Küppers Kölsch Cup Aachen, Germany November 13-19, 2000 32 Draw - $50,000+H Surface - Carpet (Indoor) Singles Seeds: (cut: Petr Luxa - 191) 1. Andrew Ilie 2. Rainer Schuttler 3. Davide Sanguinetti 4. Michal Tabara 5. Andrea Gaudenzi 6. Daniel Elsner 7. Jan Siemerink 8. Jens Knippschild First Round Tuomas Ketola d. (1)(WC)Andrew Ilie 7-6(6) 6-2 Olivier Mutis d. (WC)Lars Burgsmuller 6-4 6-4 Christian Vinck d. Oscar Burrieza 6-4 7-6(4) (7)Jan Siemerink d. Peter Wessels 7-6(8) 7-6(5) Mikhail Youzhny d. (3)Davide Sanguinetti 6-3 6-0 (q)Johan Settergren d. Jan Kroslak 6-3 6-4 Clemens Trimmel d. Attila Savolt 6-3 6-1 Petr Luxa d. (6)Daniel Elsner 6-2 6-4 (WC)Marc-Kevin Goellner d. (5)Andrea Gaudenzi 5-7 6-2 6-4 Julian Knowle d. Jamie Delgado 7-6(5) 7-6(5) Andrei Stoliarov d. (q)Yves Allegro 6-3 6-3 (4)Michal Tabara d. Martin Lee 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 (8)Jens Knippschild d. Raemon Sluiter 2-6 6-2 6-3 (q)Jan Vacek d. Barry Cowan 7-5 7-5 Edwin Kempes d. Nikolay Davydenko 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 (2)(WC)Rainer Schuttler d. (q)Michael Kohlmann 7-5 7-6(1) Second Round Olivier Mutis d. Tuomas Ketola 1-6 6-1 6-1 Christian Vinck d. (7)Jan Siemerink 6-2 6-4 (q)Johan Settergren d. Mikhail Youzhny 7-6(5) 2-0 ret. Petr Luxa d. Clemens Trimmel 6-2 1-6 7-6(3) Julian Knowle d. (WC)Marc-Kevin Goellner 6-3 6-4 Andrei Stoliarov d. (4)Michal Tabara w/o (8)Jens Knippschild d. (q)Jan Vacek 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 (2)(WC)Rainer Schuttler d. Edwin Kempes 7-5 7-6(1) Quarterfinals Christian Vinck d. Olivier Mutis 6-1 6-2 (q)Johan Settergren d. Petr Luxa 6-2 2-6 6-1 Andrei Stoliarov d. Julian Knowle 7-6(15) 5-7 6-4 (2)(WC)Rainer Schuttler d. (8)Jens Knippschild 6-4 6-2 Semifinals (q)Johan Settergren d. Christian Vinck 7-6(3) 7-6(5) (2)(WC)Rainer Schuttler d. Andrei Stoliarov 6-3 6-4 Finals (2)(WC)Rainer Schuttler d. (q)Johan Settergren 7-6(5) 1-6 6-1 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Hilpert/Kempes - 360) 1. Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield 2. Paul Kilderry/Peter Tramacchi 3. Jonathan Erlich/Jairo Velasco 4. Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite First Round (1)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield d. Paul Rosner/Jason Weir-Smith 6-4 7-6(3) Lars Burgsmuller/Jim Thomas d. Devin Bowen/Tuomas Ketola 6-3 5-7 6-4 Julian Knowle/Lorenzo Manta d. (3)Jonathan Erlich/Jairo Velasco 6-3 6-4 (WC)Michael Kohlmann/Franz Stauder d. Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac 7-5 6-3 Sander Groen/Jan Siemerink d. (WC)Andrew Ilie/Thorsten Reidel 7-6(1) 6-4 (4)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite d. Petr Luxa/David Skoch 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 (WC)Davide Sanguinetti/Attila Savolt d. Marcus Hilpert/Edwin Kempes 7-5 6-4 Karsten Braasch/Jens Knippschild d. (2)Paul Kilderry/Peter Tramacchi 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-4 Quarterfinals Lars Burgsmuller/Jim Thomas d. (1)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield 6-4 6-2 (WC)Michael Kohlmann/Franz Stauder d. Julian Knowle/Lorenzo Manta 6-4 6-4 Sander Groen/Jan Siemerink d. (4)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite 7-5 7-6(1) Karsten Braasch/Jens Knippschild d. (WC)Davide Sanguinetti/Attila Savolt 6-4 6-3 Semifinals (WC)Michael Kohlmann/Franz Stauder d. Lars Burgsmuller/Jim Thomas 7-5 6-4 Sander Groen/Jan Siemerink d. Karsten Braasch/Jens Knippschild 7-6(7) 6-4 Finals Sander Groen/Jan Siemerink d. (WC)Michael Kohlmann/Franz Stauder 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-3