France F17 Rodez-Aveyron, France October 25-31, 1999 Surface: Carpet (Indoor) Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 32 $10,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Jean-Christophe Faurel - 708) 1. Zeljko Krajan 2. Jean-Francois Bachelot 3. Olivier Patience 4. Reginald Willems 5. Olivier Rochus 6. Riccardo Ciruolo WD 7. Jean-Michel Pequery 8. Philippe Pasquier First Round (1)Zeljko Krajan d. Gilles Elseneer 6-4 4-6 7-5 (q)Anthony Laporte d. Oliver Freelove 6-2 6-2 Claude N'Goran d. (q)Roderik MacLaren 4-6 7-5 6-3 (8)Philippe Pasquier d. (q)Christophe Dournes 7-5 6-2 Tom Spinks d. (3)Olivier Patience 7-6(4) 6-3 Arnaud Fontaine d. Colin Bennett 6-4 7-5 (q)Thomas Oger d. (WC)Francois Vatin 7-6(3) 6-2 (q)Leslie Demiliani d. (5)Olivier Rochus 6-1 7-5 Julien Cuaz d. (LL)Timo Nigri 6-3 6-3 [Nigri replaces Ciruolo] Slimane Saoudi d. (WC)Thierry Ascione 6-1 4-6 6-1 (WC)Olivier Ramos d. (q)Teddy Mebounou 6-4 6-3 (4)Reginald Willems d. Jean-Christophe Faurel 6-1 4-6 6-4 (7)Jean-Michel Pequery d. (q)Baptiste Dupuy 6-4 6-4 (q)Paul-Patrick Brabant d. Mark Joachim 6-4 3-6 6-4 (WC)Florent Serra d. (LL)Nicolas Guilbot 6-2 4-6 6-2 [Guilbot replaces Mark Hilton] (2)Jean-Francois Bachelot d. Fabrice Betencourt 6-4 7-5 Second Round (q)Anthony Laporte d. (1)Zeljko Krajan 7-6(4) 6-2 (8)Philippe Pasquier d. Claude N'Goran 6-1 7-6(6) Arnaud Fontaine d. Tom Spinks 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 (q)Leslie Demiliani d. (q)Thomas Oger 6-1 6-1 Julien Cuaz d. Slimane Saoudi 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 (4)Reginald Willems d. (WC)Olivier Ramos 6-2 6-4 (7)Jean-Michel Pequery d. (q)Paul-Patrick Brabant 6-2 6-0 (2)Jean-Francois Bachelot d. (WC)Florent Serra 5-7 6-4 6-4 Quarterfinals (8)Philippe Pasquier d. (q)Anthony Laporte 6-2 6-3 Arnaud Fontaine d. (q)Leslie Demiliani 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) (4)Reginald Willems d. Julien Cuaz w/o (7)Jean-Michel Pequery d. (2)Jean-Francois Bachelot 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5 Semifinals (8)Philippe Pasquier d. Arnaud Fontaine 7-5 6-3 (7)Jean-Michel Pequery d. (4)Reginald Willems 4-6 7-6(2) 7-5 Finals (7)Jean-Michel Pequery d. (8)Philippe Pasquier 6-1 7-6(5) Doubles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Gilles Elseneer/Arnaud Fontaine 2. Anthony Laporte/Wim Neefs 3. Julien Cuaz/Claude N'Goran 4. Oliver Freelove/Tom Spinks First Round (1)Gilles Elseneer/Arnaud Fontaine bye Yohann Boullier/Roderik MacLaren d. Jean-Christophe Faurel/Teddy Mebounou 3-6 6-4 6-2 (4)Oliver Freelove/Tom Spinks d. Olivier Bouhamri/Leslie Demiliani 6-4 6-2 Christophe Dournes/Sandro Costa d. (WC)Philippe Braun/Loukou N'Goran 7-6(2) 6-2 Thierry Ascione/Nicolas Tourte d. Olivier Ramos/Francois Vatin 7-5 5-7 7-6(1) (3)Julien Cuaz/Claude N'Goran bye Paul-Patrick Brabant/Reginald Willems d. Nicolas Guilbot/Florent Serra 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 (2)Anthony Laporte/Wim Neefs bye Quarterfinals Yohann Boullier/Roderik MacLaren d. (1)Gilles Elseneer/Arnaud Fontaine w/o (4)Oliver Freelove/Tom Spinks d. Christophe Dournes/Sandro Costa 6-1 6-2 Thierry Ascione/Nicolas Tourte d. (3)Julien Cuaz/Claude N'Goran w/o Paul-Patrick Brabant/Reginald Willems d. (2)Anthony Laporte/Wim Neefs 7-6(5) 6-4 Semifinals (4)Oliver Freelove/Tom Spinks d. Yohann Boullier/Roderik MacLaren 6-2 7-5 Paul-Patrick Brabant/Reginald Willems d. Thierry Ascione/Nicolas Tourte 6-4 6-1 Finals (4)Oliver Freelove/Tom Spinks d. Paul-Patrick Brabant/Reginald Willems 6-4 6-4