Banja Luka Challenger 2013

Banja Luka Challenger 2013
date	9.9.2013 - 15.9.2013
Edition	12
navigation	2012  ◄  2013  ►  2014
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tournament number	1607
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 28Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 64,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Victor Hănescu
Last year's winner (double)	Marin Draganja Lovro Zovko
Winner (singles)	Aljaž Bedene
Winner (doubles)	Marin Draganja Nikola Mektic
Tournament director	Milan Radakovic
Tournament supervisor	Carl Baldwin
Last direct assumption	Michal Konečný (335)
As of September 7, 2013

The Banja Luka Challenger 2013 was a tennis tournament that took place in Banja Luka from September 9-15, 2013 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2013 and was played outdoors on a clay court.

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

qualification

The qualification took place on September 7th and 8th, 2013. In this, a total of four qualifiers were determined in three rounds from 28 players. The following players had qualified for the main draw:

• Danilo Petrovic
• Ante Pavic
• Marin Bradarić
• Piotr Gadomski

As a lucky loser, the following player moved up into the main field:

• Ivan Bjelica

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Filippo Volandri Semifinals 02.  Aljaž Bedene victory 03.  Julian Reister Round of 16 04th  Diego Sebastián Schwartzman final

No. player Round reached 05.  Oleksandr Nedowjessow Quarter finals 06th  Simon Greul 1 round 07th  Jan Mertl Quarter finals 08th.  Marco Cecchinato 1 round

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

F. Volandri

7th

6th

Q

D. Petrovic

6 2

2

1

F. Volandri

6th

6th

T. Angelinos

4th

4th

G. Panfil

3

4th

G. Panfil

6th

6th

1

F. Volandri

6 4

6th

6th

A. Arnaboldi

6th

6th

5

O. Nedowjessow

7th

1

4th

WC

M. Urbanija

3

3

A. Arnaboldi

4th

3

M. Mečíř junior

2

7th

3

5

O. Nedowjessow

6th

6th

5

O. Nedowjessow

6th

6 5

6th

1

F. Volandri

2

4th

4th

DS Schwartzman

6th

6th

4th

DS Schwartzman

6th

6th

WC

Đ. Đoković

1

2

4th

DS Schwartzman

3

7th

6th

B. Westerhof

3

5

J. Pospíšil

6th

6 5

2

J. Pospíšil

6th

7th

4th

DS Schwartzman

6th

6th

WC

P. Krstin

7th

4th

6th

7th

J. Mertl

1

2

D. Meffert

6 4

6th

0

WC

P. Krstin

4th

0

LL

I. Bjelica

1

1

7th

J. Mertl

6th

6th

7th

J. Mertl

6th

6th

4th

DS Schwartzman

3

4th

6th

S. Greul

3

0

r

2

A. Bedene

6th

6th

Q

A. Pavic

6th

1

Q

A. Pavic

6th

6th

D. Džumhur

0

6th

3

T. Schoorel

3

2

T. Schoorel

6th

2

6th

Q

A. Pavic

2

5

K. Mesaroš

6th

K. Mesaroš

6th

7th

Q

M. Bradarić

4th

r

K. Mesaroš

4th

6th

6th

M. Konečný

0

1

r

3

J. Reister

6th

3

4th

3

J. Reister

6th

2

K. Mesaroš

3

0

8th

M. Cecchinato

1

0

r

2

A. Bedene

6th

6th

M. Semjan

6th

1

M. Semjan

4th

3

N. Gombos

5

6th

7th

N. Gombos

6th

6th

Q

P. Gadomski

7th

1

5

N. Gombos

4th

4th

OLD

M. Zekic

2

2

2

A. Bedene

6th

6th

S. Vagnozzi

6th

6th

S. Vagnozzi

4th

7th

6 3

WC

L. Đere

1

6 6

2

A. Bedene

6th

6 5

7th

2

A. Bedene

6th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rameez Junaid Igor Zelenay   1 round 02.  Dominik Meffert Oleksandr Nedowjessow   final 03.  Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić   Semifinals 04th  Marin Draganja Nikola Mektic   victory

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. Junaid I. Zelenay

4th

6th

[5]

K. Mesaroš D. S. Schwartzman

6th

2

[10]

K. Mesaroš D. S. Schwartzman

WC

I. Bjelica Đ. Đoković

4th

2

OLD

R. Frantzen T. Schoorel

w.

O.

OLD

R. Frantzen T. Schoorel

6th

6th

OLD

R. Frantzen T. Schoorel

4th

2

4th

M. Draganja N. Mektic

6 4

6th

[10]

4th

M. Draganja N. Mektic

6th

6th

J. Mertl J. Pospíšil

7th

4th

[7]

4th

M. Draganja N. Mektic

6th

7th

A. Pavić F. Škugor

6th

6th

A. Pavić F. Škugor

2

6 3

WC

N. Fatić I. Gorčić

4th

2

4th

M. Draganja N. Mektic

6th

3

[10]

T. Angelinos M. Zekic

3

2

2

D. Meffert O. Nedowjessow

4th

6th

[6]

N. Gombos M. Semjan

6th

6th

N. Gombos M. Semjan

2

3

M. Cecchinato S. Vagnozzi

2

6th

[5]

3

N. Ćirić G. Tošić

6th

6th

3

N. Ćirić G. Tošić

6th

4th

[10]

3

N. Ćirić G. Tošić

5

3

WC

N. Čačić, M. Delić

3

3

2

D. Meffert O. Nedowjessow

7th

6th

P. Gadomski G. Panfil

6th

6th

P. Gadomski G. Panfil

4th

3

A. Bedene D. Džumhur

2

3

2

D. Meffert O. Nedowjessow

6th

6th

2

D. Meffert O. Nedowjessow

6th

6th

Web links

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 45 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 38 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 44 kB)