Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
July 12-18, 2004
48 Draw - $614,750
Surface - Clay

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Tomas Zib - 135)
1. Rainer Schuettler
2. Gaston Gaudio
3. Juan Ignacio Chela
4. Andrei Pavel
5. Jiri Novak
6. Tommy Robredo
7. Feliciano Lopez
8. Mariano Zabaleta
9. Florian Mayer
10. Mikhail Youzhny
11. David Ferrer
12. Albert Costa
13. Ivo Karlovic
14. Rafael Nadal
15. Nikolay Davydenko
16. Tomas Berdych

First Round
(1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) bye
Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Juan Pablo Guzman (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-3
(q)Franco Squillari (ARG) d. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-3 7-6(1)
(13)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) bye
(9)Florian Mayer (GER) bye
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. Dick Norman (BEL) 6-0 7-5
Stefan Koubek (AUT) d. Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-2 7-6(5)
(7)Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bye
(4)Andrei Pavel (ROM) bye
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 7-6(3) 4-1 ret.
(WC)Andreas Beck (GER) d. Alexander Peya (AUT) 7-6(2) 6-1
(15)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bye
(12)Albert Costa (ESP) bye
Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. (q)Jerome Haehnel (FRA) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-2
Marc Lopez (ESP) d. (WC)Daniel Elsner (GER) 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3
(8)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) bye
(6)Tommy Robredo (ESP) bye
(q)Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (LL)Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-2 6-4   [Roger-Vasselin replaces Julien Boutter]
Arnaud di Pasquale (FRA) d. Galo Blanco (ESP) 6-3 6-1
(11)David Ferrer (ESP) bye
(14)Rafael Nadal (ESP) bye
Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ITA) d. (q)Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3 3-6 6-2
(q)Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) d. Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 6-4 6-2   [Andersen replaces Jarkko Nieminen]
(3)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) bye
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) bye
Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-3 7-6(8)
Alexander Popp (GER) d. (WC)Alexander Waske (GER) 6-2 1-6 6-1
(10)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bye
(16)Tomas Berdych (CZE) bye
(LL)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Ivo Heuberger (SUI) 6-3 6-2
(q)Hugo Armando (USA) d. (WC)Sebastian Rieschick (GER) 6-1 6-4
(2)Gaston Gaudio (ARG) bye

Second Round
Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2
(13)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. (q)Franco Squillari (ARG) 6-3 7-6(0)
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. (9)Florian Mayer (GER) 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4
Stefan Koubek (AUT) d. (7)Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-4
(4)Andrei Pavel (ROM) d. Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 6-1 6-1
(15)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. (WC)Andreas Beck (GER) 6-3 6-3
(12)Albert Costa (ESP) d. Felix Mantilla (ESP) 7-5 6-4
(8)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) d. Marc Lopez (ESP) 7-6(2) 6-2
(q)Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (6)Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-1 6-4
(11)David Ferrer (ESP) d. Arnaud di Pasquale (FRA) 6-4 1-6 6-1
(14)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ITA) 7-6(4) 6-4
(3)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. (q)Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 6-3 6-1
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. Thierry Ascione (FRA) 6-2 6-4
(10)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Alexander Popp (GER) 6-3 7-6(7)
(16)Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. (LL)Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-2 6-3
(2)Gaston Gaudio (ARG) d. (q)Hugo Armando (USA) 3-6 6-2 7-6(5)

Third Round
Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (13)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-2 7-5
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-4 6-2
(15)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. (4)Andrei Pavel (ROM) 7-5 1-6 6-4
(12)Albert Costa (ESP) d. (8)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) 7-5 7-6(4)
(11)David Ferrer (ESP) d. (q)Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4 6-2
(14)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (3)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 6-2 6-3
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (10)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
(2)Gaston Gaudio (ARG) d. (16)Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-4 6-4
(15)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. (12)Albert Costa (ESP) 6-3 6-4
(11)David Ferrer (ESP) d. (14)Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5
(2)Gaston Gaudio (ARG) d. (5)Jiri Novak (CZE) 6-4 6-3

Semifinals
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. (15)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 3-6 6-1 6-2
(2)Gaston Gaudio (ARG) d. (11)David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3 5-7 6-4

Finals
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. (2)Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 5-7 6-2 6-0 1-6 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cuts: 102D; 94S)
1. Martin Damm/Cyril Suk
2. Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner
3. Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl
4. Leander Paes/David Rikl

First Round
(1)Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (CZE) d. (WC)Lars Burgsmuller/Florian Mayer (GER) 7-6(5) 5-7 6-1
Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia (ARG) d. (WC)Karsten Braasch/Michael Zverev (GER) 6-2 6-0
Jiri Novak/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (3)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) 7-6(2) 6-3
Guillermo Canas/Feliciano Lopez (ARG/ESP) d. Tomas Cibulec/Petr Pala (CZE) 7-6(6) 7-5
Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo (ESP) d. Julian Knowle/Andrei Pavel (AUT/ROM) 3-0 ret.
Rainer Schuettler/Mikhail Youzhny (GER/RUS) d. (4)Leander Paes/David Rikl (IND/CZE) 5-3 ret.
Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) d. Yves Allegro/Michael Kohlmann (SUI/GER) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3
Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry (SWE/AUS) d. (2)Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner (USA/CZE) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)

Quarterfinals
Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia (ARG) d. (1)Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (CZE) 3-6 6-2 6-2
Jiri Novak/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Guillermo Canas/Feliciano Lopez (ARG/ESP) 6-3 6-3
Rainer Schuettler/Mikhail Youzhny (GER/RUS) d. Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-3 6-4
Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry (SWE/AUS) d. Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 7-5 4-6 6-2

Semifinals
Jiri Novak/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Lucas Arnold/Martin Garcia (ARG) 6-2 6-3
Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry (SWE/AUS) d. Rainer Schuettler/Mikhail Youzhny (GER/RUS) 6-4 6-2

Finals
Jiri Novak/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry (SWE/AUS) 6-2 6-4