Open de Franche Comte
Besancon, France
March 6-12, 2000
32 Draw - $25,000+H
Surface - Carpet (Indoor)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Oscar Burrieza - 189)
1. Gianluca Pozzi
2. Tomas Behrend
3. Lorenzo Manta
4. Alexander Popp
5. Andrei Stoliarov
6. Sebastien Lareau
7. Raemon Sluiter
8. Francisco Costa

First Round
Cristiano Caratti d. (1)Gianluca Pozzi 6-2 6-1
(WC)Filip Dewulf d. Vincenzo Santopadre 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 7-6(8)
(WC)Mikhail Youzhny d. Axel Pretzsch 6-7(8) 6-2 6-1
(7)Raemon Sluiter d. Ota Fukarek 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
Tuomas Ketola d. (3)Lorenzo Manta 6-3 4-6 7-6(5)
Stefano Pescosolido d. (q)Clemens Trimmel 4-6 6-4 6-3
(q)Julian Knowle d. Michael Russell 6-2 4-6 6-1
(5)Andrei Stoliarov d. David Miketa 6-4 6-4
(6)Sebastien Lareau d. (q)Leslie Demiliani 7-6(4) 7-6(1)
Petr Luxa d. (WC)Julien Benneteau 6-0 6-1
(WC)Mickael Llodra d. Michael Kohlmann 5-2 ret.
(4)Alexander Popp d. Oscar Burrieza 7-5 6-3
(8)Francisco Costa d. Lionel Roux 7-6(2) 7-5
Julien Boutter d. (q)Jan Boruszewski 7-5 6-4
(SE)Razvan Sabau d. Mose Navarra 3-6 6-3 6-2
(2)Tomas Behrend d. (WC)Nicolas Mahut 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3

Second Round
(WC)Filip Dewulf d. Cristiano Caratti 7-6(5) 6-3
(WC)Mikhail Youzhny d. (7)Raemon Sluiter 6-4 6-4
Stefano Pescosolido d. Tuomas Ketola 6-3 6-1
(q)Julian Knowle d. (5)Andrei Stoliarov 6-2 6-1
Petr Luxa d. (6)Sebastien Lareau 6-2 6-4
(4)Alexander Popp d. (WC)Mickael Llodra 7-6(5) 6-1
Julien Boutter d. (8)Francisco Costa 6-4 6-1
(SE)Razvan Sabau d. (2)Tomas Behrend 6-1 6-3

Quarterfinals
(WC)Filip Dewulf d. (WC)Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 5-7 6-2
(q)Julian Knowle d. Stefano Pescosolido 6-2 6-4
(4)Alexander Popp d. Petr Luxa 6-1 6-3
Julien Boutter d. (SE)Razvan Sabau 6-2 6-2

Semifinals
(q)Julian Knowle d. (WC)Filip Dewulf 7-6(4) 6-2
Julien Boutter d. (4)Alexander Popp 6-3 3-6 6-4

Finals
Julien Boutter d. (q)Julian Knowle 6-4 7-6(4)


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Brandt/Strengberger - 388)
1. Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield
2. Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner
3. Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl
4. Jocelyn Roubichaud/Kyle Spencer

First Round
(1)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield d. Jan-Ralph Brandt/Thomas Strengberger 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2
(WC)Julien Boutter/Mickael Llodra d. Ota Fukarek/Oscar Ortiz 6-4 6-0
(3)Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl d. (q)Gareth Williams/Jeff Williams 6-3 7-6(3)
(WC)Julien Cuaz/Lionel Roux d. Karsten Braasch/Michael Kohlmann 7-6(3) 6-3
Stefano Pescosolido/Vincenzo Santopadre d. Petr Luxa/Jim Thomas 7-6(9) 6-7(6) 6-4
(4)Jocelyn Roubichaud/Kyle Spencer d. (WC)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)
Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac d. Marcus Hilpert/Vaughan Snyman 7-6(6) 6-2
(2)Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner d. Tuomas Ketola/Steven Randjelovic 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4

Quarterfinals
(WC)Julien Boutter/Mickael Llodra d. (1)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield 7-6(1) 6-3
(WC)Julien Cuaz/Lionel Roux d. (3)Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl 6-4 2-6 6-4
Stefano Pescosolido/Vincenzo Santopadre d. (4)Jocelyn Roubichaud/Kyle Spencer 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
(2)Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner d. Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac 3-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Semifinals
(WC)Julien Boutter/Mickael Llodra d. (WC)Julien Cuaz/Lionel Roux 6-1 1-2 ret.
Stefano Pescosolido/Vincenzo Santopadre d. (2)Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner w/o

Finals
(WC)Julien Boutter/Mickael Llodra d. Stefano Pescosolido/Vincenzo Santopadre 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(5)