France F7 Aix en Provence, France July 12-18, 1999 Surface: Clay Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $10,000 Singles Seeds: 1. Guillaume Marx 2. Hugo Armando 3. Carlos Gomez-Diaz 4. Maxime Boye 5. Matteo Colla 6. Julien Varlet 7. Gregory Girault 8. Joan Jimenez-Guerra First Round (1)Guillaume Marx d. (WC)Thierry Ascione 6-0 6-2 Hayden Gibson d. (q)Luis Hormazabal 7-6(4) 7-5 (q)Fabrice Betencourt d. Lars Zimmermann 6-3 6-1 (7)Gregory Girault d. Felix Hardt 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) (4)Maxime Boye d. (q)Claudio Alvarado 6-1 6-2 (WC)Nicolas Mahut d. (WC)Eric Prodon 7-6(3) 6-1 Markus Wislsperger d. Frederic Petitjean 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) (5)Matteo Colla d. (SE)Julien Cuaz 4-6 7-5 6-4 (6)Julien Varlet d. (LL)Julien Maes 6-4 6-4 [Maes replaces Gabriel Keymer] (LL)Jean-Christophe Faurel d. Lassi Ketola 7-6(4) 7-5 [Faurel replaces Oscar Bustos] (q)Jun Kato d. Stephane Matheu 6-2 6-3 (3)Carlos Gomez-Diaz d. Marc Canovas 6-2 6-3 (8)Joan Jimenez-Guerra d. (WC)Julien Cassaigne 6-4 6-2 (q)Olivier Ramos d. (q)Benoit Foucher 3-6 6-4 6-2 (q)Minh Dinh d. (q)Johan Rousseaux 2-6 6-4 7-5 (2)(SE)Hugo Armando d. (LL)Christian Dillschneider 6-3 6-2 [Dillschneider replaces Cyrille Martin] Second Round (1)Guillaume Marx d. Hayden Gibson 6-3 7-6(1) (q)Fabrice Betencourt d. (7)Gregory Girault 7-6(3) 6-3 (4)Maxime Boye d. (WC)Nicolas Mahut 7-6(6) 6-3 (5)Matteo Colla d. Markus Wislsperger 7-5 6-2 (LL)Jean-Christophe Faurel d. (6)Julien Varlet 6-3 6-2 (q)Jun Kato d. (3)Carlos Gomez-Diaz 6-1 2-1 ret. (8)Joan Jimenez-Guerra d. (q)Olivier Ramos 6-3 7-6(4) (2)(SE)Hugo Armando d. (q)Minh Dinh 7-5 7-5 Quarterfinals (1)Guillaume Marx d. (q)Fabrice Betencourt 4-6 6-2 6-1 (5)Matteo Colla d. (4)Maxime Boye 7-6(5) 6-2 (q)Jun Kato d. (LL)Jean-Christophe Faurel 7-6(3) 6-1 (2)(SE)Hugo Armando d. (8)Joan Jimenez-Guerra 7-5 6-4 Semifinals (1)Guillaume Marx d. (5)Matteo Colla 6-3 6-0 (2)(SE)Hugo Armando d. (q)Jun Kato 6-4 6-3 Finals (2)(SE)Hugo Armando d. (1)Guillaume Marx 3-6 6-3 7-5 Doubles Seeds: 1. Stephane Matheu/Gregory Zavialoff 2. Hugo Armando/Javier Jimenez-Guerra 3. Maxime Boye/Julien Varlet 4. Markus Wislsperger/Lars Zimmermann First Round (WC)Nicolas Mahut/Eric Prodon d. (1)Stephane Matheu/Gregory Zavialoff 6-4 7-6(1) Jean-Christophe Faurel/Julien Maes d. (WC)Thierry Ascione/Marc-Olivier Baron 6-4 6-4 (3)Maxime Boye/Julien Varlet d. Gregory Girault/Cyril Saubion 6-2 4-6 6-1 Felix Hardt/Lassi Ketola d. Claudio Alvarado/Luis Hormazabal 6-3 6-1 (q)Benjamin Cassaigne/Julien Cassaigne d. Hayden Gibson/Robert Rejchtman 6-3 6-2 (4)Markus Wislsperger/Lars Zimmermann d. (WC)Olivier Ramos/Francois Vatin 6-2 5-7 6-3 Carlos Rexach/Rafael Serpa-Guinazu d. Christian Dillschneider/Jun Kato 3-6 6-4 6-4 Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Lami d. (2)Hugo Armando/Javier Jimenez-Guerra 7-5 7-6(9) Quarterfinals (WC)Nicolas Mahut/Eric Prodon d. Jean-Christophe Faurel/Julien Maes 6-2 7-6(3) (3)Maxime Boye/Julien Varlet d. Felix Hardt/Lassi Ketola 6-2 6-2 (4)Markus Wislsperger/Lars Zimmermann d. (q)Benjamin Cassaigne/Julien Cassaigne 2-6 7-5 6-4 Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Lami d. Carlos Rexach/Rafael Serpa-Guinazu 6-0 7-5 Semifinals (3)Maxime Boye/Julien Varlet d. (WC)Nicolas Mahut/Eric Prodon 6-1 4-6 6-2 Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Lami d. (4)Markus Wislsperger/Lars Zimmermann 6-4 6-2 Finals (3)Maxime Boye/Julien Varlet d. Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Lami 6-4 6-4