Senegal F1 - Open de Dakar
Dakar, Senegal
July 28-August 3, 2008
Surface: Hard
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 48
$15,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: George Barth - 1850)
1. Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
2. Niels Desein
3. Benjamin Balleret
4. Valentin Sanon
5. Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie
6. Mikhail Vasiliev
7. Rudy Coco
8. Anas Fattar

First Round
(1)Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN) d. Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) 6-2 6-1
Saar Steele (ISR) d. Candy Idoko (NGR) 6-2 7-6(8)
(q)Sylvain Anibie (CIV) d. (LL)Karim Karrit (SEN) 6-1 6-0   [Karrit replaces Philip Barlow]
(5)Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (FRA) d. Celestin Nkoueleue (CMR) 6-1 6-2
(3)Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Mlandeli Ndlela (ZIM) 6-3 3-6 6-2
Mohamed Safwat (EGY) d. (q)Simon Cauvard (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3
(q)Jacopo Marchegiani (ITA) d. (q)Andrew Mawire (ZIM) 6-3 6-3
(8)Anas Fattar (MAR) d. (q)Akre Francis Koffi (CIV) 6-1 6-1
(q)Anders Lindstrom (1988) (SWE) d. (7)Rudy Coco (FRA) 4-6 6-4 7-6(3)
(WC)Daouda Ndiaye (SEN) d. George Barth (USA) 7-5 6-4
(q)Souleymane Ouedraogo (BUR) d. (q)Chris Harfield (GBR) 6-4 3-6 6-0
(4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. Almog Mashiach (ISR) 6-4 6-1
(6)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) d. (WC)Cheikh Salif Kante (SEN) 6-3 6-3
(LL)Dmitri Sventitskiy (RUS) d. Tinotenda Chanakira (ZIM) 7-6(2) 1-6 6-2   [Sventitsky replaces Abdul-Mumin Babalola]
James Ludlow (USA) d. (WC)Omar Ka (SEN) 6-4 6-3
(2)Niels Desein (BEL) d. Aboubacar Sigue (BUR) 7-5 6-1

Second Round
(1)Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN) d. Saar Steele (ISR) 7-5 5-7 6-4
(5)Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (FRA) d. (q)Sylvain Anibie (CIV) 6-3 6-3
(3)Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 6-0 6-0
(8)Anas Fattar (MAR) d. (q)Jacopo Marchegiani (ITA) 6-4 6-2
(q)Anders Lindstrom (1988) (SWE) d. (WC)Daouda Ndiaye (SEN) 6-7(8) 6-3 6-4
(4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (q)Souleymane Ouedraogo (BUR) 6-0 6-0
(6)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) d. (LL)Dmitri Sventitskiy (RUS) 6-2 6-1
(2)Niels Desein (BEL) d. James Ludlow (USA) 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN) d.(5)Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (FRA) 4-6 6-1 6-3
(3)Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. (8)Anas Fattar (MAR) 6-3 6-3
(4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (q)Anders Lindstrom (1988) (SWE) 7-5 1-6 6-2
(2)Niels Desein (BEL) d. (6)Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1

Semifinals
(1)Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN) d. (3)Benjamin Balleret (MON) 7-6(5) 6-3
(2)Niels Desein (BEL) d. (4)Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-3 6-1

Finals
(1)Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN) d. (2)Niels Desein (BEL) 6-3 7-5


Doubles
Seeds: (cut:)
1. Niels Desein/Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
2. Benjamin Balleret/Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie
3. Anas Fattar/Mikhail Vasiliev
4. Rudy Coco/Valentin Sanon

First Round
(1)Niels Desein/Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (BEL/CAN) d. Simon Cauvard/Daouda Ndiaye (FRA/SEN) 6-2 7-6(3)
Chris Harfield/James Ludlow (GBR/USA) d. Mamadou Diallo/Mamadou Akilissou Diallo (SEN) 6-1 6-0
(4)Rudy Coco/Valentin Sanon (FRA/CIV) d. Tinotenda Chanakira/Mlandeli Ndlela (ZIM) 6-0 6-2
Sunday Emmanuel/Candy Idoko (NGR) d. Jacopo Marchegiani/Mohamed Safwat (ITA/EGU) 6-1 2-6 (12-10)
Almog Mashiach/Saar Steele (ISR) d. Anders Lindstrom/Dmitri Sventitsky (SWE/RUS) 6-3 6-4
(3)Anas Fattar/Mikhail Vasiliev (MAR/RUS) d. Cheikh Salif Kante/Aboubacar Sigue (SEN/BUR) 6-7(5) 6-4 (10-4)
Karim Karrit/Celestin Nkoueleue (SEN/RSA) d. Aboubacar Koffi/Souleymane Ouedraogo (CIV/BUR) 2-6 6-3 (10-7)
(2)Benjamin Balleret/Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (MON/FRA) d. Sylvain Anibie/Omar Ka (CIV/SEN) 6-1 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Niels Desein/Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (BEL/CAN) d. Chris Harfield/James Ludlow (GBR/USA) 6-4 6-2
Sunday Emmanuel/Candy Idoko (NGR) d. (4)Rudy Coco/Valentin Sanon (FRA/CIV) 7-6(5) 4-6 (10-8)
(3)Anas Fattar/Mikhail Vasiliev (MAR/RUS) d. Almog Mashiach/Saar Steele (ISR) 6-7(4) 7-5 (11-9)
(2)Benjamin Balleret/Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (MON/FRA) d. Karim Karrit/Celestin Nkoueleue (SEN/RSA) 6-1 6-2

Semifinals
(1)Niels Desein/Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (BEL/CAN) d. Sunday Emmanuel/Candy Idoko (NGR) 6-3 6-4
(2)Benjamin Balleret/Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (MON/FRA) d. (3)Anas Fattar/Mikhail Vasiliev (MAR/RUS) 6-2 6-2

Finals
(1)Niels Desein/Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (BEL/CAN) d. (2)Benjamin Balleret/Philippe-Albin de Bonnevie (MON/FRA) 7-5 6-7(3) (10-5)