Guzzini Challenger
Recanati, Italy
June 16-22, 2008
Hard - $35,000+H (€30,000+H)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Diego Veronelli - 379)
1. Bjorn Phau
2. Thiago Alves
3. Mariano Puerta
4. Catalin Gard
5. Benedikt Dorsch
6. Andrea Stoppini
7. Konstantin Kravchuk
8. Grega Zemlja

First Round
(1)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 6-1 7-5
(q)Alessandro Da Col (ITA) d. Alexander Satschko (GER) 3-6 6-3 6-4
(q)Sebastian Rieschick (GER) d. Damian Patriarca (ARG) 7-6(5) 6-3
(8)Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. Caio Zampieri (BRA) 6-3 6-4
Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. (3)(WC)Mariano Puerta (ARG) 7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(3)
Andis Juska (LAT) d. (q)Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
Franco Skugor (CRO) d. Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 6-2 5-7 7-5
(7)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. (WC)Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-5 6-0
Diego Veronelli (ARG) d. (6)Andrea Stoppini (ITA) 3-6 6-3 6-4
(q)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. (WC)Federico Gaio (ITA) 6-3 7-5
Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Nick van der Meer (NED) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Manuel Jorquera (ITA) d. (4)Catalin Gard (ROU) 7-6(4) 7-5
(5)Benedikt Dorsch (GER) d. Bastian Knittel (GER) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) d. Guillermo Alcaide (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-3
Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. (WC)Giacomo Miccini (ITA) 7-6(4) 6-3
Alexander Flock (GER) d. (2)Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-3 7-6(5)

Second Round
(1)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (q)Alessandro Da Col (ITA) 6-0 6-4
(8)Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. (q)Sebastian Rieschick (GER) 7-5 6-1
Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 6-1 2-6 7-6(5)
Franco Skugor (CRO) d. (7)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 7-5 2-6 4-0 ret.
(q)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Diego Veronelli (ARG) 6-4 7-6(4)
Manuel Jorquera (ITA) d. Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 6-2 3-6 7-5
(5)Benedikt Dorsch (GER) d. Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) 6-2 6-3
Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. Alexander Flock (GER) 6-3 7-5

Quarterfinals
(8)Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. (1)Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-4 3-6 6-2
Franco Skugor (CRO) d. Marko Tkalec (SLO) 6-3 3-6 6-1
(q)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Manuel Jorquera (ITA) 6-3 6-4
(5)Benedikt Dorsch (GER) d. Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 6-3 6-3

Semifinals
(8)Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. Franco Skugor (CRO) 7-6(7) 6-3
(q)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. (5)Benedikt Dorsch (GER) 7-6(0) 3-6 7-6(7)

Finals
(q)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. (8)Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-3 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Knittel/Rieschick - 743)
1. Xin-Yuan Yu/Shao-Xuan Zeng
2. Benedikt Dorsch/Bjorn Phau
3. Alessandro Da Col/Andrea Stoppini
4. Mustafa Ghouse/Nathan Thompson

First Round
(1)Xin-Yuan Yu/Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN) d. Thiago Alves/Caio Zampieri (BRA) 6-2 6-0
Guillermo Alcaide/Alexander Satschko (ESP/GER) d. (WC)Giacomo Miccini/Lorenzo Zoppi (ITA) 4-6 6-3 (10-4)
(3)Alessandro Da Col/Andrea Stoppini (ITA) d. Bastian Knittel/Sebastian Rieschick (GER) 7-6(1) 7-5
Giovanni Lapentti/Horacio Zeballos (ECU/ARG) d. Andis Juska/Konstantin Kravchuk (LAT/RUS) 6-3 3-6 (10-8)
(WC)Federico Corvatta/Geoffrey Gehrke (ITA/USA) d. (ALT)Farrukh Dustov/Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 7-6(3) 6-2   [Dustov/Uzakov replace (WC)Daniele Bracciali/Fabio Colangelo]
(4)Mustafa Ghouse/Nathan Thompson (IND/USA) d. Catalin Gard/Franco Skugor (ROU/CRO) 6-7(2) 7-6(4) (10-8)
Evgeni Kirillov/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Marko Tkalec/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-2 6-0
(2)Benedikt Dorsch/Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Damian Patriarca/Diego Veronelli (ARG) 6-1 6-7(6) (10-8)

Quarterfinals
(1)Xin-Yuan Yu/Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN) d. Guillermo Alcaide/Alexander Satschko (ESP/GER) 6-2 6-2
(3)Alessandro Da Col/Andrea Stoppini (ITA) d. Giovanni Lapentti/Horacio Zeballos (ECU/ARG) 7-6(2) 6-2
(4)Mustafa Ghouse/Nathan Thompson (IND/USA) d. (WC)Federico Corvatta/Geoffrey Gehrke (ITA/USA) 6-3 6-3
(2)Benedikt Dorsch/Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Evgeni Kirillov/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 6-2 6-1

Semifinals
(1)Xin-Yuan Yu/Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN) d. (3)Alessandro Da Col/Andrea Stoppini (ITA) 7-6(1) 6-4
(2)Benedikt Dorsch/Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (4)Mustafa Ghouse/Nathan Thompson (IND/USA) 6-3 7-6(4)

Finals
(2)Benedikt Dorsch/Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (1)Xin-Yuan Yu/Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN) 6-3 7-5