2011 Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad
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The 2011 Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 44th edition of the Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series
of the 2011 ATP World Tour
. It took place at the Credit Agricole Arena in Gstaad
, Switzerland
, from July 25 through 31, 2011.
*Seedings based on the July 18, 2011 rankings.
s into the singles main draw: Stéphane Bohli
Michael Lammer
Alexander Sadecky
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Martin Fischer
Peter Luczak
Yann Marti João Souza
Marcel Granollers
def. Fernando Verdasco
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
František Čermák
/
Filip Polášek
def.
Christopher Kas
/
Alexander Peya
, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
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 clay courts. It was the 44th edition of the Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
of the 2011 ATP World Tour
2011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
. It took place at the Credit Agricole Arena in Gstaad
Gstaad
Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. Part of the municipality of Saanen, Gstaad is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world....
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, from July 25 through 31, 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:... |
14 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot... |
16 | 2 |
 Russia |
Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years.... |
17 | 3 |
| Spain |
Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight... |
22 | 4 |
| Spain |
Feliciano López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid.... |
24 | 5 |
| Spain |
Guillermo García-López | 37 | 6 |
| Spain |
Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,... |
44 | 7 |
| Spain |
Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in... |
47 | 8 |
*Seedings based on the July 18, 2011 rankings.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcardWild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
s into the singles main draw: Stéphane Bohli
Stéphane Bohli
Stéphane Bohli is a professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Doubles: 1 :-Challengers Wins:-External links:* Official Website of Stéphane Bohli...
Michael Lammer
Michael Lammer
Michael Lammer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He plays right-handed. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli...
Alexander Sadecky
Alexander Sadecky
Alexander Sadecky is a professional tennis player from Switzerland who entered professional play in 2006. His coach is Dirk de Beus . He has regularly competed on the Challenger and Futures tour circuit...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :...
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
Yann Marti João Souza
João Souza
João Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009...
Singles
Marcel GranollersMarcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...
def.
Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
- It was Granollers' 1st title of the year and 2nd of his career.
Doubles
František ČermákFrantišek Cermák
----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010...
/
Filip PolášekFilip Polášek
Filip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Polášek's highest doubles ranking has been World Number 22 as of June 22, 2009. Polášek's highest singles ranking has been World Number 555 on November 26, 2007....
def.
Christopher KasChristopher Kas
Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :...
/
Alexander PeyaAlexander 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...
, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)