05.06.2017 16:35:34 | UniCredit Czech Open qualification was a perfect overture of the 24th edition of the Prostėjov Challenger. The last seeded player was Franko Skugor of Croatia(301st) on the eighth place. Four seeded players advanced to the final qualification round 2nd Petr Michnev, 3rd French Constant Lestienne, 7th Brazilian Joao Pedro Sorgi and 8th Croatian Skugor. Of all seeded players, Petr Michnev was the only one to make it to the main event after defeating Robin Stanėk.
Sorgi of Brasil lost to German Krawietz, French Lestienne lost to Swede Eriksson and another French Janvier defeated Skugor. Let us note that the first seed, Austrian Sebastian Ofner, was ousted by Filip Horanský of Slovakia in the opening round, in the first match of the day.
Results of the 3rd qualification round: Krawietz (DE) – Sorgi (BR) 7:5, 6:3, Michnev – Stanėk 6:3, 6:2, Eriksson (SE) – Lestienne (FR) 5:7, 7:6(3), 6:3, Janvier (FR) – Skugor (HR) 6:1, 7:6(4).
