France F11 La Roche sur Yon, France October 19-25, 1998 Surface: Hard (Indoor) Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $10,000+H Singles Seeds: 1. Regis Lavergne 2. Janne Ojala 3. Rodolphe Cadart 4. Martijn Belgraver 5. Slimane Saoudi 6. Yuri Schukin 7. Jerome Loustalot 8. Cyril Saulnier First Round (1)Regis Lavergne d. Wim Neefs 4-6 6-0 ret. (q)Sebastien Deshays d. (WC)Julien Jean-Pierre 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 (q)Thomas Zivnicek d. (q)Melvin Op Der Heijde 6-3 6-1 (q)Daniel Ristic d. (7)Jerome Loustalot 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Claude N'Goran d. (4)Martijn Belgraver 6-2 6-4 (q)Olivier Ramos d. Stephane Matheu 6-4 6-3 Frederic Petitjean d. (WC)Jerome Haehnel 6-3 6-4 (6)Yuri Schukin d. Arnaud Fontaine 6-1 7-6(4) (SE)Gregory Girault d. (5)Slimane Saoudi w/o (q)Olivier Morel d. Guillaume Marx 6-3 3-6 7-5 Valentin Sanon d. (LL)Oualid Jallali 6-2 3-2 ret. [Jallali replaces Andreas Weber] (3)(WC)Rodolphe Cadart d. (SE)Simon Blanc 6-0 7-5 (8)Cyril Saulnier d. Martin Bartonek 6-1 6-1 Nicolas Timfjord d. (LL)Thomas Messmer 6-3 7-6(5) [Messmer replaces Rainer Gunther] Ross Matheson d. (q)Gordon Bergraaf 6-7(4) 7-6(0) 6-3 (2)Janne Ojala d. (q)Sylvan Charrier 6-3 6-4 Second Round (1)Regis Lavergne d. (q)Sebastien Deshays 6-4 6-3 (q)Daniel Ristic d. (q)Thomas Zivnicek 7-6(6) 6-2 Claude N'Goran d. (q)Olivier Ramos 3-6 6-2 6-1 (6)Yuri Schukin d. Frederic Petitjean 7-5 6-3 (SE)Gregory Girault d. (q)Olivier Morel 6-2 2-6 6-3 (3)(WC)Rodolphe Cadart d. Valentin Sanon 6-1 6-2 (8)Cyril Saulnier d. Nicolas Timfjord 6-2 6-1 Ross Matheson d. (2)Janne Ojala 7-6(5) 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)Regis Lavergne d. (q)Daniel Ristic 5-7 6-1 6-0 (6)Yuri Schukin d. Claude N'Goran 5-7 6-1 7-6(3) (3)(WC)Rodolphe Cadart d. (SE)Gregory Girault 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 (8)Cyril Saulnier d. Ross Matheson 6-3 4-6 6-4 Semifinals (1)Regis Lavergne d. (6)Yuri Schukin 2-6 7-5 6-4 (3)(WC)Rodolphe Cadart d. (8)Cyril Saulnier 6-1 6-3 Finals (3)(WC)Rodolphe Cadart d. (1)Regis Lavergne 6-1 6-0 Doubles Seeds: 1. Regis Lavergne/Guillaume Marx 2. Arnaud Fontaine/Wim Neefs 3. Stephane Matheu/Olivier Morel 4. Thomas Messmer/Nicolas Perrein First Round (1)Regis Lavergne/Guillaume Marx d. Claude N'Goran/Valentin Sanon 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 (WC)Jerome Haehnel/Olivier Patience d. (q)Melvin Op Der Heijde/Raoul Snijders 6-2 6-4 Ross Matheson/Ashley Naumann d. (4)Thomas Messmer/Nicolas Perrein 6-2 6-4 Lassi Ketola/Janne Ojala d. Gordon Bergraaf/Melle van Gemerden 6-4 2-6 6-3 Simon Blanc/Joshua Hausman d. (WC)Julien Couly/Benoit Foucher 4-6 6-3 6-3 (3)Stephane Matheu/Olivier Morel d. (WC)Olivier Bouhamri/Teddy Mebounou 6-3 6-3 Martin Bartonek/Martijn Belgraver d. Brett Dickinson/Arnaud L'Official 6-4 6-2 (2)Arnaud Fontaine/Wim Neefs d. Oualid Jallali/Yuri Schukin w/o Quarterfinals (1)Regis Lavergne/Guillaume Marx d. (WC)Jerome Haehnel/Olivier Patience 6-2 6-3 Lassi Ketola/Janne Ojala d. Ross Matheson/Ashley Naumann 6-4 7-5 (3)Stephane Matheu/Olivier Morel d. Simon Blanc/Joshua Hausman 6-4 6-3 Martin Bartonek/Martijn Belgraver d. (2)Arnaud Fontaine/Wim Neefs w/o Semifinals (1)Regis Lavergne/Guillaume Marx d. Lassi Ketola/Janne Ojala 7-5 6-4 (3)Stephane Matheu/Olivier Morel d. Martin Bartonek/Martijn Belgraver 6-4 7-6(4) Finals (1)Regis Lavergne/Guillaume Marx d. (3)Stephane Matheu/Olivier Morel 6-2 6-1