Nigeria F1 Benin City, Nigeria February 23-29, 2004 Surface: Hard Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 32 $15,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Motaz Abou El Kahir - 968) 1. Leonardo Azzaro 2. Arnaud Segodo 3. Genius Chidzikwe 4. Valentin Sanon 5. Steve Darcis 6. Rui Machado 7. Mohamed Maamoun 8. Oualid Jallali First Round (1)Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. (WC)Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) 6-2 6-3 Carlos Poch (ESP) d. (WC)Lawal Shehu (NGR) 6-1 6-0 Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. Toyin Dairo (NGR) 7-5 6-1 (7)Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. (q)Tim Patient (GBR) 6-0 6-3 (3)Genius Chidzikwe (ZIM) d. Diego Alvarez (ITA) 6-4 6-3 (WC)Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. (q)Robert Hodel (ROM) 6-3 2-0 ret. Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Komlavi Loglo (TOG) 4-6 6-3 6-4 (5)Steve Darcis (BEL) d. (q)Sunday Maku (NGR) 6-3 3-6 6-2 (8)Oualid Jallali (TUN) d. Xavier Audouy (FRA) 7-5 2-6 6-4 (q)Thomas Holzmann (AUT) d. Michael Ouvarov (GBR) 6-2 6-2 (q)Mio Puhanic (AUT) d. (q)Floris Kilian (NED) 6-2 2-1 ret. (4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (WC)Candy Idoko (NGR) 6-1 6-2 (6)Rui Machado (POR) d. (q)Leo Puhanic (AUT) 6-0 6-3 Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-3 6-4 Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) 7-5 6-2 (2)Arnaud Segodo (BEN) d. (q)Matthew Brown (GBR) 6-3 3-6 6-2 Second Round (1)Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. Carlos Poch (ESP) 6-4 6-2 Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. (7)Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 6-1 6-2 (WC)Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. (3)Genius Chidzikwe (ZIM) 6-1 6-3 (5)Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Haythem Abid (TUN) 6-4 6-4 (q)Thomas Holzmann (AUT) d. (8)Oualid Jallali (TUN) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(8) (4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (q)Mio Puhanic (AUT) 6-3 6-1 Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. (6)Rui Machado (POR) 6-4 6-4 Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. (2)Arnaud Segodo (BEN) 6-3 1-6 7-5 Quarterfinals Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. (1)Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 (WC)Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. (5)Steve Darcis (BEL) 7-5 6-1 (4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (q)Thomas Holzmann (AUT) 6-0 7-6(5) Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 7-6(1) 6-2 Semifinals Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. (WC)Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 5-7 7-6(2) 6-1 (4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. Claude N'Goran (CIV) 6-3 6-3 Finals (4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. Guillaume Couillard (MON) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Doubles Seeds: (cut: Babalola/Dairo - 2259) 1. Diego Alvarez/Leonardo Azzaro 2. James Auckland/Genius Chidzikwe 3. Xavier Audouy/Arnaud Segodo 4. Issam Jallali/Oualid Jallali First Round (1)Diego Alvarez/Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. Claude N'Goran/Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-3 6-2 Rui Machado/Carlos Poch (POR/ESP) d. Jonathan Igbinovia/Sunday Maku (NGR) 6-3 7-6(5) (WC)Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. (4)Issam Jallali/Oualid Jallali (TUN) 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(3) Benjamin Balleret/Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. Steve Darcis/Mohamed Maamoun (BEL/EGY) 6-2 ret. Steven Lockwood/Michael Ouvarov (GBR) d. (WC)Adenumi Adeniji/Ibukun Ilesanmi (NGR) 6-3 7-6(5) (3)Xavier Audouy/Arnaud Segodo (FRA/BEN) d. Motaz Abou El Khair/Robert Hodel (EGY/ROM) 6-1 6-2 (WC)Jean-Kome Loglo/Komlavi Loglo (TOG) d. Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6) Abdul-Mumin Babalola/Toyin Dairo (NGR) d. (2)James Auckland/Genius Chidzikwe (GBR) 6-4 7-6(6) Quarterfinals (1)Diego Alvarez/Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. Rui Machado/Carlos Poch (POR/ESP) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 (WC)Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. Benjamin Balleret/Guillaume Couillard (MON) w/o Steven Lockwood/Michael Ouvarov (GBR) d. (3)Xavier Audouy/Arnaud Segodo (FRA/BEN) 6-1 7-6(5) (WC)Jean-Kome Loglo/Komlavi Loglo (TOG) d. Abdul-Mumin Babalola/Toyin Dairo (NGR) 6-1 4-2 ret. Semifinals (1)Diego Alvarez/Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. (WC)Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) 6-3 6-3 (WC)Jean-Kome Loglo/Komlavi Loglo (TOG) d. Steven Lockwood/Michael Ouvarov (GBR) 6-2 3-6 6-4 Finals (1)Diego Alvarez/Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. (WC)Jean-Kome Loglo/Komlavi Loglo (TOG) 6-4 6-3