Compaq Challenger
Bucharest, Romania
May 28-June 3, 2001
Clay - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Diego Hipperdinger - 236)
1. Markus Hantschk
2. Attila Savolt
3. Kevin Kim
4. Irakli Labadze
5. Emilio Benfele-Alvarez
6. Oscar Serrano
7. Tomas Zib
8. Ronald Agenor

First Round
Orlin Stanoytchev d. (1)Markus Hantschk 6-4 6-4
Filippo Messori d. (WC)Florian Grewe 6-1 6-2
Yuri Schukin d. Solon Peppas 7-6(8) 6-2
(5)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez d. Renzo Furlan 5-7 7-6(9) 6-2
Filippo Volandri d. (3)Kevin Kim 6-4 6-1
Denis Golovanov d. Vasilis Mazarakis 3-6 6-4 6-3
Vince Spadea d. Diego Hipperdinger 7-6(5) 2-6 6-1
(7)Tomas Zib d. Mose Navarra 6-3 3-6 6-3
(6)Oscar Serrano d. (q)Olivier Patience 6-3 6-2
Oliver Gross d. (WC)Victor Hanescu 7-6(7) 4-6 6-0
(q)Juan Giner d. (q)Leonardo Azzaro 6-2 4-6 6-3
(4)Irakli Labadze d. Francisco Costa 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4
(8)Ronald Agenor d. Oleg Ogorodov 5-7 6-4 6-1
(WC)Christian Banzer d. (WC)Roger Krajcovic 6-1 6-0
Marco Meneschincheri d. (q)Eric Prodon 7-6(3) 6-3
(2)Attila Savolt d. Stefano Tarallo 6-2 7-5

Second Round
Orlin Stanoytchev d. Filippo Messori 3-6 6-0 7-6(6)
(5)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez d. Yuri Schukin 6-4 6-2
Filippo Volandri d. Denis Golovanov 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
(7)Tomas Zib d. Vince Spadea 4-6 6-2 6-4
(6)Oscar Serrano d. Oliver Gross 1-6 6-3 6-2
(4)Irakli Labadze d. (q)Juan Giner 3-6 6-3 7-5
(8)Ronald Agenor d. (WC)Christian Banzer 6-2 6-1
(2)Attila Savolt d. Marco Meneschincheri 6-4 6-1

Quarterfinals
(5)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez d. Orlin Stanoytchev 6-2 3-6 6-2
Filippo Volandri d. (7)Tomas Zib 6-1 6-3
(4)Irakli Labadze d. (6)Oscar Serrano 6-2 6-4
(8)Ronald Agenor d. (2)Attila Savolt 6-2 4-6 6-4

Semifinals
(5)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez d. Filippo Volandri 6-3 2-6 6-2
(4)Irakli Labadze d. (8)Ronald Agenor 4-6 6-1 7-5

Finals
(4)Irakli Labadze d. (5)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez 6-4 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Patience/Stanoytchev - 448)
1. Mark Merklein/Paul Rosner
2. Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin
3. Irakli Labadze/Oleg Ogorodov
4. Wim Neefs/Djalmar Sistermans

First Round
(1)Mark Merklein/Paul Rosner d. (q)Artemon Apostu-Efremov/Catalin Gard 7-6(2) 6-1
Petr Kovacka/Tomas Zib d. Juan Giner/Jerry Turek 6-3 6-2
(WC)Victor Hanescu/Victor Ionita d. (3)Irakli Labadze/Oleg Ogorodov 6-3 5-7 6-4
Mose Navarra/Gavin Sontag d. Kelly Gullett/Kevin Kim 6-2 7-5
Filippo Messori/Attila Savolt d. Olivier Patience/Orlin Stanoytchev 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
(4)Wim Neefs/Djalmar Sistermans d. Francisco Costa/Diego Del Rio 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Denis Golovanov d. (WC)Florian Grewe/Roger Krajcovic 6-1 6-2
(2)Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin d. (WC)Christian Banzer/Marius Tomescu 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Mark Merklein/Paul Rosner d. Petr Kovacka/Tomas Zib 6-2 6-4
Mose Navarra/Gavin Sontag d. (WC)Victor Hanescu/Victor Ionita 6-2 7-5
Filippo Messori/Attila Savolt d. (4)Wim Neefs/Djalmar Sistermans 6-3 6-4
(2)Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin d. Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Denis Golovanov 7-6(1) 6-0

Semifinals
(1)Mark Merklein/Paul Rosner d. Mose Navarra/Gavin Sontag 6-4 4-6 6-2
(2)Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin d. Filippo Messori/Attila Savolt 7-5 5-7 6-4

Finals
(1)Mark Merklein/Paul Rosner d. (2)Ion Moldovan/Yuri Schukin 6-4 6-4