2011 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
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The 2011 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Champaign, United States
between 14 and 20 November 2011.
Roy Kalmanovich Dennis Nevolo Steve Johnson
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Mirza Bašić
Jesse Levine
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alex Bogdanovic
Kevin Kim
Peter Polansky
John-Patrick Smith
Alex Kuznetsov
def.
Rik De Voest
, 6–1, 6–3
Rik De Voest
/ Izak van der Merwe
def.
Martin Emmrich
/
Andreas Siljeström
, 2–6, 6–3, [10–4]
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 tenth 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 took place in Champaign, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 14 and 20 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Michael Russell Michael Russell (tennis) Michael Craig Russell is an American tennis player.Russell is best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions before eventually being defeated both times... |
98 | 1 |
| South Africa |
Izak van der Merwe Izak van der Merwe - Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer... |
115 | 2 |
 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... |
120 | 3 |
| South Africa |
Rik De Voest Rik de Voest Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.... |
130 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic |
Víctor Estrella Víctor Estrella Víctor Estrella is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 15, 2011, when he became World number 206... |
163 | 5 |
 Belarus |
Uladzimir Ignatik | 171 | 6 |
| United States |
Michael Yani Michael Yani Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009... |
174 | 7 |
 France |
Vincent Millot Vincent Millot Vincent Millot is a professional tennis player.-Singles :-External links:... |
184 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of November 7, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Brian BakerBrian Baker (tennis)
Brian Baker is a professionally ranked tennis player from Nashville, Tennessee.Baker's biggest win occurred on On August 29, 2005, when he scored an upset victory over ninth seeded Gastón Gaudio in the 2005 US Open, in Baker's only appearance in the grand slam event main draw.Baker originally...
Roy Kalmanovich Dennis Nevolo Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson (tennis)
Steve Johnson is an American amateur tennis player. He has won on ATP Challenger Tour title and competed in a handful of ATP World Tour-level main draw matches, including at the 2011 U.S. Open...
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Mirza Bašić
Mirza Bašić
Mirza Bašić is a Bosnian tennis player.In 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles, Bašić and Chinese Di Wu reached the semifinals.Bašić is member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team.-Sources:*...
Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine is a Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of No. 94 on November 3, 2008....
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alex Bogdanovic
Alex Bogdanovic
Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002...
Kevin Kim
Kevin Kim
- External links :* *...
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
John-Patrick Smith
Singles
Alex KuznetsovAlex Kuznetsov
----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
def.
Rik De VoestRik de Voest
Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....
, 6–1, 6–3
Doubles
Rik De VoestRik de Voest
Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....
/
Izak van der MerweIzak van der Merwe
- Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer...
def.
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 :...
, 2–6, 6–3, [10–4]