Riviera di Rimini Challenger by Metha Group
Rimini, Italy
July 13-19, 2009
Clay - €42,500+H ($50,000+H)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Matthias Bachinger - 236)
1. Thiago Alves
2. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo
3. Roko Karanusic   WD
4. Ilija Bozoljac
5. Filippo Volandri
6. Thomaz Bellucci
7. Jesse Huta Galung
8. Paolo Lorenzi

First Round
Franco Ferreiro (BRA) d. (1)Thiago Alves (BRA) 7-6(4) 6-1
Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. Niels Desein (BEL) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Julian Reister (GER) d. (SE)Jan Minar (CZE) 3-6 6-4 6-2
(8)Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. (q)Daniele Giorgini (ITA) 6-1 6-0
(4)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. Marco Crugnola (ITA) 6-4 1-6 6-2
Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2
(q)Enrico Burzi (ITA) d. Alessio di Mauro (ITA) 3-6 6-3 6-2
(6)Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) 6-1 7-6(2)
(5)(WC)Filippo Volandri (ITA) d. (WC)Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-6(1) 7-5
Stefano Galvani (ITA) d. Matthias Bachinger (GER) 0-6 6-4 7-5
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. Tomas Tenconi (ITA) 7-5 3-0 ret.
(q)Gianluca Naso (ITA) d. (SE)Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-3 3-6 7-5   [Naso takes Karanusic spot]
Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (7)Jesse Huta Galung (NED) 7-6(5) 6-2
(WC)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. (LL)Marc Sieber (GER) 6-2 6-1   [Marc Sieber replaces Karanusic and takes (q) spot]
(q)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) d. Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-2 6-0
Stephane Robert (FRA) d. (2)(WC)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) 6-4 6-0

Second Round
Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 2-6 6-4 6-2
Julian Reister (GER) d. (8)Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-0 6-3
Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. (4)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 6-4 6-4
(6)Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. (q)Enrico Burzi (ITA) 6-2 6-2
(5)(WC)Filippo Volandri (ITA) d. Stefano Galvani (ITA) 3-6 6-2 6-1
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. (q)Gianluca Naso (ITA) 6-2 6-4
(WC)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. Thierry Ascione (FRA) 4-6 7-5 6-4
Stephane Robert (FRA) d. (q)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 6-3 3-0 ret.

Quarterfinals
Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. Julian Reister (GER) 7-5 6-1
(6)Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d.Jiri Vanek (CZE) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. (5)(WC)Filippo Volandri (ITA) 7-5 4-0 ret.
(WC)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. Stephane Robert (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-3

Semifinals
(6)Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Dieter Kindlmann (GER) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-2
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. (WC)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 0-6 6-3 6-1

Finals
(6)Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) 3-6 6-3 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Bellucci/Lojda - 484)
1. Leonardo Azzaro/Marco Crugnola
2. Carlos Poch/Pablo Santos-Gonzalez
3. Dusan Karol/Jaroslav Pospisil
4. Daniele Bracciali/Jesse Huta Galung

First Round
(1)Leonardo Azzaro/Marco Crugnola (ITA) d. Juan Ignacio Chela/Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ARG/ESP) w/o
Thierry Ascione/Romain Jouan (FRA) d. Thomaz Bellucci/Dusan Lojda (BRA/CZE) 6-3 6-1
Paolo Lorenzi/Giancarlo Petrazzuolo (ITA) d. (3)Dusan Karol/Jaroslav Pospisil (CZE) 6-3 3-6 (10-6)
Alessandro Motti/Stephane Robert (ITA/FRA) d. (WC)Adriano Biasella/Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 6-7(2) 6-1 (15-13)
Niels Desein/Dmitri Sitak (BEL/RUS) d. Florin Mergea/Gabriel Moraru (ROU) 6-2 6-2
Gianluca Naso/Walter Trusendi (ITA) d. (4)Daniele Bracciali/Jesse Huta Galung (ITA/NED) 6-4 7-5
Matthias Bachinger/Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. (WC)Antonio Comporto/Giulio di Meo (ITA) 6-2 7-6(6)
(WC)Thomas Fabbiano/Matteo Trevisan (ITA) d. (2)Carlos Poch/Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) 6-0 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Leonardo Azzaro/Marco Crugnola (ITA) d. Thierry Ascione/Romain Jouan (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Alessandro Motti/Stephane Robert (ITA/FRA) d. Paolo Lorenzi/Giancarlo Petrazzuolo (ITA) 3-6 6-2 (10-8)
Gianluca Naso/Walter Trusendi (ITA) d. Niels Desein/Dmitri Sitak (BEL/RUS) 6-4 6-2
Matthias Bachinger/Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. (WC)Thomas Fabbiano/Matteo Trevisan (ITA) 4-6 6-3 (10-8)

Semifinals
(1)Leonardo Azzaro/Marco Crugnola (ITA) d. Alessandro Motti/Stephane Robert (ITA/FRA) 6-4 6-4
Matthias Bachinger/Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. Gianluca Naso/Walter Trusendi (ITA) 7-5 4-6 (12-10)

Finals
Matthias Bachinger/Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. (1)Leonardo Azzaro/Marco Crugnola (ITA) 6-4 6-2