2010 Canella Challenger
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The 2010 Canella Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Biella
, Italy
between May 10 and May 16, 2010. It returned for the first time since 2006.
Enrico Fioravante Federico Gaio Stefano Napolitano
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Martín Alund
Alberto Brizzi
Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol Gianluca Naso
The following player received a lucky loser spot: Andrea Arnaboldi
Björn Phau
def.
Simone Bolelli
, 6–4, 6–2
James Cerretani
/
Adil Shamasdin
def.
Dustin Brown
/ Alessandro Motti
, 6–3, 2–6, [11–9]
Canella Challenger
The Canella Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Biella, Italy, since 1998.-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. 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 Biella
Biella
Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
between May 10 and May 16, 2010. It returned for the first time since 2006.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
Potito Starace Potito Starace Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay... |
60 | 1 |
| Germany |
Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... |
85 | 2 |
| Italy |
Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009... |
95 | 3 |
| Jamaica |
Dustin Brown Dustin 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... |
103 | 4 |
| Italy |
Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the... |
113 | 5 |
 Russia |
Teymuraz Gabashvili | 116 | 6 |
| Germany |
Björn Phau Bjorn Phau Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis... |
138 | 7 |
 Spain |
Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,... |
149 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 3, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Paolo LorenziPaolo Lorenzi
Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009...
Enrico Fioravante Federico Gaio Stefano Napolitano
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Martín Alund
Martín Alund
Martín Alund is an Argentine professional tennis player. Alund has won one ATP Challenger event, in doubles.-ATP Tournaments Finals:-Runner-Up :-External links:*...
Alberto Brizzi
Alberto Brizzi
Alberto Brizzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-External links:*...
Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol Gianluca Naso
Gianluca Naso
Gianluca Naso is an Italian professional tennis player. He was born in Trapani, Italy.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 4 :-External links:...
The following player received a lucky loser spot: Andrea Arnaboldi
Singles
Björn PhauBjorn Phau
Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis...
def.
Simone BolelliSimone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...
, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles
James CerretaniJames Cerretani
James Cerretani is an American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he has won three ATP World Tour titles in his career. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No...
/
Adil ShamasdinAdil Shamasdin
Adil Shamasdin is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles tennis.-Career:Adil's junior career saw him finish ranked #5 in singles and #1 in doubles in Canada. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 67 on 14 February 2011...
def.
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...
/
Alessandro MottiAlessandro Motti
Alessandro Motti is an Italian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 91 . His coach is Ugo Bellentani.-Challengers and futures titles :...
, 6–3, 2–6, [11–9]