Italy F5 Rome, Italy April 26-May 2, 1999 Surface: Clay Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $10,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Guillaume Marx - 446) 1. Daniele Bracciali 2. Igor Gaudi 3. Florian Allgauer 4. Giorgio Galimberti 5. Michel Kratochvil 6. Kobi Ziv 7. Gianluca Luddi 8. Filippo Messori First Round (1)Daniele Bracciali d. Alexandre Strambini 6-4 0-6 7-6(5) (q)Nicolas Kischkewitz d. (q)Gianluca Gatto 6-2 3-6 6-1 Daniele Musa d. Filippo Volandri 6-2 3-6 6-3 Roberto Carretero d. (8)Filippo Messori 4-6 6-2 7-6(5) (3)(WC)Florian Allgauer d. Javier Perez-Vasquez 7-6(1) 6-3 (q)Stefano Tarallo d. (q)Melle van Gemerden 6-4 6-1 (q)Maxime Boye d. (WC)Leonardo Azzaro 6-1 6-3 (5)Michel Kratochvil d. (q)Mounir El Aarej 3-6 6-1 6-1 (q)Branislav Galik d. (6)Kobi Ziv 6-3 6-4 (q)Arnaud Fontaine d. Guillaume Marx 4-1 ret. Stefano Cobolli d. Werner Eschauer 6-2 7-5 (4)Giorgio Galimberti d. (WC)Carlo Mazzoni 6-3 4-6 6-0 (SE)Ladislav Svarc d. (7)Gianluca Luddi 6-3 3-6 6-4 Elia Grossi d. (WC)Adriano Biasella 4-6 6-4 6-4 Jan Hermansson d. Ion Moldovan 6-4 6-4 (2)Igor Gaudi d. Federico Luzzi 6-3 6-1 Second Round (q)Nicolas Kischkewitz d. (1)Daniele Bracciali 6-2 6-2 Daniele Musa d. Roberto Carretero 6-4 6-4 (3)(WC)Florian Allgauer d. (q)Stefano Tarallo 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 (5)Michel Kratochvil d. (q)Maxime Boye 6-4 6-2 (q)Arnaud Fontaine d. (q)Branislav Galik 6-4 6-4 (4)Giorgio Galimberti d. Stefano Cobolli 6-0 7-5 Elia Grossi d. (SE)Ladislav Svarc 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 Jan Hermansson d. (2)Igor Gaudi 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Quarterfinals (q)Nicolas Kischkewitz d. Daniele Musa 2-6 6-3 6-0 (3)(WC)Florian Allgauer d. (5)Michel Kratochvil 6-2 6-2 (4)Giorgio Galimberti d. (q)Arnaud Fontaine 6-3 6-2 Elia Grossi d. Jan Hermansson 6-1 6-4 Semifinals (3)(WC)Florian Allgauer d. (q)Nicolas Kischkewitz 6-2 3-1 ret. Elia Grossi d. (4)Giorgio Galimberti 6-2 6-2 Finals Elia Grossi d. (3)(WC)Florian Allgauer 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) Doubles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Giorgio Galimberti/Filippo Messori 2. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky/Melle van Gemerden 3. Maxime Boye/Nicolas Kischkeitz 4. Florian Allgauer/Elia Grossi First Round (1)Giorgio Galimberti/Filippo Messori bye Werner Eschauer/Jicham Zaatini d. Marco Berbiero/Fabrizio Fanti 6-2 4-6 6-3 (3)Maxime Boye/Nicolas Kischkeitz d. Daniele Bracciali/Federico Luzzi 6-4 6-1 Leonardo Azzaro/Julian Vespan d. (WC)Adriano Biasella/Carlo Mazzoni 6-3 6-2 Francesco Aldi/Stefano Mocci d. Igor Gaudi/Kobi Ziv 6-4 6-2 Stefano Cobolli/Filippo Volandri d. (4)Florian Allgauer/Elia Grossi 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Gianluca Luddi/Stefano Tarallo d. Arnaud Fontaine/Guillaume Marx w/o (2)Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky/Melle van Gemerden d. Riccardo Ciruolo/Gianluca Gatto 6-4 7-5 Quarterfinals (1)Giorgio Galimberti/Filippo Messori d. Werner Eschauer/Jicham Zaatini 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 (3)Maxime Boye/Nicolas Kischkeitz d. Leonardo Azzaro/Julian Vespan w/o Francesco Aldi/Stefano Mocci d. Stefano Cobolli/Filippo Volandri 5-0 ret. Gianluca Luddi/Stefano Tarallo d. (2)Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky/Melle van Gemerden 6-4 0-6 6-4 Semifinals (1)Giorgio Galimberti/Filippo Messori d. (3)Maxime Boye/Nicolas Kischkeitz w/o Gianluca Luddi/Stefano Tarallo d. Francesco Aldi/Stefano Mocci 7-6(3) 6-4 Finals (1)Giorgio Galimberti/Filippo Messori d. Gianluca Luddi/Stefano Tarallo 6-1 6-3