Last Week:Tennis Challengers

Aachen, Germany

October 27-November 2, 2008

Carpet (Indoor) - $50,000+H (€42,500+H)

First Round

(1)Philipp Petzschner (GER) d. Dawid Olejniczak (POL) 7-5 6-3

Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) d. (q)Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) 7-6(8) 6-3

Jesse Huta Galung (NED) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 6-3 6-1

Matwe Middelkoop (NED) d. (LL)Alexander Flock (GER) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1

(4)Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. Marco Crugnola (ITA) 4-6 6-2 7-5

Benedikt Dorsch (GER) d. Martin Fischer (AUT) 7-6(2) 6-4

Dominik Meffert (GER) d. (WC)Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-3 6-0

(5)Evgueni Korolev (RUS) d. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-1 6-0

(7)Stephane Bohli (SUI) d. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-4 4-6 6-3

(WC)Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) d. (q)Michel Koning (NED) 7-6(3) 6-3

(WC)Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Thierry Ascione (FRA) 6-4 4-6 7-6(4)

(3)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Jaroslav Pospisil (CZE) 6-3 6-4

(q)Andis Juska (LAT) d. (6)Andreas Beck (GER) 3-6 7-5 7-6(6)

(WC)Alexander Waske (GER) d. Joseph Sirrianni (AUS) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2

(q)Niels Desein (BEL) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-3 6-3

Karol Beck (SVK) d. (2)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 6-3 6-2

Second Round

(1)Philipp Petzschner (GER) d. Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 6-2 6-2

Jesse Huta Galung (NED) d. Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-2 6-2

Benedikt Dorsch (GER) d. (4)Roko Karanusic (CRO) 6-7(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(6)

(5)Evgueni Korolev (RUS) d. Dominik Meffert (GER) 6-3 7-6(6)

(WC)Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) d. (7)Stephane Bohli (SUI) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)

(3)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. (WC)Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 3-6 6-1 6-4

(q)Andis Juska (LAT) d. (WC)Alexander Waske (GER) 6-3 6-4

(q)Niels Desein (BEL) d. Karol Beck (SVK) 7-6(3) 6-3

Semifinals
(5)Evgueni Korolev (RUS) d. Jesse Huta Galung (NED) 6-2 7-6(3)
(WC)Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) d. (q)Andis Juska (LAT) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 7-6(5)

Finals
(5)Evgueni Korolev (RUS) d. (WC)Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)

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Busan, Korea

October 27-November 2, 2008

Hard - $100,000+H
First Round

(1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (WC)Sun-Yong Kim (1987) (KOR) 6-4 6-1
Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d. Martin Slanar (AUT) 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Simon Greul (GER) 7-6(3) 6-2(7)
Kevin Kim (USA) d. Adrian Cruciat (ROU) 6-4 6-3
(WC)Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) d. (3)Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-2 6-3
Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-2 7-6(2)
Daniel Brands (GER) d. (q)Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 7-5 6-4(6)
Michael Berrer (GER) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 7-6(4) 7-5
(8)Go Soeda (JPN) d. Kristian Pless (DEN) 6-4 5-7 6-2
(q)Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) vs (q)Dylan Kim (KOR) 6-2 3-6 6-1
Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. (WC)Jae-Sung An (KOR) 6-1 6-1(4)
Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Simon Stadler (GER) 6-3 7-5
Robert Smeets (AUS) d. (5)Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 6-1 6-0
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Soong-Jae Cho (KOR) 6-2 6-3
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (q)Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 6-1 6-4(2)
Ivo Minar (CZE) d. Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 6-2 6-3

Second Round

(1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) 6-4 6-2(7)
Kevin Kim (USA) d. Rik de Voest (RSA) 7-6(2) 6-3
Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. (WC)Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) 6-4 6-1(6)
Michael Berrer (GER) d. Daniel Brands (GER) 3-6 6-1 6-2(8)
Go Soeda (JPN) d. (q)Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) 6-2 7-5(4)
Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Pavel Snobel (CZE) 6-3 6-4
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Robert Smeets (AUS) 6-2 6-4(2)
Ivo Minar (CZE) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-3 5-7 7-6(5)

