Iran F5 Kish Island, Iran November 3-9, 2008 Surface: Clay Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $15,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Mohammed Mohazebnia - 1027) 1. Pavel Chekhov 2. Antonio Veic 3. Alexander Satschko 4. Benjamin Balleret 5. Valery Rudnev 6. David Savic 7. Mohammed Al Ghareeb 8. Nikola Mektic First Round Aldin Setkic (BIH) d. (1)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) 6-4 6-3 Mohammed Mohazebnia (IRI) d. (WC)Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 6-3 6-3 (q)Ivo Mijic (GER) d. Marc-Andre Stratling (GER) 0-6 6-4 6-2 (6)(q)David Savic (SRB) d. (WC)Mohsen Hossein Zade (IRI) 6-3 6-1 (3)Alexander Satschko (GER) d. (q)Mikail Karpol (CRO) 6-0 6-2 Vladimir Karusevich (RUS) d. Marco Simoni (ITA) 3-6 6-4 7-5 (q)Younes Rachidi (MAR) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 6-3 7-6(1) (7)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. Rohan Gajjar (IND) 7-6(0) 6-1 (8)Nikola Mektic (CRO) d. (q)Bart Govaerts (BEL) 6-4 6-2 Patrick Taubert (GER) d. (q)Cosmin Georgescu (ROU) 6-1 6-3 (WC)Rouzbeh Kamran (IRI) d. Alexei Filenkov (RUS) 6-3 6-2 (4)Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Mattia Livraghi (ITA) 6-1 6-2 (5)Valery Rudnev (RUS) d. Lazare Kukhalashvili (GEO) 6-3 2-6 6-2 (q)Stephan Fransen (NED) d. (WC)Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 7-6(2) 6-0 Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) d. (q)Ivan Zovko (CRO) 7-6(4) 6-2 (2)Antonio Veic (CRO) d. Christoph Lessiak (AUT) 6-0 6-1 Second Round Aldin Setkic (BIH) d. Mohammed Mohazebnia (IRI) 6-1 6-1 (q)Ivo Mijic (GER) d. (6)(q)David Savic (SRB) 6-4 6-3 (3)Alexander Satschko (GER) d. Vladimir Karusevich (RUS) 6-1 6-2 (7)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (q)Younes Rachidi (MAR) 6-0 7-5 Patrick Taubert (GER) d. (8)Nikola Mektic (CRO) 6-4 0-1 ret. (4)Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. (WC)Rouzbeh Kamran (IRI) 6-1 6-0 (5)Valery Rudnev (RUS) d. (q)Stephan Fransen (NED) 6-3 6-4 (2)Antonio Veic (CRO) d. Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) 6-2 6-0 Quarterfinals Aldin Setkic (BIH) d. (q)Ivo Mijic (GER) 6-3 6-1 (3)Alexander Satschko (GER) d. (7)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) 6-4 6-3 (4)Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Patrick Taubert (GER) 6-1 6-0 (2)Antonio Veic (CRO) d. (5)Valery Rudnev (RUS) 6-3 6-3 Semifinals (3)Alexander Satschko (GER) d. Aldin Setkic (BIH) 7-5 6-3 (2)Antonio Veic (CRO) d. (4)Benjamin Balleret (MON) 7-6(5) 6-1 Finals (2)Antonio Veic (CRO) d. (3)Alexander Satschko (GER) 7-6(1) 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Makharia/Muhammad) 1. Alexei Filenkov/Antonio Veic 2. Nikola Mektic/Ivan Zovko 3. Pavel Chekhov/Valery Rudnev 4. Rohan Gajjar/Ranjeet Viralimurugesan First Round (1)Alexei Filenkov/Antonio Veic (RUS/CRO) d. Rahil Makharia/Ahmad Muhammad (IND/KUW) 6-2 6-1 Vladimir Karusevich/Igor Rud (RUS) d. Christopher Lessiak/Anoosha Shahgholi (AUT/IRI) 7-5 6-2 Benjamin Balleret/Mohammed Al Ghareeb (MON/KUW) d. (4)Rohan Gajjar/Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) 7-6(2) 6-4 Stephan Fransen/Bart Govaerts (NED/BEL) d. (WC)Shahin Khaledan/Arsalan Mohammadi (IRI) 6-1 6-2 Mattia Livraghi/Marco Simoni (ITA) d. (ALT)Cosmin Georgescu/Patrick Taubert (ROU/GER) 6-2 7-5 Alexander Satschko/Marc-Andre Stratling (GER) d. (3)Pavel Chekhov/Valery Rudnev (RUS) 6-3 0-6 (12-10) Dejan Savic/Aldin Setkic (SRB/BIH) d. (WC)Younes Rachidi/Omid Souri (MAR/IRI) 6-3 6-4 (2)Nikola Mektic/Ivan Zovko (CRO) d. (WC)Rozbeh Kamran/Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli (IRI) 6-2 6-2 Quarterfinals Vladimir Karusevich/Igor Rud (RUS) d. (1)Alexei Filenkov/Antonio Veic (RUS/CRO) 7-6(5) 6-2 Benjamin Balleret/Mohammed Al Ghareeb (MON/KUW) d. Stephan Fransen/Bart Govaerts (NED/BEL) 6-2 6-3 Mattia Livraghi/Marco Simoni (ITA) d. Alexander Satschko/Marc-Andre Stratling (GER) 6-4 3-6 (10-8) (2)Nikola Mektic/Ivan Zovko (CRO) d. Dejan Savic/Aldin Setkic (SRB/BIH) 7-5 6-1 (11-9) Semifinals Benjamin Balleret/Mohammed Al Ghareeb (MON/KUW) d. Vladimir Karusevich/Igor Rud (RUS) 6-2 6-0 Mattia Livraghi/Marco Simoni (ITA) d. (2)Nikola Mektic/Ivan Zovko (CRO) 6-0 6-4 Finals Benjamin Balleret/Mohammed Al Ghareeb (MON/KUW) d. Mattia Livraghi/Marco Simoni (ITA) 6-1 6-2