Sydney qualifying January 12-18, 2004 Singles Seeds: (cut: Jan Vacek - 129) 1. Olivier Rochus 2. Hyung-Taik Lee 3. Davide Sanguinetti 4. Victor Hanescu 5. Irakli Labadze 6. Ivo Karlovic 7. Brian Vahaly 8. Lars Burgsmuller First Round Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (1)Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-4 6-3 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (WC)Adam Kennedy (AUS) 4-6 7-6(8) 6-3 David Ferrer (ESP) d. Jan Vacek (CZE) 6-3 7-6(5) (8)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) d. (WC)Raphael Durek (AUS) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 Paul Goldstein (USA) d. (2)Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 6-3 6-4 Joachim Johansson (SWE) d. Albert Montanes (ESP) 6-3 6-4 Alexander Popp (GER) d. Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ITA) 7-6(2) 6-1 Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. (7)Brian Vahaly (USA) 6-2 6-0 Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. (3)Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Galo Blanco (ESP) d. Olivier Mutis (FRA) 3-6 6-3 6-3 Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Tomas Behrend (GER) 6-4 4-6 6-3 Thomas Enqvist (SWE) d. (5)Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-3 6-3 (4)Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 6-1 6-3 Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 (WC)Peter Luczak (AUS) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-4 6-4 (WC)Todd Larkham (AUS) d. (6)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-4 6-3 Second Round Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3 6-2 (8)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) d. David Ferrer (ESP) 6-4 6-0 Joachim Johansson (SWE) d. Paul Goldstein (USA) 5-7 7-6(10) 7-6(6) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Alexander Popp (GER) 6-4 6-3 Galo Blanco (ESP) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 6-4 4-6 6-1 Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. (4)Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-4 6-4 (WC)Peter Luczak (AUS) d. (WC)Todd Larkham (AUS) 6-3 7-6(6) Qualifying Round Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (8)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 2-6 6-3 7-5 Joachim Johansson (SWE) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-2 7-6(7) Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Galo Blanco (ESP) 6-3 6-1 Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. (WC)Peter Luczak (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-2