Knoxville Challenger 2013

Knoxville Challenger 2013
date	November 4, 2013 - November 10, 2013
Edition	10
navigation	2012  ◄  2013  ►  2014
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Knoxville United States
Tournament number	363
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 50,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Michael Russell
Last year's winner (double)	Alex Kuznetsov Mischa Zverev
Winner (singles)	Tim Smyczek
Winner (doubles)	Samuel Groth John-Patrick Smith
Tournament director	Howard Blum
Tournament supervisor	Michael Loo
Last direct assumption	Nils Langer (340)
As of November 1, 2013

The Knoxville Challenger 2013 was a tennis tournament that took place from November 4th to 10th, 2013 in Knoxville . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2013 and was played indoors on a hard court.

The defending champion in singles was Michael Russell , in doubles the pairing Alex Kuznetsov / Mischa Zverev .

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 from November 2nd to 4th, 2013. In this, a total of four qualifiers were determined in three rounds from 32 players.

→ Main article : Knoxville Challenger 2013 / Qualifications

The following players had qualified for the main draw:

• Sanam Singh
• Kevin King
• Takanyi Garanganga
• Mitchell Frank

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

• Fritz Wolmarans

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Tim Smyczek victory 02.  Denis Kudla 1 round 03.  Jack Sock 1 round 04th  Michael Russell Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Donald Young Round of 16 06th  Ryan Harrison Round of 16 07th  Rajeev Ram 1 round 08th.  Alex Kuznetsov 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

T. Smyczek

6th

6th

LL

F. Wolmarans

4th

4th

1

T. Smyczek

5

7th

6th

S. Johnson

6th

6th

S. Johnson

7th

5

4th

PR

L. Rochette

3

2

1

T. Smyczek

6th

6th

S. Groth

6th

6th

8th

A. Kuznetsov

4th

3

J.-P. Smith

3

3

S. Groth

6 0

6th

6 2

M. Neuchrist

4th

3

8th

A. Kuznetsov

7th

2

7th

8th

A. Kuznetsov

6th

6th

1

T. Smyczek

7th

7th

4th

M. Russell

6th

4th

6th

T. Sandgren

5

6 3

WC

J. Jenkins

3

6th

4th

4th

M. Russell

6th

2

6th

OLD

E. Corrie

2

6th

6th

OLD

E. Corrie

4th

6th

1

J. Hernández

6th

2

4th

4th

M. Russell

4th

r

T. Sandgren

6th

6th

T. Sandgren

6th

D. Molchanov

3

3

T. Sandgren

6th

6th

R. Williams

6th

R. Harrison

4th

3

6th

R. Harrison

w.

O.

1

T. Smyczek

6th

6th

5

D. Young

6th

6th

P. Polansky

4th

2

S. Myneni

4th

2

5

D. Young

0

3

N. Langer

1

4th

Q

S. Singh

6th

6th

Q

S. Singh

6th

6th

Q

S. Singh

3

3

OLD

D. Rice

6 4

6th

7th

P. Polansky

6th

6th

A. Krajicek

7th

4th

5

OLD

D. Rice

4th

4th

P. Polansky

6th

7th

P. Polansky

6th

6th

3  toilets

J. Sock

4th

6 3

P. Polansky

4th

6th

6th

7th

R. Ram

2

7th

4th

Q

T. Garanganga

6th

1

3

Q

K. King

6th

6 5

6th

Q

K. King

2

4th

Q

T. Garanganga

6th

6th

Q

T. Garanganga

6th

6th

T. Angelinos

4th

2

Q

T. Garanganga

7th

7th

Q

M. Frank

6th

6th

R. De Voest

6 7

6 4

WC

J. Chaplin

4th

3

Q

M. Frank

R. De Voest

6th

7th

R. De Voest

w.

O.

2  OLD

D. Kudla

1

6 6

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Samuel Groth John-Patrick Smith   victory 02.  Austin Krajicek Tennys Sandgren   Semifinals 03.  Rik De Voest Rajeev Ram   Quarter finals 04th  James Cluskey Maximilian Neuchrist   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

S. Groth J.-P. Smith

6th

6th

Q

S. Myneni S. Singh

3

4th

1

S. Groth J.-P. Smith

w.

O.

WC

J. Chaplin A. Dromsky

3

4th

R. Harrison D. Kudla

R. Harrison D. Kudla

6th

6th

1

S. Groth J.-P. Smith

6th

6th

3

R. De Voest, R. Ram

6th

7th

A. Kuznetsov D. Molchanov

0

2

WC

J. Jenkins D. Novikov

1

5

3

R. De Voest, R. Ram

0

3

D. Rice S. Thornley

6th

3

[9]

A. Kuznetsov D. Molchanov

6th

6th

A. Kuznetsov D. Molchanov

3

6th

[11]

1

S. Groth J.-P. Smith

6 6

6th

[10]

K. King J. Sock

4th

6 1

C. Ball P. Polansky

7th

2

[7]

C. Ball P. Polansky

6th

7th

C. Ball P. Polansky

6th

6th

WC

E. King D. Nevolo

6 6

1

4th

J. Cluskey M. Neuchrist

0

2

4th

J. Cluskey M. Neuchrist

7th

6th

C. Ball P. Polansky

6th

7th

S. Johnson T. Smyczek

6th

6th

2

A. Krajicek T. Sandgren

3

6 3

PR

T. Angelinos L. Rochette

1

3

S. Johnson T. Smyczek

6 1

4th

M. Pokrajac D. Zivkovic

6th

2

[8th]

2

A. Krajicek T. Sandgren

7th

6th

2

A. Krajicek T. Sandgren

2

6th

[10]

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 57 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 40 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 89 kB)