USTA Tennis Championships Houston, TX, USA September 18-24, 2000 32 Draw - $50,000 Surface - Hard Singles Seeds: (cut: Bjorn Phau - 253) 1. Raemon Sluiter 2. Bob Bryan 3. Andrei Stoliarov 4. Ronald Agenor 5. Michel Kratochvil 6. Kevin Kim 7. Marcos Ondruska 8. Xavier Malisse First Round (1)Raemon Sluiter d. Oleg Ogorodov 6-3 6-1 Fredrik Jonsson d. (q)Yaoki Ishii 6-3 3-6 6-3 Bjorn Phau d. Cristiano Caratti 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 (8)Xavier Malisse d. Michael Joyce 6-1 6-7(1) 6-4 (3)Andrei Stoliarov d. Vadim Kutsenko 6-2 4-6 6-4 Axel Pretzsch d. (WC)Phillip King 7-5 6-2 (q)Matthew Breen d. (WC)Brandon Hawk 6-4 7-5 (5)Michel Kratochvil d. Mariano Sanchez 7-6(6) 6-4 (6)Kevin Kim d. Glenn Weiner 6-4 7-6(3) Jean-Rene Lisnard d. Mark Nielsen 4-6 6-2 6-2 (WC)James Blake d. (WC)Jeff Salzenstein 7-6(6) 1-6 6-4 Damian Furmanski d. (4)Ronald Agenor 3-6 7-5 6-4 (7)Marcos Ondruska d. James Sekulov 6-2 6-0 Michael Russell d. (LL)Mashiska Washington 6-3 6-2 [Washington replaces Dejan Petrovic] (q)Eric Taino d. Jamie Delgado 6-3 4-6 6-1 (2)Bob Bryan d. (q)Josh Tuckfield 7-6(4) 6-0 Second Round (1)Raemon Sluiter d. Fredrik Jonsson 7-5 6-3 (8)Xavier Malisse d. Bjorn Phau 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 (3)Andrei Stoliarov d. Axel Pretzsch 6-2 6-3 (5)Michel Kratochvil d. (q)Matthew Breen 6-3 6-3 (6)Kevin Kim d. Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-3 1-6 6-3 (WC)James Blake d. Damian Furmanski 7-6(1) 7-5 (7)Marcos Ondruska d. Michael Russell 6-4 4-1 ret. (2)Bob Bryan d. (q)Eric Taino 6-3 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)Raemon Sluiter d. (8)Xavier Malisse 6-2 6-1 (5)Michel Kratochvil d. (3)Andrei Stoliarov 6-3 6-2 (WC)James Blake d. (6)Kevin Kim 4-6 6-3 6-4 (7)Marcos Ondruska d. (2)Bob Bryan 6-2 3-6 6-4 Semifinals (5)Michel Kratochvil d. (1)Raemon Sluiter 6-4 7-5 (WC)James Blake d. (7)Marcos Ondruska 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) Finals (WC)James Blake d. (5)Michel Kratochvil 7-6(5) 6-7(12) 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Ortiz/Sanchez - 845) 1. Brent Haygarth/Marcos Ondruska 2. Vadim Kutsenko/Oleg Ogorodov 3. James Blake/Kevin Kim 4. Michael Joyce/Andrei Stoliarov First Round (1)Brent Haygarth/Marcos Ondruska d. (WC)Phillip King/Mashiska Washington 6-1 6-2 Mattew Breen/Glenn Weiner d. Yaoki Ishii/Gareth Williams 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 Bob Bryan/David Dilucia d. (4)Michael Joyce/Andrei Stoliarov 6-4 6-3 Ronald Agenor/Michel Kratochvil d. (q)Cristiano Caratti/James Sekulov 6-2 2-6 6-1 (WC)Trace Fielding/Brandon Hawk d. Mark Nielsen/Andrew Painter 7-5 7-6(5) (3)James Blake/Kevin Kim d. Brandon Coupe/Jeff Salzenstein 5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(9) Oscar Ortiz/Mariano Sanchez d. (WC)Ali Ansari/Mariano Sanchez 6-0 6-2 (2)Vadim Kutsenko/Oleg Ogorodov d. Jean-Rene Lisnard/Michael Russell 6-4 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)Brent Haygarth/Marcos Ondruska d. Mattew Breen/Glenn Weiner 6-4 7-6(4) Ronald Agenor/Michel Kratochvil d. Bob Bryan/David Dilucia 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) (3)James Blake/Kevin Kim d. (WC)Trace Fielding/Brandon Hawk 6-3 6-2 Oscar Ortiz/Mariano Sanchez d. (2)Vadim Kutsenko/Oleg Ogorodov 7-5 7-6(4) Semifinals (1)Brent Haygarth/Marcos Ondruska d. Ronald Agenor/Michel Kratochvil 7-6(2) 6-3 (3)James Blake/Kevin Kim d. Oscar Ortiz/Mariano Sanchez 6-3 3-6 7-6(3) Finals (1)Brent Haygarth/Marcos Ondruska d. (3)James Blake/Kevin Kim 6-4 6-2