Samarkand Challenger
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
August 4-10, 2008
Clay - $35,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Denis Molcianov - 510)
1. Mariano Puerta
2. Denis Istomin
3. Marsel Ilhan
4. Michail Elgin
5. Andreas Haider-Maurer
6. Augustin Gensse
7. Pavel Chekhov
8. Ivan Sergeev

First Round
Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. (1)(q)Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4
(q)Baptiste Dupuy (FRA) d. Artem Smirnov (UKR) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. (q)Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-1 6-3
Marek Semjan (SVK) d. (5)Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6-2 7-6(3)
(4)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. (WC)Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 6-4 6-7(10) 6-1
Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) d. (q)Hyun-Woo Nam (KOR) 6-3 6-0
Jan Stancik (SVK) d. Karim Maamoun (EGY) 7-5 7-5
(6)Augustin Gensse (FRA) d. Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 6-3 7-6(10)
Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (8)Ivan Sergeev (UKR) 6-7(1) 7-5 7-6(2)
Andre Ghem (BRA) d. Darko Madjarovski (SRB) 6-0 6-2
(WC)Rifat Biktyakov (UZB) d. (WC)Alexander Chen (UZB) 7-5 6-0
(3)Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 6-1 5-7 7-6(6)
(7)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) d. (WC)Roman Piftor (UZB) 6-3 6-4
Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Boy Westerhof (NED) d. Enrico Burzi (ITA) 6-1 6-4
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Denis Molcianov (UKR) 6-3 6-3

Second Round
Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. (q)Baptiste Dupuy (FRA) 7-5 6-2
Marek Semjan (SVK) d. Jeremy Blandin (FRA) 6-3 2-6 7-5
(4)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) 6-2 4-6 6-4
Jan Stancik (SVK) d. (6)Augustin Gensse (FRA) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Andre Ghem (BRA) d. Oliver Marach (AUT) 6-4 2-0 ret.
(3)Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. (WC)Rifat Biktyakov (UZB) 7-6(4) 6-1
Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. (7)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) 6-1 6-4
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Boy Westerhof (NED) 6-3 6-1

Quarterfinals
Marek Semjan (SVK) d. Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) w/o
(4)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Jan Stancik (SVK) 6-0 6-4
Andre Ghem (BRA) d. (3)Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 7-6(8) 6-2
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 6-4 6-4

Semifinals
(4)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Marek Semjan (SVK) 6-3 5-7 6-4
Andre Ghem (BRA) d. (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-1 6-2

Finals
(4)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Andre Ghem (BRA) 7-6(4) 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (Dupuy/Sergeev - 960)
1. Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin
2. Augustin Gensse/Oliver Marach
3. Andre Ghem/Boy Westerhof
4. Mohamed Maamoun/Vladimir Obradovic

First Round
(1)Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Jeremy Blandin/Enrico Burzi (FRA/ITA) 6-3 6-2
Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Blaz Kavcic/Darko Madjarovski (SLO/SRB) 7-6(1) 6-3
(4)Mohamed Maamoun/Vladimir Obradovic (EGY/SRB) d. (WC)Sarvar Ikramov/Jakhongir Khaydarov (UZB) 6-2 6-3
Irakli Labadze/Denis Matsukevitch (GEO/RUS) d. (WC)Rifat Biktyakov/Hyun-Woo Nam (UZB/KOR) 6-4 4-6 (10-5)
Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) d. Marek Semjan/Jan Stancik (SVK) 6-4 7-5
Andreas Haider-Maurer/Vjekoslav Skenderovic (AUT/CRO) d. (3)Andre Ghem/Boy Westerhof (BRA/NED) 6-7(6) 6-4 (10-7)
Baptiste Dupuy/Ivan Sergeev (FRA/UKR) d. (WC)Alexander Chen/Sergey Shipilov (UZB) 7-6(4) 6-3
Denis Molcianov/Artem Smirnov (UKR) d. (2)Augustin Gensse/Oliver Marach (FRA/AUT) 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 5-7 6-4 (10-8)
Irakli Labadze/Denis Matsukevitch (GEO/RUS) d. (4)Mohamed Maamoun/Vladimir Obradovic (EGY/SRB) 5-7 6-4 (10-8)
Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer/Vjekoslav Skenderovic (AUT/CRO) 6-4 4-6 (10-7)
Denis Molcianov/Artem Smirnov (UKR) d. Baptiste Dupuy/Ivan Sergeev (FRA/UKR) 6-0 6-1

Semifinals
Irakli Labadze/Denis Matsukevitch (GEO/RUS) d. (1)Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin (RUS) 3-6 7-6(6) (10-7)
Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) d. Denis Molcianov/Artem Smirnov (UKR) 6-7(4) 7-6(3) (10-6)

Finals
Irakli Labadze/Denis Matsukevitch (GEO/RUS) d. Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) 7-6(1) 4-6 (10-3)