Kuwait F1
Meshref, Kuwait
May 18-24, 2009
Surface: Hard
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 32
$15,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: )
1. Alexander Slabinsky
2. Talal Ouahabi   WD
3. Sebastian Rieschick
4. Mohammed Al Ghareeb
5. Sergei Krotiouk
6. David Goffin
7. Karlis Lejnieks
8. Pierrick Ysern

First Round
(1)Alexander Slabinsky (GBR) d. (WC)Ahmad Muhammad (KUW) 6-2 6-4
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Alexei Filenkov (RUS) 6-1 6-1
(q)Srirambalaji Narayanaswamy (IND) d. (WC)Ali Al Ghareeb (KUW) 6-4 6-3
J. Vishnu Vardhan (IND) d. (7)Karlis Lejnieks (LAT) 7-6(3) 6-2
(3)Sebastian Rieschick (GER) d. (q)Hayan Maarouf (SYR) 6-4 6-2
Johan Ortegren (SWE) d. (q)Henri Kontinen (FIN) 6-2 6-2
(PR)Vivek Shokeen (IND) d. (q)Issam Al Taweel (SYR) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
(6)David Goffin (BEL) d. Sean Thornley (GBR) 6-1 6-2
(5)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) d. (WC)Hassan Al Mousa (KUW) 6-1 6-2
(LL)Saeed Ahmadvand (IRI) d. Jiri Krkoska (CZE) 6-4 6-2   [Ahmadvand replaces James Ward]
Divij Sharan (IND) d. (WC)Hamad Abbas Janahi (UAE) 6-3 6-2
(4)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (q)Abhijeet Tiwari (IND) 6-1 6-4
(8)Pierrick Ysern (FRA) d. (JE)Yuki Bhambri (IND) 4-6 6-4 6-2
Rohan Gajjar (IND) d. (LL)Roman Kisliansky (RUS) 6-3 6-3   [Kisliansky replaces Artur Chernov]
(q)Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) d. (q)Navdeep Singh (IND) 7-5 6-3
(q)David Rice (GBR) d. (LL)Abdulhamid Mubarak (KUW) 6-1 6-0   [Mubarak replaces Ouahabi]

Second Round
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. (1)Alexander Slabinsky (GBR) 6-3 4-6 7-6(4)
(q)Srirambalaji Narayanaswamy (IND) d. J. Vishnu Vardhan (IND) 6-3 2-1 ret.
Johan Ortegren (SWE) d. (3)Sebastian Rieschick (GER) 5-7 7-6(1) 7-5
(6)David Goffin (BEL) d. (PR)Vivek Shokeen (IND) 6-4 6-1
(5)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) d. (LL)Saeed Ahmadvand (IRI) 6-4 6-3
(4)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. Divij Sharan (IND) 6-2 5-7 6-2
Rohan Gajjar (IND) d. (8)Pierrick Ysern (FRA) 7-6(4) 6-4
(q)Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) d. (q)David Rice (GBR) 7-5 7-5

Quarterfinals
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. (q)Srirambalaji Narayanaswamy (IND) 6-2 6-3
(6)David Goffin (BEL) d. Johan Ortegren (SWE) 3-6 6-3 7-6(7)
(4)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (5)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 6-1 6-3
(q)Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) d. Rohan Gajjar (IND) 2-6 6-1 6-4

Semifinals
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. (6)David Goffin (BEL) 7-6(2) 6-2
(4)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (q)Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) 6-2 6-2

Finals
(4)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-4 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Al Mousa/Muhammad)
1. Jiri Krkoska/Pierrick Ysern
2. Alexei Filenkov/Alexander Slabinsky
3. Henri Kontinen/Sebastian Rieschick
4. Yuki Bhambri/Rohan Gajjar

First Round
(1)Jiri Krkoska/Pierrick Ysern (CZE/FRA) d. David Rice/Sean Thornley (GBR) 6-1 6-2
Hassan Al Moussa/Ahmad Muhammad (KUW) d. Siriambalaji Narayanaswamy/Ranjeet Viralimurugesan (IND) 6-3 2-6 (10-2)
(3)Henri Kontinen/Sebastian Rieschick (FIN/GER) d. (WC)Abdulhamid Mubarak/Mohammed Reda (KUW) 6-1 6-1
Divij Sharan/J. Vishnu Vardhan (IND) d. Issam Al Taweel/Hayan Maarouf (SYR) 6-2 6-1
Saeed Ahmadvand/Ali Al Ghareeb (IRI/KUW) d. (WC)Mohammad Al Shatti/Abdulrahman Al Awadhi (KUW) 7-5 6-2
(4)Yuki Bhambri/Rohan Gajjar (IND) d. Sergei Krotiouk/Anton Manegin (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Vivek Shokeen/Navdeep Singh (IND) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Johan Ortegren (KUW/SWE) 6- 5-7 (10-8)
(2)Alexei Filenkov/Alexander Slabinsky (RUS/GBR) d. (WC)Hamad Abbas Jahani/Ziad Sultan (UAE/KUW) 6-2 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)Jiri Krkoska/Pierrick Ysern (CZE/FRA) d. Hassan Al Moussa/Ahmad Muhammad (KUW) 6-1 6-2
(3)Henri Kontinen/Sebastian Rieschick (FIN/GER) d. Divij Sharan/J. Vishnu Vardhan (IND) 6-2 7-5
(4)Yuki Bhambri/Rohan Gajjar (IND) d. Saeed Ahmadvand/Ali Al Ghareeb (IRI/KUW) 6-2 7-5
Vivek Shokeen/Navdeep Singh (IND) d. (2)Alexei Filenkov/Alexander Slabinsky (RUS/GBR) 6-3 6-2

Semifinals
(3)Henri Kontinen/Sebastian Rieschick (FIN/GER) d. (1)Jiri Krkoska/Pierrick Ysern (CZE/FRA) 6-4 5-7 (10-5)
Vivek Shokeen/Navdeep Singh (IND) d. (4)Yuki Bhambri/Rohan Gajjar (IND) 7-6(4) 6-4

Finals
(3)Henri Kontinen/Sebastian Rieschick (FIN/GER) d. Vivek Shokeen/Navdeep Singh (IND) 6-4 6-2