Bancastato Challenger Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland
June 12-18, 2006
Clay - $100,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Irakli Labadze - 169)
1. Potito Starace
2. Marcos Daniel
3. Oliver Marach
4. Jiri Vanek
5. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
6. Albert Montanes
7. Marc Gicquel
8. Sergio Roitman

First Round
(1)Potito Starace (ITA) d. (q)Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 6-3 7-6(5)
Olivier Patience (FRA) d. Diego Hartfield (ARG) 2-6 7-6(2) 7-5
(WC)Robin Roshardt (SUI) d. Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-3 7-5
(WC)Michael Lammer (SUI) d. (8)Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-1 6-1
(3)Oliver Marach (AUT) d. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3
Jerome Haehnel (FRA) d. Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 2-6 7-5 6-1
(q)Daniel Munoz de la Nava (ESP) d. (WC)Stephane Bohli (SUI) 6-4 6-3   [Munoz de la Nava replaces Tomas Behrend]
(6)Albert Montanes (ESP) d. Sasa Tuksar (CRO) 5-7 6-2 6-3
(7)Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 6-3 6-3
(WC)Alex Calatrava (ESP) d. (LL)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-3 6-3
Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (SE)Frederico Gil (POR) 6-0 6-3
(4)Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. Diego Junqueira (ARG) 6-2 7-6(8)
(5)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. (q)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 7-5 7-6(6)
(SE)Jan Hajek (CZE) d. Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-2 2-0 ret.
(LL)Juan Albert Viloca (ESP) d. Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 6-1 6-2   [Viloca replaces Irakli Labadze]
(2)Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. (q)Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 6-2 6-4

Second Round
Olivier Patience (FRA) d. (1)Potito Starace (ITA) 2-6 6-2 6-3
(WC)Michael Lammer (SUI) d. (WC)Robin Roshardt (SUI) 4-6 6-3 6-4
(3)Oliver Marach (AUT) d. Jerome Haehnel (FRA) 6-3 6-2
(q)Daniel Munoz de la Nava (ESP) d. (6)Albert Montanes (ESP) 6-1 1-6 6-3
(WC)Alex Calatrava (ESP) d. (7)Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-2 6-4
(4)Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. Thierry Ascione (FRA) 7-6(0) 7-6(5)
(5)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. (SE)Jan Hajek (CZE) 2-6 6-1 6-3
(2)Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. (LL)Juan Albert Viloca (ESP) 7-5 6-4

Quarterfinals
Olivier Patience (FRA) d. (WC)Michael Lammer (SUI) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
(3)Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (q)Daniel Munoz de la Nava (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-4
(WC)Alex Calatrava (ESP) d. (4)Jiri Vanek (CZE) 4-6 6-4 6-2
(5)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. (2)Marcos Daniel (BRA) 7-6(10) 6-7(4) 6-4

Semifinals
Olivier Patience (FRA) d. (3)Oliver Marach (AUT) 6-3 6-7 7-5
(5)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. (WC)Alex Calatrava (ESP) 6-4 7-5

Finals
Olivier Patience (FRA) d. (5)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-4 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Gil/Hartfield - 359)
1. Giorgio Galimberti/Oliver Marach
2. Leonardo Azzaro/Sergio Roitman
3. Eric Butorac/Chris Drake
4. Goran Dragicevic/Santiago Gonzalez

First Round
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) d. Frederico Gil/Diego Hartfield (POR/ARG) 6-7(5) 6-3 (10-4)
(WC)Massimo Dell'Acqua/Potito Starace (ITA) d. (WC)Stephane Bohli/Michael Lammer (SUI) 6-4 4-6 (10-5)
(4)Goran Dragicevic/Santiago Gonzalez (USA/MEX) d. Sasa Tuskar/Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-3 6-2
Marcos Daniel/Julio Silva (BRA) d. (ALT)Juan Martin Aranguren/Gustavo Marcaccio (ARG) 6-4 6-1   [Aranguren/Marcaccio replace Oscar Hernadez/Albert Montanes]
(WC)Daniel Gimeno/Juan Albert Viloca (ESP) d. Maximo Gonzalez/Diego Junqueira (ARG) 6-3 6-4
(3)Eric Butorac/Chris Drake (USA) d. Jerome Haehnel/Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA/MON) 1-6 7-5 (12-10)
Alessandro Motti/Mirko Pehar (ITA/USA) d. Hugo Armando/Nicolas Lapentti (USA/ECU) w/o
(2)Leonardo Azzaro/Sergio Roitman (ITA/ARG) d. Thierry Ascione/Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-4 7-6(8)

Quarterfinals
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) d. (WC)Massimo Dell'Acqua/Potito Starace (ITA) 5-7 6-1 (17-15)
Marcos Daniel/Julio Silva (BRA) d. (4)Goran Dragicevic/Santiago Gonzalez (USA/MEX) 6-3 6-4
(3)Eric Butorac/Chris Drake (USA) d. (WC)Daniel Gimeno/Juan Albert Viloca (ESP) 6-2 6-3
(2)Leonardo Azzaro/Sergio Roitman (ITA/ARG) d. Alessandro Motti/Mirko Pehar (ITA/USA) 6-4 6-4

Semifinals
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) d. Marcos Daniel/Julio Silva (BRA) 6-2 6-3
(2)Leonardo Azzaro/Sergio Roitman (ITA/ARG) d. (3)Eric Butorac/Chris Drake (USA) 7-6(2) 6-4

Finals
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Oliver Marach (ITA/AUT) d. (2)Leonardo Azzaro/Sergio Roitman (ITA/ARG) 7-5 6-3