2011 Astana Cup
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The 2011 Astana Cup
was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Astana
, Kazakhstan
between 22 and 28 August 2011.
Anton Saranchukov Serizhan Yessenbekov Denis Yevseyev
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Michail Elgin
Sarvar Ikramov Mohamed Safwat Alexander Ward
Rainer Schüttler
def.
Teymuraz Gabashvili, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4
Karan Rastogi
/ Vishnu Vardhan
def.
Harri Heliövaara
/
Denys Molchanov
, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–8]
Astana Cup
The Astana Cup is a tennis tournament held in Astana, Kazakhstan since 2010.-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 hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
2011 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from...
. It took place in Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
between 22 and 28 August 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.... |
125 | 1 |
| Russia |
Teymuraz Gabashvili | 129 | 2 |
| Russia |
Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events... |
161 | 3 |
| Russia |
Konstantin Kravchuk Konstantin Kravchuk Konstantin Kravchuk is a Russian professional tennis player.Kravchuk competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 129, on November 8, 2010, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
171 | 4 |
 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:... |
249 | 5 |
 South Africa |
Raven Klaasen Raven Klaasen Raven Klaasen born October 16, 1982 in King William's Town, South Africa is a professional South African player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Klaasen's career-high ranking was World Number 208, which he achieved on October 24, 2011... |
256 | 6 |
 Moldova |
Radu Albot Radu Albot Radu Albot is a professional tennis player from Moldova.Albot claimed six singles and six doubles Futures titles in his career. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-Singles :-Doubles :-External links:***... |
267 | 7 |
 France |
Fabrice Martin Fabrice Martin Fabrice Martin is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 259 on 12 September 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 202, on 26 September 2011.-Singles... |
289 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 15, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Karan RastogiKaran Rastogi
Karan Rastogi is an Indian tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of 3. In 2003, he turned professional. He reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open Junior Championship in 2004...
Anton Saranchukov Serizhan Yessenbekov Denis Yevseyev
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...
Sarvar Ikramov Mohamed Safwat Alexander Ward
Singles
Rainer SchüttlerRainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
def.
Teymuraz Gabashvili, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4Doubles
Karan RastogiKaran Rastogi
Karan Rastogi is an Indian tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of 3. In 2003, he turned professional. He reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open Junior Championship in 2004...
/
Vishnu VardhanVishnu Vardhan (tennis)
Vishnu Vardhan, also known as J. Vishnuvardhan, is a professionals tennis player from India. He was a member of the bronze medalist Indian men's team for 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China...
def.
Harri HeliövaaraHarri Heliövaara
Harri Heliövaara is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 215th which was achieved on 7 November 2011. He won the 2007 Australian Open boys' doubles title with Graeme Dyce. In singles he has won five ITF Futures tournaments. In doubles he has won one ATP Challenger tournament in...
/
Denys MolchanovDenys Molchanov
Denys Molchanov is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 29, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 287, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 156 was reached on September 19, 2011. He also played for the Ukraine Davis Cup team.-Challenger...
, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–8]