Amex Istanbul Challenger 2015

Amex Istanbul Challenger 2015
date	September 14, 2015 - September 20, 2015
Edition	25th
navigation	2014  ◄  2015  ►  2016
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Istanbul Turkey
Tournament number	7083
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 75,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Adrian Mannarino
Last year's winner (double)	Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray
Winner (singles)	Karen Khachanov
Winner (doubles)	Andrei Kuznetsov Oleksandr Nedowjessow
Tournament director	Cem Tinaz
Tournament supervisor	Roland Herfel
Last direct assumption	Ivan Gachow (410)
As of September 12, 2015

The Amex Istanbul Challenger 2015 was a tennis tournament that took place in Istanbul from September 14th to 20th, 2015 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2015 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Serhiy Stachowskyj final 02.  Marsel İlhan 1 round 03.  Radu Albot Round of 16 04th  Andrei Kuznetsov Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Oleksandr Nedowjessow 1 round 06th  Adrián Menéndez Round of 16 07th  Elias Ymer Quarter finals 08th.  Mirza Bašić Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1 toilet

S. Stachowskyj

3

6th

6th

Q

I. Ivashka

6th

1

4th

1 toilet

S. Stachowskyj

2

7th

7th

H. Ehara

2

2

N. Langer

6th

5

5

N. Langer

6th

6th

1 toilet

S. Stachowskyj

6th

6th

M. Copil

7th

6th

M. Copil

4th

0

A. Metreweli

6 3

3

M. Copil

4th

6th

6th

WC

B. Ergudes

2

2

6th

A. Menéndez

6th

4th

4th

6th

A. Menéndez

6th

6th

1 toilet

S. Stachowskyj

6th

6th

4th

A. Kuznetsov

6th

6th

4th

A. Kuznetsov

2

3

LL

M. Eriksson

2

3

4th

A. Kuznetsov

1

6th

6th

D. Schyrmont

6th

6th

D. Schyrmont

6th

4th

3

WC

B. Yalçınkale

2

2

4th

A. Kuznetsov

6 2

6th

7th

Q

A. Wassileuski

7th

7th

8th

M. Bašić

7th

3

5

Q

M. Ledowskich

6 1

5

Q

A. Wassileuski

6 5

3

E. Crepaldi

4th

4th

8th

M. Bašić

7th

6th

8th

M. Bašić

6th

6th

1 toilet

S. Stachowskyj

6th

4th

3

7th

E. Ymer

6th

6th

K. Khachanov

4th

6th

6th

WC

A. Yüksel

3

1

7th

E. Ymer

7th

6th

I. Bjelica

6th

6th

I. Bjelica

6 2

3

I. Gachow

3

0

7th

E. Ymer

4th

5

A. Saizew

2

2

Y. Mertens

6th

7th

Y. Mertens

6th

6th

Y. Mertens

6th

7th

M. Bortolotti

1

1

3

R. Albot

0

6 3

3

R. Albot

6th

6th

Y. Mertens

1

4th

5

O. Nedowjessow

7th

6 7

3

K. Khachanov

6th

6th

K. Khachanov

6 7

7th

6th

K. Khachanov

6th

6th

A. Šetkić

2

3

Q

D. Masur

1

3

Q

D. Masur

6th

6th

K. Khachanov

6th

6th

A. Kudryavtsev

6th

6th

A. Karazew

4th

4th

V. Millot

1

3

A. Kudryavtsev

2

1

r

A. Karazew

6 4

6th

6th

A. Karazew

6th

1

2

M. İlhan

7th

3

1

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Ruben Gonzales Andreas Siljeström   1 round 02.  Andrei Kuznetsov Oleksandr Nedowjessow   victory 03.  Ariel Behar Adrián Menéndez   Semifinals 04th  Aslan Karazew Andrei Vasileusky   Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

R. Gonzales A. Siljeström

5

3

N. Langer D. Masur

7th

6th

N. Langer D. Masur

5

1

A. Metreweli A. Saizew

3

6th

[10]

A. Metreweli A. Saizew

7th

6th

T. Altuna C. Ilkel

6th

1

[3]

A. Metreweli A. Saizew

6th

6 5

[12]

4th

A. Karazew A. Vasileusky

7th

6th

4th

A. Karazew A. Vasileusky

1

7th

[10]

M. Bortolotti E. Crepaldi

6 6

4th

4th

A. Karazew A. Vasileusky

6th

6 6

[10]

K. Khachanov E. Ymer

5

4th

B. Ergüden A. Yüksel

4th

7th

[4]

B. Ergüden A. Yüksel

7th

6th

A. Metreweli A. Saizew

2

7th

[8th]

WC

I. Bjelica M. N. Türker

6th

1

[14]

2

A. Kuznetsov O. Nedowjessow

6th

5

[10]

Y. Mertens V. Millot

1

6th

[12]

WC

I. Bjelica M. N. Türker

6th

3

[6]

WC

G. Ergeneman B. Yalçınkale

5

3

3

A. Behar A. Menendez

3

6th

[10]

3

A. Behar A. Menendez

7th

6th

3

A. Behar A. Menendez

1

2

WC

G. Guerses B. Iliescu

1

6 3

2

A. Kuznetsov O. Nedowjessow

6th

6th

R. Albot I. Ivaschka

6th

7th

R. Albot I. Ivaschka

6th

2

[3]

M. Bašić A. Šetkić

6 2

6 5

2

A. Kuznetsov O. Nedowjessow

3

6th

[10]

2

A. Kuznetsov O. Nedowjessow

7th

7th

Web links

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 73 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 71 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 80 kB)