Kuwait F2
Mushref, Kuwait
April 28-May 4, 2003
Surface: Hard
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 32
$10,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Motaz Abou El Khair - 1336)
1. Benjamin Cassaigne
2. Ivo Klec
3. Kalle Flygt
4. Christian Grunes
5. Mohamed Maamoun
6. Adrian Barbu
7. Omar Bahrouzyan
8. Vishal Punna

First Round
Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (1)Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) 6-1 6-1
Gouram Kostava (GEO) d. Josef Nesticky (CZE) 6-2 4-6 6-4
(q)Horia Tecau (ROM) d. (LL)Yousef Al Jamili (KUW) 6-0 6-1   [Al Jamili replaces Steven Lockwood]
(8)Vishal Punna (IND) d. (q)Salah Bou Zidani (ALG) 6-1 6-1
(3)Kalle Flygt (SWE) d. Musaad Al Jazzaf (KUW) 6-4 6-4
Florin Mergea (ROM) d. (LL)Mikael Ekman (SWE) 3-6 6-2 6-4   [Ekman replaces Roger Krajcovic]
Khaliq Siddiq (KUW) d. (WC)Ahmad Muhammad (KUW) 6-1 6-2
(5)Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 6-3 6-1
(6)Adrian Barbu (ROM) d. (WC)Abdullah Magdas (KUW) 6-3 6-1
Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. (WC)Ali Al Ghareeb (KUW) 6-2 6-2
(q)Amadeus Fulford-Jones (GBR) d. (q)Gheorghe Barbu (ROM) 6-2 6-1
(4)Christian Grunes (GER) d. (LL)Ali Ismaeel (KUW) 6-1 6-3   [Ismaeel replaces Yew-Ming Si]
(q)Markus Egger (AUT) d. (7)Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-0 6-4
(WC)Hamed Al Solaiteen (KUW) d. (q)Mohamed Mahmoudi (ALG) 6-3 3-1 ret.
(q)Patrik Fredriksson (SWE) d. Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) 6-2 6-2
(2)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. Rodrigo Teixeira (1983) (BRA) 6-1 6-3

Second Round
Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. Gouram Kostava (GEO) 6-2 7-5
(q)Horia Tecau (ROM) d. (8)Vishal Punna (IND) 6-1 7-6(5)
Florin Mergea (ROM) d. (3)Kalle Flygt (SWE) 6-0 ret.
(5)Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Khaliq Siddiq (KUW) 6-1 ret.
Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. (6)Adrian Barbu (ROM) 2-6 6-0 6-2
(4)Christian Grunes (GER) d. (q)Amadeus Fulford-Jones (GBR) 6-1 6-0
(q)Markus Egger (AUT) d. (WC)Hamed Al Solaiteen (KUW) 6-1 6-3
(2)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. (q)Patrik Fredriksson (SWE) 7-6(4) 2-1 ret.

Quarterfinals
Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. (q)Horia Tecau (ROM) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Florin Mergea (ROM) d. (5)Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 6-0 5-7 7-6(4)
Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. (4)Christian Grunes (GER) 1-6 7-5 6-1
(2)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. (q)Markus Egger (AUT) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
Florin Mergea (ROM) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) 7-6(2) 6-4
(2)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. Gilles Kremer (LUX) 6-2 6-0

Finals
(2)(q)Ivo Klec (GER) d. Florin Mergea (ROM) 3-6 6-3 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: none)
1. Ivo Klec/Josef Nesticky
2. Gilles Kremer/Mohamed Maamoun
3. Amadeus Fulford-Jones/Christian Grunes
4. Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau

First Round
(1)Ivo Klec/Josef Nesticky (GER/CZE) bye
Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Mikael Ekman (KUW/SWE) d. Adel Al Shatti/Abdullah Magdas (KUW) 6-2 6-1
(3)Amadeus Fulford-Jones/Christian Grunes (GBR/GER) d. Motaz Abou El Khair/Rodrigo Teixeira (1983) (EGY/BRA) 6-4 7-5
(WC)Vishal Punna/Ahmad Muhammad (IND/KUW) d. Mohammed Al Foudari/Hamed Al Solaiteen (KUW) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Julien Cassaigne/Nicolas Renavand (FRA) d. Yousef Al Jamili/Ali Ismaeel (KUW) 6-2 6-3
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. Musaad Al Jazzaf/Omar Bahrouzyan (KUW/UAE) 6-2 6-2
Ramin Raziani/Khaliq Siddiq (IRI/KUW) d. Adrian Barbu/Gouram Kostava (ROM/GEO) 6-3 7-6(5)
(2)Gilles Kremer/Mohamed Maamoun (LUX/EGY) bye

Quarterfinals
(1)Ivo Klec/Josef Nesticky (GER/CZE) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Mikael Ekman (KUW/SWE) w/o
(3)Amadeus Fulford-Jones/Christian Grunes (GBR/GER) d. (WC)Vishal Punna/Ahmad Muhammad (IND/KUW) 6-2 4-6 6-3
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. Julien Cassaigne/Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 6-4 6-4
(2)Gilles Kremer/Mohamed Maamoun (LUX/EGY) d. Ramin Raziani/Khaliq Siddiq (IRI/KUW) w/o

Semifinals
(1)Ivo Klec/Josef Nesticky (GER/CZE) d. (3)Amadeus Fulford-Jones/Christian Grunes (GBR/GER) 6-2 6-1
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. (2)Gilles Kremer/Mohamed Maamoun (LUX/EGY) 6-2 6-3

Finals
(4)Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. (1)Ivo Klec/Josef Nesticky (GER/CZE) 6-4 7-6(6)