2015 Distal & ITR Group Tennis Cup

2015 Distal & ITR Group Tennis Cup
Date	6 – 12 July
Edition	9th
Category	ATP Challenger Tour
Prize money	€42,500+H
Surface	Clay
Location	Todi, Italy
Champions
Singles
	Aljaž Bedene
Doubles
	Flavio Cipolla / Máximo González

Last updated March 04, 2019

The 2015 Distal & ITR Group Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of €42,500+H in prize money. The event took place at the Tennis Club Todi in Todi, Italy, on 6 – 12 July 2015.

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.

A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
GBR	Aljaž Bedene	75	1
SRB	Dušan Lajović	86	2
SLO	Blaž Rola	93	3
FRA	Lucas Pouille	96	4
BEL	Kimmer Coppejans	97	5
COL	Alejandro González	104	6
ITA	Luca Vanni	113	7
ARG	Máximo González	115	8

¹ Rankings as of 29 June 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry as alternates:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

Andrej Martin

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Matteo Donati is an Italian professional tennis player. On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger Tour Napoli Cup to claim a career-high of no. 247 on the ATP World Tour Singles rankings.

Lorenzo Giustino is an Italian tennis player.

Stéphane Robert is a professional French tennis player.

Champions

Singles

Aljaž Bedene def. Nicolás Kicker 7–6^(7–3), 6–4

Doubles

Flavio Cipolla / Máximo González def. Andreas Beck / Peter Gojowczyk 6–4, 6–1

Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open. His career high rank is No. 70, achieved on 23 April 2012.

Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 58, achieved in July 2009. González reached the semifinals of Umag in 2008 and Kitzbühel in 2014.

Andreas Beck is a retired German professional male tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33 in November 2009. As a qualifier, Beck reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Monte Carlo Masters.

External links

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