Warsteiner Challenger Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
January 27-February 2, 2003
Carpet (Indoor) - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Axel Pretzsch - 206)
1. Mario Ancic
2. Jurgen Melzer   WD
3. Irakli Labadze
4. Marc Rosset   WD
5. Karol Beck
6. Noam Okun
7. Julian Knowle
8. Jean-Francois Bachelot

First Round
(1)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Magnus Larsson (SWE) 6-2 6-2
George Bastl (SUI) d. Janko Tipsarevic (YUG) 6-3 6-4
Jakub Herm-Zahlava (GER) d. Michael Russell (USA) w/o
Axel Pretzsch (GER) d. (8)Jean-Francois Bachelot (FRA) 7-6(8) 6-7(5) 5-3 ret.
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. (LL)Nicolai Soloviev (RUS) 6-2 7-5   [Soloviev replaces Rosset]
(WC)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) d. (q)Bartlomiej Dabrowski (POL) 7-6(5) 6-2
(q)Jens Knippschild (GER) d. (WC)Nicolas Bruns (GER) 7-6(1) 6-1
Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. (5)Karol Beck (SVK) 6-1 6-3
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (6)Noam Okun (ISR) 6-1 4-0 ret.
(q)Roman Valent (SUI) d. Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ITA) 6-1 7-5
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (WC)Maximilian Abel (GER) 6-4 7-5
(3)Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. (WC)Dmitri Babenko (RUS) 6-4 6-2
(7)Julian Knowle (AUT) d. Dennis van Scheppingen (NED) 5-2 ret.
Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. Lovro Zovko (CRO) 3-6 6-1 6-2
Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Werner Eschauer (AUT) 3-6 6-2 7-6(4)
(q)Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. (LL)Michael Berrer (GER) 6-2 6-4   [Berrer replaces Melzer]

Second Round
(1)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. George Bastl (SUI) 7-6(2) 7-5
Jakub Herm-Zahlava (GER) d. Axel Pretzsch (GER) 4-6 6-3 6-2
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. (WC)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 6-2 6-4
Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. (q)Jens Knippschild (GER) 7-6(5) 7-5
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (q)Roman Valent (SUI) 6-4 7-5
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (3)Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-2 6-3
Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. (7)Julian Knowle (AUT) 7-6(4) 6-3
(q)Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Cyril Saulnier (FRA) 1-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6)

Quarterfinals
(1)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Jakub Herm-Zahlava (GER) 6-4 6-4
Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. Gilles Elseneer (BEL) 7-5 4-6 6-1
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-2 7-5
Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. (q)Lukasz Kubot (POL) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Semifinals
(1)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-2 6-1
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-4 7-6(8)

Finals
(1)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Abel/Berrer - 566)
1. Todd Perry/Jim Thomas
2. John-Laffnie de Jager/Myles Wakefield
3. Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Mariusz Fyrstenberg
4. Karol Beck/Sander Groen

First Round
(1)Todd Perry/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) d. (WC)Rafael Nadal/Nicolai Soloviev (ESP/RUS) 6-3 6-2
Werner Eschauer/Lovro Zovko (AUT/CRO) d. (WC)Kim-Oliver Gienke/Joern Renzenbrink (GER) 7-5 7-6(4)
(3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Mariusz Fyrstenberg (ESP/POL) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot/Cyril Saulnier (FRA) w/o
Karsten Braasch/Axel Pretzsch (GER) d. (WC)Florian Jeshonek/Ivo Klec (GER) 6-1 6-3
Jens Knippschild/Franz Stauder (GER) d. Janko Tipsarevic/Roman Valent (YUG/SUI) w/o
(ALT)Bartlomiej Dabrowski/Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. (4)Karol Beck/Sander Groen (SVK/NED) w/o   [Dabrowski/Kubot replace Noam Okun/Dennis van Scheppingen]
Maximilian Abel/Michael Berrer (GER) d. Jakub Herm-Zahlava/Irakli Labadze (GER/GEO) 7-6(3) 6-4
Aleksandar Kitinov/Magnus Larsson (MKD/SWE) d. (2)John-Laffnie de Jager/Myles Wakefield (RSA) 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(3)

Quarterfinals
(1)Todd Perry/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) d. Werner Eschauer/Lovro Zovko (AUT/CRO) w/o
Karsten Braasch/Axel Pretzsch (GER) d. (3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Mariusz Fyrstenberg (ESP/POL) 6-1 7-6(5)
Jens Knippschild/Franz Stauder (GER) d. (ALT)Bartlomiej Dabrowski/Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-4 7-5
Aleksandar Kitinov/Magnus Larsson (MKD/SWE) d. Maximilian Abel/Michael Berrer (GER) w/o

Semifinals
(1)Todd Perry/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) d. Karsten Braasch/Axel Pretzsch (GER) 6-4 6-3
Aleksandar Kitinov/Magnus Larsson (MKD/SWE) d. Jens Knippschild/Franz Stauder (GER) 2-6 6-3 6-4

Finals
Aleksandar Kitinov/Magnus Larsson (MKD/SWE) d. (1)Todd Perry/Jim Thomas (AUS/USA) 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(10)