2015 BATC Sochi Open | |
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Dates |
March 2-March 8 |
Singles Champion |
TBA |
Doubles champion |
TBA |
Court |
Olympic Stadium |
The 2015 BATC Sochi Open will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow and will replace the Brasilia opener from March 2-March 8. The Sochi Open is open to those teams who are participating at the 2015 BATC Sochi Tournament (Bosnia, Serbia, Germany, Croatia, Slovakia and Czech Republic), and members from Portugal and Austria.
Notable players that aren't participating are Gilles Marini (withdrew due to visa), Shawn Johnson (withdrew due to left knee surgery), Janica Kostelic (withdrew due to thigh injury) and Juan Pablo Montoya (withdrew due to the Brasilia race cancellation).
Men's singles
Country | Name | Rank | Seed |
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USA | Emmitt Smith | 3 | 1 |
KOR | Viktor Ahn | 4 | 2 |
KOR | Sung Si-Bak | 15 | 3 |
ITA | Thomas Prugger | 26 | 4 |
SVK | Marek Hamsik | 27 | 5 |
AUS | Will Power | 30 | 6 |
CAN | Ross Rebagliati | 35 | 7 |
CZE | Tomas Berdych | 39 | 8 |
- BATC Contestant Rankings are as of February 7, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Mikhail Aleshin (RUS)
- Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
- Alexander Ovechkin (RUS)
The following players receieved entry from the qualifying draw:
- Sean Avery (CAN)
- Drew Carey (USA)
- Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
- Pepe (POR)
Trivia
- The race in Sochi, the 2015 BATC Sochi Grand Prix, will be after the men's final. It is slated to start at 7 pm Moscow Time.