The 2011 Košice Open 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 outdoor red clay courts. It 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...

. It took place in Košice

Košice

Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 between 6 and 12 June 2011.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Spain	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...	100	1
Portugal	Rui Machado Rui Machado Rui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to...	110	2
Czech Republic	Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:...	111	3
Czech Republic	Ivo Minář Ivo Minár Ivo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62...	132	4
Germany	Simon Greul Simon Greul Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs . His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.-Career:...	138	5
Argentina	Brian Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...	147	6
France	David Guez David Guez David Guez is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 116 .-Career:Guez has played six major singles tournaments at professional level. At the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon he won with Rajeev Ram and reached to the second round, where he lost with Gilles Simon...	156	7
Kazakhstan	Yuri Schukin Yuri Schukin -2008:The 6 ft 2 inch 181 pound Russian began the 2008 tour season by losing in the first round to Rajeev Ram at the Chennai Open 6–7 , 6–7 .-References:...	159	8

• Rankings are as of May 23, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marko Daniš Dominik Hrbatý

Dominik Hrbatý

Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...

 Miloslav Mečíř Jr.

Miloslav Mečíř Jr.

Miloslav Mečíř Jr. is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is the son of Slovak tennis player and Olympic Gold medalist, Miloslav Mečíř. On December 6, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 294 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 282 on November 8,...

 Martin Přikryl

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a special exemption: João Sousa

João Sousa

João Sousa is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In June 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 190...

 Jan-Lennard Struff

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Andrea Arnaboldi Leonardo Kirche

Leonardo Kirche

Leonardo Kirche is a Brazilian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 10, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 262, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 386 was reached on January 17, 2011. He also played one match for the Brazil Davis Cup...

 Javier Martí

Javier Martí

Javier Martí Hernanz is a professional tennis player from Spain. Javier qualified for the 2011 French Open by defeating Andrej Martin, Jaroslav Pospíšil, and Ryan Harrison.His career high rank is #182, achieved on October 31, 2011....

 Wayne Odesnik

Wayne Odesnik

Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009...

Singles

  Simon Greul

Simon Greul

Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs . His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.-Career:...

def.   Victor Crivoi

Victor Crivoi

Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from...

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Doubles

  Simon Greul

Simon Greul

Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs . His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.-Career:...

/   Bastian Knittel

Bastian Knittel

Bastian Knittel is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On February 28, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 157.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 3 :-External links:...

def.   Facundo Bagnis

Facundo Bagnis

Facundo Bagnis is an Argentine professional tennis player.Bagnis played in his first ATP World Tour match at the 2011 Movistar Open on January 31, 2011, losing to Santiago Giraldo in straight sets, 2–6 6–3 6–2....

 /   Eduardo Schwank

Eduardo Schwank

Eduardo Jonatan Schwank is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian....

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