2010 Arad Challenger
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The 2010 Arad Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
. This was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Arad
, Romania
between 28 June and 4 July 2010.
Cătălin Gârd
Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
The following player received entry as an alternative: Daniel King-Turner
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dennis Blömke Boris Pašanski
Marek Semjan
Franko Škugor
David Guez
def. Benoît Paire
, 6–3, 6–1
Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava
/ Sergio Pérez-Pérez
def.
Franko Škugor
/ Ivan Zovko
, 6–4, 6–1
Arad Challenger
The Arad Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Arad, Romania since 2010. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
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
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...
. This was the first edition of the tournament which is 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 Arad
Arad, Romania
Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
between 28 June and 4 July 2010.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
David Guez David Guez David Guez is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 116 .-Career:Guez has played six major singles tournaments at professional level. At the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon he won with Rajeev Ram and reached to the second round, where he lost with Gilles Simon... |
136 | 1 |
| Spain |
Albert Ramos-Viñolas Albert Ramos-Viñolas Albert Ramos Viñolas is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 87 .... |
140 | 2 |
 Austria |
Martin Fischer Martin Fischer (tennis) Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :... |
164 | 3 |
 Romania |
Victor Crivoi Victor Crivoi Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from... |
168 | 4 |
 Serbia |
Filip Krajinović Filip Krajinovic Filip Krajinović is a Serbian professional tennis player, who is, as of 21 June 2010, ranked World No. 170. As a former World No. 6 junior player, he reached semifinals of Wimbledon Championships and US Open in 2008... |
170 | 5 |
| Croatia |
Antonio Veić Antonio Veic Antonio Veić is a professional Croatian tennis player. His highest singles ranking is 183, which was reached on February 1, 2010.- 2009 :... |
177 | 6 |
| France |
Guillaume Rufin Guillaume Rufin Guillaume Rufin is a professional French tennis player. His highest ranking so far has been World Number 139, which he achieved on February 8, 2010. He received a wildcard into the 2009 French Open, his ATP-tier debut... |
184 | 7 |
 Czech Republic |
Dušan Lojda Dušan Lojda Dušan Lojda was the 2006 juniors US Open champion for tennis.However, he has not made his breakthrough on the adult tour yet. He broke into the top 300 in May 2007 but fell out after a week.... |
195 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of June 21, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marius CopilMarius Copil
Marius Copil is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. On February 7, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking to date, World No. 205 whilst in doubles his highest ranking was No...
Cătălin Gârd
Cătălin Gârd
Cătălin-Ionuţ Gârd is a Romanian tennis player. On February 18, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 224 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 528 achieved on April 20, 2009.-External links:...
Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu is a Romanian tennis player. On November 2, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 304 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 384 achieved on May 12, 2008.-External links:...
The following player received entry as an alternative: Daniel King-Turner
Daniel King-Turner
Daniel King-Turner is a professional New Zealand tennis player.-External links:...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dennis Blömke Boris Pašanski
Boris Pašanski
Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982....
Marek Semjan
Marek Semjan
Marek Semjan is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 30, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 218.-Challenger finals:-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 2 :-External links:...
Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Although perspective young player, injuries have been backwarding his career until 2010 SkiStar Swedish Open where he reached quarterfinals....
Singles
David GuezDavid Guez
David Guez is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 116 .-Career:Guez has played six major singles tournaments at professional level. At the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon he won with Rajeev Ram and reached to the second round, where he lost with Gilles Simon...
def.
Benoît PaireBenoît Paire
Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010...
, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
Daniel Muñoz-De La NavaDaniel Muñoz-De La Nava
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 19 :-External links:...
/
Sergio Pérez-PérezSergio Pérez-Pérez
Sergio Pérez-Pérez is a Spanish tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has won one Challenger title, in doubles. He has played in one ATP World Tour main draw match, also in doubles....
def.
Franko ŠkugorFranko Škugor
Franko Škugor is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Although perspective young player, injuries have been backwarding his career until 2010 SkiStar Swedish Open where he reached quarterfinals....
/
Ivan ZovkoIvan Zovko
Ivan Zovko is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He specialises in doubles. On November 1, 2010, he reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of 220.-Doubles: 3 :-External links:...
, 6–4, 6–1