Samarkand Challenger
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
August 14-20, 2006
Clay - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Diego Alvarez - 486)
1. Janko Tipsarevic
2. Vasilis Mazarakis
3. Denis Istomin
4. Alexey Kedriouk
5. Gabriel Moraru
6. Dacian Craciun
7. Yuri Schukin
8. Mikhail Ledovskikh

First Round
(1)Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. (q)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 6-1 6-2
(LL)Syrym Abdukhalikov (KAZ) d. (WC)Maxim Filippov (KAZ) 6-4 6-2   [Abdukhalikov replaces Alessandro Da Col]
(WC)Murad Inoyatov (UZB) d. Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) 0-6 7-6(7) 6-3
(8)Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. (LL)Luka Gregorc (SLO) 6-3 6-4   [Gregorc replaces Guillem Burniol]
(3)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (q)Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-2 4-6 6-1
(q)Sun-Yong Kim (1987) (KOR) d. (WC)Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
Kamil Capkovic (SVK) d. (WC)Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) 6-3 6-7(1) 7-5
Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) d. (5)Gabriel Moraru (ROM) 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3
(7)Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 6-4 6-2
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 6-1 6-0
Pavel Ivanov (RUS) d. Victor Bruthans (SVK) 6-1 6-1
(4)Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) d. Karan Rastogi (IND) 6-4 5-7 6-4
(6)Dacian Craciun (ROM) d. Paul Baccanello (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) d. (q)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 6-4 6-4
Diego Alvarez (ARG) d. Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) 6-4 6-3
(2)Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Frank Moser (GER) 6-3 6-4

Second Round
(1)Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. (LL)Syrym Abdukhalikov (KAZ) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
(8)Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov (UZB) 6-3 7-5
(3)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (q)Sun-Yong Kim (1987) (KOR) 6-1 6-1
Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) d. Kamil Capkovic (SVK) 6-4 5-7 6-4
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (7)Yuri Schukin (RUS) 6-2 6-1
(4)Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) d. Pavel Ivanov (RUS) 6-3 6-3
Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) d. (6)Dacian Craciun (ROM) 6-4 6-4
(2)Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Diego Alvarez (ARG) 6-3 6-1

Quarterfinals
(1)Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. (8)Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) 6-3 6-4
(3)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) 6-2 6-1
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (4)Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) 7-5 6-4
(2)Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 7-5 6-2

Semifinals
(1)Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. (3)Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-2 6-1
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (2)Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) 3-6 6-4 6-4

Finals
(1)Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-3 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Baccanello/Peric - 916)
1. Alexey Kedriouk/Orest Tereshchuk
2. Vasilis Mazarakis/Gabriel Moraru
3. Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin
4. Woong-Sun Jun/Frank Moser

First Round
Paul Baccanello/Tomislav Peric (AUS/CRO) d. (1)Alexey Kedriouk/Orest Tereshchuk (KAZ/UKR) 6-2 4-6 (10-7)
Victor Bruthans/Kamil Capkovic (SVK) d. (WC)Maxim Filippov/Vaja Uzakov (KAZ/UZB) 6-1 7-5
Satoshi Iwabuchi/Gouichi Motomura (JPN) d. (3)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 3-6 7-6(4) (10-1)
Michail Elgin/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Kyu-Tae Im/Sun-Yong Kim (1987) (KOR) 6-3 6-3
Diego Alvarez/Luka Gregorc (ARG/SLO) d. Serguei Demekhine/Janko Tipsarevic (RUS/SCG) 5-7 6-3 (10-8)
(4)Woong-Sun Jun/Frank Moser (KOR/GER) d. (WC)Sarvar Ikramov/Dilshod Saidmukhamedov (UZB) 6-0 6-3
(q)Sergei Krotiouk/Alexey Tikhonov (RUS) d. (WC)Marsel Ilhan/Rustam Rafikov (TUR/UZB) 6-1 6-0
(2)Vasilis Mazarakis/Gabriel Moraru (GRE/ROM) d. Mikhail Ledovskikh/Dmitri Sitak (RUS) 7-6(3) 6-1

Quarterfinals
Victor Bruthans/Kamil Capkovic (SVK) d. Paul Baccanello/Tomislav Peric (AUS/CRO) 7-6(7) 6-3
Satoshi Iwabuchi/Gouichi Motomura (JPN) d. Michail Elgin/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 7-6(5) 3-6 (13-11)
(4)Woong-Sun Jun/Frank Moser (KOR/GER) d. Diego Alvarez/Luka Gregorc (ARG/SLO) 6-2 7-5
(2)Vasilis Mazarakis/Gabriel Moraru (GRE/ROM) d. (q)Sergei Krotiouk/Alexey Tikhonov (RUS) 6-3 6-2

Semifinals
Satoshi Iwabuchi/Gouichi Motomura (JPN) d. Victor Bruthans/Kamil Capkovic (SVK) 6-1 6-3
(4)Woong-Sun Jun/Frank Moser (KOR/GER) d. (2)Vasilis Mazarakis/Gabriel Moraru (GRE/ROM) 6-1 6-0

Finals
Satoshi Iwabuchi/Gouichi Motomura (JPN) d. (4)Woong-Sun Jun/Frank Moser (KOR/GER) 2-6 6-2 (10-5)