SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, July 11, 2016 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden | July 11-17, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €463,520 | Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing www.ATPWorldTour.com men.swedishopen.org Mark Epps:
[email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour Twitter: @Swedish_Open Press Room: +46 734 336806 Facebook: @ATPWorldTour Facebook: @SwedishOpen SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN TALKING POINTS TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: World No. 13 and two-time champion David Ferrer leads the 28- player field at the SkiStar Swedish Open. Ferrer has yet to appear in an ATP World Tour final in 2016, his longest drought to start a season since 2006. He is making his ninth appearance in Båstad, where he is 19-6 with two titles (2007, 2012) in three finals (2011). The 34-year-old Spaniard is trying to extend his ATP title streak to seven consecutive years (since 2010). Half of the seeds are Spaniards, led by Ferrer. The others are No. 3 Albert Ramos-Viñolas, No. 4 Marcel Granollers and No. 5 Fernando Verdasco. All three have posted strong results on clay this season: Ramos-Viñolas advanced to his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Roland Garros (d. No. 9 Raonic, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Granollers reached the ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo quarter-finals and Verdasco won his seventh ATP World Tour title at Bucharest. Ramos-Viñolas is on pace to post the most ATP World Tour wins of his career this year. In 2012, he won a personal-best 25 matches.