2010 BMW Ljubljana Open
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The 2010 BMW Ljubljana Open
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
between September 20 and 26, 2010.
Tilen Žitnik Borut Puc Thomas Muster
The following players received entry as a special entrant into the singles main draw: Janez Semrajc
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ivan Bjelica Boris Pašanski
Erling Tveit Miljan Zekić
Blaž Kavčič
def.
David Goffin
, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Nikola Mektić
/ Ivan Zovko
def. Marin Draganja / Dino Marcan, 3–6, 6–0, [10–3]
BMW Ljubljana Open
The BMW Ljubljana 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 in Ljubljana, Slovenia , since 1990....
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 hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
2010 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 13 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000...
. It took place in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
between September 20 and 26, 2010.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009... |
108 | 1 |
| Slovenia |
Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia... |
119 | 2 |
| Slovenia |
Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface... |
120 | 3 |
 Serbia |
Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac or Ilia Bozoljac is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.... |
129 | 4 |
 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.... |
155 | 5 |
 Czech Republic |
Ivo Minář Ivo Minár Ivo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62... |
158 | 6 |
| Belgium |
Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both... |
178 | 7 |
 Russia |
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 .... |
186 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Luka GregorcLuka Gregorc
Luka Gregorc is a tennis player from Slovenia. Gregorc reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 172 on August 3, 2009, and highest doubles ranking on September 12, 2005, reaching World Number 557...
Tilen Žitnik Borut Puc Thomas Muster
Thomas 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...
The following players received entry as a special entrant into the singles main draw: Janez Semrajc
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ivan Bjelica Boris Pašanski
Boris Pašanski
Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982....
Erling Tveit Miljan Zekić
Miljan Zekic
Miljan Zekic is a tennis player from Serbia. He was in the main draw of the 2011 Serbia Open with his partner David Savic where they lost in the first round 3–6, 2–6.-External links:...
Singles
Blaž KavčičBlaž Kavčič
Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface...
def.
David GoffinDavid Goffin
David Goffin is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Rocourt, Belgium, and currently resides in Liège, Belgium...
, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Doubles
Nikola MektićNikola 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:...
/
Ivan ZovkoIvan Zovko
Ivan Zovko is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He specialises in doubles. On November 1, 2010, he reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of 220.-Doubles: 3 :-External links:...
def.
Marin Draganja / Dino Marcan, 3–6, 6–0, [10–3]