Timisoara Challenger
Timisoara, Romania
August 2-8, 2004
Clay - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Juan Antonio Marin - 333)
1. Oscar Hernandez
2. Tomas Behrend
3. Jean-Rene Lisnard
4. Razvan Sabau
5. Sebastien de Chaunac
6. Michal Mertinak
7. Jan Frode Andersen
8. Florent Serra

First Round
(q)Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) d. (1)Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-4 7-5
(q)Darko Madjarovski (SCG) d. Ilia Kushev (BUL) 6-3 6-4
Jan Hajek (CZE) d. Javier Genaro-Martinez (ESP) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. (6)Michal Mertinak (SVK) 7-6(5) 6-1
(3)Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA) d. Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) 6-4 7-6(6)
(q)Nicolas Renavand (FRA) d. (WC)Horia Tecau (ROM) 6-3 6-2
(WC)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) d. Sebastian Fitz (GER) 6-3 2-6 7-5
Boris Pashanski (SCG) d. (5)Sebastien de Chaunac (FRA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(1)
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) d. (7)Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 6-2 6-2
(WC)Florin Mergea (ROM) d. Gabriel Moraru (ROM) 6-3 6-4
(q)Victor Crivoi (ROM) d. Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 6-2 6-3
Eric Prodon (FRA) d. (4)Razvan Sabau (ROM) 6-2 3-6 7-5
(8)Florent Serra (FRA) d. Marc-Kevin Goellner (GER) 6-4 4-4 ret.
Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) d. Ivaylo Traykov (BUL) 6-1 6-2
Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (WC)Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-4 7-5
(2)Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Victor Bruthans (SVK) 6-1 6-7(2) 6-3

Second Round
(q)Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) d. (q)Darko Madjarovski (SCG) 6-4 6-3
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Jan Hajek (CZE) 6-4 6-1
(3)Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA) d. (q)Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 2-6 6-2 6-0
(WC)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) d. Boris Pashanski (SCG) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4
(WC)Florin Mergea (ROM) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 4-6 6-2 6-1
Eric Prodon (FRA) d. (q)Victor Crivoi (ROM) 6-1 3-6 7-5
Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) d. (8)Florent Serra (FRA) 6-1 6-4
Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (2)Tomas Behrend (GER) 7-5 4-6 6-2

Quarterfinals
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. (q)Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) 6-4 6-1
(WC)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) d. (3)Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA) 6-3 6-4
(WC)Florin Mergea (ROM) d. Eric Prodon (FRA) 7-5 ret.
Oliver Marach (AUT) d. Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) 7-5 6-2

Semifinals
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. (WC)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) 6-4 6-2
Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (WC)Florin Mergea (ROM) 7-6(4) 6-3

Finals
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Oliver Marach (AUT) 6-3 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Jakupovic/Karagiannis - 934)
1. Tomas Behrend/Gabriel Moraru
2. Leonardo Azzaro/Oliver Marach
3. Victor Bruthans/Lukas Dlouhy
4. Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau

First Round
(1)Tomas Behrend/Gabriel Moraru (GER/ROM) d. Simone Bolelli/Alberto Brizzi (ITA) 6-4 7-6(2)
(WC)Marius Calugaru/Ciprian Porumb (ROM) d. (WC)Gabriel Cruciat/Dacian Dudas (ROM) 6-4 6-3
(3)Victor Bruthans/Lukas Dlouhy (SVK/CZE) d. (ALT)Shinji Inoue/Kazuhito Oshima (JPN) 6-0 6-1   [Inoue/Oshima replace Victor Ionita/Razvan Sabau]
Marc Gicquel/Florent Serra (FRA) d. (WC)Razvan Lupsescu/Andrei Mlendea (ROM) 6-3 6-2
Ilia Kushev/Ivaylo Traykov (BUL) d. Paul Logtens/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-2 6-0
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. Alex Jakupovic/Niko Karanusic (GRE) 6-1 7-6(9)
(ALT)Oggie Kolev/Jean-Rene Lisnard (AUS/FRA) d. Dimitri Lorin/Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-6(6) 6-2   [Kolev/Lisnard replace Jan Hajek/Jan Masik]
(2)Leonardo Azzaro/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) d. Adrian Cruciat/Javier Genaro-Martinez (ROM/ESP) 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
(WC)Marius Calugaru/Ciprian Porumb (ROM) d. (1)Tomas Behrend/Gabriel Moraru (GER/ROM) 4-6 5-2 ret.
(3)Victor Bruthans/Lukas Dlouhy (SVK/CZE) d. Marc Gicquel/Florent Serra (FRA) w/o
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. Ilia Kushev/Ivaylo Traykov (BUL) 6-1 6-0
(2)Leonardo Azzaro/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) d. (ALT)Oggie Kolev/Jean-Rene Lisnard (AUS/FRA) 6-0 6-1

Semifinals
(WC)Marius Calugaru/Ciprian Porumb (ROM) d. (3)Victor Bruthans/Lukas Dlouhy (SVK/CZE) 6-3 6-2
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. (2)Leonardo Azzaro/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) 7-6(5) 6-4

Finals
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. (WC)Marius Calugaru/Ciprian Porumb (ROM) 6-3 6-3