2011 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
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The 2011 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in İzmir
, Turkey
between 19 and 25 September 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ervand Gasparyan James McGee
Mohamed Safwat Simon Stadler
The following players received entry as an Lucky Loser into the singles main draw: Dimitar Kutrovsky
Lukáš Lacko
def.
Marsel İlhan
, 6–4, 6–3
Travis Rettenmaier
/
Simon Stadler
def.
Flavio Cipolla
/ Thomas Fabbiano
, 6–0, 6–2
Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The Türk Telecom İzmir Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the UTEM Tennis Club in İzmir, Turkey, since 2008....
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 hard courts. It was the fourth 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 İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
between 19 and 25 September 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
89 | 1 |
 Belgium |
Steve Darcis Steve Darcis Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:... |
93 | 2 |
| 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... |
102 | 3 |
| Belgium |
Ruben Bemelmans Ruben Bemelmans Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245.... |
148 | 4 |
| Slovakia |
Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :... |
151 | 5 |
 Tunisia |
Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri is a professional Tunisian tennis player.Jaziri reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 28, 2011, when he became World number 117. He appeared in the qualifying draw at the 2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Michał Przysiężny of Poland... |
154 | 6 |
 Lithuania |
Ričardas Berankis Ricardas Berankis Ričardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.- Early career :Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two... |
157 | 7 |
 Ukraine |
Sergei Bubka Sergei Bubka (tennis) Sergei Bubka is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and is coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky... |
166 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Haluk Akkoyun Durukan Durmus Muhammet Haylaz Efe YurtacanThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ervand Gasparyan James McGee
James McGee (tennis)
James McGee is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Belvedere College in Dublin, Co. Dublin. He currently is the second highest ranked Irish tennis player and has been playing for the Ireland Davis Cup team since 2009.-Career:McGee has spent most of...
Mohamed Safwat Simon Stadler
Simon Stadler
Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #144 in October 2011.- Juniors career :...
The following players received entry as an Lucky Loser into the singles main draw: Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky is a tennis player from Bulgaria. At the moment he is the second best ranked Bulgarian after Grigor Dimitrov. In 2011 he was invited to play for the Bulgarian Davis Cup team and he started with a win over Siarhei Betau....
Singles
Lukáš LackoLukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :...
def.
Marsel İlhanMarsel Ilhan
Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world...
, 6–4, 6–3
Doubles
Travis RettenmaierTravis Rettenmaier
Travis Rettenmaier is a professional American tennis player.-Career:Rettenmaier's highest singles ranking to date has been World Number 273 on February 27, 2006. In doubles, his ranking has been as high as World Number 57, which he achieved on July 12, 2010. At 6-foot 2-inches, Travis is a...
/
Simon StadlerSimon Stadler
Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #144 in October 2011.- Juniors career :...
def.
Flavio CipollaFlavio 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...
/
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 :...
, 6–0, 6–2