The 2010 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis 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 outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour

2010 ATP Challenger Tour

The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 13 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000...

. It took place in Blumenau

Blumenau

Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It was founded on September 2, 1850 by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau along with 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migrated to Blumenau as well....

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 between 12 and 18 April 2010.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Chile	Nicolás Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...	94	1
Slovenia	Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface...	100	2
Brazil	Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...	106	3
Brazil	Marcos Daniel Marcos Daniel Marcos Diniz Daniel is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 2009, when he became World No. 56...	111	4
Brazil	Thiago Alves Thiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...	121	5
Brazil	Júlio Silva Júlio Silva Júlio Silva is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1999.He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 16, 2009, when he became the number 144 of the world.- Singles :...	156	6
Argentina	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki is a professional tennis player from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain...	173	7
Argentina	Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina...	181	8

• Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Guilherme Clézar Rodrigo Guidolin Tiago Fernandes

Tiago Fernandes

Tiago Fernandes is a Brazilian tennis player. He achieved the number 1 ranking on the ITF Junior Circuit Fernandes is coached by Larri Passos, the former coach of Brazilian former world #1 and three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten.Fernandes won the Boys' Singles division of the 2010...

 Bruno Wolkmann

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Leonardo Kirche

Leonardo Kirche

Leonardo Kirche is a Brazilian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 10, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 262, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 386 was reached on January 17, 2011. He also played one match for the Brazil Davis Cup...

 Tiago Lopes André Miele

Andre Miele

Andre Miele is a tennis player from Brazil.He and his partner Ricardo Hocevar won the 2009 Manta Open doubles championship.-Sources:...

 Iván Miranda

Ivan Miranda

Iván Miranda Chang , is a professional tennis player from Peru. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 104 in 2003....

Singles

  Marcos Daniel

Marcos Daniel

Marcos Diniz Daniel is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 2009, when he became World No. 56...

def.   Bastian Knittel

Bastian Knittel

Bastian Knittel is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On February 28, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 157.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 3 :-External links:...

, 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–4

Doubles

  Franco Ferreiro

Franco Ferreiro

Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :...

 /   André Sá

André Sá

André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...

def.   André Ghem

André Ghem

André Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181....

 /   Simone Vagnozzi

Simone Vagnozzi

Simone Vagnozzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-Runner-Up :-External links:...

, 6–4, 6–3