2011 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín
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The 2011 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament, which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Medellín
, Colombia
between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
Felipe Escobar Alejandro Falla
Nicolás Massú
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Eduardo Struvay
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Duilio Beretta
Laurent Recouderc
Agustín Velotti
Dennis Zivkovic
Víctor Estrella
def.
Alejandro Falla
, 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
Paul Capdeville
/ Nicolás Massú
def.
Alessio di Mauro
/ Matteo Viola
, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Seguros Bolivar Open Medellin
The Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín is a tennis tournament held in Medellín, Colombia since 2004. The event began as a Futures tournament from 2004–05 and is now part of the challenger series. It is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-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 clay courts. It was the eighth 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 Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
Alejandro Falla Alejandro Falla Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in... |
83 | 1 |
 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.... |
87 | 2 |
 Brazil |
João Souza João Souza João Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009... |
105 | 3 |
 Argentina |
Horacio Zeballos | 111 | 4 |
| Chile |
Paul Capdeville Paul Capdeville Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76.... |
113 | 5 |
| Brazil |
Rogério Dutra da Silva Rogerio Dutra da Silva Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:... |
118 | 6 |
 Spain |
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... |
138 | 7 |
| Italy |
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 :... |
143 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 24, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sebastián DecoudSebastian Decoud
Sebastián Decoud is a professional Argentine tennis player. He is a late-blooming pro who is on the verge of cracking into the top-200 in singles in 2008, and did crack the top-200 in doubles in March, 2008....
Felipe Escobar Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Eduardo Struvay
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Duilio Beretta
Duilio Beretta
Duilio Beretta Avalos is a Peruvian professional tennis player.He recently won the finals stage of Boys' Doubles events on the French Open and US Open with Ecuadorian tennis player Roberto Quiroz...
Laurent Recouderc
Laurent Recouderc
Laurent Recouderc born July 10, 1984 in Toulouse, France, is a French professional tennis player.-Career:Recouderc spent the first years of his career on the Junior Circuit, beating players like Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...
Agustín Velotti
Agustín Velotti
Agustín Velotti is an Argentine tennis player.Velotti won the 2010 French Open Boys' singles competition after beating his good friend Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5....
Dennis Zivkovic
Singles
Víctor EstrellaVíctor Estrella
Víctor Estrella is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 15, 2011, when he became World number 206...
def.
Alejandro FallaAlejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
, 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Paul CapdevillePaul Capdeville
Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....
/
Nicolás MassúNicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
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...
/
Matteo ViolaMatteo Viola
Matteo Viola is a Italian 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. 155 on 25 July 2005, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 282, on 7 November 2011.-Singles :-Doubles...
, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]