2011 Ropharma Challenger Brașov
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The 2011 Ropharma Challenger Brașov was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Brașov
, Romania
between 5 September and 11 September 2011.
Andrei Ciumac
Gabriel Moraru
Răzvan Sabău
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Cătălin Gârd
Michal Konečný Andrei Mlendea Morgan Phillips
Benoît Paire
def. Maxime Teixeira
, 6–4, 3–0, ret.
Victor Anagnastopol
/ Florin Mergea
def.
Dušan Lojda
/ Benoît Paire
, 6–2, 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 courts
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...
. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which 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...
. It took place in Brașov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
between 5 September and 11 September 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match.... |
73 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface... |
80 | 2 |
| France |
Benoît Paire Benoît Paire Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010... |
120 | 3 |
| Romania |
Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122... |
136 | 4 |
 Germany |
Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... |
138 | 5 |
| Czech Republic |
Jan Hájek Jan Hájek (tennis) Jan Hájek is a male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is right-handed with a double handed backhand. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 6, 2006, when he reached world number 71.... |
152 | 6 |
| France |
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... |
176 | 7 |
 Croatia |
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 :... |
182 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Victor AnagnastopolVictor Anagnastopol
Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol is a Romanian tennis player. On June 13, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 469 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 596 achieved on October 4, 2010.-Doubles finals: 1 :...
Andrei Ciumac
Andrei Ciumac
Andrei Ciumac is a professional tennis player from Moldova. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-External links:* at the Davis Cup...
Gabriel Moraru
Gabriel Moraru
Gabriel Moraru is a Romanian tennis player. On July 25, 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 234. His current singles ranking is 759 as of April 19, 2010.-Doubles finals: 3 :-External links:...
Răzvan Sabău
Razvan Sabau
Răzvan Sabău is a Romanian tennis player.Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sabău trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in his junior years and in 1993 he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, finishing the year as the No. 2 junior in the world. He ranked No...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Cătălin Gârd
Cătălin Gârd
Cătălin-Ionuţ Gârd is a Romanian tennis player. On February 18, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 224 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 528 achieved on April 20, 2009.-External links:...
Michal Konečný Andrei Mlendea Morgan Phillips
Singles
Benoît PaireBenoît Paire
Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010...
def.
Maxime TeixeiraMaxime 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...
, 6–4, 3–0, ret.
Doubles
Victor AnagnastopolVictor Anagnastopol
Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol is a Romanian tennis player. On June 13, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 469 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 596 achieved on October 4, 2010.-Doubles finals: 1 :...
/
Florin MergeaFlorin Mergea
Florin Mergea is a Romanian tennis player. He won the 2003 Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon. He was the runner-up in the 2003 Boys' Singles Tournament at the Australian Open....
def.
Dušan LojdaDušan Lojda
Dušan Lojda was the 2006 juniors US Open champion for tennis.However, he has not made his breakthrough on the adult tour yet. He broke into the top 300 in May 2007 but fell out after a week....
/
Benoît PaireBenoît Paire
Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010...
, 6–2, 6–3