Braunschweig Open Braunschweig, Germany June 15-21, 1998 32 Draw - $125,000+H Surface - Clay Seeds: 1. Alberto Berasategui 2. Carlos Costa 3. Galo Blanco 4. Albert Portas 5. Dinu Pescariu 6. Juan Albert Viloca 7. Hernan Gumy 8. Fernando Vicente First Round Stefan Koubek d. (1)(WC)Alberto Berasategui 6-3 6-1 (WC)Markus Hantschk d. Alex Lopez-Moron 6-4 6-3 Juan Antonio Marin d. (WC)Carl Hagman 6-0 6-0 (8)Fernando Vicente d. Oliver Gross 2-6 6-3 7-5 (4)Albert Portas d. Emilio Alvarez 6-2 7-6(4) Marcelo Filippini d. (q)Ruben Fernandez 7-6(7) 6-3 Lucas Arnold d. Jose "Pepe" Imaz 6-4 6-4 (6)Juan Albert Viloca d. (q)Juan Balcells 6-4 6-4 Franco Squillari d. (5)Dinu Pescariu 7-5 6-1 Marcio Carlsson d. Michel Tabara 6-3 6-0 Dirk Dier d. (SE)Edwin Kempes 6-4 6-1 (3)(WC)Galo Blanco d. Cristiano Caratti 7-6(2) 6-4 (7)Hernan Gumy d. Rainer Schuttler 6-2 6-2 Francisco Roig d. (q)David Sanchez 7-6(7) 6-4 (q)Tomas Carbonell d. Salvador Navarro 6-1 6-1 (2)Carlos Costa d. (SE)Andrei Cherkasov 5-7 6-4 6-2 Second Round (WC)Markus Hantschk d. Stefan Koubek 7-6 4-6 6-4 (8)Fernando Vicente d. Juan Antonio Marin 7-5 6-2 (4)Albert Portas d. Marcelo Filippini 6-3 6-2 Lucas Arnold d. (6)Juan Albert Viloca 6-2 7-5 Franco Squillari d. Marcio Carlsson 6-1 6-1 (3)(WC)Galo Blanco d. Dirk Dier 6-3 6-2 (7)Hernan Gumy d. Francisco Roig 6-3 6-3 (2)Carlos Costa d. (q)Tomas Carbonell 5-7 6-4 6-2 Quarterfinals (8)Fernando Vicente d. (WC)Markus Hantschk 6-2 6-2 Lucas Arnold d. (4)Albert Portas 7-5 1-6 6-2 Franco Squillari d. (3)(WC)Galo Blanco 6-3 6-2 (7)Hernan Gumy d. (2)Carlos Costa 2-6 6-3 6-3 Semifinals Lucas Arnold d. (8)Fernando Vicente 6-2 6-2 Franco Squillari d. (7)Hernan Gumy 3-4 ret. Finals Franco Squillari d. Lucas Arnold 6-2 4-6 6-1 Doubles Seeds: 1. Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig 2. Devin Bowen/Mariano Hood 3. Nebojsa Djordjevic/Tom Vanhoudt 4. Diego Del Rio/Grant Silcock First Round (1)Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig d. Edwin Kempes/Jaime Oncins 6-1 5-7 6-4 Alberto Berasategui/Albert Portas d. (WC)Hernan Gumy/Gabor Koves 6-3 7-6 (q)Emilio Alvarez/Jose "Pepe" Imaz d. (3)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Tom Vanhoudt 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3 Alex Lopez-Moron/Salvador Navarro d. (WC)Galo Blanco/Carlos Costa 6-4 6-2 Juan Balcells/Emanuel Couto d. (WC)Dirk Dier/Lars Koslowski 7-5 4-6 7-6(6) Georg Blumauer/Marcus Hilpert d. (4)Diego Del Rio/Grant Silcock 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3 Dinu Pescariu/Rainer Schuttler d. Patrick Baur/Andrei Cherkasov 7-6 6-0 James Greenhalgh/Nenad Zimonjic d. (2)Devin Bowen/Mariano Hood 4-6 6-3 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig d. Alberto Berasategui/Albert Portas 4-6 6-4 6-0 (q)Emilio Alvarez/Jose "Pepe" Imaz d. Alex Lopez-Moron/Salvador Navarro 6-2 7-6 Juan Balcells/Emanuel Couto d. Georg Blumauer/Marcus Hilpert 6-4 6-1 James Greenhalgh/Nenad Zimonjic d. Dinu Pescariu/Rainer Schuttler 6-4 6-3 Semifinals (1)Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig d. (q)Emilio Alvarez/Jose "Pepe" Imaz w/o Juan Balcells/Emanuel Couto d. James Greenhalgh/Nenad Zimonjic 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4 Finals (1)Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig d. Juan Balcells/Emanuel Couto 6-2 7-6(3)