2010 Dunlop World Challenge
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The 2010 Dunlop World Challenge
was a professional tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
and 2010 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Toyota, Japan
between 22 and 28 November 2010.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tasuku Iwami Toshihide Matsui
Kento Takeuchi (LL
) Yasutaka Uchiyama Wang Yeu-tzuoo
Ksenia Lykina
Aiko Nakamura
Akiko Omae
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Shuko Aoyama
Miyabi Inoue Kim Kun-hee (LL
) Kotomi Takahata Erika Takao
Tatsuma Ito
def. Yuichi Sugita
, 6–4, 6–2
Misaki Doi
def. Junri Namigata
, 7–5, 6–2
Treat Conrad Huey
/
Purav Raja
def. Tasuku Iwami / Hiroki Kondo
, 6–1, 6–2
Shuko Aoyama
/ Rika Fujiwara
def.
Irina-Camelia Begu / Mădălina Gojnea
, 1–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Dunlop World Challenge
The Dunlop World Challenge is a tournament for male and female professional tennis players played on Carpet. The event is classified as a 35K Challenger Tournament for males and an 75K ITF Women's Circuit Tournament for females. It is held annually in Toyota, Japan, since...
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 indoor carpet courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which 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...
and 2010 ITF Women's Circuit
2010 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2010 ITF Women's Circuit was the 2010 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and was a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000...
. It took place in Toyota, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
between 22 and 28 November 2010.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Go Soeda Go Soeda Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :... |
122 | 1 |
 Republic of Ireland |
Conor Niland Conor Niland Conor Niland is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Co. Limerick... |
147 | 2 |
| Japan |
Tatsuma Ito Tatsuma Ito is a Japanese professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 1 :-External links:*... |
196 | 3 |
| Japan |
Yuichi Sugita Yuichi Sugita Yuichi Sugita is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 29, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 181.-Singles finals: 2 :-External links:*... |
214 | 4 |
 Australia |
Bernard Tomic Bernard Tomic Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100... |
219 | 5 |
| Australia |
Greg Jones Greg Jones (tennis) Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher... |
243 | 6 |
 Spain |
Pablo Santos Pablo Santos (tennis) Pablo Santos Gonzalez is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles, all in doubles.-Runner-Up :-External links:*... |
270 | 7 |
 Chinese Taipei |
Yang Tsung-hua Yang Tsung-hua is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside... |
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- Rankings are as of November 15, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Hiroyasu Ehara Junn Mitsuhashi Takuto Niki Arata OnozawaThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tasuku Iwami Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide Matsui is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On June 12, 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 261 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 231 achieved on June 7, 2004....
Kento Takeuchi (LL
Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser is a 2006 Thai sports-comedy about a small, fictional Southeast Asian country's bid to play in the World Cup...
) Yasutaka Uchiyama Wang Yeu-tzuoo
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Ayumi Morita Ayumi Morita is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for... |
77 | 1 |
 Croatia |
Mirjana Lučić Mirjana Lucic Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina... |
108 | 2 |
| Japan |
Junri Namigata Junri Namigata Junri Namigata is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached on February 28, 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 109, set on April 14, 2008. U- Singles 12 :- Doubles 22 :... |
128 | 3 |
| Japan |
Misaki Doi Misaki Doi is a professional Japanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 116, which she reached on March 21, 2011 Her career high in doubles is 222, which she reached... |
158 | 4 |
 Germany |
Kathrin Wörle | 162 | 5 |
 Turkey |
Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay , is a Turkish tennis player. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.She is the most successful Turkish player in singles women tennis with a career high WTA ranking of 168 .... |
191 | 6 |
 Thailand |
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:... |
200 | 7 |
| Japan |
Ryoko Fuda Ryoko Fuda Ryoko Fuda is a Japanese women's tennis player. She turned pro in December 2003. She has competed in five tennis tournaments since 2003. Ryoko plays using her right hand. According to the WTA she was introduced to tennis when she was 5 by playing on neighborhood courts.-Personal:Ryoko Fuda was... |
205 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of November 15, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sachie IshizuSachie Ishizu
Sachie Ishizu is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 06, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 224. She is coached by her father, Yasuhiko Ishizu. Sachie was the runner-up in the girls' singles event of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships,...
Ksenia Lykina
Ksenia Lykina
Ksenia Lykina is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171, which she reached on April 19, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 217, which she reached on February 22, 2010....
Aiko Nakamura
Aiko Nakamura
, is a female Japanese tennis player. She was once the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 , after Ai Sugiyama....
Akiko Omae
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Shuko Aoyama
Shuko Aoyama
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is No. 355 in singles and No. 228 in doubles .-External links:*...
Miyabi Inoue Kim Kun-hee (LL
Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser is a 2006 Thai sports-comedy about a small, fictional Southeast Asian country's bid to play in the World Cup...
) Kotomi Takahata Erika Takao
Men's Singles
Tatsuma ItoTatsuma Ito
is a Japanese professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 1 :-External links:*...
def.
Yuichi SugitaYuichi Sugita
Yuichi Sugita is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 29, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 181.-Singles finals: 2 :-External links:*...
, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles
Misaki DoiMisaki Doi
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 116, which she reached on March 21, 2011 Her career high in doubles is 222, which she reached...
def.
Junri NamigataJunri Namigata
Junri Namigata is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached on February 28, 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 109, set on April 14, 2008. U- Singles 12 :- Doubles 22 :...
, 7–5, 6–2
Men's Doubles
Treat Conrad HueyTreat Conrad Huey
Treat Conrad Huey is an American tennis player of Filipino descent who represents the Philippines internationally. He specialises in doubles....
/
Purav RajaPurav Raja
Purav Raja is an Indian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 813, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 130 was reached on August 16, 2010....
def.
Tasuku Iwami / Hiroki KondoHiroki Kondo
is a Japanese tennis player. On April 12, 2010, he reached his highest ATP Doubles ranking of 179.-Doubles finals: 6 :-External links:*...
, 6–1, 6–2
Women's Doubles
Shuko AoyamaShuko Aoyama
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is No. 355 in singles and No. 228 in doubles .-External links:*...
/
Rika FujiwaraRika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13...
def.
Irina-Camelia Begu / Mădălina GojneaMădălina Gojnea
Mădălina-Victorița Gojnea is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 149 whilst her best doubles ranking was 191 on July 9, 2007...
, 1–6, 6–3, [11–9]