2017 Swiss Open Gstaad

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2017 Swiss Open Gstaad
Date 24 – 30 July
Edition 50th
Category ATP World Tour 250 Series
Draw 28S/16D
Prize money €482,060
Surface Clay
Location Gstaad, Switzerland
Venue Roy Emerson Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
Doubles
Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach / Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
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The 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad (also known as the 2017 J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 50th edition of the Swiss Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland, from 24 July through 30 July 2017.

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.

Clay court type of tennis court

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.

Swiss Open (tennis) tennis tournament

The Swiss Open and originally known as the Swiss International Championships is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1898, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts. Between 1970 and 1989 it was an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and is now a part of the ATP Tour schedule as an ATP World Tour 250 series event.

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL David Goffin 141
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 192
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Feliciano López 263
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabio Fognini 274
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Paolo Lorenzi 345
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Robin Haase 426
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dušan Lajović 617
Flag of Portugal.svg  POR João Sousa 638

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

A wild card is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that fails to qualify in the normal way, for example by having a high ranking or winning a qualifying stage. In some events, wild cards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference.

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Daniel Brands German tennis player

Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 51, achieved in August 2013.

Lorenzo Giustino Italian tennis player

Lorenzo Giustino is an Italian tennis player.

Yannick Hanfmann is a German professional tennis player. He is best known for his very powerful serves up to 230 km/h, and very powerful groundstrokes.

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
Jérémy Chardy French tennis player

Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He has won one ATP World Tour singles title, in Stuttgart in 2009. His best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 25 on 28 January 2013.

Santiago Giraldo Colombian tennis player

Santiago Giraldo Salazar is a Colombian professional tennis player. He plays on the ATP tour and represents Colombia in the Davis Cup competition. His best tournament result is reaching the final in the 2014 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. He is the highest-ranked tennis player in Colombia’s history, with a career-high singles ranking of 28th in the world, and 77th in doubles.

Marius Copil Romanian tennis player

Marius Copil is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour and a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. Copil is known for his extremely powerful and consistent serve.

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Marcus Daniell Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Demoliner 961
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Oliver Marach Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Philipp Oswald 982
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Roman Jebavý Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Matwé Middelkoop 1203
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jonathan Eysseric Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Franko Škugor 1284

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Antoine Bellier is a Swiss tennis player.

Luca Margaroli is a Swiss tennis player.

Dustin Brown (tennis) German tennis player

Dustin Brown is a Jamaican-German professional tennis player. He rose to fame after beating Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Halle Open and Wimbledon 2015, and is known for his technique, speed and entertaining playing style, often entertaining the crowd with trick shots during matches.

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Oliver Marach Austrian tennis player

Oliver Marach is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 82, which he reached on August 7, 2005. His career high in doubles is world No. 2, set on May 28, 2018, after winning his first major at the 2018 Australian Open in January and reaching his first Masters final in Monte Carlo in April, both partnering Mate Pavić.

Philipp Oswald Austrian tennis player

Philipp Oswald born 23 January 1986) is an Austrian professional tennis player, who primarily plays doubles events on the ATP World Tour. On 7 December 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world no. 206, whilst his highest doubles ranking of no. 37 was reached on 23 February 2015.

Jonathan Eysseric French tennis player

Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.

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