France #3 March 9-April 5, 1998 Surface: Carpet/Hard ***********Match Results below**************** SINGLES PLAYER CIRCUIT POINTS ATP TOUR POINTS N. Thomann 59 67 D. Skoch 42 42 N. Zimonjic 39 34 P. Gauthier 33 27 J. Knowle 33 27 S. Simian 32 25 J. Varlet 32 25 J. Bower 27 19 H. Anderson 20 13 J. Bachelot 20 12 J. Potron 16 9 L. Demiliani 15 9 J. Pequery 15 8 D. Sistermans 15 8 P. Pala 14 8 J. Boutter 13 7 A. L'Official 12 6 M. Merry 12 6 T. Aerts 10 5 P. Thornadtsson 9 4 i. Ljubicic 9 3 F. Stauder 9 2 A. Ferreira 7 1 A. Laporte 7 1 M. Llodra 6 1 DOUBLES CIRCUIT POINTS ATP TOUR POINTS P. Pala 31 52 D. Skoch 31 52 J. Knowle 26 43 M. Merry 26 43 M. Huning 26 36 T. Huning 26 36 N. Zimonjic 24 34 J. Bpwer 21 30 M. Stepanek 21 28 J. Lisnard 15 20 M. Llodra 15 20 J. Pequery 15 20 J. Varlet 15 20 H. Andersson 14 19 P. Gauthier 13 18 S. Simian 13 18 J. Bachelot 12 15 F. Stauder 11 14 Leg 2 -- Poitiers, France Taraflex(Indoor) Qualifying Round 1 Julien Cuaz bye Nicolas Perrein d. Cristian Kordasz 6-2 6-0 Nick Beirnaert d. Denis Golovanov 6-0 6-1 Philippe Kobzos bye Remi Dupre bye Xavier Denis d. Bruno Guey 6-4 6-4 Paulo Freitas d. Raphael Scodellar 6-2 6-2 Gael Demenet d. Alexander Geitl 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(7) Franz Stauder bye Romain Pages d. Claude Viard 6-1 6-1 Leslie Demiliani d. Massimo Dell'Acqua 7-6(1) 6-2 Huib Troost bye Per Thornadtsson bye Thierry Massa d. Alexandre Maye 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 Minh Dinh d. Adam Pedicino 6-0 6-1 Gregory Girault bye Nicoles Thieulot bye Baptiste Dupuy d. Clinton Ferreira 7-6(3) 6-1 Bertrand Lemercier d. David Garcia Lomas 6-0 6-2 Djalmar Sistermans bye Anthony Laporte bye Jan Krejci d. Mathieu Rouault 4-6 6-4 6-4 Cedric Lenoir d. Regis Billard 6-4 6-2 Mathias Huning bye Brett Dickinson bye Anthony Maublanc d. Olivier Vandewiele 6-2 6-3 Florian Marquardt d. Nicolas Job 6-3 6-2 Arnaud L'Official bye Marcello Wowk bye Jerome Haehnel d. Thobias Huning 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3 Sebastien Guillemart d. Bernard David 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-2 Martin Stepanek bye Round 2 Julien Cuaz d. Nicolas Perrein 6-2 6-2 Nick Beirnaert d. Philippe Kobzos 6-4 6-2 Remi Dupre d. Xavier Denis 6-4 6-4 Paulo Freitas d. Gael Demenet 6-2 6-4 Franz Stauder d. Romain Pages 6-1 6-2 Leslie Demiliani d. Huib Troost 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 Thierry Massa d. Per Thornadtsson 7-6(2) 7-6(7) Gregory Girault d. Minh Dinh 6-3 3-6 6-4 Nicoles Thieulot d. Baptiste Dupuy 7-6(3) 6-1 Djalmar Sistermans d. Bertrand Lemercier 7-6(7) 6-1 Anthony Laporte d. Jan Krejci 7-6(3) 7-5 Mathias Huning d. Cedric Lenoir 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) Anthony Maublanc d. Brett Dickinson 6-4 3-6 6-4 Arnaud L'Official d. Florian Marquardt 6-3 6-4 Jerome Haehnel d. Marcello Wowk 6-3 6-2 Martin Stepanek d. Sebastien Guillemart 