2010 Beijing International Challenger
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The 2010 Beijing International Challenger
Beijing International Challenger
The Beijing International Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Beijing, China since 2010. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit and is played on outdoor hard courts. It is also part of the China Open Tour....

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 the first edition of the tournament which is 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 Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 between 2 and 8 August 2010.

Seeds

Nationality Player Ranking* Seeding
 Republic of Ireland Conor Niland
Conor Niland
Conor Niland is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Co. Limerick...

158 1
 Ukraine Ivan Sergeyev
Ivan Sergeyev
Ivan Sergeyev is a professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-External links:...

179 2
 France Laurent Recouderc
Laurent Recouderc
Laurent Recouderc born July 10, 1984 in Toulouse, France, is a French professional tennis player.-Career:Recouderc spent the first years of his career on the Junior Circuit, beating players like Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...

226 3
 South Korea Kim Young-jun 256 4
 Croatia Franko Škugor
Franko 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....

283 5
 Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player...

309 6
 Russia Artem Sitak
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...

310 7
 Russia Andrey Kumantsov 322 8

  • Rankings are as of July 26, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Bai Yan
Bai Yan
Bai Yan is a Chinese male tennis player.-External links:...

 Chang Yu Li Zhe Wu Di
Wu Di (tennis)
Wu Di is a Chinese male tennis player. He reached an ATP world singles ranking of 349 on 31 Jan 2011. He beat the world no.37 Lu Yen-hsun in 2011 Davis Cup.-External links:...



The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tiago Fernandes
Tiago Fernandes
Tiago Fernandes is a Brazilian tennis player. He achieved the number 1 ranking on the ITF Junior Circuit Fernandes is coached by Larri Passos, the former coach of Brazilian former world #1 and three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten.Fernandes won the Boys' Singles division of the 2010...

 Gao Peng Wang Chuhan Xu Jun-Chao

Men's Singles

  Franko Škugor
Franko 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....

def.   Laurent Recouderc
Laurent Recouderc
Laurent Recouderc born July 10, 1984 in Toulouse, France, is a French professional tennis player.-Career:Recouderc spent the first years of his career on the Junior Circuit, beating players like Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...

, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Women's Singles

  Junri Namigata
Junri Namigata
Junri Namigata is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached on February 28, 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 109, set on April 14, 2008. U- Singles 12 :- Doubles 22 :...

def.   Zhang Shuai
Zhang Shuai (tennis)
Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. , she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.-Career Summary:...

, 7-6(3) 6-3

Men's Doubles

  Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player...

/   Artem Sitak
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...

def.   Sadik Kadir /   Purav Raja
Purav Raja
Purav Raja is an Indian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 813, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 130 was reached on August 16, 2010....

, 7–6(4), 7–6(5)

Women's Doubles

  Sun Sheng-Nan /   Zhang Shuai
Zhang Shuai (tennis)
Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. , she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.-Career Summary:...

def.   Ji Chun-Mei /   Liu Wan-Ting
Liu Wan-ting
Liu Wanting is a Chinese professional tennis player.-References:...

, 4-6, 6-2, [10-5]

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