2011 Zagreb Open
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The 2011 Zagreb Open
(Also known as the Pliva Zagreb Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Zagreb
, Croatia
between May 9 and May 16, 2011.
The 2011 Zagreb Open
(Also known as the Pliva Zagreb Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
and 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Zagreb
, Croatia
between May 9 and May 16, 2011.
Borut Puc Antonio Veić
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Guillermo Alcaide
Andrea Arnaboldi Andrey Kuznetsov
Nikola Mektić
Donna Vekić
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tamara Curović
Doroteja Erić Inés Ferrer-Suárez Michaela Hončová
Réka-Luca Jani
Nastja Kolar
Katalin Marosi
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
Diego Junqueira
def.
João Souza
, 6–3, 6–4
Nathalie Piquion
def.
Doroteja Erić, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava
/ Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
def.
Mate Pavić / Franko Škugor
, 6–2, 7–6(10)
Elitsa Kostova
/
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz def. Ani Mijačika
/ Ana Vrljić
, 1–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Zagreb Open
The Zagreb 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 at the Športski Park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia, since 1996....
(Also known as the Pliva Zagreb Open for sponsorship reasons) 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 outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament. It 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 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
. It took place in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
between May 9 and May 16, 2011.
The 2011 Zagreb Open
Zagreb Open
The Zagreb 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 at the Športski Park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia, since 1996....
(Also known as the Pliva Zagreb Open for sponsorship reasons) 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 outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament. It 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 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
. It took place in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
between May 9 and May 16, 2011.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:... |
45 | 1 |
 India |
Somdev Devvarman Somdev Devvarman Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning... |
70 | 2 |
 Germany |
Denis Gremelmayr Denis Gremelmayr Denis Gremelmayr is a German male tennis player. Gremelmayr turned pro in 2000 and reached #97 in August, 2006. He spent 2007 in the top 200 and finished the year at #119... |
95 | 3 |
| 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... |
97 | 4 |
 Czech Republic |
Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On May 23, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 11 :... |
106 | 5 |
| 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... |
111 | 6 |
| Germany |
Dustin Brown Dustin Brown (tennis) Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
119 | 7 |
 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 :... |
121 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 2, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Kristijan Mesaroš Thomas MusterThomas 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...
Borut Puc Antonio Veić
Antonio Veic
Antonio Veić is a professional Croatian tennis player. His highest singles ranking is 183, which was reached on February 1, 2010.- 2009 :...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Guillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide Justel is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:...
Andrea Arnaboldi Andrey Kuznetsov
Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis)
Andrey Kuznetsov , is a professional Russian tennis player.Kuznetsov won the Boy's Singles title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.He is coached by his father, Alexander ....
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:...
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey |
Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay , is a Turkish tennis player. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.She is the most successful Turkish player in singles women tennis with a career high WTA ranking of 168 .... |
162 | 1 |
| Slovakia |
Kristína Kučová Kristína Kucová Kristína Kučová is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand , and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her... |
175 | 2 |
 Ukraine |
Yulia Beygelzimer Yulia Beygelzimer Yulia Beygelzimer is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine.Beygelzimer has competed for Ukraine both at the Olympics and the Fed Cup, finally reaching the Top 100, at number 83 in September 2006.... |
189 | 3 |
| Slovakia |
Lenka Juríková Lenka Juríková Lenka Juríková is a professional Slovak tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On August 17, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 263. She is coached by Peter Jurík her father.-External links:... |
196 | 4 |
| Bulgaria |
Elitsa Kostova Elitsa Kostova Elitsa Kostova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 143 whilst her best doubles ranking was 238 on October 10, 2011... |
197 | 5 |
 Romania |
Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 155, which she reached on July 4, 2011 whilst her best doubles ranking was 107 on June 13, 2011... |
201 | 6 |
| Spain |
Estrella Cabeza Candela Estrella Cabeza Candela Estrella Cabeza Candela is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 6 April 2009 she reached her highest world single ranking, number 167. As of 21 March 2011 she is number 268.-External links:... |
202 | 7 |
| France |
Nathalie Piquion Nathalie Piquion Nathalie Piquion is a French professional tennis player. As of November 1, 2010, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 177.-External links:... |
208 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 2, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Mateja Kraljević Tereza Mrdeža Silvia NjirićSilvia Njirić
Silvia Njirić is a junior Croatian tennis player. Having already played Fed Cup for Croatia, Njirić made semi-finals at the 2010 junior French Open, losing to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.-ITF Circuit singles finals :...
Donna Vekić
Donna Vekić
Donna Vekić is a Croatian tennis player coached by David Felgate the former coach of Tim Henman. Born and residing in Osijek, Vekic's highest ranking on the main WTA tour is 391 on 11/28/2011.Vekić won the junior championship of Croatia in 2011....
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tamara Curović
Tamara Čurović
Tamara Čurović is a Serbian tennis player. Although she plays junior mostly, she also competes at professional tournaments. In 2009, Čurović reached her first ITF final, in Doboj. As of 7 March 2011, Čurović is ranked World No. 686...
Doroteja Erić Inés Ferrer-Suárez Michaela Hončová
Michaela Hončová
Michaela Hončová is a professional Slovak tennis player. On November 15, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 437 whilst her best doubles ranking was 607 on September 20, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:...
Réka-Luca Jani
Réka-Luca Jani
Réka-Luca Jani is a professional Hungarian tennis player and member of the Hungary Fed Cup team. On November 30, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 whilst her best doubles ranking was 294 on November 30, 2009....
Nastja Kolar
Nastja Kolar
Nastja Kolar is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 232 in singles and No. 731 in doubles.- 2009 :...
Katalin Marosi
Katalin Marosi
Katalin Marosi is a professional tennis player from Hungary. Marosi has won 16 ITF Circuit Singles titles and 27 doubles titles...
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
Singles
Diego JunqueiraDiego Junqueira
Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina...
def.
João SouzaJoão 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...
, 6–3, 6–4
Singles
Nathalie PiquionNathalie Piquion
Nathalie Piquion is a French professional tennis player. As of November 1, 2010, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 177.-External links:...
def.
Doroteja Erić, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Doubles
Daniel Muñoz-De La NavaDaniel Muñoz-De La Nava
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 19 :-External links:...
/
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.
Mate Pavić / Franko ŠkugorFranko Škugor
Franko Škugor is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Although perspective young player, injuries have been backwarding his career until 2010 SkiStar Swedish Open where he reached quarterfinals....
, 6–2, 7–6(10)
Doubles
Elitsa KostovaElitsa Kostova
Elitsa Kostova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 143 whilst her best doubles ranking was 238 on October 10, 2011...
/
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz def. Ani MijačikaAni Mijačika
Ani Mijačika is a professional Croatian tennis player. On July 5, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 224 whilst her best doubles ranking was 319 on the same date.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 12 :...
/
Ana VrljićAna Vrljić
Ana Vrljić is a professional Croatian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 21, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 191. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. She made it to the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa...
, 1–6, 6–3, [12–10]