Name: SkiStar Swedish Open
Category: ATP World Tour 250
Place: Båstad, Sweden
Date: 09.07.2012-15.07.2012
Draw Size: S-28 D-16
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: € 358,425
Total Financial Commitment: € 410,175
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Bastad Honoured For Eight Straight Years
The SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad has been voted by players as the ATP World Tour 250 Tournament of the Year for 10 consecutive years from 2002-11. The clay court event, which has been held every summer since 1948, has consistently improved its venue and tournament. In 2011, Robin Soderling became the first multiple Swedish titlist since Magnus Norman in 2000.



WHO IS PLAYING
David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro, Albert Ramos, Jarkko Nieminen, Mikhail Kukushkin, Tommy Robredo, Grigor Dimitrov, Filippo Volandri
Ferrer Leads Field
World No. 5 David Ferrer leads the field at the SkiStar Swedish Open and is looking to reclaim the title he won in 2007 (d. Almagro). The Spaniard also finished runner-up in 2011 (l. to Soderling) and has a 14-5 event record. He enters in strong form after winning the ‘s-Hertogenbosch title and reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Almagro In The Mix - World No. 11 Nicolas Almagro will contest the SkiStar Swedish Open for the seventh time. He won the title in 2010 (d. Soderling) and reached the final in 2007 (l. to Ferrer). He has a 14-5 record.
Robredo Eyes Title Hat-Trick - Spaniard Tommy Robredo, the 2006 and '08 champion, makes his 12th straight appearance in Bastad, where he has a 26-9 match record.
Ramos Seeks First Title - Having reached his first ATP World Tour final in Casablanca (l. to Andujar), Spain's Albert Ramos looks to go a step further in Bastad.
2012 Seeds
Singles Players
# Player W-L Best Finish
1 David Ferrer (ESP) 14-5 W-'07
2 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 14-5 W-'10
3 Albert Ramos (ESP) 0-0
4 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-7 S-'06
5 Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 0-1 R32-'11
6 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 0-1 R32-'09
7 Filippo Volandri (ITA) 7-5 S-'07
8 Adrian Ungur (ROU) 0-0
Doubles Players
# Player W-L Best Finish
1 Lindstedt / Tecau 7-0 W-'11,10
2 Peya / Soares 0-0
3 Hanley / Knowle 0-0
4 Brunstrom / Norman 0-0
Past Champions
Year Draws Singles Doubles
2011 S|D Robin Soderling Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecau
2010 S|D Nicolas Almagro Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecau
2009 S|D Robin Soderling Jaroslav Levinsky / Filip Polasek
2008 S|D Tommy Robredo Jonas Bjorkman / Robin Soderling
2007 S|D David Ferrer Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle
2006 S|D Tommy Robredo Jonas Bjorkman / Thomas Johansson
2005 S|D Rafael Nadal Jonas Bjorkman / Joachim Johansson
2004 S|D Mariano Zabaleta Mahesh Bhupathi / Jonas Bjorkman
2003 S|D Mariano Zabaleta Simon Aspelin / Massimo Bertolini
2002 S|D Carlos Moya Jonas Bjorkman / Todd Woodbridge
2001 S|D Andrea Gaudenzi Karsten Braasch / Jens Knippschild
2000 S|D Magnus Norman Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillstrom
1999 S|D Juan Antonio Marin David Adams / Jeff Tarango
1998 S|D Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Gustafsson / Magnus Larsson
1997 S|D Magnus Norman Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillstrom
1996 S|D Magnus Gustafsson David Ekerot / Jeff Tarango
1995 S|D Fernando Meligeni Jan Apell / Jonas Bjorkman
1994 S|D Bernd Karbacher Jan Apell / Jonas Bjorkman
1993 S|D Horst Skoff Henrik Holm / Anders Jarryd
1992 S|D Magnus Gustafsson Tomas Carbonell / Christian Miniussi
1991 S|D Magnus Gustafsson Ronnie Bathman / Rikard Bergh
1990 S|D Richard Fromberg Ronnie Bathman / Rikard Bergh
1989 S|D Paolo Cane Per Henricsson / Nicklas Utgren
1988 S|D Marcelo Filippini Patrick Baur / Udo Riglewski
1987 S|D Joakim Nystrom Stefan Edberg / Anders Jarryd
1986 S|D Emilio Sanchez Sergio Casal / Emilio Sanchez
1985 S|D Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg / Anders Jarryd
1984 S|D Henrik Sundstrom Jan Gunnarsson / Michael Mortensen
1983 S|D Mats Wilander Joakim Nystrom / Mats Wilander
1982 S|D Mats Wilander Anders Jarryd / Hans Simonsson
1981 S|D Thierry Tulasne Mark Edmondson / John Fitzgerald
1980 S|D Balazs Taroczy Heinz Gunthardt / Markus Gunthardt
1979 S|D Bjorn Borg Heinz Gunthardt / Bob Hewitt
1978 S|D Bjorn Borg Bob Carmichael / Mark Edmondson
1977 S|D Corrado Barazzutti Mark Edmondson / John Marks
1976 S|D Antonio Zugarelli Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
1975 S|D Manuel Orantes Ove Nils Bengtson / Bjorn Borg
1974 S|D Bjorn Borg Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
1973 S|D Stan Smith Nikola Pilic / Stan Smith
1972 S|D Manuel Orantes
1971 S|D Ilie Nastase
1970 S|D Dick Crealy Dick Crealy / Allan Stone
Points/Prize Money (Singles)
Points Prize €
W 250 64,700
F 150 34,080
SF 90 18,460
QF 45 10,515
R16 20 6,200
R28 0 3,670
Q 12
Q3 6 590
Q2 0 285
Q1 0 0
Points/Prize Money (Doubles)
Points Prize €
W 250 19,660
F 150 10,330
SF 90 5,600
QF 45 3,200
R16 1,880