Austria F2 - HIS Cup
Bergheim, Salzberg, Austria
February 9-15, 1998
Surface: Carpet (Indoor)
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$10,000

Seeds:
1. Radek Stepanek
2. Tomas Zib
3. Jiri Vanek
4. Iztok Bozic
5. Julian Knowle
6. Michael Russell
7. Julien Boutter
8. Rene Hanak

First Round
Borut Uhr (Slo) d. (1)Radek Stepanek (Cze) 6-3 6-2
(q)Markus Wislsperger (Ger) d. Wesley Whitehouse (Saf) 7-6(3) 6-3
Milen Velev (Bul) d. Justin Bower (Saf) 6-0 6-4
(7)Julien Boutter (Fra) d. Bartlomiej Dabrowski (Pol) 7-6(3) 7-6(6)
Zoltan Nagy (Hun) d. (4)Iztok Bozic (Slo) 7-6(5) 6-3
(q)Piotr Szczepanik (Pol) d. Leos Friedl (Cze) 7-5 w/o
Thomas Schiessling (Aut) d. David Miketa (Cze) 6-4 7-6(4)
(6)Michael Russell (USA) d. (WC)Florian Grewe (Ger) 6-1 6-2
(q)Marko Tkalec (Slo) d. (5)Julian Knowle (Aut) 6-3 6-3
(q)Armando Brunold (Sui) d. Jean-Michel Pequery (Fra) 6-1 4-6 6-4
Kornel Bardoczky (Hun) d. (WC)Simon Wernhart (Aut) 6-2 6-3
(q)Gergely Kisgyorgy (Hun) d. (3)Jiri Vanek (Cze) 7-6(6) 6-3
(q)Ivailo Traykov (Bul) d. (8)Rene Hanak (Cze) 7-6(4) 6-1
Adolf Musil (Cze) d. (q)Werner Eschauer (Aut) 6-3 7-5
(WC)Ingo Neumuller (Aut) d. (q)Pavel Snobel (Cze) 5-7 6-3 6-3
(2)Tomas Zib (Cze) d. (WC)Pierre Hubener (Ger) 6-1 6-3

Second Round
(q)Markus Wislsperger (Ger) d. Borut Uhr (Slo) 6-4 6-2
(7)Julien Boutter (Fra) d. Milen Velev (Bul) 6-2 6-3
Zoltan Nagy (Hun) d. (q)Piotr Szczepanik (Pol) 6-4 7-5
Thomas Schiessling (Aut) d. (6)Michael Russell (USA) 6-0 6-3
(q)Armando Brunold (Sui) d. (q)Marko Tkalec (Slo) 6-4 7-6(5)
Kornel Bardoczky (Hun) d. (q)Gergely Kisgyorgy (Hun) 6-4 5-7 7-5
(q)Ivailo Traykov (Bul) d. Adolf Musil (Cze) 6-4 6-4
(2)Tomas Zib (Cze) d. (WC)Ingo Neumuller (Aut) 6-1 3-6 7-6(2)

Quarterfinals
(7)Julien Boutter (Fra) d. (q)Markus Wislsperger (Ger) 6-3 6-4
Thomas Schiessling (Aut) d. Zoltan Nagy (Hun) 6-1 5-7 6-1
Kornel Bardoczky (Hun) d. (q)Armando Brunold (Sui) 6-4 6-1
(q)Ivailo Traykov (Bul) d. (2)Tomas Zib (Cze) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Semifinals
(7)Julien Boutter (Fra) d. Thomas Schiessling (Aut) 7-6(4) 6-3
(q)Ivailo Traykov (Bul) d. Kornel Bardoczky (Hun) 6-3 6-4

Finals
(q)Ivailo Traykov (Bul) d. (7)Julien Boutter (Fra) 6-3 6-2


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Petr Pala/Borut Urh
2. Rene Hanak/Radek Stepanek
3. Daniel Fiala/Adolf Musil
4. Julien Boutter/Jean-Michel Pequery

First Round
(1)Petr Pala (CZE)/Borut Urh (SLO) d. Tomas Cibulec (CZE)/Pavel Snobel (CZE) 6-4 7-6(3)
Markus Menzler (GER)/Markus Wislsperger (GER) d. (WC)Florian Grewe (GER)/Sascha Hesse (GER) 6-1 6-1
(3)Daniel Fiala (CZE)/Adolf Musil (CZE) d. Kornel Bardoczky (HUN)/Zoltan Nagy (HUN) 5-7 7-6(7) 6-3
(q)Tamas Gyorgy (HUN)/Jakub Herm-Zahlava (GER) d. Stefan Leiner (AUT)/Thomas Schiessling (AUT) 6-4 7-5
Justin Bower (RSA)/Ingo Neumuller (AUT) d. (WC)Konstantin Gruber (AUT)/Alexander Peya (AUT) 3-6 6-4 7-5
(4)Julien Boutter (FRA)/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Lars Hjarrand (NOR)/Ross Loel (USA) 6-4 7-6(5)
Jiri Vanek (CZE)/Tomas Zib (CZE) d. (WC)Pierre Hubener (GER)/Daniel Santl (SLO) 6-3 4-6 6-4
Ivailo Traykov (BUL)/Milen Velev (BUL) d. (2)Rene Hanak (CZE)/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-6(7) 6-4

Quarterfinals
Markus Menzler (GER)/Markus Wislsperger (GER) d. (1)Petr Pala (CZE)/Borut Urh (SLO) 7-6(5) 7-5
(q)Tamas Gyorgy (HUN)/Jakub Herm-Zahlava (GER) d. (3)Daniel Fiala (CZE)/Adolf Musil (CZE) w/o
(4)Julien Boutter (FRA)/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Justin Bower (RSA)/Ingo Neumuller (AUT) 6-2 6-2
Jiri Vanek (CZE)/Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Ivailo Traykov (BUL)/Milen Velev (BUL) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
Markus Menzler (GER)/Markus Wislsperger (GER) d. (q)Tamas Gyorgy (HUN)/Jakub Herm-Zahlava (GER) 6-4 6-4
(4)Julien Boutter (FRA)/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Jiri Vanek (CZE)/Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2

Finals
Markus Menzler (GER)/Markus Wislsperger (GER) d. (4)Julien Boutter (FRA)/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 4-6 6-1 6-0