VI Abierto Internacional de Salinas Challenger ATP
Salinas, Ecuador
March 12-18, 2001
Hard - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Daniel Melo - 255)
1. Fernando Gonzalez
2. Jacobo Diaz
3. Kristian Pless
4. Luis Horna
5. Juan Albert Viloca
6. Nicolas Thomann
7. Martin Rodriguez
8. Oliver Gross

First Round
(1)(WC)Fernando Gonzalez d. Jimy Szymanski 6-2 6-3
(LL)Ignacio Hirigoyen d. Adrian Garcia 5-7 6-3 6-4   [Hirigoyen replaces Justin Bower]
Sebastian Prieto d. Alejandro Hernandez 4-6 7-6(6) 3-0 ret.
(q)Damian Furmanski d. (7)Martin Rodriguez 6-3 6-4
(3)(q)Kristian Pless d. (WC)Giorgio Prouse 6-0 6-3
Daniel Melo d. Ramon Delgado 6-2 3-6 7-5
Jeff Salzenstein d. Jan Kroslak 6-1 6-4
Ronald Agenor d. (8)Oliver Gross 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
Solon Peppas d. (6)Nicolas Thomann 6-4 6-4
Hugo Armando d. Mauricio Hadad 7-5 6-7(5) 6-3
(WC)Luis Adrian Morejon d. Patricio Arquez 6-1 7-5
(4)Luis Horna d. (WC)Giovanni Lapentti 6-2 6-1
(5)Juan Albert Viloca d. Yuri Schukin 6-2 6-3
David Nalbandian d. (q)Ricardo Mello 6-2 6-0
Laurence Tieleman d. (WC)Gordon Uehling 6-4 6-2
(2)Jacobo Diaz d. (q)Marcos Daniel 6-2 4-6 7-5

Second Round
(LL)Ignacio Hirigoyen d. (1)(WC)Fernando Gonzalez 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
(q)Damian Furmanski d. Sebastian Prieto 6-3 6-4
Daniel Melo d. (3)(q)Kristian Pless 7-6(1) 3-1 ret.
Ronald Agenor d. Jeff Salzenstein 4-6 6-3 6-2
Hugo Armando d. Solon Peppas 4-6 6-2 6-2
(4)Luis Horna d. (WC)Luis Adrian Morejon 6-4 6-3
David Nalbandian d. (5)Juan Albert Viloca 6-1 6-2
Laurence Tieleman d. (2)Jacobo Diaz 6-7(4) 6-2 7-5

Quarterfinals
(LL)Ignacio Hirigoyen d. (q)Damian Furmanski 6-1 6-4
Ronald Agenor d. Daniel Melo 6-2 3-0 ret.
(4)Luis Horna d. Hugo Armando 6-3 7-5
David Nalbandian d. Laurence Tieleman 6-1 7-5

Semifinals
Ronald Agenor d. (LL)Ignacio Hirigoyen 6-1 6-4
David Nalbandian d. (4)Luis Horna 6-4 6-1

Finals
David Nalbandian d. Ronald Agenor 6-4 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Hadad/Morejon - 1224)
1. Sebastian Prieto/Martin Rodriguez
2. Daniel Melo/Flavio Saretta
3. Hugo Armando/Gustavo Marcaccio
4. Jose de Armas/Jimy Szymanski

First Round
(1)Sebastian Prieto/Martin Rodriguez d. (WC)Eduardo Bohrer/Bruno Soares 6-3 6-2
Patricio Arquez/Marcos Daniel d. Jeff Salzenstein/Yuri Schukin 6-7(7) 6-4 7-5
(3)Hugo Armando/Gustavo Marcaccio d. Damian Furmanski/Adrian Garcia 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Luis Horna/David Nalbandian d. (WC)Jacobo Diaz/Solon Peppas 6-3 6-4
Fernando Gonzalez/Giovanni Lapentti d. David Dilucia/Alejandro Hernandez 6-4 6-4
(4)Jose de Armas/Jimy Szymanski d. Eduardo Bergmann/Ricardo Schlachter 7-5 5-7 6-2
(WC)Ignacio Hirigoyen/Gordon Uehling d. (ALT)Luis Fernando Manrique/Nicolas Todero 6-2 6-1   [Manrique/Todero replace Mauricio Hadad/Luis Adrian Morejon]
(2)Daniel Melo/Flavio Saretta d. Zack Fleishman/Robert Kendrick 7-5 7-6(3)

Quarterfinals
Patricio Arquez/Marcos Daniel d. (1)Sebastian Prieto/Martin Rodriguez 6-4 6-2
Luis Horna/David Nalbandian d. (3)Hugo Armando/Gustavo Marcaccio 6-4 6-3
(4)Jose de Armas/Jimy Szymanski d. Fernando Gonzalez/Giovanni Lapentti 6-3 7-5
(2)Daniel Melo/Flavio Saretta d. (WC)Ignacio Hirigoyen/Gordon Uehling 6-2 6-2

Semifinals
Luis Horna/David Nalbandian d. Patricio Arquez/Marcos Daniel 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3
(2)Daniel Melo/Flavio Saretta d. (4)Jose de Armas/Jimy Szymanski 6-4 7-5

Finals
Luis Horna/David Nalbandian d. (2)Daniel Melo/Flavio Saretta 6-4 0-6 6-1