2011 Rai Open
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The 2011 Rai Open
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Rome
, Italy
between 11 and 17 April 2011.
Alessandro Giannessi
Thomas Muster
Gianluca Naso
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Pablo Carreño-Busta
Pavol Červenák
Boris Pašanski
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Nikola Mektić
(as a lucky loser)
Thomas Schoorel
def.
Martin Kližan
, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Martin Kližan
/
Alessandro Motti
def. Thomas Fabbiano
/ Walter Trusendi, 7–6(3), 6–4
Rai Open
The Rai Open 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 Rome, Italy, since 2009.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:...
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 third 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...
. It took place in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
between 11 and 17 April 2011.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match.... |
96 | 1 |
 Germany |
Björn Phau Bjorn Phau Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis... |
112 | 2 |
 Turkey |
Marsel İlhan Marsel Ilhan Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world... |
117 | 3 |
| Germany |
Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... |
122 | 4 |
| Germany |
Julian Reister Julian Reister Julian Reister is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 92, achieved on May 2, 2011.-2006:... |
125 | 5 |
 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... |
131 | 6 |
| 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:... |
132 | 7 |
| Austria |
Martin Fischer Martin Fischer (tennis) Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :... |
135 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 4, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Thomas FabbianoThomas Fabbiano
Thomas Fabbiano is an Italian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 15, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 305 whilst his highest doubles ranking was No. 208 on July 20, 2009.-Doubles finals: 1 :...
Alessandro Giannessi
Alessandro Giannessi
Alessandro Giannessi is a professional Italian tennis player. On October 31, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 140 whilst his best doubles ranking was 232 on January 31, 2011.-Singles Finals: 1 :...
Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list...
Gianluca Naso
Gianluca Naso
Gianluca Naso is an Italian professional tennis player. He was born in Trapani, Italy.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 4 :-External links:...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Pablo Carreño-Busta
Pablo Carreño-Busta
Pablo Carreño Busta is a Spanish tennis player.He has reached the finals of three Futures tournaments; only one of these he won against Karlis Lejnieks, He plays with right hand and two-handed backhand. Pablo Carreño currently resides in Barcelona.-Singles Finals:-Wins :-Runner-up :-External...
Pavol Červenák
Pavol Červenák
Pavol Červenák is a professional tennis player from Slovak Republic.-Titles :-External links:*...
Boris Pašanski
Boris Pašanski
Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982....
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:...
Nikola Mektić
Nikola Mektić
Nikola Mektić is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On May 16, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 242.-External links:...
(as a lucky loser)
Singles
Thomas SchoorelThomas Schoorel
Thomas Schoorel is a Dutch tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour.Schoorel won the Dutch Tennis Masters in December 2010, beating Thiemo de Bakker in the final . He has won two Challenger titles , both in April 2011.Schoorel is also student at the Johan Cruyff College.-Singles: 4...
def.
Martin KližanMartin 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...
, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Doubles
Martin KližanMartin 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...
/
Alessandro MottiAlessandro Motti
Alessandro Motti is an Italian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 91 . His coach is Ugo Bellentani.-Challengers and futures titles :...
def.
Thomas FabbianoThomas Fabbiano
Thomas Fabbiano is an Italian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 15, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 305 whilst his highest doubles ranking was No. 208 on July 20, 2009.-Doubles finals: 1 :...
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Walter Trusendi, 7–6(3), 6–4