2010 Samarkand Challenger
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The 2010 Samarkand Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Samarkand
, Uzbekistan
between 9 and 14 August 2010.
Murad Inoyatov
Abduvoris Saidmukhamedov Vaja Uzakov
The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw: Jun Woong-sun
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Laurynas Grigelis
Andrej Martin
Axel Michon Artem Smirnov
Andrej Martin
def. Marek Semjan
, 6–4, 7–5
Andis Juška
/ Deniss Pavlovs
def.
Lee Hsin-han
/ Yang Tsung-hua
, 7–5, 6–3
Samarkand Challenger
The Samarkand Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan since 1996. The event is part of the ATP challenger series 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...
. It was the fourteenth 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...
. It took place in Samarkand
Samarkand
Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
between 9 and 14 August 2010.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia |
Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface... |
88 | 1 |
 Spain |
Óscar Hernández | 158 | 2 |
 Russia |
Andrey Kuznetsov Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis) Andrey Kuznetsov , is a professional Russian tennis player.Kuznetsov won the Boy's Singles title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.He is coached by his father, Alexander .... |
167 | 3 |
 France |
Guillaume Rufin Guillaume Rufin Guillaume Rufin is a professional French tennis player. His highest ranking so far has been World Number 139, which he achieved on February 8, 2010. He received a wildcard into the 2009 French Open, his ATP-tier debut... |
174 | 4 |
| Russia |
Evgeny Kirillov Evgeny Kirillov Evgeny Kirillov is a Russian professional tennis player. On July 26, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 206.-Titles :-External links:... |
205 | 5 |
| Slovakia |
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:... |
288 | 6 |
| Slovakia |
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:... |
297 | 7 |
| Latvia |
Andis Juška Andis Juška Andis Juška is a tennis player from Latvia. His highest single's ranking to date was 226 reached on October 26, 2009. Already for several years he is the second highest rated Latvian tennis player in the ATP ranking behind Ernests Gulbis. He has won nine events at the ITF Futures level. In August... |
312 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 2, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Tiago FernandesTiago Fernandes
Tiago Fernandes is a Brazilian tennis player. He achieved the number 1 ranking on the ITF Junior Circuit Fernandes is coached by Larri Passos, the former coach of Brazilian former world #1 and three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten.Fernandes won the Boys' Singles division of the 2010...
Murad Inoyatov
Murad Inoyatov
Murad Inoyatov is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Inoyatov reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 11, 2009, when he became World number 437...
Abduvoris Saidmukhamedov Vaja Uzakov
The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw: Jun Woong-sun
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player.Grigelis reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 14, 2011, when he became World number 196...
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:...
Axel Michon Artem Smirnov
Artem Smirnov (tennis)
Artem Smirnov is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On September 14, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 321, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 159 was reached on August 23, 2010. He also played for the Ukraine Davis Cup team.-Challenger...
Singles
Andrej MartinAndrej 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:...
def.
Marek SemjanMarek 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:...
, 6–4, 7–5
Doubles
Andis JuškaAndis Juška
Andis Juška is a tennis player from Latvia. His highest single's ranking to date was 226 reached on October 26, 2009. Already for several years he is the second highest rated Latvian tennis player in the ATP ranking behind Ernests Gulbis. He has won nine events at the ITF Futures level. In August...
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Deniss PavlovsDeniss Pavlovs
Deniss Pavlovs is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 20, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 263, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on September 23, 2009....
def.
Lee Hsin-hanLee Hsin-han
Lee Hsin-han , is a professional male tennis player who specialises in doubles.-Doubles: 5 :- Singles performances :*RPO/QF = Relegation Play–offs/Quarterfinal- External links :* * *...
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Yang Tsung-huaYang 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...
, 7–5, 6–3