FIGHT FOR POINTS ATP Tournament in Hertogenbosch 2011-2012

The last tournament before Wimbledon preparing to play in Holland at Hertongenbosh, a tour of the classic 250 points to an interesting history of grass big players winning Grand sludge came here and won like Rafter, Heweit players named in tennis world recently.

Single Hertongebosch champion:
1-Richard Krajicek-1993,1997
2-Patrick Rafter-1998,1999,2000
3-Lleyton Hewitt-2001
4-Sjeng Schalken-2002,2003
5-Michael Llodra-2004
6-Mario Ancic-2005,2006
7-Ivan Ljubicic-2007
8-Dmitry Tursunov-2011 


Hertongenbosch Doubles champion: 
1-Leander Paes / Jan Siemerink-1999
2-Martin Damm / Cyril Suk-2000,2002,2003,2004
3-Martin Damm / Leander Paes-2006
4-Mario Ancic / Jurgen Melzer-2008
5-Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecau-2010
6-Daniele Bracciali / Frantisek Cermak


In 2011 Hertongenbosch interesting players were especially hard players have come to grips with the grass so demanding for them and this has led to exciting matches against players who play well on grass. Hertongenbosch 2011 was a tournament of note 10, especially in organization and players were very pleased with what they found. 


Principal favorites Hertongenbosch Single 2011: 
1-Nicolas Almagro
2-Marcos Baghdatis
3-Xavier Malisse
4-Ivan Dodig
5-Jarkko Nieminen
6-Adrian Mannarino
7-Jeremy Chardy
8-Daniel Gimeno-Traver  


Favorites Principal Double Hertongenbosch 2011:
1-Bhupathi / Paes
2-Lindstedt / Tecau
3-Butorac / Rojer
4-Moodie / Norman


Tour of the Netherlands began with great surprise since the first two rounds, favorites 1,5,6,7 and 8 Almagro, Nieminen, Mannarino, Chardy and Gimeno-Traver were not any this year to accommodate the grass and lost without right of appeal since the first two rounds leaving the other hand tournament series heads. The other favorites instead went well Belgian Mallixe managed a semi Dodig lost one of the finalists, after a few months Bagdadis managed to tie some matches in a row won the final quarter and managed a surprise that came from Russian Tursunov who managed to qualify in the final.
The final was played between Tursunov and Dodig, 63 62 Russian managed to win first title without prob after long periods of absence of double or imposed circuit.La Daniele Bracciali / Frantisek Cermak

Name: UNICEF Open


Category: ATP World Tour 250


Place: 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands


Date: 18.06.2012-23.06.2012


Draw Size: S-32 D-16


Surface: Grass


Prize Money: € 398,250