2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo
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The 2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in São Paulo
, Brazil
between 25 and 31 October 2010.
Tiago Fernandes
Christian Lindell
Augusto Meirelles
The following players received a special entry into the singles main draw: Paul Capdeville
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Thomas Cazes-Carrère Nicolas Devilder
Tiago Lopes Maxime Teixeira
The following player received entry as an Lucky Loser
into the singles main draw: Eládio Ribeiro Neto
Marcos Daniel
def. Thomaz Bellucci
, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Franco Ferreiro
/ André Sá
def.
Rui Machado
/
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
, 3–6, 7–6(2), [10–8]
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 seventh 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 São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
between 25 and 31 October 2010.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010.... |
27 | 1 |
| 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... |
86 | 2 |
| 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... |
106 | 3 |
| Brazil |
João Souza João 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... |
107 | 4 |
| Spain |
Albert Ramos-Viñolas Albert Ramos-Viñolas Albert Ramos Viñolas is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 87 .... |
123 | 5 |
 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... |
125 | 6 |
 Kazakhstan |
Yuri Schukin Yuri Schukin -2008:The 6 ft 2 inch 181 pound Russian began the 2008 tour season by losing in the first round to Rajeev Ram at the Chennai Open 6–7 , 6–7 .-References:... |
127 | 7 |
| Spain |
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava Daniel Muñoz de la Nava is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 19 :-External links:... |
134 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 18, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Thomaz BellucciThomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
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...
Christian Lindell
Christian Lindell
Christian Lindell is a professional tennis player from Sweden.Despite living his whole life in Brazil, Christian Lindell plays for Sweden after a curious event: In 2007, he already was one of the three best tennis player in Brazil for his age...
Augusto Meirelles
The following players received a special entry into the singles main draw: Paul Capdeville
Paul Capdeville
Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Thomas Cazes-Carrère Nicolas Devilder
Nicolas Devilder
Nicolas Devilder is a French male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of 60 in the world on September 8, 2008, after reaching the semifinals of the Montevideo Challenger, where he lost to former top ten player, Guillermo Cañas...
Tiago Lopes Maxime Teixeira
Maxime Teixeira
Maxime Teixeira is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 191 on 4 April 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...
The following player received entry as an Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser is a 2006 Thai sports-comedy about a small, fictional Southeast Asian country's bid to play in the World Cup...
into the singles main draw: Eládio Ribeiro Neto
Singles
Marcos DanielMarcos Daniel
Marcos Diniz Daniel is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 2009, when he became World No. 56...
def.
Thomaz BellucciThomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Doubles
Franco FerreiroFranco Ferreiro
Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :...
/
André SáAndré Sá
André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
def.
Rui MachadoRui 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...
/
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:...
, 3–6, 7–6(2), [10–8]