Jaegermeister Open Braunschweig, Germany June 19-25, 2000 32 Draw - $125,000+H Surface - Clay Singles Seeds: (cut: Juan Balcells - 122) 1. Franco Squillari 2. Gaston Gaudio 3. Albert Portas 4. Arnaud Di Pasquale 5. Jeff Tarango 6. Juan Antonio Marin 7. Galo Blanco 8. Jiri Vanek First Round (1)(WC)Franco Squillari d. Ronald Agenor 2-6 6-4 6-2 Martin Rodriguez d. Alex Lopez-Moron 5-7 6-3 6-4 (WC)Sergi Bruguera d. (WC)Nils Muschiol 6-2 6-1 (7)Galo Blanco d. (SE)Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-2 Tomas Behrend d. (3)Albert Portas 2-6 6-4 7-5 Michal Tabara d. Julian Alonso 6-2 6-4 (q)Jose Acasuso d. Alberto Berasategui 6-4 7-5 Jens Knippschild d. (6)Juan Antonio Marin 6-4 6-2 (5)Jeff Tarango d. (q)Rene Nicklisch 3-6 6-3 6-1 (q)Andrei Cherkasov d. Marcelo Filippini 6-1 6-1 (q)Jacobo Diaz d. Juan Balcells 6-4 6-0 (4)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Michel Kratochvil 6-4 6-2 (8)Jiri Vanek d. Tomas Zib 6-4 6-1 Christian Ruud d. Thierry Guardiola 6-3 6-4 Hernan Gumy d. Bohdan Ulihrach 6-4 6-1 (2)(WC)Gaston Gaudio d. (SE)Filip Dewulf 7-5 6-3 Second Round (1)(WC)Franco Squillari d. Martin Rodriguez 6-3 6-4 (WC)Sergi Bruguera d. (7)Galo Blanco 3-6 7-5 6-4 Michal Tabara d. Tomas Behrend 7-5 6-4 Jens Knippschild d. (q)Jose Acasuso 7-5 6-4 (q)Andrei Cherkasov d. (5)Jeff Tarango 2-6 7-5 6-2 (4)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. (q)Jacobo Diaz 4-6 6-3 7-5 (8)Jiri Vanek d. Christian Ruud 5-7 6-3 6-3 (2)(WC)Gaston Gaudio d. Hernan Gumy 6-2 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)(WC)Franco Squillari d. (WC)Sergi Bruguera 7-5 3-6 6-4 Michal Tabara d. Jens Knippschild 4-6 6-4 6-3 (4)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. (q)Andrei Cherkasov 6-3 7-5 (2)(WC)Gaston Gaudio d. (8)Jiri Vanek 6-4 6-4 Semifinals (1)(WC)Franco Squillari d. Michal Tabara 6-2 6-3 (2)(WC)Gaston Gaudio d. (4)Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-4 6-3 Finals (2)(WC)Gaston Gaudio d. (1)(WC)Franco Squillari 6-4 6-7(2) 6-4 Doubles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas 2. Jens Knippschild/Jeff Tarango 3. Enrique Abaroa/Petr Kovacka 4. Tomas Behrend/Marcus Hilpert First Round (1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas bye (WC)Rene Nicklisch/Tomas Nydahl d. Tim Cricht/Todd Perry 7-6(3) 6-3 (4)Tomas Behrend/Marcus Hilpert d. Juan Balcells/Juan Albert Viloca 6-3 7-5 Sergi Bruguera/Jacobo Diaz d. Thomas Larsen/Dinu Pescariu 6-2 6-4 Ronald Agenor/Michel Kratochvil d. Andrei Cherkasov/Joan Jimenez-Guerra 4-6 6-2 6-0 (3)Enrique Abaroa/Petr Kovacka d. Toni Baldellou/Carlos Cuadrado 4-6 6-0 6-3 (WC)Jan-Ralph Brandt/Martin Sinner d. Galo Blanco/Juan Antonio Marin 6-3 6-7(7) 7-6(3) (2)Jens Knippschild/Jeff Tarango d. Marcelo Filippini/Christian Ruud 6-1 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. (WC)Rene Nicklisch/Tomas Nydahl 5-7 6-3 6-2 (4)Tomas Behrend/Marcus Hilpert d. Sergi Bruguera/Jacobo Diaz w/o Ronald Agenor/Michel Kratochvil d. (3)Enrique Abaroa/Petr Kovacka 7-5 6-4 (2)Jens Knippschild/Jeff Tarango d. (WC)Jan-Ralph Brandt/Martin Sinner 6-3 7-5 Semifinals (1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. (4)Tomas Behrend/Marcus Hilpert 2-6 6-1 6-3 (2)Jens Knippschild/Jeff Tarango d. Ronald Agenor/Michel Kratochvil 3-6 6-1 6-2 Finals (2)Jens Knippschild/Jeff Tarango d. (1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas 6-2 6-2