2011 Sporting Challenger
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The 2011 Sporting Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and the Tretorn SERIE+ series. It took place in Turin
, Italy
between June 26 and July 3 2011.
Stefano Travaglia Matteo Trevisan
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alberto Brizzi
Marco Crugnola
Stefano Galvani
Dušan Lajović
Carlos Berlocq
def.
Albert Ramos, 6–4, 6–3
Martin Fischer
/ Philipp Oswald
def.
Uladzimir Ignatik / 
Martin Kližan
, 6–3, 6–4
Sporting Challenger
The Sporting Challenger 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 at the Circolo della Stampa in Turin, Italy, since 2002....
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 tenth 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+ series. It took place in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, 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 June 26 and July 3 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 59 | 1 |
| Argentina |
Carlos Berlocq Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:... |
70 | 2 |
 Italy |
Filippo Volandri Filippo Volandri Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money... |
81 | 3 |
| Spain |
Albert Ramos | 87 | 4 |
| Argentina |
Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina... |
108 | 5 |
| Italy |
Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open... |
112 | 6 |
 France |
Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
119 | 7 |
| Spain |
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998... |
121 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of June 20, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Andrea Arnaboldi Alessandro GiannessiAlessandro 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 :...
Stefano Travaglia Matteo Trevisan
Matteo Trevisan
Matteo Trevisan is an Italian professional tennis player.-External links:*...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alberto Brizzi
Alberto Brizzi
Alberto Brizzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-External links:*...
Marco Crugnola
Marco Crugnola
Marco Crugnola is an Italian professional tennis player.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...
Stefano Galvani
Stefano Galvani
Stefano Galvani is a professional male tennis player from Italy.- 2008 :In June, Galvani qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #222 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, #148 Andrey Golubev, and #197 Ilija Bozoljac....
Dušan Lajović
Dušan Lajović
-Tennis career:Lajović reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on October 31, 2011, when he became World number 180. For a long time, he primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit...
Singles
Carlos BerlocqCarlos Berlocq
Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:...
def.
Albert Ramos, 6–4, 6–3Doubles
Martin FischerMartin 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 :...
/
Philipp OswaldPhilipp Oswald
Philipp Oswald is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 206, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 81 was reached on July 5, 2010....
def.
Uladzimir Ignatik / 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...
, 6–3, 6–4