France F18 - Nevers Nievre 2002
Nevers, France
September 30-October 6, 2002
Surface: Hard (Indoor)
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$15,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Andrei Cherkasov - 520)
1. Rik de Voest
2. Eric Prodon
3. Marko Tkalec
4. Rodrigo Monte
5. Jose de Armas
6. Benjamin Cassaigne
7. Andres Pedroso
8. Jeroen Masson

First Round
(1)Rik de Voest (RSA) d. (q)Gary Lugassy (FRA) 6-1 7-5
Sebastien Lami (FRA) d. (q)Paul Navarro (FRA) 6-4 5-7 6-2
(q)Marc Bauer (FRA) d. Florian Jeschonek (GER) 3-6 7-5 7-5
(5)Jose de Armas (VEN) d. (WC)Thomas Oger (FRA) 6-3 6-2
(q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. (4)Rodrigo Monte (BRA) 6-0 6-4
Stefan Wauters (BEL) d. Dimitri Lorin (FRA) 1-6 7-6(0) 6-3
Dirk Stegmann (RSA) d. (q)Julien Mathieu (FRA) 6-4 5-7 6-2
(SE)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. (8)Jeroen Masson (BEL) 6-4 6-1
(6)Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) d. (WC)Clement Morel (FRA) 6-1 6-4
(SE)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. Nicolas Todero (ARG) 2-6 6-4 6-3
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (q)Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 6-1 6-4
(3)Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Jerome Hanquez (FRA) 6-3 6-3
(7)Andres Pedroso (USA) d. (LL)Yann Dupuy (FRA) 6-4 7-5   [Dupuy replaces Andrei Cherkasov]
(q)Gilles Simon (FRA) d. (q)Jerome Almagrida (FRA) 2-6 6-2 6-4
(LL)Timothy Aerts (BEL) d. (WC)Ramiro Garcia-Malbran (ARG) 6-2 6-4   [Aerts replaces Claude N'Goran]
(WC)Bertrand Contzler (FRA) d. (2)Eric Prodon (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-2

Second Round
(1)Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Sebastien Lami (FRA) 2-6 6-3 6-2
(q)Marc Bauer (FRA) d. (5)Jose de Armas (VEN) 6-2 6-4
(q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Stefan Wauters (BEL) 7-5 6-2
Dirk Stegmann (RSA) d. (SE)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3
(6)Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) d. (SE)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 6-2 6-2
(3)Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4
(7)Andres Pedroso (USA) d. (q)Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-2 6-1
(LL)Timothy Aerts (BEL) d. (WC)Bertrand Contzler (FRA) 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals
(q)Marc Bauer (FRA) d. (1)Rik de Voest (RSA) 7-6(4) ret.
(q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Dirk Stegmann (RSA) 6-3 4-6 6-0
(3)Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. (6)Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) 7-6(4) 7-6(9)
(7)Andres Pedroso (USA) d. (LL)Timothy Aerts (BEL) 7-6(15) 7-6(6)

Semifinals
(q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. (q)Marc Bauer (FRA) 6-4 6-1
(7)Andres Pedroso (USA) d. (3)Marko Tkalec (SLO) 7-6(4) 6-2

Finals
(q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. (7)Andres Pedroso (USA) 6-4 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: none)
1. Rik de Voest/Dirk Stegmann
2. Cyril Baudin/Jeroen Masson
3. Andres Pedroso/Nicolas Todero
4. Jean-Christophe Faurel/Nicolas Renavand

First Round
(1)Rik de Voest/Dirk Stegmann (RSA) bye
Sebastien Lami/Dimitri Lorin (FRA) d. Philip Horyna/Marc Pexa (SUI/GER) 6-4 6-2
(4)Jean-Christophe Faurel/Nicolas Renavand (FRA) bye
(WC)Bertrand Contzler/Ramiro Garcia-Malbran (FRA/ARG) d. Janosch Blaha/Tobias Huelsen (GER) 6-3 7-5
Jerome Almagrida/Gary Lugassy (FRA) d. Petar Popovic/Djordje Matijasevic (YUG) 5-7 7-6(5) 7-5
(3)Andres Pedroso/Nicolas Todero (USA/ARG) bye
Yann Dupuy/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Derek Fitzpatrick/Matthew Rutherford (USA) 6-4 6-3
(2)Cyril Baudin/Jeroen Masson (FRA/BEL) bye

Quarterfinals
(1)Rik de Voest/Dirk Stegmann (RSA) d. Sebastien Lami/Dimitri Lorin (FRA) w/o
(WC)Bertrand Contzler/Ramiro Garcia-Malbran (FRA/ARG) d. (4)Jean-Christophe Faurel/Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 6-3 2-6 2-0 ret.
(3)Andres Pedroso/Nicolas Todero (USA/ARG) d. Jerome Almagrida/Gary Lugassy (FRA) 6-3 6-3
(2)Cyril Baudin/Jeroen Masson (FRA/BEL) d. Yann Dupuy/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(WC)Bertrand Contzler/Ramiro Garcia-Malbran (FRA/ARG) d. (1)Rik de Voest/Dirk Stegmann (RSA) w/o
(3)Andres Pedroso/Nicolas Todero (USA/ARG) d. (2)Cyril Baudin/Jeroen Masson (FRA/BEL) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1

Finals
(3)Andres Pedroso/Nicolas Todero (USA/ARG) d. (WC)Bertrand Contzler/Ramiro Garcia-Malbran (FRA/ARG) 6-3 7-6(8)