2000 Cairo Challenger
Cairo, Egypt
October 9-15, 2000
32 Draw - $100,000+H
Surface - Clay

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Marc-Kevin Goellner - 209)
1. Albert Portas
2. Juan Balcells
3. Jiri Vanek
4. David Sanchez
5. German Puentes
6. Galo Blanco
7. Edwin Kempes
8. Jacobo Diaz

First Round
(1)Albert Portas d. Salvador Navarro 6-0 6-3
Jan Frode Andersen d. (q)Gorka Fraile 6-3 7-6(3)
Oliver Gross d. (WC)Marwan Zewar 6-0 6-2
(7)Edwin Kempes d. (q)Feliciano Lopez 6-1 6-3
(4)David Sanchez d. Solon Peppas 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4
Irakli Labadze d. (q)Marc Fornell 7-6(4) 6-3
Oscar Serrano d. Jens Knippschild 6-3 6-4
(5)German Puentes d. (WC)Amr Ghoneim 6-3 2-6 6-4
Marc-Kevin Goellner d. (6)Galo Blanco 5-7 6-2 7-6(5)
Attila Savolt d. Nicolas Coutelot 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(2)
(WC)Karim Maamoun d. (q)Ota Fukarek 7-5 4-6 6-2
(3)Jiri Vanek d. Stefano Tarallo 6-4 6-4
(8)Jacobo Diaz d. (WC)Hisham Hemeda 6-3 6-4
Alberto Berasategui d. Vincenzo Santopadre 7-6(3) 6-2
Tommy Robredo d. Albert Montanes 7-6(5) 7-5
(2)Juan Balcells d. Razvan Sabau 6-2 3-6 7-5

Second Round
(1)Albert Portas d. Jan Frode Andersen 7-5 6-4
(7)Edwin Kempes d. Oliver Gross 6-4 6-2
Irakli Labadze d. (4)David Sanchez w/o
Oscar Serrano d. (5)German Puentes 6-1 6-4
Attila Savolt d. Marc-Kevin Goellner 7-5 7-6(2)
(3)Jiri Vanek d. (WC)Karim Maamoun 2-6 6-4 6-3
(8)Jacobo Diaz d. Alberto Berasategui 7-6(4) 6-3
(2)Juan Balcells d. Tommy Robredo 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Quarterfinals
(1)Albert Portas d. (7)Edwin Kempes 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
Irakli Labadze d. Oscar Serrano 6-4 7-6(2)
(3)Jiri Vanek d. Attila Savolt 7-6(0) 6-1
(8)Jacobo Diaz d. (2)Juan Balcells 7-6(0) 7-6(2)

Semifinals
(1)Albert Portas d. Irakli Labadze 6-4 6-3
(3)Jiri Vanek d. (8)Jacobo Diaz 7-6(2) 7-6(2)

Finals
(1)Albert Portas d. (3)Jiri Vanek 7-5 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Gisbert, Jr./Navarro - 548)
1. Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas
2. Juan Balcells/Jairo Velasco
3. Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes
4. Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac

First Round
(1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Edwin Kempes/Jens Knippschild 5-7 6-2 7-6(7)
Ota Fukarek/Marcus Hilpert d. (WC)Hisham Hemeda/Marwan Zewar 2-6 6-4 6-2
Juan Gisbert, Jr./Salvador Navarro d. (3)Eduardo Nicolas/German Puentes 7-6(3) 2-0 ret.
Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin d. Tommy Robredo/Santiago Ventura 2-6 6-3 6-4
Oliver Marach/Djalmar Sistermans d. (WC)Amr Ghoniem/Karim Maamoun 6-1 7-5
(4)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac d. (WC)Mohamed Maamoun/Mohamed Wafa 6-2 6-1
Sander Groen/Vincenzo Santopadre d. (q)Alberto Berasategui/Feliciano Lopez 6-3 7-6(0)
(2)Juan Balcells/Jairo Velasco d. Juan Giner/Irakli Labadze 3-6 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Ota Fukarek/Marcus Hilpert 6-4 4-6 6-4
Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin d. Juan Gisbert, Jr./Salvador Navarro 6-4 6-3
(4)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac d. Oliver Marach/Djalmar Sistermans 4-6 6-1 6-4
(2)Juan Balcells/Jairo Velasco d. Sander Groen/Vincenzo Santopadre 3-6 7-5 6-3

Semifinals
(1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin 3-6 6-3 6-4
(4)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac d. (2)Juan Balcells/Jairo Velasco 6-3 6-4

Finals
(1)Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. (4)Petr Kovacka/Pavel Kudrnac 6-4 6-3