Cairo Challenger Cairo, Egypt October 18-24, 1999 32 Draw - $125,000+H Surface - Clay Singles Seeds: (cut: Jan Frode Andersen - 164) 1. Karim Alami 2. Alberto Martin 3. Juan Antonio Marin 4. Sargis Sargsian 5. Alberto Berasategui 6. Markus Hipfl 7. Albert Portas 8. Galo Blanco First Round (1)Karim Alami d. (WC)Hisham Hemeda 6-1 6-4 (q)David Sanchez d. Tomas Zib 6-2 6-2 Markus Hantschk d. Andrea Gaudenzi 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) (q)Marcello Craca d. (8)Galo Blanco 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 (3)Juan Antonio Marin d. (WC)Amr Ghoneim 2-6 6-3 6-4 Jacobo Diaz d. Oliver Gross 6-4 6-4 Juan Albert Viloca d. Michel Kratochvil 3-6 6-1 6-2 German Puentes d. (6)Markus Hipfl 6-4 6-4 (5)Alberto Berasategui d. (WC)Karim Maamoun 6-2 6-2 Alex Lopez-Moron d. Julian Alonso 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(7) Tomas Behrend d. (q)Herbert Wiltschnig 6-2 6-4 (4)Sargis Sargsian d. Jan Frode Andersen 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 (7)Albert Portas d. (WC)Marwan Zewar 6-2 6-1 (SE)Christophe Rochus d. (q)Feliciano Lopez 7-5 6-0 Attila Savolt d. Oleg Ogorodov 6-3 6-2 (2)Alberto Martin d. Adrian Voinea 4-6 7-5 6-2 Second Round (1)Karim Alami d. (q)David Sanchez 6-2 6-1 (q)Marcello Craca d. Markus Hantschk 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Jacobo Diaz d. (3)Juan Antonio Marin 6-1 6-0 German Puentes d. Juan Albert Viloca 7-6(4) 6-3 (5)Alberto Berasategui d. Alex Lopez-Moron 6-3 6-4 (4)Sargis Sargsian d. Tomas Behrend 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) (SE)Christophe Rochus d. (7)Albert Portas 6-4 6-4 (2)Alberto Martin d. Attila Savolt 7-5 6-4 Quarterfinals (1)Karim Alami d. (q)Marcello Craca 6-3 5-7 6-4 Jacobo Diaz d. German Puentes 6-2 6-1 (4)Sargis Sargsian d. (5)Alberto Berasategui 7-5 6-2 (SE)Christophe Rochus d. (2)Alberto Martin 6-1 6-2 Semifinals (1)Karim Alami d. Jacobo Diaz 6-2 6-2 (SE)Christophe Rochus d. (4)Sargis Sargsian 6-2 7-6(6) Finals (1)Karim Alami d. (SE)Christophe Rochus 6-3 6-1 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Blanco/Marin - 2555) 1. Lan Bale/Alberto Martin 2. Nuno Marques/Tom Vanhoudt 3. Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco 4. Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas First Round (1)Lan Bale/Alberto Martin d. Vadim Kutsenko/Guillaume Marx 6-1 7-6(4) Tomas Behrend/David Sanchez d. (WC)Motaz Abou El Khair/Mahmoud Rezk 6-0 6-2 (3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco d. Janne Ojala/Tomas Zib 6-4 6-4 Julian Alonso/German Puentes d. (WC)Feliciano Lopez/Mohamed Maamoun 7-5 ret. Oleg Ogorodov/Attila Savolt d. Karim Maamoun/Marwan Zewar 6-4 6-1 (4)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Boris Borgula/Ion Moldovan 6-3 6-2 Alberto Berasategui/Francisco Roig d. Galo Blanco/Juan Antonio Marin 6-3 6-4 (2)Nuno Marques/Tom Vanhoudt d. (WC)Amr Ghoneim/Hisham Hemeda 6-2 7-6(2) Quarterfinals (1)Lan Bale/Alberto Martin d. Tomas Behrend/David Sanchez 6-2 4-6 5-2 ret. (3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco d. Julian Alonso/German Puentes 6-3 6-3 (4)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Oleg Ogorodov/Attila Savolt 7-5 6-2 (2)Nuno Marques/Tom Vanhoudt d. Alberto Berasategui/Francisco Roig 6-3 6-4 Semifinals (3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco d. (1)Lan Bale/Alberto Martin 6-4 7-6(3) (4)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. (2)Nuno Marques/Tom Vanhoudt 6-4 6-4 Finals (3)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco d. (4)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(5)