USTA Challenger of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX, USA
October 21-27, 2002
Hard - $50,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Eric Taino - 209)
1. Kristian Pless
2. Mardy Fish
3. Cecil Mamiit
4. Brian Vahaly
5. Juan Balcells
6. Scott Draper
7. Michael Chang
8. Ricardo Mello

First Round
(1)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. Robert Kendrick (USA) 1-6 7-6(5) 7-6(2)
(q)Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. (WC)Kevin Hawke (USA) 6-2 6-1
Miguel Gallardo (MEX) d. Alexandre Simoni (BRA) 7-5 6-7(6) 7-6(0)
(8)Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. Louis Vosloo (RSA) 6-2 6-3
(4)Brian Vahaly (USA) d. Mario Radic (CRO) 7-6(5) 6-1
Jack Brasington (USA) d. Paul Goldstein (USA) 6-1 6-4
(q)Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) d. Eric Taino (USA) 7-6(7) 6-4
(5)Juan Balcells (ESP) d. Michael Russell (USA) 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(5)
(6)Scott Draper (AUS) d. (q)Ignacio Hirigoyen (ARG) 6-2 4-6 6-3
Gabriel Trifu (ROM) d. (WC)Prakash Amritraj (USA) 6-4 7-5
Ivan Miranda (PER) d. Amir Hadad (ISR) 7-5 2-6 6-4
(3)Cecil Mamiit (USA) d. Jeff Salzenstein (USA) 6-3 6-4
(7)Michael Chang (USA) d. Oliver Gross (GER) 6-4 6-4
(q)Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. (WC)Hugo Armando (USA) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-1
Peter Luczak (AUS) d. Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 6-4 6-1
(2)Mardy Fish (USA) d. (WC)Alex Bogomolov (USA) 6-4 6-3

Second Round
(1)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (q)Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 6-3 1-6 6-2
(8)Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. Miguel Gallardo (MEX) 7-6(5) 7-5
Jack Brasington (USA) d. (4)Brian Vahaly (USA) 6-3 6-4
(5)Juan Balcells (ESP) d. (q)Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) 6-3 1-6 6-2
(6)Scott Draper (AUS) d. Gabriel Trifu (ROM) 6-2 6-2
Ivan Miranda (PER) d. (3)Cecil Mamiit (USA) 6-4 6-3
(q)Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. (7)Michael Chang (USA) 6-4 6-4
(2)Mardy Fish (USA) d. Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (8)Ricardo Mello (BRA) 1-6 6-3 7-5
Jack Brasington (USA) d. (5)Juan Balcells (ESP) 6-3 6-1
Ivan Miranda (PER) d. (6)Scott Draper (AUS) 2-6 6-4 7-6(4)
(2)Mardy Fish (USA) d. (q)Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-4

Semifinals
Jack Brasington (USA) d. (1)Kristian Pless (DEN) 4-6 6-3 5-3 ret.
(2)Mardy Fish (USA) d. Ivan Miranda (PER) 5-7 6-4 6-2

Finals
(2)Mardy Fish (USA) d. Jack Brasington (USA) 6-3 7-5


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Harper-Griffith/Taino - 381)
1. Brandon Coupe/Mark Merklein
2. Amir Hadad/Gabriel Trifu
3. Peter Luczak/Anthony Ross
4. Juan Balcells/Mario Radic

First Round
(1)Brandon Coupe/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) d. Bjorn Rehnquist/Louis Vosloo (SWE/RSA) 6-3 6-4
(WC)Lester Cook/Ryan Newport (USA) d. Ricardo Mello/Kristian Pless (BRA/DEN) 6-1 6-3
(WC)Trace Fielding/Michael Yani (USA) d. (4)Juan Balcells/Mario Radic (ESP/CRO) 7-5 6-3
Hugo Armando/Dusan Vemic (USA/YUG) d. Ignacio Hirigoyen/Ivan Miranda (ARG/PER) 6-3 7-6(3)
(WC)Diego Ayala/Robert Kendrick (USA) d. Alex Bogomolov/Jack Brasington (USA) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Paul Goldstein/Jeff Salzenstein (USA) d. (3)Peter Luczak/Anthony Ross (AUS) 6-2 7-5
Cecil Mamiit/Brian Vahaly (USA) d. Levar Harper-Griffith/Eric Taino (USA) 6-3 6-1
(q)K.J. Hippensteel/Travis Parrott (USA) d. (2)Amir Hadad/Gabriel Trifu (ISR/ROM) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Brandon Coupe/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) d. (WC)Lester Cook/Ryan Newport (USA) 7-5 6-2
Hugo Armando/Dusan Vemic (USA/YUG) d. (WC)Trace Fielding/Michael Yani (USA) 6-4 6-4
(WC)Diego Ayala/Robert Kendrick (USA) d. Paul Goldstein/Jeff Salzenstein (USA) 7-6(7) 6-2
Cecil Mamiit/Brian Vahaly (USA) d. (q)K.J. Hippensteel/Travis Parrott (USA) w/o

Semifinals
Hugo Armando/Dusan Vemic (USA/YUG) d. (1)Brandon Coupe/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) 7-5 4-6 7-6(2)
(WC)Diego Ayala/Robert Kendrick (USA) d. Cecil Mamiit/Brian Vahaly (USA) 7-5 7-5

Finals
(WC)Diego Ayala/Robert Kendrick (USA) d. Hugo Armando/Dusan Vemic (USA/YUG) 6-2 6-4