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Week 18: Johannesburg (Winner : Vasek Pospisil)

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Week 18 : Johannesburg, South Africa



Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Type: $100k+H
Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt
Balls:
Site:
Starting Date: 29 April
2012 Champion: Not Played. 2011 Champion : Izak van der Merwe (RSA)
Tournament website:


Entry List

Code:
Lacko, Lukas		SVK	80
[B]Petzschner, Philipp	GER	100[/B]
Ram, Rajeev		USA	112
Pospisil, Vasek		CAN	141
[B]Wang, Jimmy		TPE	162[/B]
Przysiezny, Michal	POL	163
Brown, Dustin		GER	178
Alves, Thiago		BRA	180
De Voest, Rik		RSA	224
De Paula, Fabiano	BRA	247
Martin, Fabrice		FRA	256
Demoliner, Marcelo	BRA	262
Hocevar, Ricardo	BRA	276
Burquier, Gregoire	FRA	304
Zivkovic, Denis		USA	312
Ghem, Andre		BRA	329
Ehrat, Sandro		SUI	338
[B]Lammer, Michael		SUI	340[/B]
Pavic, Mate		CRO	357
@Amritraj, Prakash	IND	366
[B]Safwat, Mohamed		EGY	383[/B]
Konecny, Michal		CZE	396
Alternates:
1. Turini, Thales BRA 413
2. Bossel, Adrien SUI 414
3. Seifert, Stefan GER 416
4. Baumann, Moritz GER 426
5. # Luncanu, Petru-Alexandru ROU 429
6. Venus, Michael NZL 435
7. Neuchrist, Maximilian AUT 448
8. Garanganga, Takanyi ZIM 450

9. Tosic, Goran MNE 451
10. Marcora, Roberto ITA 462
11. # Schmid, Michal CZE 479
12. Matsui, Toshihide JPN 507

13. Roelofse, Ruan RSA 510
14. Koolhof, Wesley NED 522
15. Skugor, Franco CRO 548
16. @# Becker, Richard GER 559
17. Kim, Kevin USA 683
18. Andersen, Jean RSA 758


First Round

(1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. Ricardo Hocevar (BRA) 6-4 6-2
Michal Konecny (CZE) def. Gregoire Burquier (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-2
(WC) Dean O’Brien (RSA) def. Goran Tosic (MNE) 6-1 7-6(6)
(8) Fabiano De Paula (BRA) def. Fabrice Martin (FRA) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. Denis Zivkovic (USA) 6-3 7-5
Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) def. (WC) Tucker Vorster (RSA) 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
Andre Ghem (BRA) def. (WC) Keith-Patrick Crowley (RSA) 6-4 7-5
(5) Dustin Brown (GER) def. (q) Tyler Hochwalt (USA) 7-5 6-1

(7) Rik De Voest (RSA) def. (PR) Richard Becker (GER) 6-4 6-4
Stefan Seifert (GER) def. Thales Turini (BRA) 6-3 6-4
Jean Andersen (RSA) def. (q) Purav Raja (IND) 6-3 6-4
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. (q) Divij Sharan (IND) 6-2 6-4

(6) Thiago Alves (BRA) def. (q) Rafael Camilo (BRA) 7-5 6-3
Mate Pavic (CRO) def. (PR) Prakash Amritraj (IND) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
(WC) Wayne Montgomery (RSA) def. (LL) Phenyo Matong (BOT) 6-1 2-6 6-3
(2) Rajeev Ram (USA) def. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Second Round

(1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. Michal Konecny (CZE) 6-1 6-1
(WC) Dean O’Brien (RSA) def. (8) Fabiano De Paula (BRA) 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) 6-2 6-0
(5) Dustin Brown (GER) def. Andre Ghem (BRA) 6-4 6-4

(7) Rik De Voest (RSA) def. Stefan Seifert (GER) 6-3 6-0
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. Jean Andersen (RSA) 6-2 3-6 6-1
Mate Pavic (CRO) def. (6) Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 6-2
(2) Rajeev Ram (USA) def. (WC) Wayne Montgomery (RSA) 6-4 6-2


Quarter Finals


(1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. (WC) Dean O’Brien (RSA) 6-3 6-3
(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. (5) Dustin Brown (GER) 6-3 7-6(1)
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. (7) Rik De Voest (RSA) 6-3 0-6 6-4
Mate Pavic (CRO) def. (2) Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-6(4) 7-5


Semi Finals

(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. (1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3 7-6(4)
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. Mate Pavic (CRO) 6-3 7-6(6)

Final

(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. (4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) 6-7(7) 6-0 4-1 RET
 
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#5 ·
Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

Strange location at this time of the season, outdoor HC but no Lu? What happened?
Cost too much to fly from Mexico > Taiwan > S.A. > Taiwan > Europe?
 
