Open de Montaubon Montaubon, France June 29-July 5, 1998 32 Draw - $25,000+H Surface - Clay Seeds: 1. Arnaud Clement 2. Jean-Baptiste Perlant 3. Gerard Solves 4. Andrei Cherkasov 5. Gaston Etlis 6. Salvador Navarro 7. Jan Frode Andersen 8. Iztok Bozic First Round (1)Arnaud Clement d. (q)Roberto Carretero 6-1 4-6 6-4 Tomas Behrend d. Andrei Stoliarov 7-6 1-6 6-1 (q)German Puentes d. (q)Slimane Saoudi 6-4 6-3 Rogier Wassen d. (7)Jan-Frode Andersen 3-1 ret. Frederic Fontang d. (4)Andrei Cherkasov 7-6(4) 6-3 Wolfgang Schranz d. Adriano Ferreira 7-6(4) 6-3 George Bastl d. Tamer El Sawy 7-5 6-1 (6)Salvador Navarro d. (WC)Andrei Chesnokov 6-4 4-6 6-1 (5)Gaston Etlis d. Gilbert Schaller 6-0 6-2 Edwin Kempes d. Jean Francois Bachelot 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 (WC)Thierry Champion d. Gabriel Trifu 7-6(0) 6-3 (WC)Olivier Malcor d. (3)Gerard Solves 3-6 6-4 6-1 Ota Fukarek d. (8)Iztok Bozic 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1 Eduardo Medica d. Oscar Serrano 6-3 6-4 (q)Razvan Sabau d. (WC)Rodolphe Cadart 6-4 6-1 (2)Jean Baptiste Perlant d. Oleg Ogorodov 7-5 6-4 Second Round (1)Arnaud Clement d. Tomas Behrend 6-3 6-4 Rogier Wassen d. (q)German Puentes 7-5 2-6 6-4 Wolfgang Schranz d. Frederic Fontang 7-6(3) 6-1 (6)Salvador Navarro d. George Bastl 6-3 6-2 Edwin Kempes d. (5)Gaston Etlis 6-4 6-1 (WC)Thierry Champion d. (WC)Olivier Malcor 6-4 4-6 6-4 Eduardo Medica d. Ota Fukarek 6-4 7-6(8) (q)Razvan Sabau d. (2)Jean Baptiste Perlant 6-4 2-6 7-5 Quarterfinals Rogier Wassen d. (1)Arnaud Clement 6-3 7-5 Wolfgang Schranz d. (6)Salvador Navarro 6-1 6-0 Edwin Kempes d. (WC)Thierry Champion 7-5 1-0 ret. (q)Razvan Sabau d. Eduardo Medica 6-4 6-1 Semifinals Wolfgang Schranz d. Rogier Wassen 7-5 6-3 Edwin Kempes d. (q)Razvan Sabau 6-3 0-6 6-2 Finals Edwin Kempes d. Wolfgang Schranz 7-6 6-3 Doubles Seeds: 1. Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes 2. Edwin Kempes/Rogier Wassen 3. Gaston Etlis/Gabriel Trifu 4. Adriano Ferreira/Cristiano Testa First Round (1)Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes d. Tarik Benhabiles/Joao Zwetsch 6-1 6-3 (q)Rodolphe Cadart/Olivier Malcor d. Chris Mahony/Jason Weir-Smith 2-6 7-5 6-4 (4)Adriano Ferreira/Cristiano Testa d. (WC)Jerome Hanquez/Stephane Huet 6-2 6-4 (WC)Jean Francois Bachelot/Thierry Guardiola d. Ian Bale/George Bastl 6-4 1-6 7-5 Pablo Bianchi/Eduardo Medica d. Salvador Navarro/Oscar Serrano 6-0 6-2 (3)Gaston Etlis/Gabriel Trifu d. Jose Frontera/Charlie Singer 7-6(6) 6-2 (WC)Arnaud Clement/Sebastien De Chaunac d. Leonardo Olguin/Marcelo Wowk 3-6 6-1 6-2 (2)Edwin Kempes/Rogier Wassen d. Ota Fukarek/Oleg Ogorodov 6-2 6-7(1) 6-0 Quarterfinals (1)Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes d. (q)Rodolphe Cadart/Olivier Malcor 6-1 6-3 (4)Adriano Ferreira/Cristiano Testa d. (WC)Jean Francois Bachelot/Thierry Guardiola 6-1 6-7(2) 7-5 Pablo Bianchi/Eduardo Medica d. (3)Gaston Etlis/Gabriel Trifu 4-6 6-2 7-5 (2)Edwin Kempes/Rogier Wassen d. (WC)Arnaud Clement/Sebastien De Chaunac 7-6(3) 6-3 Semifinals (1)Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes d. (4)Adriano Ferreira/Cristiano Testa 6-1 6-3 (2)Edwin Kempes/Rogier Wassen d. Pablo Bianchi/Eduardo Medica w/o Finals 1)Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes d. (2)Edwin Kempes/Rogier Wassen 7-6 7-6