2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
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The 2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and was the 1st edition for the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Granby
, Canada
between 11 and 17 July 2011.
Kamil Pajkowski Milan Pokrajac Zachary White
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Antoine Benneteau
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sekou Bangoura Jean-François Bérard Filip Peliwo Yoann Ré
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Elisabeth Fournier Kim Grajdek
Marianne Jodoin Whitney Jones
Nika Kukharchuk Elizabeth Lumpkin Diana Ospina Katie Ruckert
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot: Kimberley-Ann Surin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
def.
Matthias Bachinger
, 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
Stéphanie Dubois
def.
Zhang Ling
, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Karol Beck
/ Édouard Roger-Vasselin
def. Matthias Bachinger
/ Frank Moser
, 6–1, 6–3
Sharon Fichman
/
Sun Shengnan
def.
Viktoryia Kisialeva / 
Nathalia Rossi, 6–4, 6–2
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 18th 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 was the 1st edition for 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 Granby
Granby, Quebec
Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
between 11 and 17 July 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... |
82 | 1 |
| Germany |
Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... |
92 | 2 |
| France |
Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high... |
95 | 3 |
| Slovakia |
Karol Beck Karol Beck Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St... |
102 | 4 |
 Japan |
Tatsuma Ito Tatsuma Ito is a Japanese professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 1 :-External links:*... |
111 | 5 |
| France |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.-2007:... |
136 | 6 |
| France |
Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... |
169 | 7 |
| Canada |
Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No... |
191 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 4, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Steven DiezSteven Diez
Steven Diez is a Canadian and former Spanish professional tennis player. Raised primarily in and competing for Spain early in his career, he has since gone on to represent the country of his birth, Canada, in the Davis Cup.-2007:...
Kamil Pajkowski Milan Pokrajac Zachary White
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Antoine Benneteau
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sekou Bangoura Jean-François Bérard Filip Peliwo Yoann Ré
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:... |
116 | 1 |
 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... |
159 | 2 |
| Israel |
Julia Glushko Julia Glushko Julia Glushko is a right-handed Israeli tennis player who resides in Tel Aviv.Her junior ranking as of June 2007, when she was 17 years old, was # 10 in the world.-Tennis career:... |
191 | 3 |
| Hong Kong |
Zhang Ling Zhang Ling (tennis) Zhang Ling is a professional Hong Kong tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 25, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 186. On June 22, 2009, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 219.-External links:... |
197 | 4 |
| Canada |
Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman... |
248 | 5 |
 South Africa |
Chanel Simmonds Chanel Simmonds Chanel Simmonds , is a South African professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 230, which she reached on July 25, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 300, which she reached on August 22, 2011.... |
255 | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei |
Hsu Wen-hsin | 291 | 7 |
| People's Republic of China |
Sun Shengnan Sun Shengnan Sun Shengnan is a Chinese female tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 233rd, which she reached on May 28, 2007. Her career high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on September 17, 2007.... |
300 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 4, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Elisabeth Abanda Sonja Molnar Brittany Wowchuk Carol ZhaoThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Elisabeth Fournier Kim Grajdek
Kim Grajdek
Kim-Alice Grajdek is a professional German tennis player. On November 7, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 425, whilst her highest doubles ranking was 396 on August 1, 2011.-External links:...
Marianne Jodoin Whitney Jones
Whitney Jones
Whitney Jones is an American tennis player. She played at the 2007 Sunfeast Open Doubles and partnered Sandy Gumulya. Jones and Gumulya defeated Anne Keothavong and Hana Sromova in the first round before losing to Ipek Senoglu and Yaroslava Shvedova in the quarter finals.-References:*...
Nika Kukharchuk Elizabeth Lumpkin Diana Ospina Katie Ruckert
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot: Kimberley-Ann Surin
Men's Singles
Édouard Roger-VasselinÉdouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.-2007:...
def.
Matthias BachingerMatthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...
, 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
Women's Singles
Stéphanie DuboisStéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:...
def.
Zhang LingZhang Ling (tennis)
Zhang Ling is a professional Hong Kong tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 25, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 186. On June 22, 2009, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 219.-External links:...
, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Men's Doubles
Karol BeckKarol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...
/
Édouard Roger-VasselinÉdouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.-2007:...
def.
Matthias BachingerMatthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...
/
Frank MoserFrank Moser (tennis)
Frank Moser is a German professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he reached two ATP final of his career .-Doubles: 2 :-Singles: 4 :...
, 6–1, 6–3
Women's Doubles
Sharon FichmanSharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman...
/
Sun ShengnanSun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan is a Chinese female tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 233rd, which she reached on May 28, 2007. Her career high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on September 17, 2007....
def.
Viktoryia Kisialeva / Nathalia Rossi, 6–4, 6–2