Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
Cherbourg, France
February 25-March 2, 2008
Carpet (Indoor) - €42,500+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Jerome Haehnel - 243)
1. Thierry Ascione
2. Yuri Schukin
3. Frederico Gil
4. Kristian Pless
5. Federico Luzzi
6. Stephane Bohli
7. Dusan Vemic
8. Lukas Lacko

First Round
(1)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (q)Thomas Oger (FRA) 6-3 6-0
Stefano Galvani (ITA) d. Antony Dupuis (FRA) 5-7 6-1 6-3
(q)Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) d. (WC)Josselyn Ouanna (FRA) 6-4 4-6 7-6(3)
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) d. (5)Federico Luzzi (ITA) 6-7(5) 7-5 3-0 ret.
(WC)Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. (3)Frederico Gil (POR) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. (q)Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-4 6-3
Gary Lugassy (FRA) d. (q)Augustin Gensse (FRA) 6-4 6-3
David Guez (FRA) d. (7)Dusan Vemic (SRB) 4-6 6-4 6-3
(8)Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Jan Minar (CZE) 5-7 6-2 7-6(8)
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Catalin Gard (ROU) 6-1 6-2
(WC)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) d. (LL)Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 6-4 6-4   [Jun replaces Jerome Haehnel]
(4)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (WC)Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) 6-2 6-2
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (6)Stephane Bohli (SUI) 7-6(3) 3-0 ret.
Kevin Kim (USA) d. Adrian Cruciat (ROU) 2-6 6-1 6-4
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) d. Joseph Sirianni (AUS) 6-4 6-2
(SE)Karol Beck (SVK) d. (2)Yuri Schukin (RUS) 6-4 7-5

Second Round
(1)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Stefano Galvani (ITA) 6-4 6-4
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) d. (q)Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 6-4 6-4
(WC)Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-0
David Guez (FRA) d. Gary Lugassy (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-4
(8)Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-1
(4)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (WC)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) 6-4 6-4
Kevin Kim (USA) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) d. (SE)Karol Beck (SVK) 7-5 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 6-3 6-7(9) 6-3
(WC)Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. David Guez (FRA) 6-3 6-0
(4)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (8)Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3 6-1
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) d. Kevin Kim (USA) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(1)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (WC)Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-1 7-6(7)
(4)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 6-2 7-6(4)

Finals
(1)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (4)Kristian Pless (DEN) 7-5 7-6(5)


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: none)
1. Patrick Briaud/Lukas Rosol
2. Jean-Claude Scherrer/Marcio Torres
3. Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau
4. Stefano Galvani/Frederico Gil

First Round
(1)Patrick Briaud/Lukas Rosol (USA/CZE) bye
Olivier Charroin/Clement Roix (FRA) d. Maxime Bonami/Eddy Chala (FRA) 6-7(6) 7-5 (10-7)
(3)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. David Guez/Josselyn Ouanna (FRA) 6-2 6-1
Thierry Ascione/Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) d. Joseph Sirianni/Stefan Wauters (AUS/BEL) 6-3 6-4
Gary Lugassy/Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Julien Jeanpierre/Nicolas Tourte (FRA) 7-6(2) 4-6 (10-1)
(4)Stefano Galvani/Frederico Gil (ITA/POR) d. (WC)Denis Molcianov/Anthony Thiebot (UKR/FRA) 6-1 6-3
Denis Istomin/Lukas Lacko (UZB/SVK) d. Adrian Cruciat/Catalin Gard (ROU) 6-2 6-2
(2)Jean-Claude Scherrer/Marcio Torres (SUI/BRA) bye

Quarterfinals
Olivier Charroin/Clement Roix (FRA) d. (1)Patrick Briaud/Lukas Rosol (USA/CZE) 3-6 6-3 (10-8)
(3)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Thierry Ascione/Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) 6-1 6-2
Gary Lugassy/Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. (4)Stefano Galvani/Frederico Gil (ITA/POR) 6-7(6) 6-3 (10-5)
(2)Jean-Claude Scherrer/Marcio Torres (SUI/BRA) d. Denis Istomin/Lukas Lacko (UZB/SVK) 1-6 6-3 (12-10)

Semifinals
(3)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Olivier Charroin/Clement Roix (FRA) 6-3 6-1
(2)Jean-Claude Scherrer/Marcio Torres (SUI/BRA) d. Gary Lugassy/Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-2 6-1

Finals
(3)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. (2)Jean-Claude Scherrer/Marcio Torres (SUI/BRA) 7-5 7-5