Challenger Ford de Cherbourg
Cherbourg, France
February 27-March 5, 2006
Hard (Indoor) - $50,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Stephane Robert - 289)
1. Danai Udomchoke
2. Dick Norman
3. Thierry Ascione
4. Yen-Hsun Lu
5. Nicolas Mahut
6. Michael Llodra
7. Irakli Labadze
8. Jerome Haehnel

First Round
Jeroen Masson (BEL) d. (1)Danai Udomchoke (THA) 6-2 6-2
Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Nicolas Thomann (FRA) 6-4 2-6 7-6(2)
Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. (WC)Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 6-2 7-6(2)
(WC)Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) d. (7)Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-3 6-4
(q)Nicolas Renavand (FRA) d. (3)(WC)Thierry Ascione (FRA) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. Sebastien de Chaunac (FRA) 6-2 6-4
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. Gilles Elseneer (BEL) 6-7(1) 6-1 6-4
(6)Michael Llodra (FRA) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-2 7-6(4)
(8)Jerome Haehnel (FRA) d. Michael Lammer (SUI) 6-3 6-2
Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. Stephane Robert (FRA) 6-2 7-6(3)
(q)Olivier Mutis (FRA) d. David Guez (FRA) 6-2 6-2
(4)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (q)Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA) 6-4 6-3
(5)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Torsten Popp (GER) 6-1 6-3
Flavio Cipolla (ITA) d. (WC)Gary Lugassy (FRA) 6-2 6-3
Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(4) 6-4
(2)Dick Norman (BEL) d. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-1 6-4

Second Round
Jeroen Masson (BEL) d. Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 6-4 1-6 6-2
Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. (WC)Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) 6-2 6-2
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. (q)Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 6-4 7-6(4)
(q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. (6)Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-3 1-1 ret.
Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. (8)Jerome Haehnel (FRA) 6-1 6-4
(4)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (q)Olivier Mutis (FRA) 6-4 6-1
(5)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 3-6 6-1 7-6(2)
(2)Dick Norman (BEL) d. Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) 7-5 7-5

Quarterfinals
Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. Jeroen Masson (BEL) 6-2 6-3
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. (q)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) 7-6(7) 7-5
(4)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Federico Luzzi (ITA) 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5
(5)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. (2)Dick Norman (BEL) 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-2
(5)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. (4)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-2 5-7 6-3

Finals
(5)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 6-2 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: none)
1. Flavio Cipolla/Alessandro Motti
2. Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana
3. Eric Butorac/Chris Drake
4. Jean-Francois Bachelot/Stephane Robert

First Round
(1)Flavio Cipolla/Alessandro Motti (ITA) bye
Julien Jeanpierre/Nicolas Renavand (FRA) d. Jeremy Chardy/Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) 6-1 6-2
(4)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Stephane Robert (FRA) d. Romano Frantzen/Sander Groen (NED) 6-4 6-1
Lazar Magdincev/Mirko Pehar (MKD/USA) d. David Guez/Nicolas Thomann (FRA) w/o
Gary Lugassy/Slimane Saoudi (FRA/ALG) d. Thierry Ascione/Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 6-2 6-4
(3)Eric Butorac/Chris Drake (USA) d. Pablo Gonzalez/Daniel Munoz de la Nava (COL/ESP) 6-3 7-5
(WC)Guillaume Legat/Trystan Meniane (FRA) d. Laurent Bram/Anthony Thiebot (LUX/FRA) 6-2 6-1
(2)Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Yen-Hsun Lu/Danai Udomchoke (TPE/THA) 7-6(2) 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)Flavio Cipolla/Alessandro Motti (ITA) d. Julien Jeanpierre/Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 6-4 6-4
(4)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Stephane Robert (FRA) d. Lazar Magdincev/Mirko Pehar (MKD/USA) 6-7(5) 6-3 (10-5)
(3)Eric Butorac/Chris Drake (USA) d. Gary Lugassy/Slimane Saoudi (FRA/ALG) 6-1 7-5
(2)Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. (WC)Guillaume Legat/Trystan Meniane (FRA) 6-4 6-3

Semifinals
(4)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Stephane Robert (FRA) d. (1)Flavio Cipolla/Alessandro Motti (ITA) 6-3 7-6(2)
(2)Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. (3)Eric Butorac/Chris Drake (USA) 6-1 4-6 (13-11)

Finals
(4)Jean-Francois Bachelot/Stephane Robert (FRA) d. (2)Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 7-6(5) 6-3