Banja Luka Challenger 2008
Banja Luka, Bosnia&Herzegovina
September 15-21, 2008
Clay - $35,000+H (€30,000+H)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Marek Semjan - 367)
1. Daniel Gimeno
2. Ilija Bozoljac
3. Laurent Recouderc
4. Konstantinos Economidis
5. Pablo Santos-Gonzalez
6. Conor Niland
7. Jaroslav Pospisil
8. Dieter Kindlmann

First Round
(1)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) d. (WC)Aleksandar Maric (BIH) 6-3 6-3
Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) d. Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) 6-2 6-3
(q)Antonio Sancic (CRO) d. Adam Vejmelka (CZE) 7-5 6-2
(8)Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. Antonio Veic (CRO) 6-3 6-3
(q)Nikola Ciric (SRB) d. (4)Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) 7-6(3) 6-2
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Francesco Piccari (ITA) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Pavol Cervenak (SVK) d. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
(q)Attila Balazs (HUN) d. (6)Conor Niland (IRL) 3-0 ret.
(5)Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) d. (WC)Marco Mirnegg (AUT) 6-1 7-6(5)
Rameez Junaid (AUS) d. Ivan Cerovic (CRO) 6-3 7-6(6)
Catalin Gard (ROU) d. (q)Nikola Mektic (CRO) 6-4 1-6 6-4
(3)Laurent Recouderc (FRA) d. Marek Semjan (SVK) 6-2 6-1
(7)Jaroslav Pospisil (CZE) d. Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) 6-1 6-4
(LL)Ivan Dodig (CRO) d. (WC)Sven Lalic (BIH) 6-0 6-1   [Dodig replaces Julio Silva]
Carlos Poch (ESP) d. (WC)Marko Stanic (BIH) 6-0 6-1
(2)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. Gabriel Moraru (ROU) 6-3 6-3

Second Round
(1)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) d. Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) 2-6 6-4 6-4
(8)Dieter Kindlmann (GER) d. (q)Antonio Sancic (CRO) 6-4 6-3
(q)Nikola Ciric (SRB) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 7-6(4) 6-3
(q)Attila Balazs (HUN) d. Pavol Cervenak (SVK) 6-2 6-4
(5)Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) d. Rameez Junaid (AUS) 6-3 7-6(3)
(3)Laurent Recouderc (FRA) d. Catalin Gard (ROU) 3-6 6-1 6-1
(LL)Ivan Dodig (CRO) d. (7)Jaroslav Pospisil (CZE) 6-1 3-6 6-2
(2)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. Carlos Poch (ESP) 6-0 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) d. (8)Dieter Kindlmann (GER) 4-6 6-4 6-2
(q)Attila Balazs (HUN) d. (q)Nikola Ciric (SRB) 7-6(8) 6-2
(5)Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) d. (3)Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 6-2 1-6 6-3
(2)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. (LL)Ivan Dodig (CRO) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Semifinals
(1)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) d. (q)Attila Balazs (HUN) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-2
(2)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. (5)Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) 6-1 6-2

Finals
(2)Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) d. (1)Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-4 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Economidis/Ritz - 1120)
1. Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx
2. Dusan Karol/Jaroslav Pospisil
3. Francesco Piccari/Simone Vagnozzi
4. Carlos Poch/Pablo Santos-Gonzalez

First Round
(1)Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx (AUS/GER) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer/Dieter Kindlmann (AUT/GER) 6-7(7) 7-5 (10-4)
Catalin Gard/Gabriel Moraru (ROU) d. David Savic/Vilim Visak (SRB/CRO) 6-2 3-6 (10-5)
(4)Carlos Poch/Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) d. Konstantinos Economidis/Kresimir Ritz (GRE/CRO) 6-2 6-2
Lazar Magdincev/Goran Tosic (MKD/MNE) d. Ivan Dodig/Antonio Veic (CRO) 6-4 6-4
Darko Madjarovski/Aleksandar Slovic (SRB) d. Ivan Cerovic/Antonio Sancic (CRO) 6-3 6-4
(3)Francesco Piccari/Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) d. (WC)Ilija Bozoljac/Nebojsa Peric (SRB) 6-4 3-6 (10-7)
Attila Balazs/Amir Hadad (HUN/ISR) d. (WC)Nikola Ciric/Miljan Zekic (SRB) 6-2 6-1
(2)Dusan Karol/Jaroslav Pospisil (CZE) d. (WC)Aleksandar Maric/Aldin Setkic (BIH) 6-4 6-1

Quarterfinals
(1)Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx (AUS/GER) d. Catalin Gard/Gabriel Moraru (ROU) 6-3 6-3
(4)Carlos Poch/Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) d. Lazar Magdincev/Goran Tosic (MKD/MNE) 6-2 6-2
(3)Francesco Piccari/Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) d. Darko Madjarovski/Aleksandar Slovic (SRB) 6-3 7-6(5)
Attila Balazs/Amir Hadad (HUN/ISR) d. (2)Dusan Karol/Jaroslav Pospisil (CZE) 6-4 6-3

Semifinals
(1)Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx (AUS/GER) d. (4)Carlos Poch/Pablo Santos-Gonzalez (ESP) 6-3 6-4
Attila Balazs/Amir Hadad (HUN/ISR) d. (3)Francesco Piccari/Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) 6-3 1-6 (11-9)

Finals
Attila Balazs/Amir Hadad (HUN/ISR) d. (1)Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx (AUS/GER) 7-5 6-2