2011 Poznań Porsche Open
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Poznań Porsche Open was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and the Tretorn SERIE+ tour. It took place in Poznań
, Poland
between 18 and 24 July 2011.
Łukasz Kubot Bartosz Sawicki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tomasz Bednarek
Kamil Čapkovič
André Ghem
Nicolas Renavand
Rui Machado
def.
Jerzy Janowicz
, 6–3, 6–3
Olivier Charroin
/ Stéphane Robert
def.
Franco Ferreiro
/ André Sá
, 6–2, 6–3
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 eighth 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 Tretorn SERIE+ tour. It took place in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
between 18 and 24 July 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
Łukasz Kubot | 69 | 1 |
| Portugal |
Frederico Gil Frederico Gil Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings... |
91 | 2 |
| 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... |
94 | 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.... |
103 | 4 |
| France |
Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6.... |
107 | 5 |
 Germany |
Dustin Brown Dustin Brown (tennis) Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
125 | 6 |
| Germany |
Denis Gremelmayr 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... |
128 | 7 |
 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 :... |
131 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 11, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Piotr Gadomski Marcin GawronMarcin Gawron
Marcin Gawron is a Polish tennis player. He is 72 kg and is 5.8 ft tall. He made the final of the 2006 Wimbledon Junior Championship, but lost to Thiemo de Bakker 2-6, 6-7.-External links:...
Łukasz Kubot Bartosz Sawicki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tomasz Bednarek
Tomasz Bednarek
Tomasz Bednarek born November 12, 1981 in Pabianice, Poland) is a professional tennis player from Poland.-Career:He is a doubles' specialist. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of 81 on April 19, 2010...
Kamil Čapkovič
Kamil Capkovic
Kamil Čapkovič is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic.-Career:Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles....
André Ghem
André Ghem
André Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181....
Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand is a French tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 10, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 308, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 139 was reached on October 10, 2011....
Singles
Rui MachadoRui 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...
def.
Jerzy JanowiczJerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind L. Kubot and M. Przysiezny Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind...
, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
Olivier CharroinOlivier Charroin
Olivier Charroin is a French 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. 523 on 23 June 2008, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 98, on 24 October 2011.-Doubles...
/
Stéphane RobertStéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
def.
Franco FerreiroFranco Ferreiro
Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :...
/
André SáAndré Sá
André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
, 6–2, 6–3