2010 Braşov Challenger
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The 2010 Brașov Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
. This was the 15th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Brașov
, Romania
between 7 September and 12 September 2010.
Daniel Brands
Sebastian Pădure Răzvan Sabău
The following players received entry as an alternate: Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kornél Bardóczky
Adrian Cruciat
Laurenţiu-Ady Gavrilă Karim Maamoun
The following players received entry as a Lucky Loser: Radu Albot
Éric Prodon
def.
Jaroslav Pospíšil
, 7–6(1), 6–3
Flavio Cipolla
/ Daniele Giorgini
def.
Radu Albot
/ Andrei Ciumac
, 6–3, 6–4
Brasov Challenger
The Ropharma Challenger Brașov is a tennis tournament held in Braşov, Romania since 1996. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
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 15th 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 Brașov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, 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 7 September and 12 September 2010.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
Daniel Brands Daniel Brands Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.- 2008 :... |
75 | 1 |
 Romania |
Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122... |
127 | 2 |
| 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.... |
169 | 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... |
171 | 4 |
| Italy |
Alessio di Mauro Alessio di Mauro Alessio di Mauro is an Italian tennis player. In Buenos Aires, he reached his first final of his career, where Argentine Juan Mónaco defeated di Mauro to win his first career title, 6–1, 6–2; on February 26, 2007. Propelled by this run, the left-hander reached his career high ranking of No... |
207 | 5 |
| Italy |
Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open... |
208 | 6 |
| France |
Éric Prodon Eric Prodon - Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997.... |
213 | 7 |
 Austria |
Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match.... |
214 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 30, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Victor AnagnastopolVictor Anagnastopol
Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol is a Romanian tennis player. On June 13, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 469 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 596 achieved on October 4, 2010.-Doubles finals: 1 :...
Daniel Brands
Daniel Brands
Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.- 2008 :...
Sebastian Pădure Răzvan Sabău
Razvan Sabau
Răzvan Sabău is a Romanian tennis player.Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sabău trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in his junior years and in 1993 he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, finishing the year as the No. 2 junior in the world. He ranked No...
The following players received entry as an alternate: 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 players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kornél Bardóczky
Kornél Bardóczky
Kornél Bardóczky is a professional male tennis player from Hungary.Bardóczky reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 5, 2004, when he became World number 254...
Adrian Cruciat
Adrian Cruciat
Adrian Cruciat is a Romanian tennis player. On June 16, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 148.-ATP Challenger Tour singles finals: 1 :- Runner-ups :-External links:...
Laurenţiu-Ady Gavrilă Karim Maamoun
The following players received entry as a Lucky Loser: Radu Albot
Radu Albot
Radu Albot is a professional tennis player from Moldova.Albot claimed six singles and six doubles Futures titles in his career. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-Singles :-Doubles :-External links:***...
Singles
Éric ProdonEric Prodon
- Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997....
def.
Jaroslav PospíšilJaroslav Pospíšil
Jaroslav Pospíšil is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On May 23, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 11 :...
, 7–6(1), 6–3
Doubles
Flavio CipollaFlavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
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Daniele GiorginiDaniele Giorgini
Daniele Giorgini is an Italian professional tennis player.-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...
def.
Radu AlbotRadu Albot
Radu Albot is a professional tennis player from Moldova.Albot claimed six singles and six doubles Futures titles in his career. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-Singles :-Doubles :-External links:***...
/
Andrei CiumacAndrei Ciumac
Andrei Ciumac is a professional tennis player from Moldova. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-External links:* at the Davis Cup...
, 6–3, 6–4