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 Qualifying Round Julien Cuaz d. Nick Biernaert 3-6 6-4 6-2 Remi Dupre d. Paulo Freitas 6-2 6-2 Leslie Demiliani d. Franz Stauder 6-4 7-5 Thierry Massa d. Gregory Girault 6-2 6-4 Djalmar Sistermans d. Nicoles Thieulot 6-3 7-6(4) Mathias Huning d. Anthony Laporte 4-6 6-3 7-5 Arnaud L'Official d. Anthony Maublanc 6-2 6-4 Martin Stepanek d. Jerome Haehnel 6-3 6-3 Main Draw Round 1 Stephane Simian d. Jean-Michel Pequery 6-3 6-2 Mickael Llodra d. Timothy Aerts 6-3 3-6 6-3 (q)Remi Dupre d. Henrik Andersson 6-4 6-4 David Skoch d. Justin Bower 7-5 4-6 6-3 Nicolas Thomann d. (q)Mathias Huning 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 (q)Djalmar Sistermans d. Nicklas Timfjord 7-6(1) 6-3 Nenad Zimonjic d. (q)Martin Stepanek 7-6 6-3 Adriano Ferreira d. (q)Thierry Massa 6-3 6-4 (q)Leslie Demiliani d. Julian Chauvin 6-3 4-6 6-3 Pier Gauthier d. Yohann Potron 6-4 1-6 6-3 Julien Varlet d. Rodolphe Cadart 6-2 6-4 Ivan Ljubicic d. Denis van Uffelen 6-4 6-4 Julien Boutter d. (q)Julien Cuaz 6-4 7-6(7) Julian Knowle d. (q)Arnaud L'Official 6-4 6-2 Marc Merry d. Petr Pala 6-3 6-4 Jean-Francois Bachelot d. Jean-Rene Lisnard 1-6 6-2 6-3 Round 2 Stephane Simian d. Mickael Llodra 6-3 6-4 David Skoch d. (q)Remi Dupre 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Thomann d. (q)Djalmar Sistermans 6-4 ret. Nenad Zimonjic d. Adriano Ferreira 6-3 6-4 Pier Gauthier d. (q)Leslie Demiliani 7-6(4) ret. Ivan Ljubicic d. Julien Varlet 6-1 6-2 Julian Knowle d. Julien Boutter 7-6(6) 7-5 Jean-Francois Bachelot d. Marc Merry 6-4 6-4 Quarterfinals Stephane Simian d. David Skoch 6-2 6-2 Nenad Zimonjic d. Nicolas Thomann 7-6(3) 6-4 Pier Gauthier d. Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-2 Julian Knowle d. Jean-Francois Bachelot 6-2 6-3 Semifinals Stephane Simian d. Nenad Zimonjic 6-4 7-6(3) Julian Knowle d. Pier Gauthier 7-6(5) 6-4 Finals Julian Knowle d. Stephane Simian 7-6(4) 6-7(?) 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leg 3 -- BESANÇON Singles Seeds: 1 D.SKOCH (CZE) 2 J.KNOWLE (AUT) 3 S.SIMIAN (FRA) 4 N.ZIMONJIC(YUG) 5 J.BOWER(RSA) 6 H.ANDERSSON(SWE) 7 P.GAUTHIER (FRA) 8 D.SISTERMANS(NED) Qualifiers: J.CUAZ (FRA) T.THIEULOT (FRA) T.HUNING (GER) M.STEPANEK (CZE) B.VAN UFFELEN (BEL) P.PALA (CZE) N.TIMFJORD (SWE) J.BOUTTER (FRA) T.AERTS (BEL) Round 1 (1)David Skoch d. Marc Merry 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5 Jean-Michel Pequery d. Mickael Llodra 7-5 6-4 Leslie Demiliani d. (q)Julien Cuaz 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) (8)Djalmar Sistermans d. (q)Thomas Thieulot 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 (4)Nenod Zimonjic d. Anthony Laporte 4-1 ret. Nicolas Guillaume d. (q)Tobias Huning 7-5 6-3 Julien Varlet d. Arnaud L'Official 6-4 6-2 (5)Justin Bower d. (q)Martin Stepanik 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-4 (6)Henrik Andersson d. (q)B. van Uffelen 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 (q)Petr Pala d. Adriano Ferreira 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4 (q)Julien Boutter d. (q)Nicklas Timfjord 7-6(3) 6-2 (q)Timothy Aerts d. (3)Stephan Simian 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5) (7)Pier Gauthier d. Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6(4) Franz Stauder d. Per Thornadtsson 7-6(1) 6-1 Nicolas Thomann d. Jean-Francois Bachelot 6-3 5-7 6-2 Johann Potron d. (2)Julian Knowle 6-4 6-1 Round 2 (1)David Skoch d. Jean-Michel Pequery 7-6(4) 6-3 Leslie Demiliani d. (8)Djalmar Sistermans 6-3 7-5 Nicolas Guillaume d. (4)Nenod Zimonjic 6-2 4-6 6-4 (5)Justin Bower d. Julien Varlet 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 (q)Petr Pala d. (6)Henrik Andersson 6-7(2) 6-2 7-6(5) (q)Timothy Aerts d. (q)Julien Boutter 6-4 7-6(7) (7)Pier Gauthier d. Franz Stauder 6-4 4-6 6-4 Nicolas Thomann d. Johann Potron 6-3 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)David Skoch d. Leslie Dmiliani 6-4 7-6(5) Nicolas Guillaume d. (5)Justin Bower 6-4 6-2 (q)Petr Pala d. (q)Timothy Aerts 7-6(4) 6-3 Nicolas Thomann d. (7)Pier Gauthier 4-6 7-5 6-3 Semifinals Nicolas Guillaume d. (1)David Skoch 6-4 7-6(5) Nicolas Thomann d. (q)Petr Pala 4-6 7-5 6-3 Finals Nicolas Thomann d. Nicolas Guillaume 6-3 3-6 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Masters -- Melun Seeds: (no qualifying) 1. D.SKOCH (CZE) 2. N.THOMANN (FRA) 3. J.KNOWLE (AUT) 4. N.ZIMONJIC(YUG) 5. S.SIMIAN (FRA) 6. J.BOWER(RSA) 7. P.GAUTHIER (FRA) 8. H.ANDERSSON(SWE) First Round (1)David Skoch bye Jean-Francois Bachelot d. Petr Pala 7-5 3-6 6-1 Mark Merry d. Djalmar Sistermans 7-6 6-4 (7)Pier Gauthier bye (3)Julien Knowle bye Leslie Demiliani d. Ivan Ljubicic 7-5 5-7 6-4 Julien Varlet d. Anthony Laporte 6-3 6-2 (6)Justin Bower bye (5)Stephane Simian bye Johann Potron d. Mickael Llodra 3-6 6-3 6-4 Julien Boutter d. Franz Stauder 6-3 6-0 (4)Nenad Zimonjic bye (8)Henrik Andersson bye Jean-Michel Pequery d. Per Thornadtsson 6-2 2-1 ret. Arnaud L'Official d. Timothy Aerts 6-3 2-0 ret. (2)Nicolas Thomann bye Second Round Jean-Francois Bachelot d. (1)David Skoch 7-6 6-4 (7)Pier Gauthier d. Mark Merry 3-6 6-3 7-5 (3)Julien Knowle d. Leslie Delimiani 6-4 6-4 Julien Varlet d. (6)Justin Bower 6-3 6-2 (5)Stephane Simian d. Johann Potron 6-2 6-2 (4)Nenad Zimonjic d. Julien Boutter 6-1 6-7 7-6 Jean-Michel Pequery d. (8)Henrik Andersson 3-2 ret. (2)Nicolas Thomann vs Arnaud L'Official Quarterfinals (7)Pier Gauthier d. Jean-Francois Bachelot 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(2) Julien Varlet d. (3)Julien Knowle 6-3 6-2 (4)Nenad Zimonjic d. (5)Stephan Simian 7-6(5) 7-6(6) (2)Nicolas Thomann d. Jean-Michel Pequery 6-3 6-2 Semifinals Julien Varlet d. (7)Pier Gauthier 7-5 6-3 (2)Nicolas Thomann d. (4)Nenad Zimonjic 6-3 4-6 6-4 Finals (2)Nicolas Thomann d. Julien Varlet 6-3 6-4