France F9 Noisy le Grand, France June 18-25, 2001 Surface: Clay Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $15,000+H Singles Seeds: (cut: Jean-Christophe Faurel - 471) 1. Bjorn Rehnquist 2. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo 3. Olivier Patience 4. Alessio di Mauro 5. Gregory Carraz 6. Maxime Boye 7. Nicolas Mahut 8. Kalle Flygt First Round (q)Roberto Alvarez (ARG) d. (1)Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 6-7(4) 7-5 6-3 Jean-Baptiste Perlant (FRA) d. (q)Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-3 5-7 6-1 (WC)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. (WC)Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) Mario Munoz-Bejarano (ESP) d. (5)Gregory Carraz (FRA) 6-4 6-4 (4)Alessio di Mauro (ITA) d. Tommi Lenho (FIN) 7-6(5) 6-4 Julien Cuaz (FRA) d. Slimane Saoudi (FRA) 6-3 6-3 Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 6-3 6-4 Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) d. (LL)Jordanne Doble (FRA) 6-4 6-4 Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. (8)Kalle Flygt (SWE) 6-4 7-5 Arnaud Fontaine (BEL) d. Timothy Aerts (BEL) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 (q)Regis Lavergne (FRA) d. Federico Browne (ARG) 6-3 ret. (WC)Sylvain Mathias (FRA) d. (3)Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-3 2-6 6-4 (q)Xavier Pujo (FRA) d. (6)(WC)Maxime Boye (FRA) 6-4 4-1 ret. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) d. (LL)Laurent Gabail (FRA) 6-2 6-1 [El Aarej replaces Pedro Canovas] (q)Xavier Audouy (FRA) d. (q)Arnaud LeCloerec (FRA) 6-3 6-3 (2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. (q)Mattias Hellstrom (SWE) 6-7(4) 6-0 7-5 Second Round Jean-Baptiste Perlant (FRA) d. (q)Roberto Alvarez (ARG) 7-5 6-2 (WC)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. Mario Munoz-Bejarano (ESP) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 (4)Alessio di Mauro (ITA) d. Julien Cuaz (FRA) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 6-3 6-3 Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. Arnaud Fontaine (BEL) 7-6(4) 6-2 (q)Regis Lavergne (FRA) d. (WC)Sylvain Mathias (FRA) 6-4 4-6 6-0 Mounir El Aarej (MAR) d. (q)Xavier Pujo (FRA) 4-6 7-5 6-1 (2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. (q)Xavier Audouy (FRA) 6-1 6-0 Quarterfinals Jean-Baptiste Perlant (FRA) d. (WC)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-4 6-2 Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (4)Alessio di Mauro (ITA) 7-5 6-4 Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) d. (q)Regis Lavergne (FRA) 6-1 6-1 (2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) 6-3 6-0 Semifinals Jean-Baptiste Perlant (FRA) d. Thierry Ascione (FRA) 7-5 6-3 (2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 6-3 6-2 Finals (2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Jean-Baptiste Perlant (FRA) 6-3 6-4 Doubles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Arnaud Fontaine/Olivier Patience 2. Luke Bourgeois/Alun Jones 3. Thierry Ascione/Jean-Michel Pequery 4. Kalle Flygt/Bjorn Rehnquist First Round (1)Arnaud Fontaine/Olivier Patience (BEL/FRA) bye Marc Gicquel/Anthony Maublanc (FRA) d. Nicolas Devilder/Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) 6-4 6-2 (3)Thierry Ascione/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) bye Roberto Alvarez/Jordanne Doble (ARG/FRA) d. Laurent Gabail/Patrick Sebastiani (FRA) 6-2 6-3 Christophe Bosio/Cyrille Martin (MON/FRA) d. Brad Beinke/Damien Ward (AUS) 6-2 6-4 (4)Kalle Flygt/Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) d. Claude Leneuf/Jean-Christophe Maujean (FRA) 7-6(2) 7-6(3) Xavier Pujo/Mehdi Tahiri (FRA/MAR) d. (WC)Matt Knox/Justin-Donut Wight (FRA) 6-0 6-0 (2)Luke Bourgeois/Alun Jones (AUS) bye Quarterfinals Marc Gicquel/Anthony Maublanc (FRA) d. (1)Arnaud Fontaine/Olivier Patience (BEL/FRA) 6-4 ret. (3)Thierry Ascione/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Roberto Alvarez/Jordanne Doble (ARG/FRA) w/o Christophe Bosio/Cyrille Martin (MON/FRA) d. (4)Kalle Flygt/Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 7-6(2) 6-0 Xavier Pujo/Mehdi Tahiri (FRA/MAR) d. (2)Luke Bourgeois/Alun Jones (AUS) 6-4 6-3 Semifinals Marc Gicquel/Anthony Maublanc (FRA) d. (3)Thierry Ascione/Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 6-3 6-3 Xavier Pujo/Mehdi Tahiri (FRA/MAR) d. Christophe Bosio/Cyrille Martin (MON/FRA) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 Finals Xavier Pujo/Mehdi Tahiri (FRA/MAR) d. Marc Gicquel/Anthony Maublanc (FRA) 6-4 6-3