Ipsos Bucharest Challenger
Bucharest, Romania
September 22-28, 2008
Clay - $35,000+H (€30,000+H)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Alexander Flock - 314)
1. Santiago Ventura
2. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo
3. Maximo Gonzalez
4. Victor Crivoi
5. Pere Riba
6. Adrian Cruciat
7. Dominik Meffert
8. Eric Prodon

First Round
(1)Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (q)Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) 7-5 7-6(3)
(WC)Dacian Craciun (ROU) d. Alexander Flock (GER) 6-4 6-0
Juan Martin Aranguren (ARG) d. Tomas Zib (CZE) 2-2 ret.
(6)Adrian Cruciat (ROU) d. Jeroen Masson (BEL) 3-6 6-3 7-5
(3)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) 6-3 2-6 6-4
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Rameez Junaid (AUS) 6-3 6-3
Martin Verkerk (NED) d. (q)Victor Ionita (ROU) 6-4 2-6 7-6(2)
(8)Eric Prodon (FRA) d. (WC)Gabriel Moraru (ROU) 6-2 6-4
(5)Pere Riba (ESP) d. Adam Vejmelka (CZE) 6-1 6-1
(WC)Marius Copil (ROU) d. Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-3 2-6 6-2
(q)Gabriel Trujillo (ESP) d. Cristian Villagran (ARG) 6-4 7-5
(4)Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. (WC)Alin Mihai Constantin (ROU) 6-3 6-3
Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND) d. (7)Dominik Meffert (GER) 6-4 6-2
(q)Gero Kretschmer (GER) d. Carlos Poch (ESP) 6-4 7-5
Matteo Marrai (ITA) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 7-6(4) 7-6(4)
(2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 7-5 6-3

Second Round
(1)Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (WC)Dacian Craciun (ROU) 2-6 6-1 6-4
(6)Adrian Cruciat (ROU) d. Juan Martin Aranguren (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-1
(3)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 3-6 6-2 6-0
(8)Eric Prodon (FRA) d. Martin Verkerk (NED) 6-4 7-5
(WC)Marius Copil (ROU) d. (5)Pere Riba (ESP) 6-1 7-6(2)
(4)Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. (q)Gabriel Trujillo (ESP) 6-0 7-6(5)
(q)Gero Kretschmer (GER) d. Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND) 6-1 6-2
(2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Matteo Marrai (ITA) 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
(1)Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (6)Adrian Cruciat (ROU) 6-1 6-2
(3)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. (8)Eric Prodon (FRA) 6-4 6-2
(4)Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. (WC)Marius Copil (ROU) 4-1 ret.
(2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. (q)Gero Kretschmer (GER) 6-3 7-6(5)

Semifinals
(1)Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (3)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-4 6-0
(4)Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. (2)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4

Finals
(1)Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (4)Victor Crivoi (ROU) 5-7 6-4 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Daraban/Savulescu - 2920)
1. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo/Santiago Ventura
2. Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx
3. Matwe Middelkoop/Tomas Zib
4. Carlos Poch/Gabriel Trujillo

First Round
(1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo/Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (WC)Tudor Dumitrescu/Costin Paval (ROU) 6-2 6-4
Blaz Kavcic/Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. Andrei Daraban/Andrei Savulescu (ROU) 7-6(5) 6-4
Adrian Cruciat/Florian Mergea (ROU) d. (3)Matwe Middelkoop/Tomas Zib (NED/CZE) w/o
Prakash Amritraj/Richard Bloomfield (IND/GBR) d. Matteo Marrai/Simone Vagnozzi (ITA) w/o
Dacian Craciun/Victor Ionita (ROU) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer/Dusan Karol (AUT/CZE) 6-4 6-2
(4)Carlos Poch/Gabriel Trujillo (ESP) d. Marius Copil/Petru Luncanu (ROU) 6-4 6-4
Andrea Arnaboldi/Maximo Gonzalez (ITA/ARG) d. Alin Mihai Constantin/Mihai Puscasu (ROU) 6-0 6-3
(2)Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx (AUS/GER) d. (WC)Victor Anagnastopol/Adrian Gavrila (ROU) 7-6(6) 6-1

Quarterfinals
(1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo/Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. Blaz Kavcic/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-1 6-3
Adrian Cruciat/Florian Mergea (ROU) d. Prakash Amritraj/Richard Bloomfield (IND/GBR) w/o
Dacian Craciun/Victor Ionita (ROU) d. (4)Carlos Poch/Gabriel Trujillo (ESP) 6-1 6-3
Andrea Arnaboldi/Maximo Gonzalez (ITA/ARG) d. (2)Rameez Junaid/Philipp Marx (AUS/GER) 6-4 6-4

Semifinals
(1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo/Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. Adrian Cruciat/Florian Mergea (ROU) 6-4 6-3
Andrea Arnaboldi/Maximo Gonzalez (ITA/ARG) d. Dacian Craciun/Victor Ionita (ROU) 4-6 6-4 (10-3)

Finals
(1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo/Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. Andrea Arnaboldi/Maximo Gonzalez (ITA/ARG) 6-3 5-7 (10-6)