Helsinki challenger qualifying

Singles
Seeds:
1. Paul-Henri Mathieu
2. Nicolas Thomann
3. Jean-Francois Bachelot   to main draw
4. Frederic Niemeyer
5. Olivier Patience
6. Orest Tereshchuk
7. Andrei Cherkasov
8. Yves Allegro

First Round
(1)Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) bye
Kristian Capalik (USA) d. Tero Vilen (FIN) 6-3 1-6 7-6(5)
Igor Kornienko (RUS) d. Joachim Johansson (SWE) 3-6 7-5 6-4
(5)Olivier Patience (FRA) d. Melle van Gemerden (NED) 6-3 6-4
(2)Nicolas Thomann (FRA) d. Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 6-2
Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) d. Janne Ojala (FIN) 7-6(5) 6-3
Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) d. Ivan Iliachenko (RUS) 6-0 6-2
Tommi Lenho (FIN) d. (8)Yves Allegro (SUI) 7-6(8) 7-6(4)
Igor Kunitcin (RUS) d. (3)Jean-Francois Bachelot (FRA) w/o
Vitali Chvets (BLR) d. Aleksandar Kitinov (MKD) 7-6(2) 2-6 7-6(5)
Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. Niklas Bucht (FIN) 6-3 6-0
Tim Crichton (AUS) d. (6)Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3
Robin Soderling (SWE) d. (4)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) w/o
Oscar Burrieza (ESP) d. Steven Randjelovic (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Jacob Adaktusson (SWE) d. Andrei Merinov (RUS) 4-6 7-5 6-4
(7)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. Martin Rammal (FIN) 7-5 7-6(1)

Second Round
Kristian Capalik (USA) d. (1)Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 7-6(0) 6-4
(5)Olivier Patience (FRA) d. Igor Kornienko (RUS) 6-4 6-2
Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) d. (2)Nicolas Thomann (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) d. Tommi Lenho (FIN) 6-4 1-6 6-3
Igor Kunitcin (RUS) d. Vitali Chvets (BLR) 6-3 6-1
Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. Tim Crichton (AUS) 6-4 6-3
Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Oscar Burrieza (ESP) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-4
Jacob Adaktusson (SWE) d. (7)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) 3-6 6-3 6-1

Qualifying Round
Kristian Capalik (USA) d. (5)Olivier Patience (FRA) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) d. Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 1-6 6-1 6-0
Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. Igor Kunitcin (RUS) 6-2 6-0
Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Jacob Adaktusson (SWE) 6-1 7-6(8)