Tashkent Challenger Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 13-19, 2008 Hard - $125,000+H Singles Seeds: (cut: Martin Verkerk - 274) 1. Yen-Hsun Lu 2. Dudi Sela 3. Denis Gremelmayr 4. Michael Berrer 5. Bjorn Phau 6. Denis Istomin 7. Flavio Cipolla 8. Go Soeda First Round (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Kristian Pless (DEN) 6-3 6-4 (q)Rohan Bopanna (IND) d. Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 7-6(6) 6-4 Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-4 6-4 (5)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 7-5 6-2 (4)Michael Berrer (GER) d. Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-0 Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Harel Levy (ISR) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. Simon Stadler (GER) 6-4 2-6 7-5 (7)Flavio Cipolla (ITA) d. (WC)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 7-5 5-2 ret. (6)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (LL)Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) 7-5 6-3 Daniel Brands (GER) d. Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (WC)Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 6-3 6-4 (3)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov (UZB) 7-6(5) 6-2 (8)Go Soeda (JPN) d. Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 6-3 6-3 Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d. (q)Oliver Marach (AUT) 6-2 6-2 Yuri Schukin (KAZ) d. (q)Noam Okun (ISR) 3-6 6-4 6-4 (2)(WC)Dudi Sela (ISR) d. (q)Nathan Thompson (USA) 7-5 6-4 Second Round (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (q)Rohan Bopanna (IND) 3-6 7-5 6-0 (5)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 6-3 6-3 (4)Michael Berrer (GER) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-3 7-6(5) Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. (7)Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 6-3 6-0 (6)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Daniel Brands (GER) 6-2 7-6(4) (3)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-4 6-3 Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d. (8)Go Soeda (JPN) 6-3 6-2 (2)(WC)Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 6-1 7-6(1) Quarterfinals (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (5)Bjorn Phau (GER) 2-6 6-3 6-4 (4)Michael Berrer (GER) d. Pavel Snobel (CZE) 6-0 6-4 (6)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (3)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d. (2)(WC)Dudi Sela (ISR) 7-6(4) 6-0 Semifinals (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (4)Michael Berrer (GER) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) d. (6)Denis Istomin (UZB) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 Finals (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) 6-3 6-2 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Krasnoroutsky/Molcianov - 475) 1. Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 2. Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana 3. Michael Kohlmann/Frank Moser 4. Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavstev First Round (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) d. Denis Gremelmayr/Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-3 6-4 Rohan Bopanna/Purav Raja (IND) d. Alexey Kedriouk/Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 6-1 2-6 (10-8) (4)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavstev (RUS) d. Daniel Brands/Laurent Recouderc (GER/FRA) 6-4 6-3 Kristian Pless/Danai Udomchoke (DEN/THA) d. Alexander Krasnoroutsky/Denis Molcianov (RUS/UKR) 6-7(5) 7-6(6) (10-6) (ALT)Nathan Thompson/Ryan Young (USA) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(5) 4-6 (10-7) (3)Michael Kohlmann/Frank Moser (GER) d. Mathieu Montcourt/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 4-6 6-3 (10-4) Flavio Cipolla/Pavel Snobel (ITA/CZE) d. (WC)Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) 6-3 2-6 (10-6) Harel Levy/Noam Okun (ISR) d. (2)Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 4-6 7-5 (11-9) Quarterfinals (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) d. Rohan Bopanna/Purav Raja (IND) 7-6(4) 6-3 (4)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavstev (RUS) d. Kristian Pless/Danai Udomchoke (DEN/THA) 4-6 6-3 (13-11) (3)Michael Kohlmann/Frank Moser (GER) d. (ALT)Nathan Thompson/Ryan Young (USA) 6-3 6-2 Flavio Cipolla/Pavel Snobel (ITA/CZE) d. Harel Levy/Noam Okun (ISR) 6-7(5) 6-4 (10-7) Semifinals (4)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavstev (RUS) d. (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) 6-1 7-6(1) Flavio Cipolla/Pavel Snobel (ITA/CZE) d. (3)Michael Kohlmann/Frank Moser (GER) 6-4 6-1 Finals Flavio Cipolla/Pavel Snobel (ITA/CZE) d. (4)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavstev (RUS) 6-3 6-4