Venezuela F4 - Copa Altamira
Caracas, Venezuela
September 26-October 2, 2005
Surface: Hard
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$10,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Diego Cristin - 1046)
1. Marcelo Melo
2. Jose de Armas
3. Yohny Romero
4. Ricardo Chile
5. Jimy Szymanski
6. Jhonathan Medina
7. Rodrigo Guidolim
8. Ryan Russell

First Round
(1)Marcelo Melo (BRA) d. (q)Felipe Montenegro (CRC) 6-4 6-1
(WC)Piero Luisi (VEN) d. Fabrice Martin (FRA) 6-4 7-6(9)
Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) d. (WC)Edgar Hernandez (CUB) 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
(7)Rodrigo Guidolim (BRA) d. (q)Sandor Martinez (CUB) 7-6(4) 7-5
(3)Yohny Romero (VEN) d. (q)Michael-Ray Pallares (DOM) 6-3 6-4
Juan de Armas (VEN) d. (WC)Diego Lasry (VEN) 6-3 6-4
Roman Recarte (VEN) d. (q)Martin Fischer (AUT) 6-3 7-5
(5)Jimy Szymanski (VEN) d. (q)Luis Osio (VEN) 6-3 6-3
(8)Ryan Russell (JAM) d. (LL)Bjorn Munroe (BAH) 4-6 6-2 6-2   [Munroe replaces Diego Cristin]
David Navarrete (VEN) d. Rafael Farias (BRA) 6-4 6-2
Armin Sandbichler (AUT) d. Marcio Torres (BRA) 7-5 6-3
(q)Sander Groen (NED) d. (4)Ricardo Chile (CUB) 6-4 6-4
(q)Christoph Steiner (AUT) d. (6)Jhonathan Medina (VEN) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. (WC)Luis Martinez (VEN) 7-6(4) 6-3
Matt Behrmann (USA) d. (q)Cristian Paiz (GUA) 6-3 7-5
(2)Jose de Armas (VEN) d. Bogdan Leonte (ROM) 6-2 6-4

Second Round
(1)Marcelo Melo (BRA) d. (WC)Piero Luisi (VEN) 6-3 2-6 6-3
Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) d. (7)Rodrigo Guidolim (BRA) 6-3 7-6(4)
(3)Yohny Romero (VEN) d. Juan de Armas (VEN) 7-6(1) 6-3
Roman Recarte (VEN) d. (5)Jimy Szymanski (VEN) w/o
David Navarrete (VEN) d. (8)Ryan Russell (JAM) 7-6(3) 6-3
(q)Sander Groen (NED) d. Armin Sandbichler (AUT) 6-4 6-4
(q)Christoph Steiner (AUT) d. Philipp Oswald (AUT) 6-4 6-3
Matt Behrmann (USA) d. (2)Jose de Armas (VEN) 7-6(5) 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Marcelo Melo (BRA) d. Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) 3-6 7-5 7-6(2)
(3)Yohny Romero (VEN) d. Roman Recarte (VEN) 6-3 6-0
David Navarrete (VEN) d. (q)Sander Groen (NED) 6-4 6-2
Matt Behrmann (USA) d. (q)Christoph Steiner (AUT) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(3)Yohny Romero (VEN) d. (1)Marcelo Melo (BRA) 6-3 7-6(5)
Matt Behrmann (USA) d. David Navarrete (VEN) 6-3 6-4

Finals
(3)Yohny Romero (VEN) d. Matt Behrmann (USA) 4-6 6-3 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Montenegro/Paiz - 2663)
1. Marcelo Melo/Marcio Torres
2. Jhonathan Medina/Ryan Russell
3. Ricardo Chile/Sandor Martinez
4. Jose de Armas/Yohny Romero

First Round
(1)Marcelo Melo/Marcio Torres (BRA) d. Luis Osio/Roman Recarte (VEN) 6-4 7-5
(ALT)Maximiliano Picon/Hans Podlipnik (CHI) d. (WC)Manuel Rodriguez/Leonel Vivas (VEN) 6-4 7-6(4)   [Picon/Podlipnik replace Rafael Farias/Rodrigo Guidolim]
(3)Ricardo Chile/Sandor Martinez (CUB) d. Piero Luisi/David Navarrete (VEN) 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2
Edgar Hernandez/Michael-Ray Pallares (CUB/DOM) d. Felipe Montenegro/Cristian Paiz (CRC/GUA) 6-4 7-6(6)
Matt Behrmann/Bjorn Munroe (USA/BAH) d. Armin Sandbichler/Christoph Steiner (AUT) 6-4 6-1
(4)Jose de Armas/Yohny Romero (VEN) d. Bogdan Leonte/Fabrice Martin (ROM/FRA) 6-3 7-5
Martin Fischer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. (WC)Luis Martinez/Luis Roveria (VEN) 6-1 6-1
(2)Jhonathan Medina/Ryan Russell (VEN/JAM) d. (WC)Pedro Ast/Diego Lasry (VEN) 6-0 6-0

Quarterfinals
(1)Marcelo Melo/Marcio Torres (BRA) d. (ALT)Maximiliano Picon/Hans Podlipnik (CHI) 3-6 6-0 6-3
(3)Ricardo Chile/Sandor Martinez (CUB) d. Edgar Hernandez/Michael-Ray Pallares (CUB/DOM) 6-3 6-3
(4)Jose de Armas/Yohny Romero (VEN) d. Matt Behrmann/Bjorn Munroe (USA/BAH) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Martin Fischer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. (2)Jhonathan Medina/Ryan Russell (VEN/JAM) 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
(1)Marcelo Melo/Marcio Torres (BRA) d. (3)Ricardo Chile/Sandor Martinez (CUB) 7-6(5) 7-5
Martin Fischer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. (4)Jose de Armas/Yohny Romero (VEN) w/o

Finals
(1)Marcelo Melo/Marcio Torres (BRA) d. Martin Fischer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) 6-2 3-6 6-4