2011 Ningbo Challenger
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The 2011 Ningbo Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and the second edition for the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Ningbo
, China
between 12 and 18 September 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Luka Gregorc
Christopher Rungkat
Jose Rubin Statham
Daniel Yoo
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Shuko Aoyama
Hu Yueyue Xu Yifan Zhu Lin
Lu Yen-hsun
def.
Jürgen Zopp
, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Anastasiya Yakimova
def.
Erika Sema
, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Karan Rastogi
/ Divij Sharan
def.
Jan Hernych
/ Jürgen Zopp
, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–11]
Tetiana Luzhanska
/
Zheng Saisai
def. Chan Chin-wei
/ Han Xinyun
, 6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Ningbo Challenger
The Ningbo Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Ningbo, China since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
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 first 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 the second edition for the 2011 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 Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
between 12 and 18 September 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei |
Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... |
82 | 1 |
 Germany |
Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.... |
111 | 2 |
 Russia |
Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events... |
145 | 3 |
| Germany |
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high No. 81 on November 21, 2011.-2011:... |
151 | 4 |
| Estonia |
Jürgen Zopp Jürgen Zopp Jürgen Zopp is the current number one Estonian male tennis player. He is a prominent member of the Estonia Davis Cup team.Zopp reached the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' Tournaments in 2006.... |
204 | 5 |
 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... |
206 | 6 |
| Germany |
Dominik Meffert Dominik Meffert Dominik Meffert is a German professional tennis player. He qualified for the 2007 US Open, to this date his first and only Grand Slam competition, but lost in the first round. He is 6'6" tall and 210 lbs... |
211 | 7 |
 South Africa |
Fritz Wolmarans Fritz Wolmarans Fritz Wolmarans is a South African tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has also played for the South Africa Davis Cup team.... |
212 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Wang Chuhan Feng He Ma Yanan Zhou ZhuoqingThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Luka Gregorc
Luka Gregorc
Luka Gregorc is a tennis player from Slovenia. Gregorc reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 172 on August 3, 2009, and highest doubles ranking on September 12, 2005, reaching World Number 557...
Christopher Rungkat
Christopher Rungkat
Christopher Benjamin Rungkat is an Indonesian tennis player. He is the grandson of "Famous" Benny Rungkat, former chairman of the Indonesian Air Carriers Association. Christopher's father, Michael Alexander Fritz Rungkat, is of Dutch and Indonesian descent and his mom, Elfia Mirlianti, is of...
Jose Rubin Statham
Jose Rubin Statham
Rubin Jose Statham is a professional Tennis player from New Zealand.-Career:In June 2005, Statham's second year on the professional tour, he made his first final at the Japan F8 tournament. He lost in the final to Go Soeda of Japan 4-6, 3-6...
Daniel Yoo
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus is a Dutch female tennis player. In 2008 she won the Australian Open for juniors, defeating Jessica Moore from Australia. Because of this win she went from 35th to 2nd place on the junior tennis list, but soon she became new junior No.1 player... |
82 | 1 |
| Belarus |
Anastasiya Yakimova Anastasiya Yakimova Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:... |
84 | 2 |
 France |
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 116 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei |
Chang Kai-chen | 140 | 4 |
| Japan |
Erika Sema Erika Sema is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema... |
145 | 5 |
| Ukraine |
Tetiana Luzhanska Tetiana Luzhanska Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number... |
147 | 6 |
 Thailand |
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:... |
156 | 7 |
| People's Republic of China |
Han Xinyun Han Xinyun Han Xinyun is a Chinese tennis player. Her career highest ranking is 165th in the world, which she achieved on February 1, 2010. Han had reached a WTA tour doubles final before in China were she and her partner Xu Yifan lost to the pairing of Caroline Wozniacki and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Han has... |
169 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Duan Yingying Liu Wanting Tian Ran Zhao DiThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Shuko Aoyama
Shuko Aoyama
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is No. 355 in singles and No. 228 in doubles .-External links:*...
Hu Yueyue Xu Yifan Zhu Lin
Men's Singles
Lu Yen-hsunLu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
def.
Jürgen ZoppJürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp is the current number one Estonian male tennis player. He is a prominent member of the Estonia Davis Cup team.Zopp reached the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' Tournaments in 2006....
, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Women's Singles
Anastasiya YakimovaAnastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:...
def.
Erika SemaErika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...
, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Men's Doubles
Karan RastogiKaran Rastogi
Karan Rastogi is an Indian tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of 3. In 2003, he turned professional. He reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open Junior Championship in 2004...
/
Divij SharanDivij Sharan
Divij Sharan is a Indian 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. 438 on 30 July 2007, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 172, on 3 October 2011.-Doubles :-External...
def.
Jan HernychJan Hernych
Jan Mauda Hernych is a professional male tennis player from Czech Republic. Born in Prague, he turned pro in 1998 and achieved his highest ranking of World No. 59 on 27 April 2009. He is currently 241st in the ATP rankings.-External links:...
/
Jürgen ZoppJürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp is the current number one Estonian male tennis player. He is a prominent member of the Estonia Davis Cup team.Zopp reached the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' Tournaments in 2006....
, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–11]
Women's Doubles
Tetiana LuzhanskaTetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number...
/
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...
def.
Chan Chin-weiChan Chin-wei
Chan Chin-wei is a professional Taiwanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On October 2, 2006 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 152. On January 15, 2007 she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 88. Her coach is Chan Fu Chen.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...
/
Han XinyunHan Xinyun
Han Xinyun is a Chinese tennis player. Her career highest ranking is 165th in the world, which she achieved on February 1, 2010. Han had reached a WTA tour doubles final before in China were she and her partner Xu Yifan lost to the pairing of Caroline Wozniacki and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Han has...
, 6–4, 5–7, [10–4]