Challenger Ford de Cherbourg-Octeville
Cherbourg, France
February 24-March 2, 2003
Hard (Indoor) - $50,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Julien Benneteau - 231)
1. Stefano Galvani
2. Igor Kunitsyn
3. Noam Okun
4. Richard Gasquet   WD
5. Takao Suzuki
6. Nicolas Thomann
7. Julien Varlet
8. Lovro Zovko

First Round
Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. (1)Stefano Galvani (ITA) 6-2 6-2
Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ITA) d. Mariano Delfino (ARG) 6-1 7-6(5)
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. (WC)Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-4 6-4
(6)Nicolas Thomann (FRA) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot (FRA) 6-3 6-2
(LL)Slimane Saoudi (FRA) d. Cyril Saulnier (FRA) 6-4 6-2   [Saoudi replaces Gasquet]
Eric Taino (USA) d. (SE)Sebastien de Chaunac (FRA) 7-5 6-4
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Rik de Voest (RSA) 4-6 6-1 7-5
(7)Julien Varlet (FRA) d. (SE)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)
(WC)Lionel Roux (FRA) d. (5)Takao Suzuki (JPN) 7-6(3) 6-3
Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. (q)Dominique Coene (BEL) 6-2 6-1
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Janko Tipsarevic (SER) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4
(3)Noam Okun (ISR) d. Cristiano Caratti (ITA) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1
(WC)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. (8)Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-3 6-2
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (q)Thomas Dupre (FRA) 6-4 6-0
(WC)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (q)Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) 6-4 6-4
(2)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d. (q)Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 2-6 7-5 6-4

Second Round
Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ITA) 6-1 7-5
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. (6)Nicolas Thomann (FRA) 7-6(1) 6-1
(LL)Slimane Saoudi (FRA) d. Eric Taino (USA) 2-6 7-6(1) 6-2
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (7)Julien Varlet (FRA) 6-3 ret.
Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. (WC)Lionel Roux (FRA) 6-1 6-1
(3)Noam Okun (ISR) d. Potito Starace (ITA) 6-3 5-7 7-5
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (WC)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3-6 6-3 7-6(6)
(WC)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (2)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-4 1-6 6-3

Quarterfinals
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 7-6(4) 6-4
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (LL)Slimane Saoudi (FRA) 6-4 6-4
Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. (3)Noam Okun (ISR) 3-6 6-4 6-1
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (WC)Thierry Ascione (FRA) 6-4 7-6(5)

Semifinals
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Gilles Elseneer (BEL) 6-7(4) 7-5 6-3
Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-4 6-4

Finals
Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-3 5-7 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Lorin/Saoudi)
1. Brandon Coupe/Scott Humphries
2. Jonathan Erlich/Adrian Garcia
3. Mariano Delfino/Sergio Roitman
4. Benjamin Cassaigne/Rik de Voest

First Round
(1)Brandon Coupe/Scott Humphries (USA) d. Igor Kunitsyn/Lovro Zovko (RUS/CRO) 6-4 6-4
Victor Hanescu/Noam Okun (ROM/ISR) d. (q)Bartlomiej Dabrowski/Marcin Golab (POL) 6-2 2-6 6-2
(3)Mariano Delfino/Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. Gilles Elseneer/Tom Vanhoudt (BEL) 6-2 5-7 6-1
(WC)Thomas Dupre/Thomas Leleu (FRA) d. Dimitri Lorin/Slimane Saoudi (FRA) 6-2 7-5
Stefano Galvani/Takao Suzuki (ITA/JPN) d. Dominique Coene/Martin Vassallo-Arguello (BEL/ITA) 6-2 3-6 6-2
(4)Benjamin Cassaigne/Rik de Voest (FRA/RSA) d. Cristiano Caratti/Potito Starace (ITA) 6-3 6-4
Julien Benneteau/Julien Varlet (FRA) d. (WC)Alexandre Sidorenko/Anthony Tiebot (FRA) 6-2 6-3
(WC)Lionel Roux/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. (2)Jonathan Erlich/Adrian Garcia (ISR/CHI) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Brandon Coupe/Scott Humphries (USA) d. Victor Hanescu/Noam Okun (ROM/ISR) 5-2 ret.
(3)Mariano Delfino/Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. (WC)Thomas Dupre/Thomas Leleu (FRA) 6-1 6-4
(4)Benjamin Cassaigne/Rik de Voest (FRA/RSA) d. Stefano Galvani/Takao Suzuki (ITA/JPN) w/o
Julien Benneteau/Julien Varlet (FRA) d. (WC)Lionel Roux/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-3 7-5

Semifinals
(1)Brandon Coupe/Scott Humphries (USA) d. (3)Mariano Delfino/Sergio Roitman (ARG) 4-6 6-0 7-5
(4)Benjamin Cassaigne/Rik de Voest (FRA/RSA) d. Julien Benneteau/Julien Varlet (FRA) w/o

Finals
(4)Benjamin Cassaigne/Rik de Voest (FRA/RSA) d. (1)Brandon Coupe/Scott Humphries (USA) 6-7(17) 7-6(5) 7-6(11)