2006 Shelbourne Irish Open

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2006 Shelbourne Irish Open
Date 3 – 9 July
Edition 1st
Category ATP Challenger Series
Draw 32S/16Q/16D
Prize money EUR €42,500
Surface Carpet / outdoor
Location Dublin, Ireland
Venue Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev
Doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martijn van Haasteren
Shelbourne Irish Open ·  2007  

The 2006 Shelbourne Irish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the 1st edition of the event, and part of the 2006 ATP Challenger Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland, from 3 through 9 July 2006. [1]

The Shelbourne Irish Open was a tennis tournament held in Dublin, Ireland between 2006 and 2008. The event was part of the challenger series and was played on outdoor carpet courts.

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

Carpet court type of tennis court

A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation defines carpet courts as a "textile surface of woven or non-woven nylon, or a polymeric or rubber material, typically supplied in rolls or sheets" and as a removable surface. It is one of the fastest court types second only to grass courts. The use of carpet courts in Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) competitions ended in 2009 to reduce injuries. As of 2019, only one Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Quebec City is played on carpet.

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles5035221251 N/A
Doubles1 N/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles€6,150€3,600€2,130€1,245€730€440 N/A
Doubles *€2,650€1,500€920€540€310 N/A

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  SCG Janko Tipsarević 1011
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Michael Berrer 1162
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Kristian Pless 1393
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Uros Vico 1934
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Economidis 2005
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Arvind Parmar 2016
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Jacob Adaktusson 2307
Flag of Australia.svg  AUS Chris Guccione 2588

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

Peter Clarke is a former professional tennis player from Ireland.

Conor Niland Irish tennis player

Conor Niland is a former Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Co. Limerick, before moving on to Crescent College Comprehensive in Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick. He was the highest ranked Irish tennis player during his career. He played for the Ireland Davis Cup team from 2000 to 2012. He officially announced his retirement from tennis on 12 April 2012 due to a recurring hip injury. In a statement Niland said: "I am today sadly announcing my retirement from professional tennis. I have been suffering from labral tears in both hip cartilages and this has resulted in pain and restricted movement for the past nine months."

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Jean-François Bachelot is a former tour professional tennis player from France.

Lee Childs is a retired British tennis player from England.

Jonathan Marray tennis player

Jonathan Marray is a former British tennis player and a Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion. Marray is a former top 20 doubles player, reaching a career high of world no. 15 in January 2013, mainly due to more regular appearances on the ATP World Tour, following his victory at Wimbledon 2012. He has also competed on the singles tour, reaching world no. 215 in April 2005, but was unable to continue his singles career, in part due to injuries.

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jean-François Bachelot Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Tourte 3701
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jasper Smit Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Martijn van Haasteren 3902
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Colin Fleming Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jamie Murray 4263
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Jacob Adaktusson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jonathan Marray 5434

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

James Cluskey is a retired Irish professional tennis player, mainly playing doubles. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and attended Belvedere College along with fellow Irish tennis player James McGee. Cluskey was, for some time, the highest ranked Irish doubles player. Cluskey retired from professional tennis in November 2015.

James McGee (tennis) Irish tennis player

James McGee is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Castleknock, Ireland. He attended Belvedere College in Dublin, Co. Dublin. He currently is the highest ranked Irish tennis player and has been playing for the Ireland Davis Cup team since 2009.

Champions

Singles

Mischa Zverev German tennis player

Mikhail "Mischa" Alexandrovich Zverev is a German professional tennis player of Russian heritage. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25 on 24 July 2017.

Kristian Pless Danish tennis player

Kristian Peter Pless is a former professional male tennis player from Denmark.

Doubles

Jasper Smit is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Martijn van Haasteren is a Dutch former professional tennis player who competed for both the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles

Colin Fleming British tennis player

Colin Fleming is a British retired professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.

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References

  1. Paddy Hickey (2 July 2007). "Pless out to banish painful Fitzwilliam memories" . Retrieved 29 January 2018.