BancaStato Challenger
Lugano, Switzerland
June 6-12, 2005
Clay - $75,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Juan Pablo Guzman - 199)
1. Potito Starace
2. Nicolas Almagro
3. Jiri Vanek
4. Alex Calatrava
5. Alessio di Mauro
6. Albert Montanes
7. Florent Serra
8. Ivo Minar

First Round
(1)Potito Starace (ITA) d. Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-3 6-4
(q)Francisco Fogues (ESP) d. (WC)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez (ESP) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1
Adrian Garcia (CHI) d. David Sanchez (ESP) 7-6(2) 1-6 7-5
Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. (5)Alessio di Mauro (ITA) 3-6 6-2 7-6(3)
(4)Alex Calatrava (ESP) d. (LL)Torsten Popp (GER) 6-3 4-6 6-3   [Popp replaces Francesco Aldi]
Juan Pablo Guzman (ARG) d. Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Hugo Armando (USA) 6-4 7-5
(SE)Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. (8)(WC)Ivo Minar (CZE) 6-3 6-4
(7)Florent Serra (FRA) d. Fernando Vicente (ESP) 6-1 6-2
(WC)Michael Lammer (SUI) d. (q)Michal Przysiezny (POL) 6-0 6-4
Tomas Tenconi (ITA) d. Federico Luzzi (ITA) 6-1 7-5
(3)Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. (LL)Andrea Stoppini (ITA) 6-3 7-5   [Stoppini replaces Lukas Dlouhy]
(6)Albert Montanes (ESP) d. (SE)Cecil Mamiit (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Tobias Summerer (GER) d. (WC)Stephane Bohli (SUI) 2-6 6-1 6-1
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. (LL)Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 6-2 2-6 6-3   [Ferreiro replaces (q)Giorgio Galimberti]
(2)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. (q)Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 6-3 6-0

Second Round
(1)Potito Starace (ITA) d. (q)Francisco Fogues (ESP) 6-1 6-1
Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Adrian Garcia (CHI) 6-4 6-0
Juan Pablo Guzman (ARG) d. (4)Alex Calatrava (ESP) 6-1 6-4
(SE)Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Thierry Ascione (FRA) 7-5 4-6 6-3
(7)Florent Serra (FRA) d. (WC)Michael Lammer (SUI) 6-3 7-5
(3)Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. Tomas Tenconi (ITA) 6-4 2-6 6-3
(6)Albert Montanes (ESP) d. Tobias Summerer (GER) 7-5 6-1
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. (2)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2-6 7-5 6-4

Quarterfinals
Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. (1)Potito Starace (ITA) 7-6(5) 6-2
(SE)Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Guzman (ARG) 7-5 6-4
(7)Florent Serra (FRA) d. (3)Jiri Vanek (CZE) 6-0 6-4
(6)Albert Montanes (ESP) d. Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) 0-6 7-6(1) 7-5

Semifinals
Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. (SE)Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6-0 6-0
(6)Albert Montanes (ESP) d. (7)Florent Serra (FRA) 3-6 6-4 6-3

Finals
(6)Albert Montanes (ESP) d. Flavio Saretta (BRA) 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5)


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Armando/Guzman - 288)
1. Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Robert Lindstedt
2. Tomas Cibulec/David Skoch
3. Enzo Artoni/Juan Pablo Brzezicki
4. Huntley Montgomery/Tripp Phillips

First Round
(1)Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Robert Lindstedt (POL/SWE) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot/Emilio Benfele-Alvarez (FRA/ESP) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Hugo Armando/Juan Pablo Guzman (UAS/ARG) d. Franco Ferreiro/Albert Montanes (BRA/ESP) 7-5 5-7 6-3
Nicolas Lapentti/Flavio Saretta (ECU/BRA) d. (4)Huntley Montgomery/Tripp Phillips (USA) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Manuel Jorquera/Jason Marshall (ITA/USA) d. (WC)Luigi Giannuzzi/Francesco Trachsel (SUI) 6-0 6-2
(WC)Stephane Bohli/Michael Lammer (SUI) d. Adrian Garcia/Alejandro Hernandez (CHI/MEX) 6-1 6-3
(3)Enzo Artoni/Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ITA/ARG) d. Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2
(WC)Andrea Arnaboldi/David Sanchez (ITA/ESP) d. Alessio di Mauro/Tomas Tenconi (ITA) 6-4 7-6(4)
(2)Tomas Cibulec/David Skoch (CZE) d. (ALT)Juan Giner/Rodrigo Ribeiro (ESP/BRA) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2   [Giner/Ribeiro replace Giorgio Galimberti/Potito Starace]

Quarterfinals
(1)Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Robert Lindstedt (POL/SWE) d. Hugo Armando/Juan Pablo Guzman (UAS/ARG) 2-6 6-3 6-4
Nicolas Lapentti/Flavio Saretta (ECU/BRA) d. Manuel Jorquera/Jason Marshall (ITA/USA) 6-4 6-4
(3)Enzo Artoni/Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ITA/ARG) d. (WC)Stephane Bohli/Michael Lammer (SUI) 7-6(6) 1-6 6-3
(2)Tomas Cibulec/David Skoch (CZE) d. (WC)Andrea Arnaboldi/David Sanchez (ITA/ESP) 6-1 6-1

Semifinals
(1)Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Robert Lindstedt (POL/SWE) d. Nicolas Lapentti/Flavio Saretta (ECU/BRA) 6-4 6-4
(3)Enzo Artoni/Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ITA/ARG) d. (2)Tomas Cibulec/David Skoch (CZE) 6-4 7-5

Finals
(3)Enzo Artoni/Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ITA/ARG) d. (1)Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Robert Lindstedt (POL/SWE) 4-6 6-2 6-2