2011 Beijing International Challenger
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The 2011 Beijing International Challenger
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
and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Beijing
, China
between 1 and 7 August 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kamil Čapkovič
Lim Yong-kyu Junn Mitsuhashi Nikolaus Moser
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Hu Yueyue Aiko Nakamura
Zhao Di Zhao Yijing
Farrukh Dustov
def.
Yang Tsung-hua
, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Hsieh Su-wei
def.
Kurumi Nara
, 6–2, 6–2
Sanchai Ratiwatana
/ Sonchat Ratiwatana
def.
Harri Heliövaara
/
Michael Ryderstedt
, 6–7(7–4), 6–3, [10–3]
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan
def.
Tetiana Luzhanska
/
Zheng Saisai
, 6–2, 6–3
Beijing International Challenger
The Beijing International Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Beijing, China since 2010. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit and is played on outdoor hard courts. It is also part of the China Open Tour....
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...
and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
. It took place in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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between 1 and 7 August 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... |
81 | 1 |
| 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 :... |
135 | 2 |
 Spain |
Guillermo Olaso Guillermo Olaso Guillermo Olaso De la Rica is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 1 :-Doubles: 4 :-Futures:-External links:... |
171 | 3 |
| Israel |
Amir Weintraub Amir Weintraub Amir Weintraub is an Israeli professional tennis player. He is the current Israeli champion, and is currently ranked No... |
200 | 4 |
| Thailand |
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides.Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and is coached by Jan Stoce. He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking is World No... |
220 | 5 |
 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... |
225 | 6 |
 Russia |
Denis Matsukevich | 238 | 7 |
 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:... |
250 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 25, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Chang Yu Jun Woong-sun Li Zhe Ma YananThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kamil Čapkovič
Kamil Capkovic
Kamil Čapkovič is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic.-Career:Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles....
Lim Yong-kyu Junn Mitsuhashi Nikolaus Moser
Nikolaus Moser
Nikolaus Moser is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 4, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 401, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 183 was reached on November 8, 2010....
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.... |
79 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a... |
118 | 2 |
| Japan |
Erika Sema Erika Sema is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema... |
145 | 3 |
| Russia |
Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010... |
148 | 4 |
| Ukraine |
Tetiana Luzhanska Tetiana Luzhanska Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number... |
153 | 5 |
| People's Republic of China |
Han Xinyun Han Xinyun Han Xinyun is a Chinese tennis player. Her career highest ranking is 165th in the world, which she achieved on February 1, 2010. Han had reached a WTA tour doubles final before in China were she and her partner Xu Yifan lost to the pairing of Caroline Wozniacki and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Han has... |
157 | 6 |
| France |
Caroline Garcia Caroline Garcia Caroline Garcia is a French professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 141, which she reached on August 15, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 357, achieved on August 15, 2011.... |
158 | 7 |
 Kazakhstan |
Zarina Diyas Zarina Diyas Zarina Diyas is a professional Kazakhstani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 194, which she reached on July 5, 2010. Despite her young age, she has had some success on the WTA Tour... |
170 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 25, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Duan Yingying Liu Chang Liu Wanting Xu YifanThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Hu Yueyue 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....
Zhao Di Zhao Yijing
Zhao Yijing
Zhao Yijing is a professional Chinese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 9, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 331...
Men's Singles
Farrukh DustovFarrukh Dustov
Farrukh Dustov is an Uzbek tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On April 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 173. He is coached by Manuel Gasbarri.-Singles: 6 :...
def.
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...
, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Women's Singles
Hsieh Su-weiHsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:...
def.
Kurumi NaraKurumi Nara
Kurumi Nara is a tennis player. She reached the third round of the 2008 US Open Girls singles tournament, where she lost to Kristina Mladenovic 2–6, 6–4, 7–6. She advanced to the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the 2010 French Open with a 4–6, 7–6, 10–8 win over Monica...
, 6–2, 6–2
Men's Doubles
Sanchai RatiwatanaSanchai Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004....
/
Sonchat RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country...
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...
/
Michael RyderstedtMichael Ryderstedt
Michael Ryderstedt is a professional tennis player from Sweden.In August 2001, at the Fischer Junior Open he captured the doubles title with Dudi Sela of Israel....
, 6–7(7–4), 6–3, [10–3]
Women's Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-janChan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
def.
Tetiana LuzhanskaTetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number...
/
Zheng SaisaiZheng Saisai
Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai is a junior Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 261, which she reached on June 6, 2011...
, 6–2, 6–3