St. Petersburg qualifying Singles Seeds: (cut: Sergei Krotiouk - 829) 1. Irakli Labadze 2. Julian Knowle 3. Michael Kohlmann 4. Ota Fukarek 5. Cyril Saulnier 6. Vasilis Mazarakis 7. Denis Golovanov 8. Tuomas Ketola First Round (1)Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Dmitri Sitak (RUS) 6-2 6-0 Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Nenad Zimonjic (YUG) 5-7 7-6(7) 6-2 Janko Tipsarevic (YUG) d. Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 6-0 7-5 (7)Denis Golovanov (RUS) d. Ladislav Svarc (SVK) 6-2 3-6 6-2 (2)Julian Knowle (AUT) d. Pavel Ivanov (RUS) 6-4 6-4 Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-2 6-4 Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) d. Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4 (8)Tuomas Ketola (FIN) d. Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) 2-6 6-4 7-6(0) (3)Michael Kohlmann (GER) d. Jan Hernych (CZE) 7-5 7-6(5) Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. (WC)Vadim Davletshin (RUS) 4-6 7-5 7-5 Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. (WC)Vladimir Melnikov (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-2 (5)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Petr Luxa (CZE) 4-6 7-5 6-1 Viktor Bruthans (SVK) d. (4)Ota Fukarek (CZE) 7-6(3) 6-3 Alexander Shvec (BLR) d. (WC)Nikolay Mishin (RUS) 6-2 6-4 Leos Friedl (CZE) d. (WC)Ivan Syrov (RUS) 6-0 6-1 Frantisek Cermak (CZE) d. (6)Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) 6-4 6-3 Second Round (1)Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) Janko Tipsarevic (YUG) d. (7)Denis Golovanov (RUS) 6-3 0-6 6-2 Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) d. (2)Julian Knowle (AUT) 7-5 2-6 7-5 (8)Tuomas Ketola (FIN) d. Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) 6-1 7-6(2) (3)Michael Kohlmann (GER) d. Razvan Sabau (ROM) 6-3 6-3 (5)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-2 6-2 Alexander Shvec (BLR) d. Viktor Bruthans (SVK) 3-6 6-4 6-4 Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) 6-3 1-6 6-3 Qualifying Round (1)Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Janko Tipsarevic (YUG) 6-2 2-6 6-4 (8)Tuomas Ketola (FIN) d. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) 4-6 6-3 6-2 (5)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. (3)Michael Kohlmann (GER) 6-3 7-5 Alexander Shvec (BLR) d. Leos Friedl (CZE) 4-6 6-3 6-1