Samarkand Challenger
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
August 16-22, 2004
Clay - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Jan Mertl - 411)
1. Michal Mertinak
2. Teimuraz Gabashvili
3. Johannes Ager
4. Pavel Snobel
5. Lee Childs
6. Sebastian Fitz
7. Farrukh Dustov
8. Gustavo Marcaccio

First Round
(1)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-1 2-6 6-4
Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) d. Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) 6-4 6-2
Melle van Gemerden (NED) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot (FRA) 6-1 7-6(3)
(LL)Lee Childs (GBR) d. (q)Xavier Audouy (FRA) 6-1 6-3   [Childs replaces Daniel Gimeno]
(4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. (WC)Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) 6-3 6-0
Florin Mergea (ROM) d. Jan Mertl (CZE) 6-3 1-6 7-5
(q)Ladislav Chramosta (CZE) d. (WC)Konstantin Kremeshkov (RUS) 6-3 6-1
(7)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) d. (q)Marcos Jimenez-Letrado (ESP) 6-1 7-6(4)
Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. (8)Gustavo Marcaccio (ARG) 6-4 6-3
Francesco Piccari (ITA) d. Sunil Kumar Sipaeya (IND) 6-1 6-3
Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) d. (LL)Oleg Ogorodov (UZB) 6-2 6-3   [Ogorodov replaces Dudi Sela]
(3)Johannes Ager (AUT) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov (UZB) 6-4 6-0
(6)Sebastian Fitz (GER) d. (WC)Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4 6-2
Norikazu Sugiyama (JPN) d. Yu Wang, Jr. (CHN) 6-3 7-6(4)
Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 6-3 7-6(6)
(2)Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. (q)Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) 7-5 6-2

Second Round
(1)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) 5-0 ret.
Melle van Gemerden (NED) d. (LL)Lee Childs (GBR) 7-6(4) 6-3
(4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. Florin Mergea (ROM) 6-1 6-3
(7)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) d. (q)Ladislav Chramosta (CZE) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Francesco Piccari (ITA) d. Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) d. (3)Johannes Ager (AUT) 6-2 6-1
(6)Sebastian Fitz (GER) d. Norikazu Sugiyama (JPN) 6-2 6-3
Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. (2)Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. Melle van Gemerden (NED) 6-3 5-7 6-3
(4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. (7)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
Francesco Piccari (ITA) d. Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 6-7(7) 7-6(6) 6-1
Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. (6)Sebastian Fitz (GER) 6-1 6-2

Semifinals
(4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. (1)Michal Mertinak (SVK) 7-6(6) 6-2
Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. Francesco Piccari (ITA) 7-5 6-2

Finals
Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. (4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) 6-1 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Marcaccio/Puerta - 742)
1. Jean-Francois Bachelot/Melle van Gemerden
2. Alexey Kedriouk/Vadim Kutsenko
3. Teimuraz Gabashvili/Dmitri Vlasov
4. Sebastian Fitz/Florin Mergea

First Round
(1)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Melle van Gemerden (FRA/NED) d. (WC)Gafur Ishmatov/Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 6-1 6-0
Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky/Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. Andrew Banks/Lee Childs (GBR) 7-6(4) 7-5
(3)Teimuraz Gabashvili/Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) d. (q)Ladislav Chramosta/Jan Mertl (CZE) 6-4 6-3
Gustavo Marcaccio/Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. Johannes Ager/Farrukh Dustov (AUT/UZB) 6-1 6-3
Andres Schneiter/Yu Wang, Jr. (ARG/CHN) d. Diego Alvarez/Francesco Piccari (ITA) 6-1 7-6(5)
(4)Sebastian Fitz/Florin Mergea (GER/ROM) d. (LL)Xavier Audouy/Marcos Jimenez-Letrado (FRA/ESP) 6-2 6-7(7) 7-5   [Audouy/Jimenez-Letrado replace Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Snobel]
(WC)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (WC)Sarvar Ikramov/Denis Isaev (UZB) 6-3 6-1
(2)Alexey Kedriouk/Vadim Kutsenko (KAZ/UZB) d. Sunil Kumar Sipaeya/Norikazu Sugiyama (IND/JPN) 7-6(6) 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Melle van Gemerden (FRA/NED) d. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky/Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-1 6-3
Gustavo Marcaccio/Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. (3)Teimuraz Gabashvili/Dmitri Vlasov (RUS) 7-5 4-6 7-6(3)
(4)Sebastian Fitz/Florin Mergea (GER/ROM) d. Andres Schneiter/Yu Wang, Jr. (ARG/CHN) 6-3 3-6 7-5
(2)Alexey Kedriouk/Vadim Kutsenko (KAZ/UZB) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 3-6 6-1 6-2

Semifinals
(1)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Melle van Gemerden (FRA/NED) d. Gustavo Marcaccio/Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-4 6-3
(4)Sebastian Fitz/Florin Mergea (GER/ROM) d. (2)Alexey Kedriouk/Vadim Kutsenko (KAZ/UZB) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3

Finals
(1)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Melle van Gemerden (FRA/NED) d. (4)Sebastian Fitz/Florin Mergea (GER/ROM) 6-2 3-6 6-1