Astana Challenger Astana, Kazakhstan June 11-16, 2007 Hard - $75,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Ivan Dodig - 370) 1. Rainer Schuettler 2. Lukasz Kubot 3. Bjorn Phau 4. Matthias Bachinger 5. Bastian Knittel 6. Nicolas Tourte 7. Denis Istomin 8. Thomas Oger First Round (1)(q)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. (WC)Vitali Pavlov (KAZ) 6-0 6-0 (WC)Maxim Filippov (KAZ) d. Dacian Craciun (ROU) 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. (q)Lars Uebel (GER) 5-7 7-5 6-3 (6)Nicolas Tourte (FRA) d. Florin Mergea (ROU) 3-6 7-6(7) 6-3 Giancarlo Petrazzuolo (ITA) d. (4)Matthias Bachinger (GER) 6-1 6-3 Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 6-1 6-4 Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Martin Fischer (AUT) 6-2 6-1 Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. (5)Bastian Knittel (GER) 4-6 6-1 6-2 (7)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Ivan Dodig (BIH) 6-3 6-2 Daniel Brands (GER) d. Alexander Satschko (GER) 4-0 ret. Laurent Recouderc (FRA) d. (WC)Murad Inoyatov (UZB) 6-0 6-2 (3)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (WC)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 6-2 7-5 (q)Kamil Capkovic (SVK) d. (8)Thomas Oger (FRA) 6-2 6-4 Adam Feeney (AUS) d. Rainer Eitzinger (AUT) 7-6(6) 6-1 (q)Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) 6-3 5-7 6-1 (2)Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) 6-0 6-3 Second Round (1)(q)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. (WC)Maxim Filippov (KAZ) 6-2 6-2 (6)Nicolas Tourte (FRA) d. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 4-6 6-1 6-4 Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) d. Giancarlo Petrazzuolo (ITA) 1-6 6-4 7-6(8) Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) 7-5 7-6(3) Daniel Brands (GER) d. (7)Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4 3-6 7-6(11) (3)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 6-1 6-3 (q)Kamil Capkovic (SVK) d. Adam Feeney (AUS) 6-1 6-3 (2)Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. (q)Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 6-3 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)(q)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. (6)Nicolas Tourte (FRA) 6-1 6-4 Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) 6-0 2-6 6-2 (3)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Daniel Brands (GER) 6-1 4-6 6-4 (q)Kamil Capkovic (SVK) d. (2)Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-3 6-2 Semifinals Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. (1)(q)Rainer Schuettler (GER) w/o (3)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (q)Kamil Capkovic (SVK) 6-2 6-2 Finals Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) d. (3)Bjorn Phau (GER) 7-6(2) 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Bubka, Jr./Kirillov - 714) 1. Thomas Oger/Nicolas Tourte 2. Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin 3. Bjorn Phau/Lars Uebel 4. Alexey Kedriouk/Alexandre Koudriavtsev First Round (1)Thomas Oger/Nicolas Tourte (FRA) d. Ti Chen/Kyu-Tae Im (TPE/KOR) 4-6 7-6(4) (10-8) Kamil Capkovic/Ivan Dodig (SVK/BIH) d. (WC)Vadim Davletshin/Serguei Demekhine (RUS) 6-0 6-2 (3)Bjorn Phau/Lars Uebel (GER) d. (WC)Maxim Filippov/Sergei Krotiouk (KAZ/RUS) 6-4 6-2 Sergei Bubka, Jr./Evgeni Kirillov (UKR/RUS) d. Martin Fischer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) 6-4 7-6(4) Bastian Knittel/Alexander Satschko (GER) d. Rainer Eitzinger/Giancarlo Petrazzuolo (AUT/ITA) 6-4 6-3 Daniel Brands/Adam Feeney (GER/AUS) d. (4)Alexey Kedriouk/Alexandre Koudriavtsev (KAZ/RUS) 4-6 6-4 (10-5) Dacian Craciun/Vasilis Mazarakis (ROU/GRE) d. Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) 5-7 7-6(3) (10-4) (2)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (WC)Dmitriy Makeev/Vitali Pavlov (KAZ) 6-0 6-1 Quarterfinals Kamil Capkovic/Ivan Dodig (SVK/BIH) d. (1)Thomas Oger/Nicolas Tourte (FRA) 6-2 3-6 (10-6) Sergei Bubka, Jr./Evgeni Kirillov (UKR/RUS) d. (3)Bjorn Phau/Lars Uebel (GER) 6-4 6-2 Daniel Brands/Adam Feeney (GER/AUS) d. Bastian Knittel/Alexander Satschko (GER) 6-3 6-4 (2)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Dacian Craciun/Vasilis Mazarakis (ROU/GRE) 7-6(5) 6-3 Semifinals Kamil Capkovic/Ivan Dodig (SVK/BIH) d. Sergei Bubka, Jr./Evgeni Kirillov (UKR/RUS) 7-6(1) 6-3 Daniel Brands/Adam Feeney (GER/AUS) d. (2)Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3 6-4 Finals Daniel Brands/Adam Feeney (GER/AUS) d. Kamil Capkovic/Ivan Dodig (SVK/BIH) 6-2 6-4