Gwangju Challenger 2017

Gwangju Challenger 2017
date	September 18, 2017 - September 24, 2017
Edition	2
navigation	2016  ◄  2017  ►  2018
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Gwangju South Korea
Tournament number	7490
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 20Q / 14D
Prize money	US $ 50,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Ričardas Berankis
Last year's winner (double)	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
Winner (singles)	Matthias Bachinger
Winner (doubles)	Chen Ti Ben McLachlan
Tournament director	To Gen Lee
Tournament supervisor	Carl Baldwin
Last direct assumption	Luke Saville (372)
As of April 18, 2017

The Gwangju Open Challenger 2017 was a tennis tournament that took place in Gwangju from September 18 to 24, 2017 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2017 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jordan Thompson retreat 02.  Peter Polansky Semifinals 03.  Matthew Ebden Round of 16 04th  Lee Duck-hee Quarter finals 05.  Tatsuma Ito Semifinals

No. player Round reached 06th  Yasutaka Uchiyama 1 round 07th  Hiroki Moriya 1 round 08th.  Kwon Soon-woo Quarter finals 09.  Mohamed Safwat Round of 16

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

9

M. Safwat

7th

6th

O. Jasika

6 4

3

9

M. Safwat

2

4th

LL

L. Frigerio

3

4th

S. Diez

6th

6th

S. Diez

6th

6th

S. Diez

2

4th

T. Chen

2

2

5

T. Itō

6th

6th

PR

B. Klahn

6th

6th

PR

B. Klahn

5

6th

3

M. Polmans

1

1

5

T. Itō

7th

1

6th

5

T. Itō

6th

6th

5

T. Itō

6 3

3

4th

I.e. lee

7th

6th

M. Bachinger

7th

6th

Q

Y. Kibi

6 4

2

4th

I.e. lee

6th

6th

WC

J.-s. park

1

0

A. Bega

4th

3

A. Bega

6th

6th

4th

I.e. lee

3

5

WC

S.-c. Hong

6th

4th

6 2

M. Bachinger

6th

7th

L. Saville

2

6th

7th

L. Saville

3

4th

M. Bachinger

6th

7th

M. Bachinger

6th

6th

6th

Y. Uchiyama

3

6 5

M. Bachinger

6th

6th

7th

H. Moriya

3

4th

Q

T.-h. Yang

3

4th

J. Statham

6th

6th

J. Statham

7th

5

1

S. Sekiguchi

5

6 4

Q

T.-h. Yang

6 5

7th

6th

Q

T.-h. Yang

7th

7th

Q

T.-h. Yang

6th

7th

Q

M. Matosevic

6th

0

6th

Q

M. Matosevic

1

6 3

WC

C.-e. Kim

3

6th

4th

Q

M. Matosevic

6th

4th

7th

WC

I.e. Sin

5

3

3

M. Ebden

3

6th

5

3

M. Ebden

7th

6th

Q

T.-h. Yang

6th

5

6th

8th

S.-w. Kwon

6th

6th

2

P. Polansky

4th

7th

2

T. Niki

4th

1

8th

S.-w. Kwon

1

6th

6th

Y. Takahashi

6th

5

3

Q

M. Ochi

6th

1

0

Q

M. Ochi

3

7th

6th

8th

S.-w. Kwon

6th

4th

6 6

M. Giron

6th

7th

2

P. Polansky

2

6th

7th

N. Kuhn

4th

6 6

M. Giron

4th

6th

6 3

LL

K. Takeuchi

2

4th

2

P. Polansky

6th

3

7th

2

P. Polansky

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Chen Ti Ben McLachlan   victory 02.  Jarryd Chaplin Luke Saville   final 03.  Yuya Kibi Toshihide Matsui   Semifinals 04th  Chung Yun-seong Kwon Soon-woo   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

T. Chen B. McLachlan

6th

7th

M. Niesten, M. Safwat

6th

3

[9]

M. Giron J. Statham

2

5

M. Giron J. Statham

4th

6th

[11]

1

T. Chen B. McLachlan

2

6th

[10]

4th

Y.-s. Chung S.-w. Kwon

4th

6th

[10]

4th

Y.-s. Chung S.-w. Kwon

6th

2

[7]

N. Kuhn Yō. Watanuki

6th

3

[6]

4th

Y.-s. Chung S.-w. Kwon

6th

7th

WC

Y.-s. Kim T.-w. lee

6th

7th

WC

Y.-s. Kim T.-w. lee

1

6 3

WC

Wh. Jang D. Yoo

4th

6 7

1

T. Chen B. McLachlan

2

7th

[10]

WC

I.e. Lee D.h. Sin

2

6 3

2

J. Chaplin L. Saville

6th

6 1

[1]

A. Bega L. Frigerio

6th

7th

A. Bega L. Frigerio

7th

2

[6]

S.-c. Hong Y.-s. Kim

1

6th

[7]

3

Y. Kibi T. Matsui

5

6th

[10]

3

Y. Kibi T. Matsui

6th

3

[10]

3

Y. Kibi T. Matsui

5

4th

S. Die e.g. Mardones

7th

6th

2

J. Chaplin L. Saville

7th

6th

M. Shiga K. Takeuchi

5

3

S. Die e.g. Mardones

6th

3

[6]

2

J. Chaplin L. Saville

2

6th

[10]

Web links and sources

• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 59 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 70 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 59 kB)