Mordovia Cup 2008 Saransk, Mordovia, Russia July 28-August 3, 2008 Clay - $50,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Sergei Krotiouk - 605) 1. Mikhail Kukushkin 2. Denis Istomin 3. Michail Elgin 4. Pavel Chekhov 5. Ivan Sergeev 6. Brydan Klein 7. Andre Ghem 8. Miles Armstrong First Round (1)Mikhail Kukushkin (RUS) d. David Savic (SRB) 6-4 6-4 Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. Boy Westerhof (NED) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) 6-3 6-1 (7)Andre Ghem (BRA) d. Artem Smirnov (UKR) 6-4 6-2 (3)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 2-6 6-2 6-3 Matt Ebden (AUS) d. (WC)Artem Isaev (RUS) 6-2 6-2 (WC)Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Dekel Valtzer (ISR) 6-2 6-4 (6)Brydan Klein (AUS) d. Denis Molcianov (UKR) 4-6 6-3 6-3 (5)Ivan Sergeev (UKR) d. Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) 7-6(5) 7-5 (q)Artur Chernov (RUS) d. (WC)Anton Manegin (RUS) 6-4 6-1 (q)Ilya Belyaev (RUS) d. Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 6-1 6-4 (4)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) d. (WC)Nikolay Parkhomenko (RUS) 6-2 6-2 (8)Miles Armstrong (AUS) d. Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 3-6 6-4 6-2 Ivan Cerovic (CRO) d. Darko Madjarovski (SRB) 7-6(5) 6-4 (q)Andrei Gorban (MDA) d. Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) 6-1 3-6 6-4 (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (q)Valery Rudnev (RUS) 6-4 6-0 Second Round (1)Mikhail Kukushkin (RUS) d. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 7-6(4) 6-3 (7)Andre Ghem (BRA) d. Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 7-5 6-4 (3)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Matt Ebden (AUS) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 (WC)Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. (6)Brydan Klein (AUS) 6-2 7-5 (q)Artur Chernov (RUS) d. (5)Ivan Sergeev (UKR) 3-6 6-4 6-4 (4)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) d. (q)Ilya Belyaev (RUS) 1-6 7-6(2) 7-6(10) (8)Miles Armstrong (AUS) d. Ivan Cerovic (CRO) 6-2 7-6(6) (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (q)Andrei Gorban (MDA) 7-6(3) 6-3 Quarterfinals (7)Andre Ghem (BRA) d. (1)Mikhail Kukushkin (RUS) 6-3 3-6 7-5 (3)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. (WC)Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6-4 6-2 (q)Artur Chernov (RUS) d. (4)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) 6-2 6-1 (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (8)Miles Armstrong (AUS) 6-2 7-6(5) Semifinals (3)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. (7)Andre Ghem (BRA) 7-6(8) 6-0 (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (q)Artur Chernov (RUS) 6-3 6-4 Finals (3)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Belyaev/Krotiouk - 1157) 1. Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin 2. Andre Ghem/Boy Westerhof 3. Alexandre Krasnoroutsky/Denis Matsukevitch 4. Nikolay Nesterov/Vladimir Obradovic First Round (1)Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Alexei Filenkov/David Savic (RUS/SRB) 6-3 6-2 Denis Molcianov/Artem Smirnov (UKR) d. (WC)Anton Manegin/Nikolay Parkhomenko (RUS) 6-3 6-1 Denis Istomin/Evgeni Kirillov (UZB/RUS) d. (4)Nikolay Nesterov/Vladimir Obradovic (RUS/SRB) 6-1 7-6(3) Ilya Belyaev/Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) d. (WC)Mikhail Fufygin/Alexey Tikhonov (RUS) 7-5 6-3 Andrei Gorban/Ivan Sergeev (MDA/UKR) d. Mikhail Kukushkin/Mohamed Maamoun (RUS/EGY) 7-6(1) 1-6 (10-6) (3)Alexandre Krasnoroutsky/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. (WC)Denis Chekushin/Petr Demidov (RUS) 6-0 6-0 Matt Ebden/Brydan Klein (AUS) d. Miles Armstrong/Dmitri Sitak (AUS/RUS) 6-3 6-4 (2)Andre Ghem/Boy Westerhof (BRA/NED) d. Ivan Cerovic/Darko Madjarovski (CRO/SRB) 6-2 7-5 Quarterfinals (1)Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Denis Molcianov/Artem Smirnov (UKR) 6-3 6-1 Denis Istomin/Evgeni Kirillov (UZB/RUS) d. Ilya Belyaev/Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 6-4 7-6(8) (3)Alexandre Krasnoroutsky/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Andrei Gorban/Ivan Sergeev (MDA/UKR) 6-0 6-2 Matt Ebden/Brydan Klein (AUS) d. (2)Andre Ghem/Boy Westerhof (BRA/NED) 2-6 6-3 (10-8) Semifinals Denis Istomin/Evgeni Kirillov (UZB/RUS) d. (1)Pavel Chekhov/Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-4 7-6(3) (3)Alexandre Krasnoroutsky/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) d. Matt Ebden/Brydan Klein (AUS) 6-0 6-1 Finals Denis Istomin/Evgeni Kirillov (UZB/RUS) d. (3)Alexandre Krasnoroutsky/Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 6-2 7-6(9)