Quarterfinals

(7)Kevin Kim (USA) d. (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-2 6-0
Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. (6)Michael Berrer (GER) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4(4)
Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (8)Go Soeda (JPN) 6-3 6-2(2)
Ivo Minar (CZE) d. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 7-5 6-7(8) 7-5

Semifinals
Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. (7)Kevin Kim (USA) 7-5 6-2
(2)Ivo Minar (CZE) d. (4)Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-2 6-2

Finals
(2)Ivo Minar (CZE) d. Alex Bogomolov (USA) 6-1 2-0 ret.

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Cali, Colombia
October 27-November 2, 2008
Hard - $125,000+H

First Round

(1)Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-6(1) 6-4

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. (q)Julio Cesar Campozano (ECU) 7-5 6-1

Daniel Kollerer (AUT) d. Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5

(8)Pablo Andujar (ESP) d. Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-4 6-3

(3)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) d. Pere Riba (ESP) 3-6 6-3 6-2

Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. (q)Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-2 6-4

(WC)Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Boris Pashanski (SRB) 6-4 3-6 6-4

Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. (6)Luis Horna (PER) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

(7)Martin Vassalo-Arguello (ARG) d. (WC)Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) 6-3 6-4

Olivier Patience (FRA) d. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 7-5 7-5

Frederico Gil (POR) d. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) 1-6 6-4 6-3

(4)Diego Junqueira (ARG) d. (q)Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) 7-6(3) 6-3

Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. (5)Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-1 6-4

Wayne Odesnik (USA) d. (WC)Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) 6-2 6-2

Thiago Alves (BRA) d. (q)Daniel Munoz de la Nava (ESP) 6-1 6-4

(2)Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. (WC)Carlos Salamanca (COL) 1-6 6-4 6-1

Second Round

(1)Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 7-6(1) 3-6 6-0

Daniel Kollerer (AUT) d. (8)Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-4 6-2

Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. (3)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. (WC)Alejandro Falla (COL) 6-4 7-5

(7)Martin Vassalo-Arguello (ARG) d. Olivier Patience (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-7(7) 6-4

(4)Diego Junqueira (ARG) d. Frederico Gil (POR) 7-6(6) 6-3

Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Wayne Odesnik (USA) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2

(2)Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 7-6(7)

Quarterfinals
Daniel Kollerer (AUT) d. (1)Marcos Daniel (BRA) w/o
Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. Victor Crivoi (ROU) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
(7)Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) d. (4)Diego Junqueira (ARG) 7-5 6-3
Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. (2)Nicolas Massu (CHI) 7-5 6-3

Semifinals
Daniel Kollerer (AUT) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-3 6-3
Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. (7)Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Finals
Daniel Kollerer (AUT) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6-4 6-3

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Louisville, KY, USA

October 27-November 2, 2008

Hard - $50,000+H

First Round

(1)(WC)Vince Spadea (USA) d. (WC)Eric Quigley (USA) 6-2 6-4
Sam Warburg (USA) d. Prakash Amritraj (IND) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2
(q)Scott Oudsema (USA) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(2)(7)
Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2(4)
Donald Young (USA) d. (WC)Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6-3 6-3
(q)Ryan Sweeting (USA) d. Zack Fleishman (USA) 6-0 3-6 6-4
Colin Ebelthite (AUS) d. Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(3)(5)
Kevin Anderson (RSA) d. Todd Widom (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Dusan Vemic (SRB) d. (LL)Luka Gregorc (SLO) 6-4 2-6 6-3
Brydan Klein (AUS) d. Eric Nunez (USA) 6-0 4-6 6-1
(q)Phillip Simmonds (USA) d. (q)Tobias Clemens (GER) 6-4 7-6(9)(3)
Robert Kendrick (USA) d. Scoville Jenkins (USA) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
Peter Polansky (CAN) d. (6)Amer Delic (USA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(2)
Michael Russell (USA) d. Joshua Goodall (GBR) 6-3 6-3
(WC)Jesse Witten (USA) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 6-4 6-3(2)
Jesse Levine (USA) d. Adrian Menendez (ESP) 6-2 6-4

