Kuwait F1 Meshref, Kuwait May 31-June 6, 2004 Surface: Hard Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 32 $15,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Malte Masuth - 1256) 1. Filip Prpic 2. Sebastian Fitz 3. Ivo Klec 4. Rohan Bopanna 5. Frank Moser 6. Leonardo Tavares 7. Mustafa Ghouse 8. Michael Ouvarov First Round (1)(q)Filip Prpic (SWE) d. (q)Benjamin Althaus (GER) 6-0 6-1 Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. (WC)Abdullah Magdas (KUW) 6-4 6-3 Josef Nesticky (CZE) d. (LL)Massimo Puci (ITA) 6-1 6-3 [Puci replaces Malte Masuth] Gouram Kostava (GEO) d. (8)Michael Ouvarov (GBR) 6-1 6-4 (4)Rohan Bopanna (IND) d. (LL)Karim Alayli (LIB) 6-2 6-3 [Alayli replaces Dennis Biggemann] (WC)Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi (UAE) d. Johannes Matschke (GER) 6-1 6-1 Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. Peter Mayer-Tischer (GER) 7-5 6-7(9) 6-2 (5)(q)Frank Moser (GER) d. (WC)Ahmad Muhammad (KUW) 6-3 6-4 (6)Leonardo Tavares (POR) d. Patrick Chucri (LIB) 6-2 6-4 Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) d. (q)Jose Luis Muguruza (ARU) 7-5 6-3 (q)Marco Gualdi (ITA) d. Mohammed Mohazebnia (IRI) 6-2 6-4 (3)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. (LL)Ali Al Ghareeb (KUW) 6-1 6-1 [Al Ghareeb replaces Andrei Somov] (7)Mustafa Ghouse (IND) d. Jhonathan Medina (VEN) 6-2 2-6 6-2 Jakub Hasek (CZE) d. (WC)Amir Ebrahim (QAT) 6-4 6-2 (q)Arkady Bassetti (ITA) d. (q)Tobias Raab (GER) 6-1 6-4 (2)Sebastian Fitz (GER) d. Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-1 6-1 Second Round (1)(q)Filip Prpic (SWE) d. Gilles Kremer (LUX) 6-2 6-3 Josef Nesticky (CZE) d. Gouram Kostava (GEO) 6-2 7-5 (4)Rohan Bopanna (IND) d. (WC)Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi (UAE) w/o Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (5)(q)Frank Moser (GER) 6-2 6-4 (6)Leonardo Tavares (POR) d. Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) 6-2 6-1 (3)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. (q)Marco Gualdi (ITA) 6-4 6-4 Jakub Hasek (CZE) d. (7)Mustafa Ghouse (IND) 6-4 6-1 (2)Sebastian Fitz (GER) d. (q)Arkady Bassetti (ITA) 6-2 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)(q)Filip Prpic (SWE) d. Josef Nesticky (CZE) 7-6(4) 2-0 ret. (4)Rohan Bopanna (IND) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) 2-6 6-1 6-2 (3)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. (6)Leonardo Tavares (POR) 6-2 6-3 (2)Sebastian Fitz (GER) d. Jakub Hasek (CZE) 6-2 6-1 Semifinals (1)(q)Filip Prpic (SWE) d. (4)Rohan Bopanna (IND) 7-5 6-0 (3)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. (2)Sebastian Fitz (GER) 3-6 6-4 6-3 Finals (1)(q)Filip Prpic (SWE) d. (3)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) 6-3 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Althaus/Matschke - 989D) 1. Rohan Bopanna/Mustafa Ghouse 2. Jhonathan Medina/Leonardo Tavares 3. Patrick Chucri/Ivo Klec 4. Sebastian Fitz/Frank Moser First Round (1)Rohan Bopanna/Mustafa Ghouse (IND) d. (WC)Abdullah Magdas/Ahmad Muhammad (KUW) 7-6(3) 6-2 Trent Aaron/David Brady (USA/AUS) d. Benjamin Althaus/Johannes Matschke (GER) 7-5 6-4 (3)Patrick Chucri/Ivo Klec (LIB/GER) d. (WC)Faisal Al Solaiteen/Amir Ibrahim (KUW) 6-0 6-2 Gilles Kremer/Peter Mayer-Tischer (LUX/GER) d. Motaz Abou El Khair/Michael Ouvarov (EGY/GBR) 6-3 6-2 Jakub Hasek/Josef Nesticky (CZE) d. Karim Alayli/Mohammed Mohazebnia (LIB/IRI) 6-4 6-4 (4)Sebastian Fitz/Frank Moser (GER) d. (q)Gouram Kostava/Ramin Raziani (GEO/IRI) 6-2 6-3 Arkady Bassetti/Marco Gualdi (ITA) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Filip Prpic (KUW/SWE) 7-5 6-4 (2)Jhonathan Medina/Leonardo Tavares (VEN/POR) d. (WC)Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi/Ali Hayat (UAE/KUW) 6-4 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)Rohan Bopanna/Mustafa Ghouse (IND) d. Trent Aaron/David Brady (USA/AUS) 7-6(3) 6-2 Gilles Kremer/Peter Mayer-Tischer (LUX/GER) d. (3)Patrick Chucri/Ivo Klec (LIB/GER) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 (4)Sebastian Fitz/Frank Moser (GER) d. Jakub Hasek/Josef Nesticky (CZE) 6-2 2-6 6-3 (2)Jhonathan Medina/Leonardo Tavares (VEN/POR) d. Arkady Bassetti/Marco Gualdi (ITA) 1-6 6-3 7-6(2) Semifinals (1)Rohan Bopanna/Mustafa Ghouse (IND) d. Gilles Kremer/Peter Mayer-Tischer (LUX/GER) 6-1 6-2 (4)Sebastian Fitz/Frank Moser (GER) d. (2)Jhonathan Medina/Leonardo Tavares (VEN/POR) 6-3 7-6(3) Finals (1)Rohan Bopanna/Mustafa Ghouse (IND) d. (4)Sebastian Fitz/Frank Moser (GER) 4-6 6-4 6-3