Soweto Open 2013

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Soweto Open 2013
Logo of the "Soweto Open 2013" tournament
date 29.4.2013 - 5.5.2013
Edition 4th
navigation 2011  ◄  2013 
ATP Challenger Tour
venue Johannesburg South Africa
South AfricaSouth Africa 
Tournament number 6722
category Challenger
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 32E / 24Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 100,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) South AfricaSouth Africa Izak van der Merwe
Last year's winner (double) GermanyGermany Michael Kohlmann Alexander Peya
AustriaAustria 
Winner (singles) CanadaCanada Vasek Pospisil
Winner (doubles) IndiaIndia Prakash Amritraj Rajeev Ram
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament director Ian Smith
Tournament supervisor Hans-Jürgen Ochs
Last direct assumption South AfricaSouth Africa Jean Andersen (758)
As of April 27, 2013

The 2013 Soweto Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Johannesburg , South Africa , from April 29th to May 5th, 2013 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2013 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

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 April 27th and 28th, 2013. In this, a total of four qualifiers were determined in three rounds from 24 players. The following players have qualified for the main draw:

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

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SlovakiaSlovakia Lukáš Lacko Semifinals
02. United StatesUnited States Rajeev Ram Quarter finals
03. CanadaCanada Vasek Pospisil victory
04th PolandPoland Michał Przysiężny final
No. player Round reached
05. GermanyGermany Dustin Brown Quarter finals

06th BrazilBrazil Thiago Alves Round of 16

07th South AfricaSouth Africa Rik De Voest Quarter finals

08th. BrazilBrazil Fabiano de Paula Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  SlovakiaSlovakia L. Lacko 6th 6th                          
   BrazilBrazil R. Hocevar 4th 2     1  SlovakiaSlovakia L. Lacko 6th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic M. Konečný 6th 4th 6th      Czech RepublicCzech Republic M. Konečný 1 1    
   FranceFrance G. Burquier 2 6th 2     1  SlovakiaSlovakia L. Lacko 6th 6th  
   MontenegroMontenegro G. Tošić 1 6 6     WC  South AfricaSouth Africa D. O'Brien 3 3    
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa D. O'Brien 6th 7th     WC  South AfricaSouth Africa D. O'Brien 7th 6 5 7th  
   FranceFrance F. Martin 6 3 6 5     8th  BrazilBrazil F. de Paula 6 2 7th 6 4  
8th  BrazilBrazil F. de Paula 7th 7th       1  SlovakiaSlovakia L. Lacko 3 6 4  
4th  PolandPoland M. Przysiężny 6th 7th     4th  PolandPoland M. Przysiężny 6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States D. Zivkovic 3 5     4th  PolandPoland M. Przysiężny 6th 6th    
   BrazilBrazil M. Demoliner 4th 7th 7th      BrazilBrazil M. Demoliner 2 0    
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa T. Vorster 6th 6 2 6 4     4th  PolandPoland M. Przysiężny 6th 7th  
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa K.-P. Crowley 4th 5     5  GermanyGermany D. Brown 3 6 1    
   BrazilBrazil A. Ghem 6th 7th        BrazilBrazil A. Ghem 4th 4th    
Q  United StatesUnited States T. Hochwalt 5 1     5  GermanyGermany D. Brown 6th 6th    
5  GermanyGermany D. Brown 7th 6th       4th  PolandPoland M. Przysiężny 7th 0 1r
7th  South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest 6th 6th     3  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 6 7 6th 4th
PR  GermanyGermany R. Becker 4th 4th     7th  South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest 6th 6th    
   BrazilBrazil T. Turini 3 4th        GermanyGermany S. Seifert 3 0    
   GermanyGermany S. Seifert 6th 6th       7th  South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest 3 6th 4th
Q  IndiaIndia P. Raja 3 4th     3  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 6th 0 6th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa J. Andersen 6th 6th        South AfricaSouth Africa J. Andersen 2 6th 1  
Q  IndiaIndia D. Sharan 2 4th     3  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 6th 3 6th  
3  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 6th 6th       3  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 6th 7th  
6th  BrazilBrazil T. Alves 7th 6th        CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic 3 6 6    
Q  BrazilBrazil R. Camilo 5 3     6th  BrazilBrazil T. Alves 2 2    
PR  IndiaIndia P. Amritraj 7th 4th 4th      CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic 6th 6th    
   CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic 6 4 6th 6th        CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic 7th 7th  
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa W. Montgomery 6th 2 6th   2  United StatesUnited States R. Ram 6 4 5    
LL  BotswanaBotswana P. Matong 1 6th 3   WC  South AfricaSouth Africa W. Montgomery 4th 2    
   South AfricaSouth Africa R. Roelofse 7th 3 4th   2  United StatesUnited States R. Ram 6th 6th    
2  United StatesUnited States R. Ram 6 4 6th 6th    

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. South AfricaSouth Africa Rik De Voest Marcelo Demoliner
BrazilBrazil 
Quarter finals
02. IndiaIndia Purav Raja Divij Sharan
IndiaIndia 
final
03. CroatiaCroatia Mate Pavic Goran Tošić
MontenegroMontenegro 
Semifinals
04th GermanyGermany Dustin Brown James Cluskey
IrelandIreland 
1 round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest M. Demoliner
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 6th          
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa F. Kellerman O. Kellerman
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
0 2       1  South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest M. Demoliner
 BrazilBrazil 
5 4th    
   IndiaIndia P. Amritraj R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th        IndiaIndia P. Amritraj R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th    
   BrazilBrazil T. Alves A. Laranja
 BrazilBrazil 
1 3            IndiaIndia P. Amritraj R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 2 [10]  
3  CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic G. Tošić
 MontenegroMontenegro 
6 3 6th [10]     3  CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic G. Tošić
 MontenegroMontenegro 
3 6th [5]  
   BrazilBrazil A. Ghem R. Hocevar
 BrazilBrazil 
7th 3 [7]     3  CroatiaCroatia M. Pavic G. Tošić
 MontenegroMontenegro 
7th 6th    
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa K.-P. Crowley T. Vorster
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6 4 6th [4]      GermanyGermany R. Becker F. Martin
 FranceFrance 
6 5 3    
   GermanyGermany R. Becker F. Martin
 FranceFrance 
7th 4th [10]          IndiaIndia P. Amritraj R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 7th  
   FranceFrance G. Burquier M. Konečný
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
4th 6 4       2  IndiaIndia P. Raja D. Sharan
 IndiaIndia 
6 1 6 1  
   NetherlandsNetherlands S. Groen L. Lacko
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6th 7th          NetherlandsNetherlands S. Groen L. Lacko
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
1 4th      
   PolandPoland M. Przysiężny D. Zivkovic
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 7th        PolandPoland M. Przysiężny D. Zivkovic
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th    
4th  GermanyGermany D. Brown J. Cluskey
 IrelandIreland 
3 6 6            PolandPoland M. Przysiężny D. Zivkovic
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 4th  
   BrazilBrazil F. de Paula T. Turini
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 7th       2  IndiaIndia P. Raja D. Sharan
 IndiaIndia 
6th 6th    
WC  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Moolman D. O'Brien
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
1 6 6          BrazilBrazil F. de Paula T. Turini
 BrazilBrazil 
3 6 3    
   South AfricaSouth Africa J. Andersen R. Roelofse
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
3 4th     2  IndiaIndia P. Raja D. Sharan
 IndiaIndia 
6th 7th    
2  IndiaIndia P. Raja D. Sharan
 IndiaIndia 
6th 6th      

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