Second Round

(1)(WC)Vince Spadea (USA) d. Sam Warburg (USA) 6-3 1-6 6-3(7)
Ilija Bozoljac (SRB d. (q)Scott Oudsema (USA) 7-6(4 6-3(4)
Donald Young (USA) d. (q)Ryan Sweeting (USA) 6-3 6-4(5)
Kevin Anderson (RSA) d. Colin Ebelthite (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Dusan Vemic (SRB) d. Brydan Klein (AUS) 7-6(5) 6-3(3)
Robert Kendrick (USA) d. (q)Phillip Simmonds (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Peter Polansky (CAN) d. Michael Russell (USA) 6-3 6-4(2)
Jesse Levine (USA) d. (WC)Jesse Witten (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Quarterfinals
(7)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB d. (1)(WC)Vince Spadea (USA) 6-4 6-4
(4)Donald Young (USA) d. (5)Kevin Anderson (RSA) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
(3)Robert Kendrick (USA) d. Dusan Vemic (SRB) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-2
(2)Jesse Levine (USA) d. Peter Polansky (CAN) 6-4 6-1

Semifinals
(4)Donald Young (USA) d. (7)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 6-3 6-2
(3)Robert Kendrick (USA) d. (2)Jesse Levine (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-3

Finals
(3)Robert Kendrick (USA) d. (4)Donald Young (USA) 6-1 6-1



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Past Week:Tennis Challengers

Buenos Aires, Argentina

FIRST ROUND

Paul Capdeville CHI vs. Daniel Gimeno-Traver ESP [1] | 6-3 6-2
Rubén Ramirez Hidalgo ESP vs. Maximo Gonzalez ARG | 6-3 3-6 6-4
Flavio Saretta BRA [WC] vs. Sebastian Decoud ARG [WC] | 6-2 2-6 6-3
Peter Luczak AUS vs. Frederico Gil POR [8] | 6-3 6-4

Diego Junqueira ARG [3] vs. Diego Hartfield ARG | 6-2 7-5
Brian Dabul ARG vs. Martin Alund ARG [WC] | 6-3 6-3
Sergio Roitman ARG vs. Franco Ferreiro BRA | 6-1 6-0
Alberto Martín ESP [5] vs. Pere Riba ESP | 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7)

Martin Vassallo Arguello ARG [7] vs. Rui Machado POR [Q] | 2-6 6-0 7-5
Horacio Zeballos ARG [WC] vs. Pablo Cuevas URU | 1-6 6-4 6-3
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava ESP [LL] vs. Leonardo Mayer ARG | 7-6 (8) 1-6 6-0
Boris Pashanski SRB vs. Nicolas Massu CHI [4] | 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-4

Olivier Patience FRA [Q] vs. Luis Horna PER [6]| 6-0 3-6 6-4
Juan-Martin Aranguren ARG [Q] vs. Juan-Pablo Brzezicki ARG | 6-3 1-0 Ret.
Daniel Köllerer AUT vs. Cristian Villagran ARG [Q] | 6-2 6-1
Thomaz Bellucci BRA [2] vs. Victor Crivoi ROU | 6-7 (4) 6-1 6-3

SECOND ROUND

Rubén Ramirez Hidalgo ESP vs. Paul Capdeville CHI | 6-2 6-7 (4) 6-1
Peter Luczak AUS vs. Flavio Saretta BRA [WC] | 4-6 7-6 (3) 6-0
Diego Junqueira ARG [3] vs. Brian Dabul ARG | 6-3 3-6 6-0
Sergio Roitman ARG vs. Alberto Martin ESP [5] | 6-3 6-3

Martin Vassallo Arguello ARG [7] vs. Horacio Zeballos ARG [WC] | 4-6 6-3 7-5
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava ESP [LL] vs. Boris Pashanski SRB | 7-5 4-6 6-4
Olivier Patience FRA [Q] vs. Juan-Martin Aranguren ARG [Q] | 6-2 7-5
Thomaz Bellucci BRA [2] vs. Daniel Köllerer AUT | 7-6 (4) 6-3

