Izmir Challenger - Izmir Cup
Izmir, Uzbekistan
May 26-June 1, 2008
Hard - €64,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Nicolas Todero - 308)
1. Yen-Hsun Lu
2. Kei Nishikori
3. Kristian Pless
4. Gilles Muller
5. Go Soeda
6. Andrei Goloubev
7. Jesse Levine
8. Mikhail Ledovskikh

First Round
(1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Adrian Menendez (ESP) 7-5 7-6(8)
Fernando Vicente (ESP) d. Gary Lugassy (FRA) 6-1 7-6(5)
(SE)George Bastl (SUI) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 6-3 6-1
(q)Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. (8)Mikhail Ledovskikh (RUS) 5-7 6-3 7-6(5)
(3)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. Noam Okun (ISR) 6-2 7-6(4)
(WC)Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) d. (WC)Ergun Zorlu (TUR) 6-2 6-2
Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) d. Filip Prpic (SWE) 6-4 6-4
(5)Go Soeda (JPN) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 7-5 7-5
(q)Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. (6)Andrei Goloubev (RUS) 6-4 6-4
Nicolas Todero (ARG) d. Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 7-5 7-6(4)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. (q)Roman Borvanov (MDA) 6-2 6-4
(4)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 7-5 3-6 6-2
Prakash Amritraj (IND) d. (7)Jesse Levine (USA) 7-6(5) 6-2
Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. (WC)Adem Ozmeral (TUR) 6-0 6-1
(q)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. (WC)Tuna Altuna (TUR) 6-2 6-0
(2)Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Ricardo Mello (BRA) 6-4 6-2

Second Round
Fernando Vicente (ESP) d. (1)Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-2 6-2
(q)Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. (SE)George Bastl (SUI) 6-2 6-1
(3)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (WC)Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) 6-1 6-2
Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) d. (5)Go Soeda (JPN) 5-7 7-5 6-0
Nicolas Todero (ARG) d. (q)Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 2-6 6-4 6-2
(4)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 7-6(4) 6-4
Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. Prakash Amritraj (IND) 6-3 6-3
(q)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. (2)Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
(q)Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. Fernando Vicente (ESP) 7-6(5) ret.
(3)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 6-2 4-6 6-3
(4)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Nicolas Todero (ARG) 6-3 6-2
(q)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) 6-0 4-6 6-1

Semifinals
(3)Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (q)Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3
(4)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. (q)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Finals
(4)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. (3)Kristian Pless (DEN) 7-5 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Altuna/Lugassy - 1740)
1. Alex Kuznetsov/Kristian Pless
2. Frederik Nielsen/Martin Pedersen
3. Andrei Goloubev/Alex Koudriavtsev
4. Ti Chen/Noam Okun

First Round
Prakash Amritraj/Richard Bloomfield (IND/GBR) d. (1)Alex Kuznetsov/Kristian Pless (USA/DEN) 6-1 7-6(8)
Marsel Ilhan/Ricardo Mello (TUR/BRA) d. (WC)Umut Engin/Serkan Kurt (TUR) 6-3 6-1
(4)Ti Chen/Noam Okun (TPE/ISR) d. (WC)Haluk Akkoyun/Ergun Zorlu (TUR) 6-2 6-2
Nathan Thompson/Danai Udomchoke (USA/THA) d. Roman Borvanov/Dekel Valtzer (USA/ISR) 6-4 7-6(9)
Jesse Levine/Kei Nishikori (USA/JPN) d. George Bastl/Mustafa Ghouse (SUI/IND) 7-6(4) 6-1
(3)Andrei Goloubev/Alex Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. Tuna Altuna/Gary Lugassy (TUR/FRA) 6-3 6-1
Adrian Menendez/Fernando Vicente (ESP) d. (WC)Adem Ozmeral/Esat Tanik (TUR) 6-3 6-4
Vladimir Obradovic/Nicolas Todero (SRB/ARG) d. (2)Frederik Nielsen/Martin Pedersen (DEN) 6-2 4-6 (10-7)

Quarterfinals
Prakash Amritraj/Richard Bloomfield (IND/GBR) d. Marsel Ilhan/Ricardo Mello (TUR/BRA) 6-3 6-1
Nathan Thompson/Danai Udomchoke (USA/THA) d. (4)Ti Chen/Noam Okun (TPE/ISR) 6-1 6-1
Jesse Levine/Kei Nishikori (USA/JPN) d. (3)Andrei Goloubev/Alex Koudriavtsev (RUS) 4-6 6-3 (10-0)
Vladimir Obradovic/Nicolas Todero (SRB/ARG) d. Adrian Menendez/Fernando Vicente (ESP) 6-3 7-6(5)

Semifinals
Nathan Thompson/Danai Udomchoke (USA/THA) d. Prakash Amritraj/Richard Bloomfield (IND/GBR) w/o
Jesse Levine/Kei Nishikori (USA/JPN) d. Vladimir Obradovic/Nicolas Todero (SRB/ARG) 6-1 6-1

Finals
Jesse Levine/Kei Nishikori (USA/JPN) d. Nathan Thompson/Danai Udomchoke (USA/THA) 6-1 7-5