St. Petersburg Challenger by KINEX
St. Petersburg, Russia
July 28-August 3, 2003
Clay - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Lukas Dlouhy - 411)
1. Igor Andreev
2. Andrei Stoliarov
3. Vadim Kutsenko
4. Jan Frode Andersen
5. Boris Pashanski
6. Timo Nieminen
7. Oliver Marach
8. Michal Mertinak

First Round
Roberto Menendez (ESP) d. (1)Igor Andreev (RUS) 2-6 6-1 2-1 ret.
Herbert Wiltschnig (AUT) d. (q)Jan Masik (CZE) 6-3 4-2 (30-0) ret.
Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-1 2-6 6-3
Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. (6)Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3
(3)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. Alan Mackin (GBR) 4-4 ret.
Matteo Colla (ITA) d. (WC)Andrei Somov (RUS) 6-0 6-1
(WC)Vadim Davletshin (RUS) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Florian Mayer (GER) d. (5)Boris Pashanski (SER) 6-4 6-3
(7)Oliver Marach (AUT) d. Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) 6-4 6-3
(WC)Nikolay Mishin (RUS) d. (q)Serguei Demekhine (RUS) 6-2 6-4
Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. Diego Hipperdinger (ESP) 6-1 6-1
Ladislav Svarc (SVK) d. (4)Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 6-3 6-4
(8)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. (WC)Maxim Filippov (KAZ) 6-0 6-2
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 4-6 6-4 6-3
(q)Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) d. Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) 6-2 3-6 6-4
(q)Victor Bruthans (SVK) d. (2)Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-4 6-1

Second Round
Roberto Menendez (ESP) d. Herbert Wiltschnig (AUT) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4
Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) 5-7 6-4 6-3
(3)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. Matteo Colla (ITA) 6-2 1-6 6-2
Florian Mayer (GER) d. (WC)Vadim Davletshin (RUS) 6-2 6-2
(7)Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (WC)Nikolay Mishin (RUS) 6-1 6-0
Ladislav Svarc (SVK) d. Yuri Schukin (RUS) 0-6 7-5 6-1
(8)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) 7-6(5) 6-4
(q)Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) d. (q)Victor Bruthans (SVK) 4-6 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. Roberto Menendez (ESP) 6-0 6-2
Florian Mayer (GER) d. (3)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) 6-3 6-2
(7)Oliver Marach (AUT) d. Ladislav Svarc (SVK) 6-4 6-2
(8)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. (q)Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) 6-1 6-3

Semifinals
Florian Mayer (GER) d. Razvan Sabau (ROM) 6-1 6-3
(8)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. (7)Oliver Marach (AUT) 6-1 2-6 6-4

Finals
Florian Mayer (GER) d. (8)Michal Mertinak (SVK) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Chvets/Sitak - 974)
1. Yuri Schukin/Dmitri Vlasov
2. Oliver Marach/Herbert Wiltschnig
3. Michail Elgin/Orest Tereshchuk
4. Igor Andreev/Vadim Kutsenko

First Round
(1)Yuri Schukin/Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) d. Lassi Ketola/Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-2 6-4
Boris Pashanski/Ivan Syrov (SER/RUS) d. (WC)Artur Djabarov/Georgy Tchoukhleb (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Victor Bruthans/Steven Randjelovic (SVK/AUS) d. (4)Igor Andreev/Vadim Kutsenko (RUS/UZB) w/o
(ALT)Valentine Dunenkov/Andrei Mishin (RUS) d. (WC)Ivan Ilyachenko/Stanislav Pribylov (RUS) 5-7 6-3 6-3   [Dunenkov/Mishin replace Lukas Dlouhy/Jan Masik]
Serguei Demekhine/Andrei Olhovskiy (RUS) d. Andrei Cherkasov/Pavel Ivanov (RUS) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4
(3)Michail Elgin/Orest Tereshchuk (RUS/UKR) d. Michal Mertinak/Ladislav Svarc (SVK) 6-4 1-6 7-5
Lukasz Kubot/Razvan Sabau (POL/ROM) d. (WC)Vadim Davletshin/Nikolay Mishin (RUS) 6-2 7-5
(2)Oliver Marach/Herbert Wiltschnig (AUT) d. Vitali Chvets/Dmitri Sitak (BLR/RUS) 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)Yuri Schukin/Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) d. Boris Pashanski/Ivan Syrov (SER/RUS) 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3
Victor Bruthans/Steven Randjelovic (SVK/AUS) d. (ALT)Valentine Dunenkov/Andrei Mishin (RUS) 6-1 6-1
(3)Michail Elgin/Orest Tereshchuk (RUS/UKR) d. Serguei Demekhine/Andrei Olhovskiy (RUS) 2-6 6-2 6-2
Lukasz Kubot/Razvan Sabau (POL/ROM) d. (2)Oliver Marach/Herbert Wiltschnig (AUT) w/o

Semifinals
(1)Yuri Schukin/Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) d. Victor Bruthans/Steven Randjelovic (SVK/AUS) w/o
(3)Michail Elgin/Orest Tereshchuk (RUS/UKR) d. Lukasz Kubot/Razvan Sabau (POL/ROM) 6-3 7-5

Finals
(3)Michail Elgin/Orest Tereshchuk (RUS/UKR) d. (1)Yuri Schukin/Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) 3-6 6-3 7-5