2011 Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca
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The 2011 Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Casablanca
, Morocco
between 21 and 27 February 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Evgeny Donskoy Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Deniss Pavlovs
João Sousa
, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
/ Adrián Menéndez
def. Leonardo Tavares
/ Simone Vagnozzi
, 6–2, 6–1
Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca
The Morocco Tennis Tour - Casablanca is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Casablanca, Morocco, since 2011.-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 clay courts. It was the first 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 Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
between 21 and 27 February 2011.
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | Denis Gremelmayr Denis Gremelmayr is a German male tennis player. Gremelmayr turned pro in 2000 and reached #97 in August, 2006. He spent 2007 in the top 200 and finished the year at #119... |
105 | 1 |
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:... |
117 | 2 |
France | Benoît Paire Benoît Paire Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010... |
120 | 3 |
France | Éric Prodon Eric Prodon - Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997.... |
130 | 4 |
Czech Republic | Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On May 23, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 11 :... |
138 | 5 |
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... |
159 | 6 |
Italy | Alessio di Mauro Alessio di Mauro Alessio di Mauro is an Italian tennis player. In Buenos Aires, he reached his first final of his career, where Argentine Juan Mónaco defeated di Mauro to win his first career title, 6–1, 6–2; on February 26, 2007. Propelled by this run, the left-hander reached his career high ranking of No... |
165 | 7 |
Germany | 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:... |
172 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 14, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anas Fattar Hicham Khaddari Talal Ouahabi Younes RachidiThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Evgeny Donskoy Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 174 .He has reached the finals of ten Futures tournaments; in eight of these he won...
Deniss Pavlovs
Deniss Pavlovs
Deniss Pavlovs is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 20, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 263, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on September 23, 2009....
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...
Singles
Evgeny Donskoy def. Alessio di MauroAlessio di Mauro
Alessio di Mauro is an Italian tennis player. In Buenos Aires, he reached his first final of his career, where Argentine Juan Mónaco defeated di Mauro to win his first career title, 6–1, 6–2; on February 26, 2007. Propelled by this run, the left-hander reached his career high ranking of No...
, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
Guillermo AlcaideGuillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide Justel is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:...
/ Adrián Menéndez
Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 174 .He has reached the finals of ten Futures tournaments; in eight of these he won...
def. Leonardo Tavares
Leonardo Tavares
Leonardo Tavares is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Tour. On August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186....
/ Simone Vagnozzi
Simone Vagnozzi
Simone Vagnozzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-Runner-Up :-External links:...
, 6–2, 6–1