Sparkassen Trophy: Wimbledon winner in Rungg

The two Brazilian junior Wimbledon doubles champions, Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann, are on the entry list for this year's Sparkassen Trophy in Rungg. But the favorites of the international tournament, which takes place from August 8th to 15th at TC Rungg/Girlan, are different: Azzurro Thomas Fabbiano, number 209 in the world, leads the seeding list. The narrower circle of favorites also includes Alessandro Giannessi (ATP 248) and the Moroccan Davis Cup player Lamine Ouahab (ATP 253). The TC Rungg professional tournament is taking place for the 18th time this year and has earned a reputation in the international tennis circuit as being one of the best in its category worldwide. Entry is free for the entire eight days of the tournament. How good the field of participants is is shown by the fact that the Rungg participants have already won a whopping 2015 Futures tournaments together over the course of 20. Once again, the audience in Rungg will see some of the stars of tomorrow. In the past, numerous Rungg starters have made it into the Tennis Olympus, the top 100. The last one for the time being was the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in July 2015, who won the Mercedes Smart in Rungg in 2013. Professionals from over ten nations - Europe, Australia, Africa, South America - have registered for Rungg, including Davis Cup players such as the aforementioned Lamine Ouahab, who won the Challenger in Casablanca this year and was ranked 2009th in the ATP in 114, the Venezuelan Ricardo Rodriguez and Canadian Steven Diez.

Thomas Fabbiano the top favorite The top favorite is and remains Thomas Fabbiano, who was number 166 in the world a year ago and was in the main draw at the ATP tournament in Umag three weeks ago - Fabbiano won the doubles in Rungg in 2008. Alessandro Giannessi, who only returned to the professional circuit at the end of May after wrist surgery and an eight-month injury break, deserves attention and immediately won the Futures in Sassuolo and reached the final of the Challenger in San Benedetto. Giannessi feels at home in Rungg: in 2011 he made it to the final and then reached 126th place in the world - before bad luck with injuries stopped him. And what about the two young Wimbledon winners? 17-year-old Orlando Luz is right in the main field, while 19-year-old Marcelo Zormann has to go to the bone mill qualification starting on Saturday 15.000 dollars in prize money and a total of 99 points for the ATP world rankings will be played during the eight-day event - the winner will receive 35 ATP points. This year it is still a tournament in the highest futures category, i.e. a “Futures $15.000 + Hospitality”. That means: The prize money is $15.000, and the athletes stay at the organizers' expense - this year, too, in the long-standing player hotel Four Points by Sheraton.

Main field from Monday Around 60 tennis professionals from all over the world will be at the start in Rungg. The Sparkassen Trophy begins on Saturday, August 8th at 9 a.m. with the two-day qualification, which also represents an opportunity for South Tyrol's best tennis players to compete with professionals from all over the world. The best eight from the qualification will then play in the 10-strong main field from Monday, August 32th, for which the big favorites have already qualified. The main draw and thus the actual hunt for ATP points begins on Monday. The final is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 11 a.m. The double final will be played on Friday, August 14th. The game is played all day in Rungg, with a top match taking place in the early evening.

Rich supporting program This year too, the organizers around OC President Christian Pfeifer and tournament director Dietmar Pfeifer are offering something entertaining in the supporting program - in addition to world-class tennis on the court. On Sunday, August 9th, the traditional white sausage breakfast pint will take place at 11 a.m., including a public draw for the main field. On Wednesday, August 12th, a game by Autoindustriale and KIKU called “Apple in the Car” will run all afternoon – nothing more has been revealed yet. Also on Wednesday there is the traditional sponsors and players evening. On Friday, August 14th, unicycle world champion Fabian Schrott and his friends will be guests to offer a spectacular “KIKU Unicyle Show” with various tricks between the semi-final matches.

Sparkasse Trophy, Entry list 2015 Qualified for the 32-strong main field 1. Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 209 2. Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) 248 3. Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 253 4. Arthur De Greef (BEL) 274 5.. Michael Linzer (AUT) 279 6. Constant Lestienne (FRA) 334 7. Javier Marti (ESO) 364 8. Yannik Reuter (BEL) 394 9. Maverick Banes (AUS) 406 10. Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 407 11. Duje Kekez (CRO) 434 12. Maximilian Neuchrist (AUT) 441 13. Wilson Leite (BRA) 481 14. Steven Diez (CAN) 487 15. Viktor Galovic (CRO) 522 16. Orlando Luz (BRA) 566 17. Adelchi Virgili (ITA) 594 18.- Bruno Sant'anna (BRA) 603 + 2 Wild Cards organizers 1. Federico Gaio (ITA) 221 + 2 wild cards spring tennis + 8 qualifiers + 2 special exemptions

Qualification (Max. 32 players) 1. Pietro Licciardi (ITA) 611 2. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 622 3. Joao Menezes (BRA) 655 4. Lucas Gomez (MEX) 687 5. Francisco Bahamonde (ITA) 788 6. Marcelo Zormann (BRA) 806 7. Rafael Matos (BRA) 829 8. Pietro Rondoni (ITA) 849 9. Collin Altamirano (USA) 903 10. Alessandro Petrone (ITA) 1046 11. Filippo Borella (ITA) 1083 12. Gianluca Di Nicola (ITA) 1163 13. Giorgio Portaluri (ITA) 1171 14. Patrick Prader (ITA) 1187 15. Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 1503 16. Antonio Mastrelia (ITA) 1528 17. Luca Tomasetto (ITA) 1622 18. Antun Vidak (CRO) 1622

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Sparkassen Trophy: Wimbledon winner in Rungg

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