2013 Franken Challenge

The 2013 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 3 and 9 June 2013.

2013 Franken Challenge
Date	4 – 10 June
Edition	26th
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	€42,000+H
Surface	Clay
Location	Fürth, Germany
Champions
Singles
João Sousa
Doubles
Colin Ebelthite / Rameez Junaid

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SVN	Blaž Kavčič	104	1
AUT	Andreas Haider-Maurer	105	2
USA	Wayne Odesnik	113	3
POR	João Sousa	119	4
GER	Simon Greul	139	5
GER	Mischa Zverev	142	6
COL	Alejandro González	147	7
FRA	Josselin Ouanna	157	8

• 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

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
• Alexander Ward

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GER	Philipp Marx	ROU	Florin Mergea	138	1
USA	James Cerretani	BRA	Marcelo Demoliner	144	2
IND	Purav Raja	IND	Divij Sharan	217	3
TPE	Lee Hsin-han	TPE	Peng Hsien-yin	246	4

• 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
• Kevin Krawietz / Dominik Schulz
• Gero Kretschmer / Alexander Satschko

The following pairs received as alternates into the doubles main draw:

• Christian Harrison / Michael Venus
• Leonardo Kirche / Aldin Šetkić

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2013 Franken Challenge – Singles

• João Sousa def. Wayne Odesnik, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2013 Franken Challenge – Doubles

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

External links

• Official Website