Volkswagen TED Open Challenger
Istanbul, Turkey
July 27-August 2, 1998
32 Draw - $100,000+H
Surface - Hard

Seeds:
1. Chris Wilkinson
2. Ivo Heuberger
3. Vladimir Voltchkov
4. Adriano Ferreira
5. Todd Larkham
6. Petr Luxa
7. Ota Fukarek
8. Stefano Pescosolido

First Round
(1)Chris Wilkinson (GBR) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-1 7-6(3)
Elia Grossi (ITA) d. (q)Nir Welgreen (ISR) 2-6 6-4 6-1
Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Milen Velev (BUL) 4-6 6-1 6-1
(8)Stefano Pescosolido (ITA) d. (WC)Baris Ergun (TUR) 6-1 6-2
(3)Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 4-6 6-2 6-3
Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. (q)Miles Maclagan (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Rodolphe Gilbert (FRA) d. Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 6-4 3-6 6-1
Frederic Fontang (FRA) d. (5)Todd Larkham (AUS) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
(6)Petr Luxa (CZE) d. Gabriel Trifu (ROM) 7-5 3-6 6-1
Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. Eyal Erlich (ISR) 7-6(2) 7-5
Eyal Ran (ISR) d. (q)Barry Cowan (GBR) 6-3 6-4
(WC)Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) d. (4)Adriano Ferreira (BRA) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2
Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. Yalin Bilgin (TUR) 6-2 6-0
(WC)Erhan Oral (TUR) d. Amir Hadad (ISR) 6-3 6-3
(q)Axel Pretzsch (GER) d. Diego Moyano (ARG) 7-5 6-4
Alex Radulescu (GER) d. (2)Ivo Heuberger (SUI) 6-1 6-2

Second Round
(1)Chris Wilkinson (GBR) d. Elia Grossi (ITA) 6-4 6-1
Tomas Zib (CZE) d. (8)Stefano Pescosolido (ITA) 6-3 6-1
Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. (3)Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) 4-6 6-1 6-2
Rodolphe Gilbert (FRA) d. Frederic Fontang (FRA) 6-1 6-3
(6)Petr Luxa (CZE) d. Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 3-6 7-5 6-3
(WC)Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) d. Eyal Ran (ISR) 1-6 6-3 6-2
Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. (WC)Erhan Oral (TUR) 7-5 6-1
Alex Radulescu (GER) d. (q)Axel Pretzsch (GER) 6-1 6-4

Quarterfinals
Tomas Zib (CZE) d. (1)Chris Wilkinson (GBR) 6-2 6-4
Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. Rodolphe Gilbert (FRA) 4-6 7-5 6-4
(6)Petr Luxa (CZE) d. (WC)Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) 7-5 7-6(9)
Alex Radulescu (GER) d. Ota Fukarek (CZE) 6-1 6-4

Semifinals
Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Razvan Sabau (ROM) 6-3 6-3
(6)Petr Luxa (CZE) d. Alex Radulescu (GER) 1-6 6-3 6-2

Finals
Tomas Zib (CZE) d. (6)Petr Luxa (CZE) 4-6 6-3 6-1


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Todd Larkham/Chris Wilkinson
2. Petr Luxa/Eyal Ran
3. Adriano Ferreira/Jose Frontera
4. Ota Fukarek/Gabriel Trifu

First Round
(1)Todd Larkham/Chris Wilkinson d. Barry Cowan/Miles Maclagan 3-6 6-4 6-3
(q)Razvan Illiescu/Diego Moyano d. Amir Hadad/Vladimir Voltchkov w/o
(4)Ota Fukarek/Gabriel Trifu d. Rodolphe Gilbert/Ivo Heuberger 6-0 7-6(3)
Stefano Pescosolido/Alex Radulescu d. Radek Stepanek/Tomas Zib 6-4 6-3
(WC)Alaaddin Karagoz/Razvan Sabau d. (WC)Yalin Bilgin/Erhan Oral 7-5 6-1
(3)Adriano Ferreira/Jose Frontera d. Alexander Shvec/Andrei Stoliarov 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2
Harel Levy/Nir Welgreen d. Ali Hamadeh/Charlie Singer 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4
(2)Petr Luxa/Eyal Ran d. Mahesh Bhupathi/Baris Ergun 6-3 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Todd Larkham/Chris Wilkinson d. (q)Razvan Illiescu/Diego Moyano 6-1 6-3
Stefano Pescosolido/Alex Radulescu d. (4)Ota Fukarek/Gabriel Trifu 6-3 6-4
(3)Adriano Ferreira/Jose Frontera d. (WC)Alaaddin Karagoz/Razvan Sabau 7-6(0) 6-3
(2)Petr Luxa/Eyal Ran d. Harel Levy/Nir Welgreen 6-4 6-2

Semifinals
(1)Todd Larkham/Chris Wilkinson d. Stefano Pescosolido/Alex Radulescu 6-4 3-6 7-6(7)
(2)Petr Luxa/Eyal Ran d. (3)Adriano Ferreira/Jose Frontera 6-2 7-5

Finals
(2)Petr Luxa/Eyal Ran d. (1)Todd Larkham/Chris Wilkinson 6-4 7-6(5)