The Nottingham Challenger
Nottingham ch, Great Britain
October 28-November 3, 2002
Acrylic - $25,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Gianluca Pozzi - 263)
1. Lars Burgsmuller
2. Martin Verkerk
3. Irakli Labadze
4. Julian Knowle
5. Mario Ancic
6. Christophe Rochus
7. Ota Fukarek
8. Kristof Vliegen

First Round
(1)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) d. (WC)Jamie Delgado (GBR) 6-2 6-2
(WC)Jonathan Marray (GBR) d. (WC)Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 6-4 4-6 7-6(5)
Arvind Parmar (GBR) d. Neville Godwin (RSA) 6-3 7-6(5)
(7)Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. Marc-Kevin Goellner (GER) 6-3 4-6 7-6(7)
(3)Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. (WC)Mark Hilton (GBR) 6-4 6-4
Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. (q)David Sherwood (GBR) 7-5 6-3
(q)Henrik Andersson (SWE) d. Martin Lee (GBR) 6-3 7-5
(6)Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. Gianluca Pozzi (ITA) 6-3 6-2
Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (8)Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 3-6 6-4 7-6(7)
Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-2 6-3
Joachim Johansson (SWE) d. Axel Pretzsch (GER) 6-3 3-6 7-6(3)
Cristiano Caratti (ITA) d. (4)Julian Knowle (AUT) 6-3 7-6(3)
(5)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Denis Golovanov (RUS) 6-3 6-3
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. Tomas Zib (CZE) 2-6 6-3 7-6(3)
(q)Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. (q)Lee Childs (GBR) 6-1 7-6(5)
(2)Martin Verkerk (NED) d. Michal Tabara (CZE) 6-1 6-4

Second Round
(1)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) d. (WC)Jonathan Marray (GBR) 6-4 7-5
Arvind Parmar (GBR) d. (7)Ota Fukarek (CZE) 6-4 7-6(4)
(3)Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Yuri Schukin (RUS) 7-6(7) 6-3
(q)Henrik Andersson (SWE) d. (6)Christophe Rochus (BEL) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3
Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Bjorn Phau (GER) 4-6 6-1 7-6(5)
Joachim Johansson (SWE) d. Cristiano Caratti (ITA) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. (5)Mario Ancic (CRO) 2-6 7-5 7-5
(2)Martin Verkerk (NED) d. (q)Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) 3-6 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals
Arvind Parmar (GBR) d. (1)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 3-6 6-1 6-3
(q)Henrik Andersson (SWE) d. (3)Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Joachim Johansson (SWE) d. Robin Soderling (SWE) 6-3 6-2
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. (2)Martin Verkerk (NED) 3-6 6-0 6-3

Semifinals
Arvind Parmar (GBR) d. (q)Henrik Andersson (SWE) 6-3 6-3
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. Joachim Johansson (SWE) 6-3 6-1

Finals
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. Arvind Parmar (GBR) 7-5 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Dickson/Nelson - 710)
1. Ashley Fisher/Stephen Huss
2. Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein
3. Denis Golovanov/Yuri Schukin
4. Ota Fukarek/Tomas Zib

First Round
(1)Ashley Fisher/Stephen Huss (AUS) d. Martin Lee/Jeff Tarango (GBR/USA) 6-3 6-4
Gilles Elseneer/Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. Lars Burgsmuller/Irakli Labadze (GER/GEO) w/o
(WC)Richard Bloomfield/Chris Lewis (GBR) d. (4)Ota Fukarek/Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-3 6-3
Cristiano Caratti/Jordan Kerr (ITA/AUS) d. (WC)James May/Jason Torpey (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Simon Dickson/James Nelson (GBR) d. (WC)James Lake/Michael Ouvarov (GBR) 6-1 6-3
(3)Denis Golovanov/Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. Mario Ancic/Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-4 6-4
Jonathan Marray/David Sherwood (GBR) d. Jamie Delgado/Arvind Parmar (GBR) w/o
(2)Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) d. Stefano Pescosolido/Gianluca Pozzi (ITA) 7-6(5) 6-1

Quarterfinals
(1)Ashley Fisher/Stephen Huss (AUS) d. Gilles Elseneer/Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-3 7-6(5)
Cristiano Caratti/Jordan Kerr (ITA/AUS) d. (WC)Richard Bloomfield/Chris Lewis (GBR) 6-4 7-6(1)
(3)Denis Golovanov/Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. Simon Dickson/James Nelson (GBR) 6-3 6-0
(2)Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) d. Jonathan Marray/David Sherwood (GBR) 7-5 6-4

Semifinals
(1)Ashley Fisher/Stephen Huss (AUS) d. Cristiano Caratti/Jordan Kerr (ITA/AUS) 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
(2)Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) d. (3)Denis Golovanov/Yuri Schukin (RUS) 6-7(4) 6-4 5-2 ret.

Finals
(1)Ashley Fisher/Stephen Huss (AUS) d. (2)Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) 6-3 7-6(5)