AXA Open II
Espinho, Portugal
June 12-18, 2000
32 Draw - $50,000+H
Surface - Clay

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Dusan Vemic - 282)
1. German Puentes
2. Edwin Kempes
3. Eduardo Nicolas
4. Tommy Robredo
5. Albert Montanes
6. Jimy Szymanski
7. Reginald Willems
8. Oscar Serrano

First Round
(1)German Puentes d. Nicolas Coutelot 6-2 7-5
Cristian Kordasz d. Jan Frode Andersen 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Olivier Rochus d. (q)Charles Auffray 6-4 6-4
Diego Moyano d. (8)Oscar Serrano 2-6 6-0 6-1
(q)Santiago Ventura d. (3)Eduardo Nicolas 6-1 6-3
Johan van Herck d. Igor Kunitcin 6-1 6-2
Feliciano Lopez d. (WC)Nuno Marques 7-6(3) 6-4
(6)Jimy Szymanski d. Filippo Volandri 6-3 6-0
(5)Albert Montanes d. (LL)David Caballero 6-0 3-1 ret.
Federico Luzzi d. (WC)Bernardo Mota 6-3 7-5
Ignacio Truyol d. Rodolphe Cadart 6-0 2-6 6-4
(4)Tommy Robredo d. (q)Eric Prodon 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Hugo Armando d. (7)Reginald Willems 6-2 6-3
Dusan Vemic d. (q)Javier Perez-Vasquez 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2
(WC)Jarkko Nieminen d. Andrei Cherkasov 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4
(2)Edwin Kempes d. (WC)Andre Lopes 6-4 6-3

Second Round
Cristian Kordasz d. (1)German Puentes 6-1 7-6(5)
Olivier Rochus d. Diego Moyano 6-4 6-1
(q)Santiago Ventura d. Johan van Herck 7-6(2) 6-2
(6)Jimy Szymanski d. Feliciano Lopez 7-5 4-6 7-6(4)
(5)Albert Montanes d. Federico Luzzi 6-4 6-3
(4)Tommy Robredo d. Ignacio Truyol 6-3 6-1
Dusan Vemic d. Hugo Armando 7-6(4) 6-1
(WC)Jarkko Nieminen d. (2)Edwin Kempes w/o

Quarterfinals
Olivier Rochus d. Cristian Kordasz 6-1 6-2
(6)Jimy Szymanski d. (q)Santiago Ventura 2-6 6-3 6-0
(4)Tommy Robredo d. (5)Albert Montanes 6-3 7-5
(WC)Jarkko Nieminen d. Dusan Vemic 3-6 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(6)Jimy Szymanski d. Olivier Rochus 7-6(5) 6-4
(4)Tommy Robredo d. (WC)Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-4

Finals
(4)Tommy Robredo d. (6)Jimy Szymanski 6-4 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Kordasz/Moyano - 1025)
1. Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes   WD
2. Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques
3. Tommy Robredo/Dusan Vemic
4. Emanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota

First Round
Pedro Rico/Santiago Ventura d. (ALT)Francisco Neves/Goncalo Neves 6-3 6-3   [Neves/Neves replce Nicolas/Puentes]
David Caballero/Juan Gisbert, Jr. d. (WC)Eric Prodon/Antonio van Grichen 6-3 6-1
(4)Emanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota d. (WC)Vitor Ferreira/Tiago Sousa 6-2 6-2
Ali Hamadeh/Jicham Zaatini d. (WC)Pedro Leao/Helder Lopes 6-3 4-2 ret.
Nicolas Coutelot/Jimy Szymanski d. Olivier Rochus/Reginald Willems 6-4 7-6(5)
Hugo Armando/Edwin Kempes d. (3)Tommy Robredo/Dusan Vemic 6-2 6-4
Andrei Cherkasov/Igor Kunitcin d. Minh Le/Feliciano Lopez 6-3 7-6(5)
(2)Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques d. Cristian Kordasz/Diego Moyano 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
Pedro Rico/Santiago Ventura d. David Caballero/Juan Gisbert, Jr. 6-4 7-6(4)
(4)Emanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota d. Ali Hamadeh/Jicham Zaatini 6-2 6-3
Nicolas Coutelot/Jimy Szymanski d. Hugo Armando/Edwin Kempes w/o
(2)Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques d. Andrei Cherkasov/Igor Kunitcin w/o

Semifinals
(4)Emanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota d. Pedro Rico/Santiago Ventura w/o
(2)Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques d. Nicolas Coutelot/Jimy Szymanski 6-4 6-3

Finals
(4)Emanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota d. (2)Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques 4-6 7-5 7-6(4)