Mersin Cup 2013

Mersin Cup 2013
date	8.4.2013 - 14.4.2013
Edition	2
navigation	2012  ◄  2013  ►  2014
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Mersin Turkey
Tournament number	6488
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 22Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 42,500
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	João Sousa
Last year's winner (double)	Radu Albot Denys Molchanov
Winner (singles)	Jiří Veselý
Winner (doubles)	Andreas Beck Dominik Meffert
Tournament director	Ümit Yaşar Yilmaz
Tournament supervisor	Stéphane Crétois
Last direct assumption	Simone Vagnozzi (240)
As of April 6, 2013

The Mersin Cup 2013 was a tennis tournament that took place from April 8th to 14th, 2013 in Mersin , Turkey . 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 from April 6th to April 8th. In this, a total of four qualifiers were determined in three rounds from 22 players. The following players have qualified for the main draw:

• Michael Linzer
• Marcin Gawron
• Jaroslav Pospíšil
• Marc Sieber

There was also a lucky loser:

• Artem Smyrnow

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Andreas Haider-Maurer Round of 16 02.  Jan-Lennard Struff 1 round 03.  Uladsimir Ihnazik Round of 16 04th  Dušan Lajović Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Mikhail Kukushkin Round of 16 06th  Simon Greul final 07th  Stéphane Robert Semifinals 08th.  Dominik Meffert 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

1

A. Haider-Maurer

6th

6th

R. Albot

1

2

1

A. Haider-Maurer

2

4th

B. Knittel

6th

7th

B. Knittel

6th

6th

S. Vagnozzi

4th

6 4

B. Knittel

5

J. Korolyov

2

r

Q

M. Linzer

0

r

Q

M. Linzer

5

Q

M. Linzer

7th

6th

WC

T. Altuna

1

1

5

M. Kukushkin

6 5

4th

5

M. Kukushkin

6th

6th

B. Knittel

6th

2

1

4th

D. Lajović

6th

6th

J. Veselý

3

6th

6th

WC

A. Yüksel

3

1

4th

D. Lajović

2

6th

4th

J. Veselý

6th

6th

J. Veselý

6th

3

6th

F. Do'stov

2

1

J. Veselý

6th

7th

J. Martí

1

1

J. Reister

2

6 1

J. Reister

6th

6th

J. Reister

6th

6th

WC

B. Yalçınkale

0

0

8th

D. Meffert

4th

3

8th

D. Meffert

6th

6th

J. Veselý

6th

6th

7th

S. Robert

5

6th

6th

6th

S. Greul

1

1

Q

M. Gawron

7th

3

3

7th

S. Robert

6th

6th

LL

A. Smyrnow

4th

4th

J. Mertl

3

4th

J. Mertl

6th

6th

7th

S. Robert

6th

6th

Q

J. Pospíšil

5

3

V. Crivoi

2

3

V. Crivoi

7th

6th

V. Crivoi

3

6th

6th

PR

A. Beck

4th

4th

3

U. Ihnazik

6th

3

3

3

U. Ihnazik

6th

6th

7th

S. Robert

6 2

6th

2

6th

S. Greul

6th

7th

6th

S. Greul

7th

2

6th

J. Huta Galung

1

6 6

6th

S. Greul

6th

6th

WC

C. İlkel

2

4th

O. Nedowjessow

2

3

O. Nedowjessow

6th

6th

6th

S. Greul

6th

6th

A. Golubev

6th

6th

A. Golubev

4th

4th

Q

M. Sieber

3

3

A. Golubev

6th

7th

M. İlhan

6 6

6th

6th

M. İlhan

4th

6 7

2

J.-L. Struff

7th

3

4th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  James Cluskey Uladsimir Ihnazik   1 round 02.  Radu Albot Oleksandr Nedowjessow   final 03.  Alessandro Motti Simone Vagnozzi   Semifinals 04th  Jan Mertl Jaroslav Pospíšil   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

J. Cluskey and Ihnazik

6 4

2

L. Jastraunig M. Konečný

7th

6th

L. Jastraunig M. Konečný

4th

4th

J. Huta Galung J.-L. Struff

5

6th

[10]

J. Huta Galung J.-L. Struff

6th

6th

A. El-Effendi D. Walsh

7th

3

[6]

J. Huta Galung J.-L. Struff

6 5

1

4th

J. Mertl J. Pospíšil

7th

6th

PR

A. Beck D. Meffert

7th

6th

WC

H. Akkoyun, M. İlhan

5

3

4th

J. Mertl J. Pospíšil

6 3

3

PR

A. Beck D. Meffert

6th

3

[10]

PR

A. Beck D. Meffert

7th

6th

V. Crivoi S. Robert

2

6th

[7]

PR

A. Beck D. Meffert

5

6th

[10]

N. Čačić D. Lajović

4th

7th

[7]

2

R. Albot O. Nedowjessow

7th

3

[8th]

S. Greul B. Knittel

6th

6 6

[10]

S. Greul B. Knittel

4th

6th

[9]

WC

D. Durmus A. Yuksel

1

2

3

A. Motti S. Vagnozzi

6th

3

[11]

3

A. Motti S. Vagnozzi

6th

6th

3

A. Motti S. Vagnozzi

1

7th

[10]

OLD

T. Altuna M. Linzer

7th

6th

2

R. Albot O. Nedowjessow

6th

6 12

[12]

WC

C. İlkel E. Yurtaçan

6 3

3

OLD

T. Altuna M. Linzer

1

2

M. Gawron A. Smyrnow

6th

4th

[6]

2

R. Albot O. Nedowjessow

6th

6th

2

R. Albot O. Nedowjessow

4th

6th

[10]

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 54 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 45 kB)
• Tournament schedule qualification singles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 44 kB)