Challenger Ford de Cherbourg - Octeville
Cherbourg, France
February 9-15, 2004
Hard (Indoor) - $50,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Petr Karlert - 202)
1. John van Lottum
2. Nicolas Mahut
3. Michael Llodra   WD
4. Vladimir Voltchkov   WD
5. Alex Calatrava
6. Julien Benneteau
7. Tomas Zib
8. Razvan Sabau

First Round
(WC)Slimane Saoudi (FRA) d. (1)John van Lottum (NED) 7-6(0) ret.
Arvind Parmar (GBR) d. (WC)Gael Monfils (FRA) 7-5 6-2
(q)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 6-2 6-7(7) 7-5
(7)Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-3 6-2
(LL)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. Markus Hantschk (GER) 6-2 7-6(4)   [Devilder replaces Llodra]
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. (q)Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 7-6(1) 6-1
Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. (q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 6-7(4) 7-5 6-3
(5)Alex Calatrava (ESP) d. Bjorn Phau (GER) 7-6(3) 6-3
(LL)Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (8)Razvan Sabau (ROM) 6-4 6-4   [Roger-Vasselin replaces (SE)Florian Mayer]
Petr Kralert (CZE) d. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3 6-2
(WC)Josselyn Ouanna (FRA) d. Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) 4-6 6-4 7-5
Alexander Waske (GER) d. (LL)Gary Lugassy (FRA) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3   [Lugassy replaces Voltchkov]
(6)Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 6-1 1-0 ret.
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6(6) 6-2
Tuomas Ketola (FIN) d. (SE)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-4 2-6 6-1
(2)(WC)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 6-0 6-3

Second Round
Arvind Parmar (GBR) d. (WC)Slimane Saoudi (FRA) 6-4 6-2
(q)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. (7)Tomas Zib (CZE) 4-6 7-5 6-4
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. (LL)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 4-6 6-2 6-3
Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. (5)Alex Calatrava (ESP) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3
(LL)Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Petr Kralert (CZE) 6-3 6-2
(WC)Josselyn Ouanna (FRA) d. Alexander Waske (GER) 1-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. (6)Julien Benneteau (FRA) 2-6 6-3 6-4
(2)(WC)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Tuomas Ketola (FIN) 7-5 7-6(5)

Quarterfinals
(q)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. Arvind Parmar (GBR) 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3)
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. Michal Mertinak (SVK) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2
(LL)Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (WC)Josselyn Ouanna (FRA) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. (2)(WC)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 3-6 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. (q)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 6-4 6-1
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. (LL)Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Finals
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. Roko Karanusic (CRO) 6-1 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Lugassy/Saoudi - 615)
1. Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut
2. Stephen Huss/Myles Wakefield
3. Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Josh Goffi
4. Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Jun Kato

First Round
(1)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Gianluca Bazzica/Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 6-0 6-3
Shao-Xuan Zeng/Ben-Qiang Zhu (CHN) d. Daniel Kiernan/David Sherwood (GBR) 6-4 6-3
(4)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Jun Kato (ESP/JPN) d. Gary Lugassy/Slimane Saoudi (FRA) 6-1 6-4
Petr Kralert/Tomas Zib (CZE) d. (WC)Anthony Thiebot/Cristiano Caratti (FRA/ITA) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3
Michael Mertinak/Alexander Waske (SVK/GER) d. Razvan Sabau/Andrei Stoliarov (ROM/RUS) 6-3 6-0
(3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Josh Goffi (ESP/BRA) d. Roko Karanusic/Janko Tipsarevic (CRO/SCG) 6-1 6-1
(WC)Eric Butorac/Petar Popovic (USA/SCG) d. (WC)Toshiaki Sakai/Go Soeda (JPN) 6-0 6-2
(2)Stephen Huss/Myles Wakefield (AUS/RSA) d. Gilles Muller/Juan Albert Viloca (LUX/ESP) 7-5 6-2

Quarterfinals
Shao-Xuan Zeng/Ben-Qiang Zhu (CHN) d. (1)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-4
(4)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Jun Kato (ESP/JPN) d. Petr Kralert/Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-3 6-1
Michael Mertinak/Alexander Waske (SVK/GER) d. (3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Josh Goffi (ESP/BRA) 6-4 6-4
(2)Stephen Huss/Myles Wakefield (AUS/RSA) d. (WC)Eric Butorac/Petar Popovic (USA/SCG) 6-4 6-2

Semifinals
(4)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Jun Kato (ESP/JPN) d. Shao-Xuan Zeng/Ben-Qiang Zhu (CHN) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Michael Mertinak/Alexander Waske (SVK/GER) d. (2)Stephen Huss/Myles Wakefield (AUS/RSA) 6-3 7-6(6)

Finals
Michael Mertinak/Alexander Waske (SVK/GER) d. (4)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Jun Kato (ESP/JPN) 6-4 7-6(1)