2011 Knoxville Challenger
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The 2011 Knoxville Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Knoxville, United States
between 8 and 13 November 2011.
Tennys Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Rhyne Williams
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Jamie Baker
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Jesse Levine
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Brian Baker
Mirza Bašić
Steve Johnson
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Jesse Levine
def. Brian Baker
, 6–2, 6–3
Steve Johnson
/ Austin Krajicek
def.
Adam Hubble / 
Frederik Nielsen
, 3–6, 6–4, [13–11]
Knoxville Challenger
The Knoxville Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, since 2000.-Singles:...
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 eighth 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 Knoxville, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 8 and 13 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... |
93 | 1 |
| United States |
Bobby Reynolds Bobby Reynolds ----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:... |
120 | 2 |
 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.... |
122 | 3 |
| 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... |
132 | 4 |
 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... |
133 | 5 |
 Belarus |
Uladzimir Ignatik | 172 | 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... |
177 | 7 |
| Australia |
Greg Jones Greg Jones (tennis) Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher... |
192 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 31, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Denis KudlaDenis Kudla
Denis Kudla is a professional tennis player. Representing the United States, he is a former World No. 3 junior player who has, still early in his career, appeared in a handful of ATP World Tour main draw matches....
Tennys Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Rhyne Williams
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Jamie Baker
Jamie Baker (tennis)
Jamie Baker is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:...
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player...
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: 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: Brian Baker
Brian 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...
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:*...
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...
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky is a tennis player from Bulgaria. At the moment he is the second best ranked Bulgarian after Grigor Dimitrov. In 2011 he was invited to play for the Bulgarian Davis Cup team and he started with a win over Siarhei Betau....
Singles
Jesse LevineJesse 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....
def.
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...
, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles
Steve JohnsonSteve 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...
/
Austin KrajicekAustin Krajicek
Austin Krajicek is a American professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 604 on 1 August 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 431, on 14 November 2011.-Doubles...
def.
Adam Hubble / Frederik NielsenFrederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles....
, 3–6, 6–4, [13–11]