France F17 - Tournoi de la Ville de Plaisir
Plaisir, France
September 24-30, 2001
Surface: Hard (Indoor)
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$15,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Sonny Kayombo - 593)
1. Ivo Karlovic
2. Gregory Carraz
3. Jerome Haehnel
4. Frederic Niemeyer
5. Thomas Dupre
6. Nicolas Mahut
7. Mohamed-Sekou Drame
8. Maxime Boye

First Round
(1)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. (q)Jeroen Masson (BEL) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
(q)Guillaume Marx (FRA) d. Sonny Kayombo (FRA) 7-6(6) 6-2
Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) d. Daniel Lencina (ESP) 6-1 6-4
(SE)Florent Serra (FRA) d. (8)(q)Maxime Boye (FRA) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4
(4)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Milen Velev (BUL) 6-4 7-6(4)
(q)Jordanne Doble (FRA) d. (WC)Thomas Thieulot (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Julien Couly (FRA) 6-3 6-4
(7)Mohamed-Sekou Drame (FRA) d. Bernhard Parun (GER) 7-5 6-3
Yves Allegro (SUI) d. (6)(WC)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3 7-6(6)
Lionel Roux (FRA) d. Christian Dillschneider (SUI) 6-2 6-1
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (WC)Jean-Claude Scherrer (SUI) 6-3 7-6(3)
(WC)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (3)(WC)Jerome Haehnel (FRA) 6-3 7-5
(5)(q)Thomas Dupre (FRA) d. Stefano Pescosolido (ITA) 6-0 6-2
(q)Reginald Willems (BEL) d. Franz Stauder (GER) 4-6 6-1 6-4
(LL)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. (q)Marc Burger (GER) 6-4 6-3   [Devilder replaces Timothy Aerts]
(2)(q)Gregory Carraz (FRA) d. Arnaud Fontaine (BEL) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)

Second Round
(1)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. (q)Guillaume Marx (FRA) w/o
(SE)Florent Serra (FRA) d. Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 7-5 1-0 ret.
(4)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. (q)Jordanne Doble (FRA) 6-7(7) 6-2 6-2
(7)Mohamed-Sekou Drame (FRA) d. Mario Ancic (CRO) 7-6(5) 1-6 7-5
Yves Allegro (SUI) d. Lionel Roux (FRA) 6-4 7-6(1)
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (WC)Thierry Ascione (FRA) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1
(5)(q)Thomas Dupre (FRA) d. (q)Reginald Willems (BEL) 7-5 6-2
(2)(q)Gregory Carraz (FRA) d. (LL)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-4 7-5

Quarterfinals
(SE)Florent Serra (FRA) d. (1)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-4 6-2
(4)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. (7)Mohamed-Sekou Drame (FRA) 6-1 6-3
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. Yves Allegro (SUI) 6-2 6-1
(5)(q)Thomas Dupre (FRA) d. (2)(q)Gregory Carraz (FRA) 5-7 6-4 6-4

Semifinals
(4)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. (SE)Florent Serra (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (5)(q)Thomas Dupre (FRA) 7-5 6-2

Finals
(4)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-2 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Dupre/Thieulot - NR)
1. Yves Allegro/Ivo Karlovic
2. Frederic Niemeyer/Andrew Nisker
3. Gilles Elseneer/Wim Neefs
4. Kamil Patel/Jean-Claude Scherrer

First Round
(1)Yves Allegro/Ivo Karlovic (SUI/CRO) d. Dirk Britzen/Andreas Spaniol (GER) 6-4 6-2
(WC)Julien Couly/Arnaud Fontaine (FRA/BEL) d. Goran Bosalevski/Jeffrey Viskovich (GER) w/o
(3)Gilles Elseneer/Wim Neefs (BEL) d. Martin Emmrich/Jochen Nufer (GER) 6-3 6-3
Ivica Ancic/Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Thomas Dupre/Thomas Thieulot (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-2
Tom Dennhardt/Jeroen Masson (GER/BEL) d. Guillaume Marx/Bernhard Parun (FRA/GER) 2-1 ret.
(4)Kamil Patel/Jean-Claude Scherrer (MRI/SUI) d. Thomas Schreyer/Franz Stauder (GER) 6-2 6-3
Marc Burger/Patrick Knobloch (GER) d. Daniel Lencina/Milen Velev (ESP/BUL) 4-6 6-3 6-4
(2)Frederic Niemeyer/Andrew Nisker (CAN) d. Arnaud Dairaine/Franck Le Blevec (FRA) 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Yves Allegro/Ivo Karlovic (SUI/CRO) d. (WC)Julien Couly/Arnaud Fontaine (FRA/BEL) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
(3)Gilles Elseneer/Wim Neefs (BEL) d. Ivica Ancic/Mario Ancic (CRO) 6-4 6-4
(4)Kamil Patel/Jean-Claude Scherrer (MRI/SUI) d. Tom Dennhardt/Jeroen Masson (GER/BEL) 7-5 6-1
(2)Frederic Niemeyer/Andrew Nisker (CAN) d. Marc Burger/Patrick Knobloch (GER) 6-4 6-4

Semifinals
(3)Gilles Elseneer/Wim Neefs (BEL) d. (1)Yves Allegro/Ivo Karlovic (SUI/CRO) 6-1 6-4
(2)Frederic Niemeyer/Andrew Nisker (CAN) d. (4)Kamil Patel/Jean-Claude Scherrer (MRI/SUI) 3-6 6-3 7-5

Finals
(3)Gilles Elseneer/Wim Neefs (BEL) d. (2)Frederic Niemeyer/Andrew Nisker (CAN) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4