Franken Challenge 2013

ATP Challenger Tour
Franken Challenge 2013

date	4.6.2013 - 9.6.2013
Edition	27
navigation	2012 ◄ 2013 ► 2014
venue	Fürth Germany Germany
Tournament number	396
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 30,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Slovenia Blaž Kavčič
Last year's winner (double)	Spain Arnau Brugués-Davi João Sousa Portugal

Winner (singles)	Portugal João Sousa
Winner (doubles)	Australia Colin Ebelthite Rameez Junaid Australia

Tournament director	André Zietsman
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Brazil Marcelo Demoliner (248)

As of June 2, 2013

The Franken Challenge 2013 was a tennis tournament that took place from June 4th to 9th, 2013 in Fürth . 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 June 2nd and 3rd, 2013. In this, a total of four qualifiers were determined in three rounds from 32 players. The following players had qualified for the main draw:

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Slovenia Blaž Kavčič	Round of 16
02.	Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer	Semifinals
03.	United States Wayne Odesnik	final
04th	Portugal João Sousa	victory

No.	player	Round reached
05.	Germany Simon Greul	Quarter finals
06th	Germany Mischa Zverev	1 round
07th	Colombia Alejandro González	1 round
08th.	France Josselin Ouanna	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

Slovenia B. Kavčič

6 ³

7th

6th

M. Demoliner

7th

6 ⁶

1

B. Kavčič

6th

3

2

J. Zopp

1

2

Germany CM. Stand

2

6th

Germany CM. Stand

6th

Germany CM. Stand

6th

P.-H. Herbert

2

4th

Q

L. Giustino

4th

France V. Millot

6th

V. Millot

4th

6th

0

Q

Italy L. Giustino

7th

6th

Q

Italy L. Giustino

6th

0

6th

7th

A. González

6 ⁴

3

CM. Stand

4th

1

3

United States W. Odesnik

3

6th

3

United States W. Odesnik

6th

WC

P. Heller

6th

2

3

United States W. Odesnik

6th

7th

H. Podlipnik-Castillo

6 ⁵

1

Q

A. Ward

2

6 ⁴

Q

United Kingdom A. Ward

7th

6th

3

United States W. Odesnik

6th

D. Guez

4th

6 ⁵

WC

A. Beck

1

2

WC

Germany A. Beck

6th

7th

WC

Germany A. Beck

7th

3

6th

Kazakhstan M. Kukushkin

7th

4th

6th

M. Kukushkin

6 ²

6th

1

6th

M. Zverev

6 ⁴

6th

4th

3

W. Odesnik

6th

3

4th

5

Germany S. Greul

4th

6th

4th

Portugal J. Sousa

3

6th

N. Mektic

6th

4th

2

5

Germany S. Greul

6th

Q

T. Daniel

3

6th

3

WC

K. Krawietz

2

1

WC

Germany K. Krawietz

6th

4th

6th

5

S. Greul

4th

0

Slovakia A. Martin

6th

2

6th

4th

Portugal J. Sousa

6th

A. Kuznetsov

4th

6th

3

A. Martin

4th

6th

5

F. Argüello

3

5

4th

Portugal J. Sousa

6th

2

7th

4th

Portugal J. Sousa

6th

7th

4th

Portugal J. Sousa

4th

6th

8th

J. Ouanna

0

r

2

A. Haider-Maurer

6th

4th

2

Germany B. Knittel

6th

B. Knittel

5

0

r

Brazil L. Church

7th

6th

Brazil L. Church

7th

2

WC

R. Kern

5

2

L. Church

2

1

Q

Germany P. Torebko

6th

7th

2

Austria A. Haider-Maurer

6th

A. Šetkić

4th

6 ³

Q

P. Torebko

4th

3

PR

L. Rochette

4th

2

Austria A. Haider-Maurer

6th

2

Austria A. Haider-Maurer

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Germany Philipp Marx Florin Mergea Romania	Quarter finals
02.	United States James Cerretani Marcelo Demoliner Brazil	Quarter finals
03.	India Purav Raja Divij Sharan India	Quarter finals
04th	Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han Peng Hsien-yin Chinese Taipei	Quarter finals