Knoxville Challenger 2010
| Knoxville Challenger 2010 | |
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| date | November 7, 2010 - November 14, 2010 |
| Edition | 7th |
| navigation | 2009 ◄ 2010 ► 2011 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
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| venue |
Knoxville (Tennessee) United States
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| Tournament number | 363 |
| category | Challenger |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 32E / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 50,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
Taylor Dent
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström
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| Winner (singles) |
 Kei Nishikori
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| Winner (doubles) |
 Rik De Voest Izak van der Merwe
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| Tournament director | Howard Blum |
| Tournament supervisor | Michael Loo |
| Last direct assumption |
Raven Klaasen (361)
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| As of December 14, 2012 | |
The 2010 Knoxville Challenger was a tennis tournament held November 7-14, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2010 , the seventh edition of the tournament and was played indoors on a hard court.
The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. In the run-up, there was a qualifying round for the individual tournament, in which four starting places were awarded from 16 participants. As in the previous year, the prize money for the event totaled 50,000 euros.
The winner of the individual competition was the third-placed Japanese Kei Nishikori. He won the final against the sixth-placed American Robert Kendrick in straight sets. It was Nishikori's fifth single title at Challenger level and his fourth title of the season. Last year's winner Taylor Dent did not defend his title this year.
The doubles competition was won by the South Africans Rik De Voest and Izak van der Merwe , who were third . In the final they defeated the unseeded pairing of local heroes Alex Bogomolov junior and Alex Kuznetsov with two sets. The defending champions Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljeström did not take part in the tournament this year.
In the run-up to the tournament there was a cancellation due to illness. Marinko Matosevic , placed fifth , was unable to participate in singles or doubles due to an infection. In the singles, the South African Fritz Wolmarans moved into the main field, in the doubles the pairing from Raven Klaasen , who also comes from South Africa, and the American John Paul Fruttero .
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R. Sweeting
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Yani
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6th | 6th | M. Yani
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0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. DeHeart
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5 | 7th | 6th | R. DeHeart
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  L. Gregorc
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7th | 6 5 | 1 | R. DeHeart
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4th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  A. Delic
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6th | 7th | LL | F. Wolmarans
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G. Jones
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4th | 5 | PR | A. Delic
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1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | C. Guccione
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4th | 4th | LL | F. Wolmarans
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | F. Wolmarans
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6th | 6th | LL | F. Wolmarans
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | P. Luczak
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3 | 4th | 6th | R. Kendrick
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I. van der Merwe
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6th | 6th | I. van der Merwe
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6 1 | 6th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. De Voest
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6 5 | 7th | 7th | R. De Voest
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7th | 1 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R. Williams
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7th | 5 | 6 6 | R. De Voest
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Klaasen
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2 | 7th | 7th | 6th | R. Kendrick
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Levine
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6th | 6 4 | 6 7 | R. Klaasen
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5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Kuznetsov
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6th | 2 | 2 | 6th | R. Kendrick
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | R. Kendrick
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4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | R. Kendrick
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1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | T. Smyczek
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2 | 6 6 | 3 | K. Nishikori
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Reynolds
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6th | 7th | B. Reynolds
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Y. Bhambri
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4th | 6th | 4th | L. Cook
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6 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Cook
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6th | 4th | 6th | B. Reynolds
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D. Martin
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7th | 6th | 3 | K. Nishikori
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | E. Quigley
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6 3 | 4th | Q | D. Martin
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J.-P. Smith
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4th | 1 | 3 | K. Nishikori
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K. Nishikori
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6th | 6th | 3 | K. Nishikori
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | C. Ball
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6th | 6 4 | 6th | Q | N. Monroe
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1 | 6 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  B. Čonkić
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3 | 7th | 1 | 7th | C. Ball
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6 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Kim
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1 | 4th | Q | N. Monroe
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N. Monroe
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6th | 6th | Q | N. Monroe
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7th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | M. McClune
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2 | 7th | 2 | J. Witten
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6 6 | 6 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Bogomolov Jr.
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6th | 6 5 | 6th | A. Bogomolov Jr.
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6th | 4th | 6 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Witten
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2 | 6th | 6th | J. Witten
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2 | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D. Young
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6th | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Web links and sources
- Official homepage of the tournament
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 60 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 55 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 57 kB)