Azerbaijan F1 - Baku Cup 2008
Baku, Azerbaijan
July 7-13, 2008
Surface: Clay
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 32
$10,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Maxim Kanakov - 1757)
1. Lado Chikhladze
2. Matteo Volante
3. Danil Arsenov
4. Andrei Plotniy
5. Mikhail Vasiliev
6. Alexei Filenkov
7. Vladimir Karusevich
8. Karim Alayli

First Round
(1)Lado Chikhladze (GEO) d. (WC)Emil Alikhanbekov (AZE) 6-4 6-1
Stefan Vukov (CRO) d. (q)George Khrikadze (GEO) 1-6 6-3 6-4
(q)Alexander Bokov (RUS) d. (WC)Fakhraddin Shirinov (AZE) 2-6 6-4 6-3
(8)Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Mohammed Mohazebnia (IRI) 6-2 6-0
(q)Michael Leong (SOL) d. (4)Andrei Plotniy (RUS) 6-3 6-2
Ivan Zovko (CRO) d. (WC)Rustam Hajiyev (AZE) 6-0 6-0
(q)Dmitri Taktakishvili (GEO) d. Alexander Gigitashvili (RUS) 6-1 6-3
(5)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) d. Nodar Itonishvili (GEO) 6-1 6-3
(6)Alexei Filenkov (RUS) d. (LL)Eldar Artemiev (RUS) 7-6(6) 7-5   [Artemiev replaces Roberto Rodriguez-Alonso]
Niko Trkulja (AUS) d. Pietro Fanucci (ITA) 6-3 6-4
(q)Andemirkhan Karanashev (RUS) d. Gregory Howe (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-2
(3)Danil Arsenov (RUS) d. (q)Roman Kisliansky (RUS) 6-4 6-2
(7)Vladimir Karusevich (RUS) d. (q)Lazare Kukhalashvili (GEO) 6-4 6-4
Maxim Kanakov (RUS) d. (WC)Vugar Aliev (AZE) 7-5 6-0
(q)Oskars Vaskis (LAT) d. Alexei Bessonov (BLR) 7-6(4) 6-3
(2)Matteo Volante (ITA) d. Krisjanis Stabins (LAT) 7-6(1) 6-4

Second Round
(1)Lado Chikhladze (GEO) d. Stefan Vukov (CRO) 6-2 6-1
(8)Karim Alayli (LIB) d. (q)Alexander Bokov (RUS) 6-2 6-3
(q)Michael Leong (SOL) d. Ivan Zovko (CRO) 6-3 1-6 6-4
(5)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) d. (q)Dmitri Taktakishvili (GEO) 6-1 6-0
Niko Trkulja (AUS) d. (6)Alexei Filenkov (RUS) 6-1 6-2
(3)Danil Arsenov (RUS) d. (q)Andemirkhan Karanashev (RUS) 6-2 6-4
(7)Vladimir Karusevich (RUS) d. Maxim Kanakov (RUS) 6-4 6-3
(2)Matteo Volante (ITA) d. (q)Oskars Vaskis (LAT) w/o

Quarterfinals
(1)Lado Chikhladze (GEO) d. (8)Karim Alayli (LIB) 7-5 6-4
(5)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) d. (q)Michael Leong (SOL) 6-7(8) 7-5 6-1
(3)Danil Arsenov (RUS) d. Niko Trkulja (AUS) 6-1 4-1 ret.
(2)Matteo Volante (ITA) d. (7)Vladimir Karusevich (RUS) 6-3 6-2

Semifinals
(5)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) d. (1)Lado Chikhladze (GEO) 6-1 6-1
(3)Danil Arsenov (RUS) d. (2)Matteo Volante (ITA) 7-5 6-1

Finals
(3)Danil Arsenov (RUS) d. (5)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) 6-1 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Harfield/Trkulja - 1429/NR)
1. Pietro Fanucci/Matteo Volante
2. Lado Chikhladze/Alexei Filenkov
3. Maxim Kanakov/Vladimir Karusevich
4. Andrei Plotniy/Stefan Vukov

First Round
(1)Pietro Fanucci/Matteo Volante (ITA) d. Alexei Bessonov/Asim Jalilov (BLR/AZE) 6-0 6-2
Chris Harfield/Niko Trkulja (GBR/AUS) d. (WC)Alexander Bokov/Dmitri Taktakishvili (RUS/GEO) 6-4 6-2
Mikail Karpol/Ivan Zovko (CRO) d. (3)Maxim Kanakov/Vladimir Karusevich (RUS) 6-0 6-4
(WC)Vugar Aliev/Talat Rahimov (AZE) d. (WC)Emil Alikhanbekov/Henadzi Urbanovich (AZE/BLR) 7-6(5) 6-4
Nodar Itonishvili/George Khrikadze (GEO) d. Gregory Howe/Michael Leong (GBR/SOL) 6-4 7-5
Karim Alayli/Mohammed Mohazebnia (LIB/IRI) d. (4)Andrei Plotniy/Stefan Vukov (RUS/CRO) 6-7(11) 6-2 6-3
Andemirkhan Karanashev/Roman Kisliansky (RUS) d. Alexander Gigitashvili/Ura Mukovoz (RUS) 6-1 7-5
(2)Lado Chikhladze/Alexei Filenkov (GEO/RUS) d. Fakhraddin Shirinov/Mikhail Vasiliev (AZE/RUS) 2-6 6-4 (10-6)

Quarterfinals
(1)Pietro Fanucci/Matteo Volante (ITA) d. Chris Harfield/Niko Trkulja (GBR/AUS) 6-4 6-0
(WC)Vugar Aliev/Talat Rahimov (AZE) d. Mikail Karpol/Ivan Zovko (CRO) 1-1 ret.
Karim Alayli/Mohammed Mohazebnia (LIB/IRI) d. Nodar Itonishvili/George Khrikadze (GEO) 6-4 6-7(2) (10-7)
Andemirkhan Karanashev/Roman Kisliansky (RUS) d. (2)Lado Chikhladze/Alexei Filenkov (GEO/RUS) 6-4 4-6 (10-7)

Semifinals
(1)Pietro Fanucci/Matteo Volante (ITA) d. (WC)Vugar Aliev/Talat Rahimov (AZE) 6-0 6-2
Karim Alayli/Mohammed Mohazebnia (LIB/IRI) d. Andemirkhan Karanashev/Roman Kisliansky (RUS) 6-0 6-0

Finals
(1)Pietro Fanucci/Matteo Volante (ITA) d. Karim Alayli/Mohammed Mohazebnia (LIB/IRI) 3-6 6-4 (10-5)