The 2013

Franken Challenge The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Fürth, Germany, ...

was a professional

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tournament played on

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s. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Germany between 3 and 9 June 2013.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of May 27, 2013.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Andreas Beck * Peter Heller * Robin Kern *

Kevin Krawietz Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both 2019 and 2020 alongside compatriot Andreas Mies. The ...

The following player received entry using a protected ranking: * Laurent Rochette The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Taro Daniel * Lorenzo Giustino *

Peter Torebko Peter Torebko (born 10 February 1988) is a German tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's Circuit. On 16 July 2012, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 182. Torebko made his ATP World Tour ...

Alexander Ward Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player. Early life Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He was educated at Northampton School for Boys. Tennis career Ward has a career high ...

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of May 27, 2013.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Andreas Haider-Maurer / Mario Haider-Maurer *

Dominik Schulz Dominik Schulz (born 16 March 1992) is a retired German tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tenni ...

Gero Kretschmer Gero Kretschmer (; born 6 May 1985) is a German retired tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, who achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 79 in May 2014. He won his only ATP World Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier ten ...

Alexander Satschko Alexander Satschko (born 12 November 1980) is a German retired tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, who achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 80 in October 2014. He won his first ATP World Tour title with partner Gero Kretschme ...

The following pairs received as alternates into the doubles main draw: * Christian Harrison / Michael Venus * Leonardo Kirche /

Aldin Šetkić Aldin Šetkić (born 21 December 1987) is a Bosnian professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player us ...

Champions

Singles

* João Sousa def.

Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik (born November 21, 1985) is a South African-born American retired professional left-handed tennis player, with a two-handed backhand. His highest singles ranking was No. 77 in 2009. Among his biggest upsets were a 2007 win over Iv ...

, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Colin Ebelthite Colin Ebelthite (born 27 November 1984) is a former Australian professional tennis player. Ebelthite's highest ATP singles ranking is World 209, which he reached on 23 June 2008. His career high in doubles was at 98 set at 17 September 2012. T ...

/ Rameez Junaid def. Christian Harrison / Michael Venus, 6–4, 7–5

External links

Official Website
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Franken Challenge