The 2010 Riviera di Rimini Challenger was a professional tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor red clay courts

Clay court

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. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour

2010 ATP Challenger Tour

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. It took place in Rimini

Rimini

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, Italy

Italy

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 between 12 July and 18 July 2010.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Turkey	Marsel İlhan Marsel Ilhan Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world...	103	1
Italy	Filippo Volandri Filippo Volandri Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...	106	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...	120	3
Slovenia	Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia...	123	4
Argentina	Federico del Bonis Federico del Bonis Federico Delbonis is an Argentine professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...	134	5
Belgium	Steve Darcis Steve Darcis Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...	139	6
Spain	Albert Ramos-Viñolas Albert Ramos-Viñolas Albert Ramos Viñolas is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 87 ....	142	7
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...	148	8

• Rankings are as of July 5, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Flavio Cipolla

Flavio Cipolla

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 Federico Gaio Alessandro Giannessi

Alessandro Giannessi

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 Daniele Giorgini

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Pedro Clar-Rosselló Stefano Galvani

Stefano Galvani

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 Gianluca Naso

Gianluca Naso

Gianluca Naso is an Italian professional tennis player. He was born in Trapani, Italy.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 4 :-External links:...

 Nicolas Renavand

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 (as a Lucky Loser) Walter Trusendi Herbert Wiltschnig (as a Lucky Loser)

Singles

  Paolo Lorenzi

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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...

def.   Federico del Bonis

Federico del Bonis

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, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

  Giulio di Meo /   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...

def.   Juan Pablo Brzezicki

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Juan Pablo Brzezicki is a professional tennis player from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain...

 /   Alexander Peya

Alexander Peya

Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup...

, 7–6(6), 3–6, [10–7]