Potito Starace (born 1981), an Italian professional tennis player
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The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 26, Båstad runner-up and Valencia titlist Nicolás Almagro, Rome Masters and Båstad semifinalist Filippo Volandri, and Valencia and Kitzbühel finalist Potito Starace.
Also present were 2007 St. Petersburg quarterfinalist Potito Starace, 2007 Rome Masters semifinalist Filippo Volandri, Augustin Calleri, José Acasuso and Albert Montañés.
Other top seeds competing were 2007 Metz semifinalist Guillermo Cañas, Buenos Aires and Acapulco quarterfinalist Potito Starace, Michaël Llodra, Robin Söderling and Nicolas Kiefer.
Potito Starace was collecting three straight singles titles from 2006 to 2008, but he lost to Andreas Haider-Maurer in the first round this year.