2011 McDonald's Burnie International
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The 2011 McDonald's Burnie International was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Burnie
, Australia
between 31 January – 6 February 2011.
James Lemke
Luke Saville
Bernard Tomic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Érik Chvojka
James Duckworth
Joel Lindner Benjamin Mitchell
Azra Hadzic Alyssa Hibberd Stefani Stojic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Bojana Bobusic
Eugénie Bouchard
Nastja Kolar Yulia Putintseva
Zheng Saisai
Daniela Scivetti Emelyn Starr
Belinda Woolcock
Flavio Cipolla
def.
Chris Guccione
, walkover
Philip Bester
/ Peter Polansky
def. Marinko Matosevic
/
Rubin Jose Statham, 6–3, 4–6, [14–12]
Eugénie Bouchard
def.
Zheng Saisai
, 6–4, 6–3
Natsuma Hamamura / Erika Takao def. Sally Peers
/ Olivia Rogowska
, 6–2, 3–6, 10–7
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 hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which 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...
and ITF Women's Circuit
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
. It took place in Burnie
Burnie, Tasmania
- Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
between 31 January – 6 February 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Marinko Matosevic Marinko Matosevic Marinko Matosevic is a professional Croatian-Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009.-Tennis career and background:Matosevic was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia... |
138 | 1 |
| Italy |
Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009... |
140 | 2 |
 Slovenia |
Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia... |
142 | 3 |
| Australia |
Carsten Ball Carsten Ball Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:... |
158 | 4 |
 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:... |
163 | 5 |
| Japan |
Yuichi Sugita Yuichi Sugita Yuichi Sugita is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 29, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 181.-Singles finals: 2 :-External links:*... |
166 | 6 |
| 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... |
169 | 7 |
| Japan |
Tatsuma Ito Tatsuma Ito is a Japanese professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 1 :-External links:*... |
182 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of January 17, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Chris GuccioneChris Guccione
Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian....
James Lemke
James Lemke
James Lemke is a Australian 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. 224 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 297, on 26 September 2011.-External...
Luke Saville
Luke Saville
Luke Saville is an Australian junior tennis player. Saville is most famous for winning the boys singles at the Wimbledon Championships, and was also runner up in the boys singles at the Australian Open.-Junior career:...
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Érik Chvojka
Érik Chvojka
Érik Chvojka is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is currently Canada No. 4 in singles according to the ATP Rankings....
James Duckworth
James Duckworth (tennis)
James Duckworth is an Australian professional tennis player.-2011:Duckworth began the year playing in the 2011 Brisbane International and the 2011 Australian Open qualifying tournaments after receiving wildcards into each event. Following the Australian summer series of tournaments Duckworth...
Joel Lindner Benjamin Mitchell
Benjamin Mitchell (tennis)
Benjamin "Ben" Mitchell is an Australian junior tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, he currently has a professional ATP Ranking of World No. 256. Mitchell mainly competes on the junior tour where he has enjoyed varying success....
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Sally Peers Sally Peers Sally Peers is an Australian professional tennis player. She plays right-handed, with a double-handed backhand. Her career high WTA singles ranking is world no. 153, which she reached on 20 September 2010 & her career high doubles ranking is world no. 89 which she reached on 8 November 2010, while... |
151 | 1 |
 Russia |
Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010... |
185 | 2 |
 Turkey |
Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay , is a Turkish tennis player. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.She is the most successful Turkish player in singles women tennis with a career high WTA ranking of 168 .... |
190 | 3 |
| Australia |
Jessica Moore Jessica Moore (tennis) Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:... |
249 | 4 |
| Australia |
Olivia Rogowska Olivia Rogowska Olivia Rogowska is an Australian tennis player. The right-hander was born in and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 138, which she reached on 7 December 2009. Her career high in doubles is 170, which she reached on 20 September 2010... |
259 | 5 |
 France |
Caroline Garcia Caroline Garcia Caroline Garcia is a French professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 141, which she reached on August 15, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 357, achieved on August 15, 2011.... |
275 | 6 |
| Japan |
Chiaki Okadaue | 288 | 7 |
| Australia |
Tammi Patterson Tammi Patterson Tammi Patterson is a professional Australian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 November 2010 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 331. On 29 November 2010 she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 267. Her coach is Steve Blundell.-External links:... |
300 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of January 17, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Daniella DominikovicDaniella Dominikovic
Daniella Dominikovic is a professional Australian tennis player.Dominikovic's highest WTA singles ranking is 324th, which she reached on 3 October 2005. Her career high in doubles was at 172 set at 3 October 2005. She is the younger sister of fellow professional Evie Dominikovic.-External links:*...
Azra Hadzic Alyssa Hibberd Stefani Stojic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Bojana Bobusic
Bojana Bobusic
Bojana Bobusic is a professional Australian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 November 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 250...
Eugénie Bouchard
Eugénie Bouchard
Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard is a Canadian professional tennis player. On November 21, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 301. She is currently playing on the Junior Circuit and on the ITF Circuit.-Early life:...
Nastja Kolar Yulia Putintseva
Yulia Putintseva
Yulia Putintseva is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 230, which she reached on October 24, 2011.- Personal life :...
Zheng Saisai
Zheng Saisai
Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai is a junior Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 261, which she reached on June 6, 2011...
Daniela Scivetti Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009...
Belinda Woolcock
Men's Singles
Flavio CipollaFlavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
def.
Chris GuccioneChris Guccione
Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian....
, walkover
Men's Doubles
Philip BesterPhilip Bester
Philip Bester is a Canadian professional tennis player from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bester was a finalist at the 2006 junior French Open. In doing so he became the first Canadian to reach a grand slam final in singles, and is only the second ever to do so.-As a junior:Bester...
/
Peter PolanskyPeter 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...
def.
Marinko MatosevicMarinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic is a professional Croatian-Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009.-Tennis career and background:Matosevic was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia...
/
Rubin Jose Statham, 6–3, 4–6, [14–12]Women's Singles
Eugénie BouchardEugénie Bouchard
Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard is a Canadian professional tennis player. On November 21, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 301. She is currently playing on the Junior Circuit and on the ITF Circuit.-Early life:...
def.
Zheng SaisaiZheng Saisai
Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai is a junior Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 261, which she reached on June 6, 2011...
, 6–4, 6–3
Women's Doubles
Natsuma Hamamura / Erika Takao def. Sally PeersSally Peers
Sally Peers is an Australian professional tennis player. She plays right-handed, with a double-handed backhand. Her career high WTA singles ranking is world no. 153, which she reached on 20 September 2010 & her career high doubles ranking is world no. 89 which she reached on 8 November 2010, while...
/
Olivia RogowskaOlivia Rogowska
Olivia Rogowska is an Australian tennis player. The right-hander was born in and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 138, which she reached on 7 December 2009. Her career high in doubles is 170, which she reached on 20 September 2010...
, 6–2, 3–6, 10–7