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BRD Brașov Challenger The BRD Brașov Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Braşov, Romania from 1996 until 2014. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which ...
was a professional
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
tournament, played on
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s, that took place in
Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
,
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
from 2 to 8 September 2013. It was the 18th edition of the BRD Brașov Challenger tournament and part of the
2013 ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2013 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 149 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $220,00 ...
. In singles, Austrian player
Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer (; born 22 March 1987) is a retired professional tennis player from Austria. In the first round of the 2010 US Open, he forced world No. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match. That same year, Haider-Mau ...
defeated fellow Austrian
Gerald Melzer Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is an Austrian professional inactive tennis player who competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016. Gerald is also part of Austrian Da ...
. In doubles, Ukrainian
Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aleksandr Nedovyesov (; ; formerly known as Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Alexander Nedovesov; born 15 February 1987), is a Ukrainian-Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He won his maiden title at the 2023 Swedish Open in Bastad, becoming the fir ...
and
Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil (; born 9 February 1981) is a Czech tennis coach and a former professional player who competed on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger tours. On 23 May 2011 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 103. On 1 ...
of the
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defeated Romanian players
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Teodor-Dacian Crăciun (born 6 June 1980) is a Romanian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players eac ...
and
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (born 7 May 1989) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Luncanu has played on the ITF Men's Circuit, the ATP Challenger Tour and for the Romania Davis Cup Team. On 2 November 2009 he reached his highest ATP singles r ...
.


Singles main draw entrants


Seeds

* 1 Rankings are as of August 26, 2013.


Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Patrick Ciorcilă *
Florin Mergea Florin Mergea (; born 26 January 1985) is a Romanian former tennis player and a doubles specialist. He has reached the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 and won an ATP Masters title at the Mutua Madrid Open earlier that year. He achi ...
* Dragoș Cristian Mîrtea * Andrei Pătrui The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *
Maxim Dubarenco Maxim Igorevich Dubarenco (; ; born 24 June 1993 in Chișinău, Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is ...
*
Kyle Edmund Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019. Edmund is an ...
* Mathias Bourgue *
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Teodor-Dacian Crăciun (born 6 June 1980) is a Romanian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players eac ...
The following players received entry as a lucky loser the singles main draw: *
Oliver Golding Oliver Golding (born 29 September 1993) is a British former professional tennis player and child actor. Showing promise in reaching a world junior ranking of number two and being the 2011 U.S. Open Boys' Champion., Golding failed to transition ...


Champions


Singles

*
Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer (; born 22 March 1987) is a retired professional tennis player from Austria. In the first round of the 2010 US Open, he forced world No. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match. That same year, Haider-Mau ...
def.
Gerald Melzer Gerald Melzer (born 13 July 1990) is an Austrian professional inactive tennis player who competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in November 2016. Gerald is also part of Austrian Da ...
6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–2


Doubles

*
Oleksandr Nedovyesov Aleksandr Nedovyesov (; ; formerly known as Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Alexander Nedovesov; born 15 February 1987), is a Ukrainian-Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He won his maiden title at the 2023 Swedish Open in Bastad, becoming the fir ...
/
Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil (; born 9 February 1981) is a Czech tennis coach and a former professional player who competed on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger tours. On 23 May 2011 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 103. On 1 ...
def.
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun Teodor-Dacian Crăciun (born 6 June 1980) is a Romanian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players eac ...
/
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (born 7 May 1989) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Luncanu has played on the ITF Men's Circuit, the ATP Challenger Tour and for the Romania Davis Cup Team. On 2 November 2009 he reached his highest ATP singles r ...
6–3, 6–1


References

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