2011 IPP Open
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The 2011 IPP Open
was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It taked place in Helsinki
, Finland
between 21 and 27 November 2011.
Micke Kontinen Herkko Pöllänen
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Frank Dancevic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Federico Delbonis Mikhail Elgin Andrej Martin
Timo Nieminen
The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: Jan-Lennard Struff Mischa Zverev
Daniel Brands
def. Matthias Bachinger
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Martin Emmrich
/
Andreas Siljeström
def.
James Cerretani
/
Michal Mertiňák
, 6–4, 6–4
IPP Open
The IPP Open is a tennis tournament held in Helsinki, Finland since 2001. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard 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 hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which is 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 taked place in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
between 21 and 27 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan |
Denis Istomin Denis Istomin Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :... |
72 | 1 |
 Finland |
Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals... |
78 | 2 |
 France |
Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011.... |
82 | 3 |
 Australia |
Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic... |
86 | 4 |
| Slovakia |
Martin Kližan Martin Kližan Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles... |
90 | 5 |
| 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... |
96 | 6 |
| Germany |
Michael Berrer Michael Berrer Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No... |
106 | 7 |
| France |
Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6.... |
107 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of November 14, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marko Djokovic 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...
Micke Kontinen Herkko Pöllänen
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Federico Delbonis Mikhail Elgin 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:...
Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen is a professional Finnish tennis player.Nieminen reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 21, 2003, when he became World number 254...
The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: Jan-Lennard Struff Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
Singles
Daniel BrandsDaniel Brands
Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.- 2008 :...
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(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Doubles
Martin EmmrichMartin Emmrich
Martin Emmrich is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 12, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 604 whilst his highest doubles ranking of 86 was achieved on July 4, 2011.-Personal life:...
/
Andreas SiljeströmAndreas Siljeström
Andreas Siljeström is a Swedish professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 113 .-ATP Career finals :-ITF and Challengers Men's Doubles Wins :...
def.
James CerretaniJames Cerretani
James Cerretani is an American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he has won three ATP World Tour titles in his career. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Michal MertiňákMichal Mertinák
Michal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished...
, 6–4, 6–4