#7 ·
Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

GL ehrat, pospisil, de voest

very week event and lots of points to be given here
 
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Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

This is the most pathetic challenger of the year and it gives away 110 pts to thw winner. Just no words...
What are you talkin about?
Decent field. Lacko, Przysiezny, Brown, De Voest, Pospisil, Ram in the QFs. All Top 150 players.
Of course you have some unknown guys there like Montgomery who get a gift in the first round to get his first ranking points, but also few interesting players like Pavic, O'Brien, Vorster, Andersen or Roelofse. Most of them did well at the ITF Tour so why not playing a Challenger?
I wouldn't say this is more pathetic than the Asian Clay Challenger in Anning this week.
I am really pissed that there isn't a live coverage for this. Would love to see some real tennis instead of this clay shit.
 
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Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

First Round

(1)Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Ricardo Hocevar (BRA) 6-4 6-2
Michal Konecny (CZE) d. Gregoire Burquier (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-2
(WC)Dean Obrien (RSA) d. Goran Tosic (MNE) 6-1 7-6(6)
(8)Fabiano De Paula (BRA) d. Fabrice Martin (FRA) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

(4)Michal Przysiezny (POL) d. Denis Zivkovic (USA) 6-3 7-5
Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) d. (WC)Tucker Vorster (RSA) 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
Andre Ghem (BRA) d. (WC)Keith Patrick Crowley (RSA) 6-4 7-5
(5)Dustin Brown (GER) d. (q)Tyler Hochwalt (USA) 7-5 6-1

(7)Rik De Voest (RSA) d. (PR)Richard Becker (GER) 6-4 6-4
Stefan Seifert (GER) d. Thales Turini (BRA) 6-3 6-4
Jean Andersen (RSA) d. (q)Purav Raja (IND) 6-3 6-4
(3)Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. (q)Divij Sharan (IND) 6-2 6-4

(6)Thiago Alves (BRA) d. (q)Rafael Camilo (BRA) 7-5 6-3
Mate Pavic (CRO) d. (PR)Prakash Amritraj (IND) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
(WC)Wayne Montgomery (RSA) d. (LL)Phenyo Matong (BOT) 6-1 2-6 6-3
(2)Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4


Second Round

(1)Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Michal Konecny (CZE) 6-1 6-1
(WC)Dean Obrien (RSA) d. (8)Fabiano De Paula (BRA) 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
(4)Michal Przysiezny (POL) d. Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) 6-2 6-0
(5)Dustin Brown (GER) d. Andre Ghem (BRA) 6-4 6-4

(7)Rik De Voest (RSA) d. Stefan Seifert (GER) 6-3 6-0
(3)Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Jean Andersen (RSA) 6-2 3-6 6-1
Mate Pavic (CRO) d. (6)Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 6-2
(2)Rajeev Ram (USA) d. (WC)Wayne Montgomery (RSA) 6-4 6-2
 
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Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

DOUBLES First Round

(1)Rik De Voest/Marcelo Demoliner (RSA/BRA) d. (WC)Francois Kellerman/Okkie Kellerman (RSA) 6-0 6-2
Prakash Amritraj/Rajeev Ram (IND/USA) d. Thiago Alves/Augusto Laranja (BRA) 6-1 6-3
(3)Mate Pavic/Goran Tosic (CRO/MNE) d. Andre Ghem/Ricardo Hocevar (BRA) 6-7(3) 6-3 10-7
Richard Becker/Fabrice Martin (GER/FRA) d. (WC)Keith-Patrick Crowley/Tucker Vorster (RSA) 7-6(4) 4-6 10-4

Sander Groen/Lukas Lacko (NED/SVK) d. Gregoire Burquier/Michal Konecny (FRA/CZE) 6-4 7-6(4)
Michal Przysiezny/Denis Zivkovic (POL/USA) d. (4)Dustin Brown/James Cluskey (GER/IRL) 6-3 7-6(6)
Fabiano De Paula/Thales Turini (BRA) d. (WC)Renier Moolman/Dean O’Brien (RSA) 6-1 7-6(6)
(2)Purav Raja/Divij Sharan (IND) d. Jean Andersen/Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 6-3 6-4


QFs

Prakash Amritraj/Rajeev Ram (IND/USA) d. (1)Rik De Voest/Marcelo Demoliner (RSA/BRA) 7-5 6-4
(3)Mate Pavic/Goran Tosic (CRO/MNE) d. Richard Becker/Fabrice Martin (GER/FRA) 7-6(5) 6-3
Michal Przysiezny/Denis Zivkovic (POL/USA) d. Sander Groen/Lukas Lacko (NED/SVK) 6-1 6-4
(2)Purav Raja/Divij Sharan (IND) d. Fabiano De Paula/Thales Turini (BRA) 6-3 7-6(3)


SFs

Prakash Amritraj/Rajeev Ram (IND/USA) vs (3)Mate Pavic/Goran Tosic (CRO/MNE)
Michal Przysiezny/Denis Zivkovic (POL/USA) vs (2)Purav Raja/Divij Sharan (IND)
 
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