Italy F7 Verona, Italy May 10-16, 1999 Surface: Clay Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 32 $10,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Mehdi Tahiri - 511) 1. Thomas Schiessling 2. Keppler Orellana 3. Tomas Catar 4. Martin Verkerk 5. Filippo Messori 6. Stefano Cobolli 7. Rainer Falenti 8. Cyril Saulnier First Round (1)(q)Thomas Schiessling d. (q)Ivo Karlovic 6-4 2-6 6-4 Regis Lavergne d. (q)Thomas Strengberger 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 (q)Melvyn Op Der Heijde d. (q)Gerald Mandl 7-6(4) 6-3 (8)Cyril Saulnier d. (LL)Francesco Aldi 6-3 6-2 (4)Martin Verkerk d. Marc Merry 7-6(5) 6-1 Nicolas Kischkewitz d. (SE)Fabio Maggi 6-1 1-0 ret. (q)Tobias Clemens d. (WC)Omar Camporese 6-3 0-6 6-3 (5)Filippo Messori d. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky 6-4 6-2 (6)Stefano Cobolli d. (WC)Andrea Capodimonte 6-4 6-2 (LL)Mario Radic d. (WC)Martin Mair 3-6 6-3 6-0 [Radic replaces Carlos Castellanos] Mehdi Tahiri d. (WC)Juri Margotto 6-2 6-1 (3)Tomas Catar d. Ivan Beros 7-5 5-7 6-2 (7)Rainer Falenti d. Federico Luzzi 7-6(4) 6-7(9) 6-1 Jan Weinzierl d. Uros Vico 6-1 0-6 7-5 (q)Goran Oresic d. (q)Sebastian Weisz 6-2 6-1 (2)Keppler Orellana d. Zeljko Krajan 6-2 6-4 Second Round Regis Lavergne d. (1)(q)Thomas Schiessling 6-2 3-6 6-2 (q)Melvyn Op Der Heijde d. (8)Cyril Saulnier 6-4 6-4 (4)Martin Verkerk d. Nicolas Kischkewitz 6-4 6-2 (5)Filippo Messori d. (q)Tobias Clemens 7-6(2) 6-1 (6)Stefano Cobolli d. (LL)Mario Radic 7-5 6-3 Mehdi Tahiri d. (3)Tomas Catar 6-0 5-7 7-6(7) (7)Rainer Falenti d. Jan Weinzierl 1-6 7-5 6-4 (2)Keppler Orellana d. (q)Goran Oresic 6-4 6-3 Quarterfinals (q)Melvyn Op Der Heijde d. Regis Lavergne 6-2 3-6 6-3 (4)Martin Verkerk d. (5)Filippo Messori 6-4 6-4 (6)Stefano Cobolli d. Mehdi Tahiri 4-6 6-4 6-2 (7)Rainer Falenti d. (2)Keppler Orellana 2-0 ret. Semifinals (q)Melvyn Op Der Heijde d. (4)Martin Verkerk 6-4 1-0 ret. (7)Rainer Falenti d. (6)Stefano Cobolli 3-6 6-1 6-2 Finals (q)Melvyn Op Der Heijde d. (7)Rainer Falenti 6-3 2-6 6-3 Doubles (no qualifying) Seeds: (cut: Clemens/Op Der Heijde - NR) 1. Massimo Ardinghi/Filippo Messori 2. Gerald Mandl/Thomas Strengberger 3. Massimo Boscatto/Federico Luzzi 4. Omar Camporese/Fabio Maggi First Round (1)Massimo Ardinghi/Filippo Messori d. (WC)Riccardo Desto/Jacopo Tezza 6-0 6-1 Tobias Clemens/Melvyn Op Der Heijde d. Jacopo Lo Monaco/Guido Monaco 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 (4)Omar Camporese/Fabio Maggi d. Francesco Aldi/Stefano Mocci 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 Zeljko Krajan/Uros Vico d. (WC)Alessandro Bonamici/Gianmaria Noli 6-1 6-3 Rainer Falenti/Thomas Schiessling d. Keppler Orellana/Martin Verkerk 1-6 7-6(2) 6-4 (3)Massimo Boscatto/Federico Luzzi d. Manuel Jorquera/Michele Minelli 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kischkewitz/Juri Margotto d. (WC)Mariano Vantini/Massimo Zampieri 6-1 7-5 Ivo Karlovic/Goran Oresic d. (2)Gerald Mandl/Thomas Strengberger 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 7-5 Quarterfinals (1)Massimo Ardinghi/Filippo Messori d. Tobias Clemens/Melvyn Op Der Heijde 6-1 6-2 Zeljko Krajan/Uros Vico d. (4)Omar Camporese/Fabio Maggi 6-3 6-4 (3)Massimo Boscatto/Federico Luzzi d. Rainer Falenti/Thomas Schiessling 6-2 6-4 Ivo Karlovic/Goran Oresic d. Nicolas Kischkewitz/Juri Margotto 3-6 6-4 6-4 Semifinals (1)Massimo Ardinghi/Filippo Messori d. Zeljko Krajan/Uros Vico 6-1 6-3 Ivo Karlovic/Goran Oresic d. (3)Massimo Boscatto/Federico Luzzi 6-3 7-6(4) Finals (1)Massimo Ardinghi/Filippo Messori d. Ivo Karlovic/Goran Oresic 6-4 7-6(3)