IPP Open Helsinki, Finland October 15-21, 2001 Carpet (Indoor) - $50,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Jean-Francois Bachelot - 201) 1. Jarkko Nieminen 2. Martin Lee 3. Ota Fukarek 4. Taylor Dent WD 5. Gianluca Pozzi 6. George Bastl 7. Dennis van Scheppingen 8. Peter Wessels First Round Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) d. (1)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 6-4 Julian Knowle (AUT) d. Dick Norman (BEL) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 Barry Cowan (GBR) d. (q)Robin Soderling (SWE) 3-6 7-6(1) 6-2 (6)George Bastl (SUI) d. (LL)Tommi Lenho (FIN) 6-3 7-5 [Lenho replaces Bjorn Phau] Jean-Francois Bachelot (FRA) d. (LL)Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 6-4 6-0 [Tahiri replaces Dent] Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. (q)Kristian Capalik (USA) 6-4 7-6(7) Johan Settergren (SWE) d. Noam Okun (ISR) 6-4 6-4 (8)Peter Wessels (NED) d. Jeff Salzenstein (USA) 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 6-4 (5)Gianluca Pozzi (ITA) d. (SE)Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) 6-4 6-4 (WC)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Cristiano Caratti (ITA) 6-4 6-3 Edwin Kempes (NED) d. John van Lottum (NED) 7-6(6) 6-1 (3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. (WC)Tuomas Ketola (FIN) 6-2 6-4 (WC)Lauri Kiiski (FIN) d. (7)Dennis van Scheppingen (NED) 6-2 6-2 (WC)Tapio Nurminen (FIN) d. (q)Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) 6-3 7-6(6) (q)Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) d. (LL)Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-2 6-1 [Patience replaces Nicolas Coutelot] (2)Martin Lee (GBR) d. Jamie Delgado (GBR) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) Second Round Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) d. Julian Knowle (AUT) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1 (6)George Bastl (SUI) d. Barry Cowan (GBR) 6-3 4-6 6-1 Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3 (8)Peter Wessels (NED) d. Johan Settergren (SWE) w/o (5)Gianluca Pozzi (ITA) d. (WC)Michail Elgin (RUS) 5-7 6-4 7-5 (3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. Edwin Kempes (NED) 7-5 6-3 (WC)Lauri Kiiski (FIN) d. (WC)Tapio Nurminen (FIN) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 (2)Martin Lee (GBR) d. (q)Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) 6-2 7-6(6) Quarterfinals (6)George Bastl (SUI) d. Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) 6-4 6-4 Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. (8)Peter Wessels (NED) 7-6(3) 6-4 (3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. (5)Gianluca Pozzi (ITA) 6-3 6-4 (2)Martin Lee (GBR) d. (WC)Lauri Kiiski (FIN) 6-4 6-4 Semifinals (6)George Bastl (SUI) d. Yuri Schukin (RUS) 7-6(4) 6-4 (3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. (2)Martin Lee (GBR) 7-6(2) 7-5 Finals (6)George Bastl (SUI) d. (3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) 6-4 4-6 6-4 Doubles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Tim Crichton/Jim Thomas 2. Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite 3. Ota Fukarek/Noam Okun 4. Ben Ellwood/Fredrik Loven First Round (1)Tim Crichton/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) bye Jean-Francois Bachelot/Dick Norman (FRA/BEL) d. Tuomas Ketola/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-6(10) 3-6 7-6(5) (3)Ota Fukarek/Noam Okun (CZE/ISR) d. Lauri Kiiski/Tero Vilen (FIN) 6-4 6-1 Tommi Lenho/Tapio Nurminen (FIN) d. Michail Elgin/Andrei Merinov (RUS) 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(6) Steven Randjelovic/Orest Tereshchuk (AUS/UKR) d. (WC)Ivan Iliachenko/Igor Kornienko (RUS) 6-1 6-4 Jura Barkov/Niklas Bucht (FIN) d. (4)Ben Ellwood/Fredrik Loven (AUS/SWE) w/o Cristiano Caratti/Jamie Delgado (ITA/GBR) d. Timo Nieminen/Martin Rammal (FIN) 6-1 1-6 6-2 (2)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite (MKD/USA) d. George Bastl/Yuri Schukin (SUI/RUS) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 Quarterfinals (1)Tim Crichton/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot/Dick Norman (FRA/BEL) 6-7(4) 6-4 1-0 ret. (3)Ota Fukarek/Noam Okun (CZE/ISR) d. Tommi Lenho/Tapio Nurminen (FIN) 7-5 7-6(2) Steven Randjelovic/Orest Tereshchuk (AUS/UKR) d. Jura Barkov/Niklas Bucht (FIN) 5-7 6-1 6-4 (2)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite (MKD/USA) d. Cristiano Caratti/Jamie Delgado (ITA/GBR) 4-6 6-2 6-3 Semifinals (1)Tim Crichton/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) d. (3)Ota Fukarek/Noam Okun (CZE/ISR) 6-3 6-4 (2)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite (MKD/USA) d. Steven Randjelovic/Orest Tereshchuk (AUS/UKR) 7-6(4) 6-3 Finals (1)Tim Crichton/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) d. (2)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite (MKD/USA) 6-3 6-4