2011 São Léo Open
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The 2011 São Léo Open
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in São Leopoldo
, Brazil
between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
André Ghem
Bruno Sant'anna
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Thiago Alves
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Martín Alund
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Marcelo Demoliner
Pablo Galdón
Andre Miele
Marco Trungelliti
Leonardo Mayer
def.
Nikola Ćirić
, 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Franco Ferreiro
/
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
def.
Gastão Elias
/ Frederico Gil
, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9]
São Léo Open
The São Léo Open is a tennis tournament held in São Leopoldo, Brazil since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and 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 first 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 São Leopoldo
São Leopoldo
São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
80 | 1 |
| Argentina |
Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina... |
91 | 2 |
| 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... |
96 | 3 |
| Argentina |
Leonardo Mayer Leonardo Mayer Leonardo Martin Mayer is an Argentine professional tennis player.Mayer achieved a singles career high of world no. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career high in doubles was world no. 94 on March 1, 2010.http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100049039 He is coached by Emiliano Redondi... |
99 | 4 |
| Brazil |
Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005... |
109 | 5 |
| 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... |
130 | 6 |
| Argentina |
Máximo González Máximo González Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :... |
131 | 7 |
 United States |
Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009... |
136 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 24, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Guilherme Clézar 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 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....
Bruno Sant'anna
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: Martín Alund
Martín Alund
Martín Alund is an Argentine professional tennis player. Alund has won one ATP Challenger event, in doubles.-ATP Tournaments Finals:-Runner-Up :-External links:*...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Marcelo Demoliner
Marcelo Demoliner
Marcelo Demoliner is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Demoliner competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 16 :...
Pablo Galdón
Pablo Galdón
Pablo Cesar Galdón is an Argentine professional tennis player. His favorite surface is clay.-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:...
Andre Miele
Andre Miele
Andre Miele is a tennis player from Brazil.He and his partner Ricardo Hocevar won the 2009 Manta Open doubles championship.-Sources:...
Marco Trungelliti
Singles
Leonardo MayerLeonardo Mayer
Leonardo Martin Mayer is an Argentine professional tennis player.Mayer achieved a singles career high of world no. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career high in doubles was world no. 94 on March 1, 2010.http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100049039 He is coached by Emiliano Redondi...
def.
Nikola ĆirićNikola Ćirić
Nikola Ćirić ; is a professional tennis player, who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures. He was born in Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on August 2, 1983....
, 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Doubles
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 :...
/
Rubén Ramírez HidalgoRubén 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...
def.
Gastão EliasGastao Elias
Gastão Elias is a Portuguese men's professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In November 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 163. He has won four futures singles titles...
/
Frederico GilFrederico 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...
, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9]