Halle qualifying Singles Seeds: (cut: Karsten Braasch - 1385) 1. Gabriel Trifu 2. Radek Stepanek 3. Alexander Waske 4. Cyril Saulnier 5. Gaston Etlis 6. David Prinosil 7. Igor Kunitcin 8. Frederic Niemeyer First Round (1)Gabriel Trifu (ROM) d. Michael Berrer (GER) 7-6(2) 6-3 Frank Moser (GER) d. (WC)Alexander Schweizer (GER) 7-6(4) 6-4 Rodolphe Cadart (FRA) d. (WC)Christopher Koderisch (GER) 7-5 6-3 (6)David Prinosil (GER) d. (WC)Sebastian Linda (GER) 3-6 6-3 6-3 (2)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Franz Stauder (GER) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1 Karsten Braasch (GER) d. Benjamin Kohlloeffel (GER) 6-3 5-7 6-3 Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. Dejan Petrovic (AUS) 6-4 6-2 (8)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Daniel Lencina (ESP) 6-3 6-4 (3)Alexander Waske (GER) d. (WC)Andre Begemann (GER) 6-3 6-7(7) 6-2 Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. David McNamara (AUS) 6-1 6-2 Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) d. Paul Baccanello (AUS) 6-2 3-6 6-2 Yves Allegro (SUI) d. (5)Gaston Etlis (ARG) 4-6 6-1 6-4 (4)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Nenad Zimonjic (YUG) 6-3 7-6(6) Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. Alex Radulescu (GER) 6-4 6-3 Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. Fredrik Loven (SWE) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4 Kristian Capalik (USA) d. (7)Igor Kunitcin (RUS) 6-2 6-3 Second Round (1)Gabriel Trifu (ROM) d. Frank Moser (GER) 6-4 6-2 (6)David Prinosil (GER) d. Rodolphe Cadart (FRA) 6-4 6-1 (2)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Karsten Braasch (GER) 6-1 6-1 (8)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Martin Rodriguez (ARG) 6-3 6-4 Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. (3)Alexander Waske (GER) 7-6(6) 6-2 Yves Allegro (SUI) d. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) 6-4 6-4 (4)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 2-6 6-4 6-4 Kristian Capalik (USA) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 7-6(5) 6-1 Qualifying Round (6)David Prinosil (GER) d. (1)Gabriel Trifu (ROM) 3-6 6-1 6-4 (2)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (8)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) 4-6 6-3 7-5 Razvan Sabau (ROM) d. Yves Allegro (SUI) 6-2 6-4 (4)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Kristian Capalik (USA) 7-6(3) 6-4