2010 Ritro Slovak Open
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The 2010 Ritro Slovak Open was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ series of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
and the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Bratislava
, Slovakia
between 15 and 21 November 2010.
Martin Kližan
Andrej Martin
Marek Semjan
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: James Ward
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ryan Harrison Mikhail Ledovskikh
Miloslav Mečíř Jr.
Timo Nieminen
Zuzana Luknárová
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sina Haas Réka-Luca Jani
Klaudia Boczová Julia Babilon
Michaela Hončová
Jasmina Tinjić
Lenka Tvarošková
Lucia Butkovská
Martin Kližan
def.
Stefan Koubek
, 7–6(4), 6–2
Kateryna Bondarenko
def.
Evgeniya Rodina
, 7–6(3), 6–2
Colin Fleming
/ Jamie Murray
def.
Travis Parrott
/ Filip Polášek
, 6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Emma Laine
/
Irena Pavlovic
def. Claire Feuerstein
/ Valeria Savinykh
, 6–4, 6–4
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 hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ series 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 the 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 Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
between 15 and 21 November 2010.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
Teymuraz Gabashvili | 81 | 1 |
| Ukraine |
Illya Marchenko Illya Marchenko Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles... |
96 | 2 |
| France |
Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011.... |
97 | 3 |
 Poland |
Michał Przysiężny | 100 | 4 |
| Slovakia |
Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :... |
102 | 5 |
 Germany |
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... |
105 | 6 |
 Slovenia |
Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface... |
109 | 7 |
| Russia |
Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:... |
111 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of November 8, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Dominik HrbatýDominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles...
Andrej Martin
Andrej Martin
Andrej Martin is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On January 31, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 160.-Singles: 1 :-External links:...
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:...
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ryan Harrison Mikhail Ledovskikh
Mikhail Ledovskikh
Mikhail Ledovskikh, born August 8, 1986. in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is a professional tennis player.Ledovskikh began playing tennis at age 7, one year after moving to Sochi with his family. He now lives in Sochi, Russia....
Miloslav Mečíř Jr.
Miloslav Mečíř Jr.
Miloslav Mečíř Jr. is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is the son of Slovak tennis player and Olympic Gold medalist, Miloslav Mečíř. On December 6, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 294 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 282 on November 8,...
Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen is a professional Finnish tennis player.Nieminen reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 21, 2003, when he became World number 254...
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
Patricia Mayr Patricia Mayr Patricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009... |
100 | 1 |
| Russia |
Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of #74 on February 28, 2011.-Career summary:Rodina has made strong progress up through the world rankings to reach a career high of World No... |
103 | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
Andrea Hlaváčková Andrea Hlavácková Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011... |
106 | 3 |
| Ukraine |
Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was... |
113 | 4 |
| Slovakia |
Zuzana Kučová Zuzana Kučová Zuzana Kučová , is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Her career high singles ranking is No. 101, achieved on June 7, 2010. She is the sister of Kristína Kučová.-Tennis career:... |
122 | 5 |
| France |
Irena Pavlovic Irena Pavlovic Irena Pavlovic is a French female tennis player of Serbian descent. Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three. Pavlovic won three singles and 13 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, and is currently ranked World No. 202... |
200 | 6 |
| Czech Republic |
Karolína Plíšková Karolína Plíšková Karolína Plíšková is a professional Czech tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 168, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 239, which she reached on 1 August 2011. Her twin sister Kristýna is also a tennis player... |
203 | 7 |
| Germany |
Mona Barthel Mona Barthel Mona Barthel is a German professional tennis player. She has won four ITF singles titles and one ITF doubles title. Barthel's highest singles ranking of World No. 67 was achieved on 31 October 2011, while her highest doubles ranking of World No... |
208 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of November 8, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Chantal Škamlová Jana ČepelováJana Čepelová
Jana Čepelová is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 277, which she reached on 22 August 2011. Čepelová's best tennis achievement to date is by winning the girls doubles event at the 2010 Australian Open partnering Chantal Škamlová...
Zuzana Luknárová
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sina Haas Réka-Luca Jani
Réka-Luca Jani
Réka-Luca Jani is a professional Hungarian tennis player and member of the Hungary Fed Cup team. On November 30, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 whilst her best doubles ranking was 294 on November 30, 2009....
Klaudia Boczová Julia Babilon
Julia Babilon
Julia Babilon is a professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 357, which she reached on 20 June 2005...
Michaela Hončová
Michaela Hončová
Michaela Hončová is a professional Slovak tennis player. On November 15, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 437 whilst her best doubles ranking was 607 on September 20, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:...
Jasmina Tinjić
Jasmina Tinjić
Jasmina Tinjić is a professional Bosnian and Herzegovinian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 257. On August 8, 2011, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 521. She is coached by Jusuf Tinjić.-External links:...
Lenka Tvarošková
Lenka Tvarošková
Lenka Tvarošková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She took part in the 2008 New Delhi ITF Open but lost in the second round. She has numerous ITF Women's Circuit titles and has played on the WTA Tour...
Lucia Butkovská
Men's Singles
Martin KližanMartin Kližan
Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles...
def.
Stefan KoubekStefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef...
, 7–6(4), 6–2
Women's Singles
Kateryna BondarenkoKateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
def.
Evgeniya RodinaEvgeniya Rodina
Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of #74 on February 28, 2011.-Career summary:Rodina has made strong progress up through the world rankings to reach a career high of World No...
, 7–6(3), 6–2
Men's Doubles
Colin FlemingColin Fleming
Colin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team....
/
Jamie MurrayJamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
def.
Travis ParrottTravis Parrott
Travis Parrott is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist...
/
Filip PolášekFilip Polášek
Filip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Polášek's highest doubles ranking has been World Number 22 as of June 22, 2009. Polášek's highest singles ranking has been World Number 555 on November 26, 2007....
, 6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Women's Doubles
Emma LaineEmma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
/
Irena PavlovicIrena Pavlovic
Irena Pavlovic is a French female tennis player of Serbian descent. Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three. Pavlovic won three singles and 13 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, and is currently ranked World No. 202...
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Claire FeuersteinClaire Feuerstein
Claire Feuerstein is an professional tennis player from France. She made her debut in professional competition in 2002, aged 16, at an ITF tournament in Les Contamines, France....
/
Valeria SavinykhValeria Savinykh
Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:...
, 6–4, 6–4