Israel F2
Ashkelon, Israel
February 18-24, 2002
Surface: Hard
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 128
$10,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Andrei Merinov - 846)
1. Or Dekel
2. Roberto Alvarez
3. Lior Dahan
4. Juraj Hasko
5. Nir Welgreen
6. Jordanne Doble
7. Yen-Hsun Lu
8. Christian Grunes

First Round
Josef Nesticky (CZE) d. (1)Or Dekel (ISR) 6-4 6-3
(q)Benedikt Stronk (GER) d. (q)Ivo Klec (GER) 6-3 6-1
(q)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. Jon Hedman (SWE) 6-4 6-1
Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. (6)Jordanne Doble (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-3
(3)Lior Dahan (ISR) d. Andrei Merinov (RUS) 6-1 6-4
(q)Thomas Oger (FRA) d. (q)Jason Marshall (USA) 7-6(4) 6-4
(WC)Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Tero Vilen (FIN) 6-4 1-6 7-6(8)
(7)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Francois Vatin (FRA) 6-4 6-4
Branislav Sekac (SVK) d. (8)Christian Grunes (GER) 6-4 6-3
Stephane Robert (FRA) d. (q)Paul Logtens (NED) 6-1 6-3
(LL)Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) d. (WC)Idan Rosenberg (ISR) 6-4 6-1   [Smirnov replaces Harel Srugo]
(4)Juraj Hasko (SVK) d. (WC)Dekel Valtzer (ISR) 7-5 7-5
(5)Nir Welgreen (ISR) d. Boris Pashanski (YUG) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2
(q)Matwe Middelkoop (NED) d. (q)Arnaud LeCloerec (FRA) 6-1 6-2
Benoit Foucher (FRA) d. Gabriel Frias (ESP) 6-4 6-3
(2)Roberto Alvarez (ARG) d. (WC)Tomer Suissa (ISR) 7-6(1) 6-1

Second Round
Josef Nesticky (CZE) d. (q)Benedikt Stronk (GER) 6-3 6-2
Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. (q)Valentin Sanon (CIV) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
(3)Lior Dahan (ISR) d. (q)Thomas Oger (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-4
(WC)Dudi Sela (ISR) d. (7)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 7-5 2-1 ret.
Branislav Sekac (SVK) d. Stephane Robert (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-1
(LL)Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) d. (4)Juraj Hasko (SVK) 6-3 6-3
(5)Nir Welgreen (ISR) d. (q)Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-2 6-2
Benoit Foucher (FRA) d. (2)Roberto Alvarez (ARG) 4-6 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. Josef Nesticky (CZE) 6-1 6-3
(3)Lior Dahan (ISR) d. (WC)Dudi Sela (ISR) 7-5 3-6 6-2
Branislav Sekac (SVK) d. (LL)Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) 6-4 7-5
(5)Nir Welgreen (ISR) d. Benoit Foucher (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-1

Semifinals
Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. (3)Lior Dahan (ISR) 7-6(5) 6-2
(5)Nir Welgreen (ISR) d. Branislav Sekac (SVK) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

Finals
Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. (5)Nir Welgreen (ISR) 6-1 2-6 6-0


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Klec/Varsanyi - 1878)
1. Juraj Hasko/Branislav Sekac
2. Robert Alvarez/Jordanne Doble
3. Evgueni Smirnov/Tero Vilen
4. Josef Nesticky/Nir Welgreen

First Round
Christian Grunes/Jason Marshall (GER/USA) d. (1)Juraj Hasko/Branislav Sekac (SVK) 6-7(2) 6-0 6-2
Philipp Mukhometov/Valentin Sanon (RUS/CIV) d. (WC)Omer Abramovich/Dekel Valtzer (ISR) 6-4 1-6 7-6(8)
Ivo Klec/Michal Varsanyi (GER/SVK) d. (4)Josef Nesticky/Nir Welgreen (CZE/ISR) 7-6(9) 1-6 6-4
Or Dekel/Meir Deri (ISR) d. Gabriel Frias/Boris Pashanski (ESP/YUG) 3-6 6-2 7-6(1)
Lior Dahan/Yen-Hsun Lu (ISR/TPE) d. (WC)Idan Rosenberg/Dudi Sela (ISR) 4-6 7-5 6-1
(3)Evgueni Smirnov/Tero Vilen (RUS/FIN) d. Baptiste Dupuy/Francois Vatin (FRA) 6-4 7-6(5)
(q)Thomas Oger/Benedikt Stronk (FRA/GER) d. (WC)Tomer Suissa/Raviv Volkovitzky (ISR) 4-6 7-5 6-2
(2)Robert Alvarez/Jordanne Doble (ESP/FRA) d. Benoit Foucher/Stephane Robert (FRA) 6-1 6-3

Quarterfinals
Christian Grunes/Jason Marshall (GER/USA) d. Philipp Mukhometov/Valentin Sanon (RUS/CIV) 6-2 6-1
Ivo Klec/Michal Varsanyi (GER/SVK) d. Or Dekel/Meir Deri (ISR) 6-2 6-4
(3)Evgueni Smirnov/Tero Vilen (RUS/FIN) d. Lior Dahan/Yen-Hsun Lu (ISR/TPE) w/o
(q)Thomas Oger/Benedikt Stronk (FRA/GER) d. (2)Robert Alvarez/Jordanne Doble (ESP/FRA) 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
Christian Grunes/Jason Marshall (GER/USA) d. Ivo Klec/Michal Varsanyi (GER/SVK) w/o
(3)Evgueni Smirnov/Tero Vilen (RUS/FIN) d. (q)Thomas Oger/Benedikt Stronk (FRA/GER) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Finals
(3)Evgueni Smirnov/Tero Vilen (RUS/FIN) d. Christian Grunes/Jason Marshall (GER/USA) 6-4 6-1