2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo
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The 2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay court
s. was is the sixth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Montevideo
, Uruguay
between 27 September and 3 October 2010.
Guilherme Clézar Martín Cuevas
Agustín Velotti
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rafael Camilo Guillermo Durán Jonathan Gonzalia Agustín Picco
Máximo González
def.
Pablo Cuevas
, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Carlos Berlocq
/ Brian Dabul
def. Máximo González
/ Sebastián Prieto
, 7–5, 6–3
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 court
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
s. was is the sixth 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 Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
between 27 September and 3 October 2010.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
Pablo Cuevas Pablo Cuevas Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna.... |
70 | 1 |
| Argentina |
Brian Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:... |
95 | 2 |
| Argentina |
Carlos Berlocq Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:... |
98 | 3 |
 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... |
124 | 4 |
 Chile |
Nicolás Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
128 | 5 |
 Spain |
Santiago Ventura Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :... |
139 | 6 |
| Argentina |
Federico del Bonis Federico del Bonis Federico Delbonis is an Argentine professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:... |
148 | 7 |
| Argentina |
Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina... |
189 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 20, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ariel BeharAriel Behar
Ariel Behar is a tennis player from Uruguay. He played on the 2010 and 2011 Uruguay Davis Cup team.-Sources:*...
Guilherme Clézar Martín Cuevas
Martín Cuevas
Martín Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Martín Cuevas is the brother of the Uruguayan player Pablo Cuevas. They have played together in the ATP Challenger Tour three times, with a final in the Copa Petrobras in Montevideo 2009 and semifinal in Szczecin challenger 2010 as...
Agustín Velotti
Agustín Velotti
Agustín Velotti is an Argentine tennis player.Velotti won the 2010 French Open Boys' singles competition after beating his good friend Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5....
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rafael Camilo Guillermo Durán Jonathan Gonzalia Agustín Picco
Singles
Máximo GonzálezMáximo 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 :...
def.
Pablo CuevasPablo Cuevas
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna....
, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
Carlos BerlocqCarlos Berlocq
Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:...
/
Brian DabulBrian Dabul
Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...
def.
Máximo GonzálezMáximo 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 :...
/
Sebastián PrietoSebastián Prieto
Sebastián Prieto is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won 9 doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999....
, 7–5, 6–3