavinykhValeria Savinykh Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:... |
 Petra CetkovskáPetra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:... |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010... |
 Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.... |
7–5, 7–6(4) |
| 2009 |  Anastasija SevastovaAnastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195... |
Eva Hrdinová Eva Hrdinová Eva Hrdinová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 1.91m. This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova, who stands just one centimetre shorter.Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Men's Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Soweto Open The 2011 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 11 and 17 April 2011... |
 Michael KohlmannMichael Kohlmann Michael Kohlmann is a professional tennis player from Germany. Primarily a doubles specialist, he has won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. On 5 March 2007, he reached his highest doubles ranking of No...  Alexander PeyaAlexander Peya Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup... |
Andre Begemann Andre Begemann Andre Begemann is a German professional tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 166 .-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 11 :-External links:* *...  Matthew EbdenMatthew Ebden Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2010 2010 Soweto Open The 2010 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 12 and 18 April 2010.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.... |
Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...  Lovro ZovkoLovro Zovko Lovro Zovko is a professional Croatian tennis player.-Tennis career:Early on in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the Umag final both years with Ivan Ljubičić.... |
Raven Klaasen Raven Klaasen Raven Klaasen born October 16, 1982 in King William's Town, South Africa is a professional South African player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Klaasen's career-high ranking was World Number 208, which he achieved on October 24, 2011... Izak van der MerweIzak van der Merwe - Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2009 2009 Soweto Open The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.-Seeds:*Rankings are as of April 6, 2009.... |
 George BastlGeorge Bastl George Edward Bastl is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He is ranked at World No. 845 as of August 22, 2011.He has reached one singles final in his career – at Tashkent in 1999.-Tennis career:... Chris GuccioneChris Guccione Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian.... |
Michail Elgin Michail Elgin Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:... Alexandre KudryavtsevAlexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events... |
6–2, 4–6, 11–9 |
Women's Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Play cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding. | ||
| 2010 | Vitalia Diatchenko Vitalia Diatchenko Vitalia Diatchenko is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 105, which she reached on July 27, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No. 60, which she reached on February 21, 2011.-Career highlights:...  Irini GeorgatouIrini Georgatou Eirini Georgatou is a Greek tennis player. Her career high singles rank is 193, which she achieved on January 17, 2011. Her career high doubles rank is 171, which she achieved on January 31, 2011. As of October 18, 2010... |
 Marina ErakovicMarina Erakovic Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No... Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.... |
6–3, 5–7, 16–14 |
| 2009 |  Naomi CavadayNaomi Cavaday Naomi Kathleen Cavaday is an English former tennis player from Sidcup, Kent. She retired in April 2011 to take up a coaching role with the Lawn Tennis Association. At the time of her retirement she was the British No.6, with a world ranking of No. 231. Her career high ranking was No. 174,...  Lesia Tsurenko |
 Kristína KučováKristína Kucová Kristína Kučová is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand , and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her... Anastasija SevastovaAnastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195... |
6–2, 2–6, 11–9 |