The Ixian Grand Aegean Tennis Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Rhodes Tennis Club in Rhodes, Greece, since 2009.
| Ixian Grand Aegean Tennis Cup | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | Rhodes |
| Location | Rhodes, Greece |
| Venue | Rhodes Tennis Club |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour, Tretorn SERIE+ |
| Surface | Hard |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | €85,000+H |
| Website | www.atcrhodes.com |
Past finals edit
Singles edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Dudi Sela |
 Rainer Schüttler |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| 2009 | Benjamin Becker |
Simon Stadler |
7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Dustin Brown Simon Stadler |
 Jonathan Marray Jamie Murray |
7–6(4), 6–7(4), [10–7] |
| 2009 |  Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský |
 Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds |
6–3, 6–3 |
Singles seeds & wild cards 2010, 2009 edit
Seeds 2010 edit
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Marco Chiudinelli | 56 | 1 |
| ISR
|
Dudi Sela | 70 | 2 |
| GER
|
Rainer Schüttler | 99 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Lu Yen-hsun | 102 | 4 |
| JAM
|
Dustin Brown | 105 | 5 |
| ISR
|
Harel Levy | 124 | 6 |
| SUI
|
Stéphane Bohli | 132 | 7 |
| GER
|
Björn Phau | 142 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 19, 2010.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Seeds 2009 edit
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISR
|
Dudi Sela | 59 | 1 |
| USA
|
Bobby Reynolds | 78 | 2 |
| USA
|
Kevin Kim | 104 | 3 |
| GER
|
Michael Berrer | 111 | 4 |
 UKR
|
Sergiy Stakhovsky | 115 | 5 |
 BRA
|
Thiago Alves | 124 | 6 |
| GER
|
Benjamin Becker | 126 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 134 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 20, 2009.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Theodoros Angelinos
Grigor Dimitrov- Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas
Henri Kontinen
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Top Greek players edit
| Year | Rhodian players | Rest of Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Nikos Kontakis |
Paris Gemouchidis Alexandros Jakupovic Theodoros Angelinos Konstantinos Economidis Charalampos Kapogiannis |
|
| 2009 | Nikos Kontakis |
Theodoros Angelinos Alexandros Georgoudas |
External links edit
- Official website
- ITF search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine