2017 Chennai Open

[PKBasu]

I know it's a bit premature to start this, but an international journalist friend of mine says that Wawrinka will not be coming to Chennai this year (he is going to Brisbane instead apparently…). If anybody hears any early news about the entry list at Chennai, please post it here!

[vatsal323]

That is old news actually. The organizers said that at least one out of Cilic/del Potro are going to make it to the event. Hope del Potro comes.

[Omkara]

He has been a good brand ambassador for us. Though Cilic is not of the same level, he will be a good attraction. Del Porto, if he comes will be awesome.

[rajitghosh]

Are the wild cards going to Russians again?

[sameerph]

That is old news actually. The organizers said that at least one out of Cilic/del Potro are going to make it to the event. Hope del Potro comes.

Maran Cilic is now confirmed to be coming for Chennai open. No news about Del Potro.

I think entry list will come out in couple of days.

[Omkara]

Not bad....

[srinath]

Entry list is out. All the usual suspects like Paire, Bautista Agut, Coric, Sela are in . Field looks pretty weak. Hopefully they can get a big name wild card signed.

Entry deadline: November 21, 2016
Seeding: December 26, 2016

1 Cilic, Marin CRO 6
2 Bautista Agut, Roberto ESP 14
3 Ramos-Vinolas, Albert ESP 27
4 Klizan, Martin SVK 35
5 Paire, Benoit FRA 47
6 Coric, Borna CRO 48
7 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 57
8 Robredo, Tommy ESP @57
9 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 64
10 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 70
11 Dzumhur, Damir BIH 78
12 Kravchuk, Konstantin RUS 81
13 Elias, Gastao POR 82
14 Monteiro, Thiago BRA 83
15 Olivo, Renzo ARG 84
16 Darcis, Steve BEL 87
17 Sela, Dudi ISR 90
18 Lajovic, Dusan SRB 95
19 Albot, Radu MDA 97
20 Dutra Silva, Rogerio BRA 99
21 Medvedev, Daniil RUS 100
22 (Q)
23 (Q)
24 (Q)
25 (Q)
26 (WC)
27 (WC)
28 (WC)

Alternates
1. Nishioka, Yoshihito JPN 101
2. Bedene, Aljaz GBR 102
3. Chung, Hyeon KOR 105
4. Andujar, Pablo ESP @105
5. Sugita, Yuichi JPN 108
6. Kicker, Nicolas ARG 110
7. Andreozzi, Guido ARG 111
8. Ebden, Matthew AUS @111
9. Rosol, Lukas CZE 112
10. Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR 115
11. Kovalik, Jozef SVK 117
12. Chiudinelli, Marco SUI 120
13. Lacko, Lukas SVK 121
14. Souza, Joao BRA 122
15. Fabbiano, Thomas ITA 123

[vatsal323]

Negotiations are on with del Potro. Hopefully he'll come!

[sameerph]

Yes, Del Potro has not entered Doha and Brisbane. So, he seems to have kept the door open to play Chennai.

Others top 20 players who have not entered anywhere are Gael Monfils, Roger Federer and Richard Gasquet. I doubt if Chennai can lure any of them.

[gbelday]

Let's get Federer. He can still bring in the crowds!

[Varma]

Yes, Federer can certainly bring in more crowd than anyone else in the past. Monfils isn't bad either. Cilic, though ranked very high, is not that big a crowd puller. Stan was like that too, but his multiple titles made him a favorite at Chennai. He should have considered Chennai for sentimental/superstitious reasons, for he always did better at Australian Open . Del Potro will certainly sell more tickets than anyone currently in the entry list.

- Varma

[vatsal323]

Federer is playing the Hooman Cup.

[Rajiv]

The MD and the Alts list would more or less remain the same , thus making the Qualies having a very strong field ,
and with this line up it would be difficult for any of the Indians to qualify.

[Atithee]

The MD and the Alts list would more or less remain the same , thus making the Qualies having a very strong field ,
and with this line up it would be difficult for any of the Indians to qualify.

Is that a segue to the wild wildcard discussion Rajiv?

[sameerph]

Federer is playing the Hooman Cup.

Thanks,Vatsal. I did not check that. Richard Gasquet is also playing Hopmans cup. So, he is out of contention too. So, the only top 20 player left is Monfils.

It will be great if they can lure either of Monfils or Del Potro.