Tashkent Challenger
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
October 12-18, 2009
Hard - $125,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Andrey Kumantsov - 398)
1. Yen-Hsun Lu
2. Denis Istomin
3. Marcos Baghdatis
4. Christophe Rochus
5. Teimuraz Gabashvili
6. Rajeev Ram
7. Somdev K. Dev Varman
8. Sergey Stakhovsky

First Round
(1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. (WC)Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6-4 6-2
Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Inigo Cervantes (ESP) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. Deniss Pavlovs (LAT) 6-3 6-3
(7)Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND) d. Guillermo Olaso (ESP) 6-3 6-2
(3)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) 6-1 6-3
Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. (WC)Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 6-1 7-5
Andrey Kumantsov (RUS) d. (q)Jiri Krkoska (CZE) 7-6(0) 7-5
Tatsuma Ito (JPN) d. (6)Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-5 ret.
Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. (5)Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-5 6-4
(LL)Arsen Asanov (UZB) d. (WC)Rifat Biktyakov (UZB) 6-4 1-6 6-3   [Asanov replaces Benedikt Dorsch]
(q)Andrei Gorban (MDA) d. Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-1 6-4
(4)Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. Ivan Sergeev (UKR) 6-2 6-1
(8)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 2-6 6-2 7-5
(q)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. (q)Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) 7-6(3) 6-3
Yuri Schukin (KAZ) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov (UZB) 6-4 6-2
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Martin Klizan (SVK) 2-0 ret.

Second Round
Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR) d. (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3
Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. (7)Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND) 6-3 6-4
(3)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 6-3 6-3
Andrey Kumantsov (RUS) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 7-6(1) 7-6(6)
Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. (LL)Arsen Asanov (UZB) 6-0 6-1
(4)Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. (q)Andrei Gorban (MDA) 7-6(3) 6-3
(8)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. (q)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 6-1 6-4
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 3-6 6-1 6-3

Quarterfinals
Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) 6-1 6-4
(3)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Andrey Kumantsov (RUS) 6-4 6-2
Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. (4)Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-4
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (8)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-4 7-5

Semifinals
(3)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR) 7-6(3) 6-4
(2)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 7-5 6-3

Finals
(3)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. (2)Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3 1-6 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Kumantsov/Middelkoop - 728)
1. Sergei Bubka, Jr./Sergey Stakhovsky
2. Rohan Bopanna/Yen-Hsun Lu
3. Konstantin Kravchuk/Alexande Koudriavtsev
4. Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov

First Round
(1)Sergei Bubka, Jr./Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Andrey Kumantsov/Matwe Middelkoop (RUS/NED) 6-3 6-2
(WC)Rifat Biktyakov/Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) d. (WC)Sanjar Fayziev/Abduvoris Saidmukhamedov (UZB) 6-2 6-2
Martin Klizan/Yuri Schukin (SVK/KAZ) d. (3)Konstantin Kravchuk/Alexande Koudriavtsev (RUS) 4-6 7-6(10) (12-10)
Jiri Krkoska/Lukas Lacko (CZE/SVK) d. Alexander Dolgopolov/Ivan Sergeev (UKR) 6-2 6-2
Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (ALT)Arsen Asanov/Teimuraz Gabashvili (UZB/RUS) 7-6(4) 6-3   [Asanov/Gabashvili replaces Marcos Baghdatis/Christophe Rochus]
(4)Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. Stephen Amritraj/Rajeev Ram (IND/USA) w/o
Inigo Cervantes/Guillermo Olaso (ESP) d. Somdev K. Dev Varman/Purav Raja (IND) 3-6 6-3 (10-4)
(2)Rohan Bopanna/Yen-Hsun Lu (IND/TPE) d. (WC)Deniss Pavlovs/Vaja Uzakov (LAT/UZB) 6-4 6-7(3) (12-10)

Quarterfinals
(WC)Rifat Biktyakov/Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) d. (1)Sergei Bubka, Jr./Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-4 6-4
Jiri Krkoska/Lukas Lacko (CZE/SVK) d. Martin Klizan/Yuri Schukin (SVK/KAZ) 7-5 6-7(5) (13-11)
Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (4)Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 6-3 6-0
(2)Rohan Bopanna/Yen-Hsun Lu (IND/TPE) d. Inigo Cervantes/Guillermo Olaso (ESP) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
Jiri Krkoska/Lukas Lacko (CZE/SVK) d. (WC)Rifat Biktyakov/Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) 6-4 7-5
Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (2)Rohan Bopanna/Yen-Hsun Lu (IND/TPE) 3-6 6-1 (10-5)

Finals
Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Jiri Krkoska/Lukas Lacko (CZE/SVK) 7-6(4) 6-4