2011 Soweto Open
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| 2011 Soweto Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 April |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| South Africa Izak van der Merwe | |
| Women's singles | |
| Russia Valeria Savinykh | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Germany Michael Kohlmann / Austria Alexander Peya | |
| Women's doubles | |
| none | |
The 2011 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 11 and 17 April 2011. All women's doubles semifinal matches had been cancelled by the supervisor, due to heavy rain and flooding.[1]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | Dustin Brown | 102 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX | Gilles Müller | 109 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg POL | Michał Przysiężny | 146 | 3 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA | Izak van der Merwe | 150 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL | Ruben Bemelmans | 171 | 5 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA | Rik de Voest | 185 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK | Andrej Martin | 187 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Matthew Ebden | 198 | 8 |
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- Rankings are as of 4 April 2011.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- South Africa Warren Kuhn
- South Africa Renier Moolman
- South Africa Ruan Roelofse
- South Africa Nikala Scholtz
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA main draw singles entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR | Anne Keothavong | 107 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Petra Cetkovská | 125 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Nina Bratchikova | 129 | 3 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Eva Birnerová | 133 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX | Mandy Minella | 137 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX | Anne Kremer | 148 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | Corinna Dentoni | 149 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | Kathrin Wörle | 153 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 4 April 2011.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- South Africa Natasha Fourouclas
- South Africa Lynn Kiro
- Madagascar Zarah Razafimahatratra
- South Africa Madrie Le Roux
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Izak van der Merwe def. South Africa Rik de Voest, 6–7(2), 7–5, 6–3
Russia Valeria Savinykh def. Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská, 6–1, 6–3
Doubles
[edit | edit source]Germany Michael Kohlmann / Austria Alexander Peya def. Germany Andre Begemann / Australia Matthew Ebden 6–2, 6–2
Cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding[1]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official Website
- ITF Search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ATP official site