QUARTER FINALS

Rubén Ramirez Hidalgo ESP vs. Peter Luczak AUS | 6-1 6-1
Sergio Roitman ARG vs. Diego Junqueira ARG [3]| 7-5 6-2
Martin Vassallo Arguello ARG [7] vs. Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava ESP [LL] | 6-2 7-6 (4)
Thomaz Bellucci BRA [2] vs. Olivier Patience FRA [Q] | 6-2 7-5

SEMI FINALS
Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Sergio Roitman (ARG) 7-5 4-6 6-4
(7)Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) d. (2)Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 7-6(5) 6-4

Singles-Final
Martín Vassallo Arguello (ARG) empata con Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (ES),6/3 4/6 7/5
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Seoul, Korea

FIRST ROUND
Dudi Sela ISR [1] def. Simon Greul GER | 6-4 6-2
Adrian Cruciat ROU def. Takao Suzuki JPN [Q] | 6-3 6-3
Danai Udomchoke THA def. Matthias Bachinger GER | 4-6 6-2 6-2
Martin Slanar AUT [Q] def. Flavio Cipolla ITA [6] | 6-3 6-4
Ivo Minar CZE [3] def. Simon Stadler GER | 6-2 6-3
Yuri Schukin KAZ def. Sun-Yong Kim Jr. KOR [WC] | 6-3 6-2
Rik de Voest RSA def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin FRA | 7-5 6-3
Pavel Snobel CZE def. Go Soeda JPN [8] | 6-3 7-6(3)
Alex Bogomolov Jr. USA [Q] def. Kevin Kim USA [7] | 7-6(5) 6-3
Daniel Brands GER def. Michael Berrer GER | 6-1 3-6 7-6(5)
Hyung-Taik Lee KOR def. Jae-Sung An KOR [WC] | 6-2 6-1
Mathieu Montcourt FRA def. Denis Istomin UZB [4] | 6-2 7-5
Björn Phau GER [5] def. Robert Smeets AUS | 6-2 7-5
Kyu-Tae Im KOR [WC] def. Lukasz Kubot POL | 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Kristian Pless DEN def. Woong-Sun Jun KOR [Q] | 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4
Yen-Hsun Lu TPE [2] def. Soong-Jae Cho KOR [WC] | 6-0 6-2

SECOND ROUND
Adrian Cruciat ROU vs. Dudi Sela ISR [1] | 6-4 6-2
Danai Udomchoke THA vs. Martin Slanar AUT [Q] | 6-2 6-2
Ivo Minar CZE [3] vs. Yuri Schukin KAZ | 6-2 6-2
Rik de Voest RSA vs. Pavel Snobel CZE | 6-3 6-3
Daniel Brands GER vs. Alex Bogomolov J r. USA [Q] | 6-1 6-3
Hyung-Taik Lee KOR vs. Mathieu Montcourt FRA | 6-1 6-2
Björn Phau GER [5] vs. Kyu-Tae Im KOR [WC] | 7-6 (4) 6-2
Yen-Hsun Lu TPE [2] vs. Kristian Pless DEN | 7-6 (8) 6-1

QUARTER FINALS
Danai Udomchoke THA vs. Adrian Cruciat ROU | 6-3 3-0 Ret.
Ivo Minar CZE [3] vs. Rik De Voest RSA | 2-6 7-6 (3) 6-1
Hyung-Taik Lee KOR vs. Daniel Brands GER | 6-2 6-2
Yen-Hsun Lu TPE [2] vs. Björn Phau GER [5] | 7-6 (6) 7-5

SEMI FINALS
Danai Udomchoke THA vs. Ivo Minar CZE [3] 1-6 4-6
Hyung-Taik Lee KOR vs. Yen-Hsun Lu TPE 6-3 1-0 Ret.

FINALS

Ivo Minar CZE vs Hyung-Taik Lee KOR 4-6 0-6

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