Rome challenger qualifying
April 20-26, 2009

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Ismar Gorcic - 639)
1. Robert Smeets
2. Riccardo Ghedin
3. Thierry Ascione
4. Alberto Brizzi
5. Eric Gomes
6. Matteo Marrai
7. Rainer Eitzinger
8. Attila Balazs

First Round
(1)Robert Smeets (AUS) d. Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) 7-5 6-4
Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. (WC)Robin Kern (GER) 6-3 6-2
Francesco Aldi (ITA) d. Takao Suzuki (JPN) 6-4 7-5
(7)Rainer Eitzinger (AUT) d. (WC)Damiano di Ienno (ITA) 6-3 6-2
Tim Goransson (SWE) d. (2)Riccardo Ghedin (ITA) 6-3 6-3
Francesco Piccari (ITA) d. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 6-2 6-4
(WC)Alessandro Piccari (ITA) d. Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 6-3 7-5
(8)Attila Balazs (HUN) d. John Millman (AUS) 6-4 6-4
(3)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Ilya Belyaev (RUS) 7-6(0) 6-1
Ismar Gorcic (BIH) d. Walter Trusendi (ITA) 6-3 7-6(6)
Federico Torresi (ITA) d. Romain Jouan (FRA) 3-6 6-1 6-1
Javier Genaro-Martinez (ESP) d. (5)Eric Gomes (BRA) 6-3 6-1
(4)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) d. (WC)Daniele Giorgini (ITA) 6-2 3-6 6-4
(WC)Morgan Phillips (GBR) d. Antonio Sancic (CRO) 6-3 5-7 6-3
(WC)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) d. Gyorgy Balazs (HUN) 6-2 6-2
(6)Matteo Marrai (ITA) d. James McGee (IRL) 6-3 6-1

Second Round
(1)Robert Smeets (AUS) d. Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 7-5 6-2
Francesco Aldi (ITA) d. (7)Rainer Eitzinger (AUT) 6-0 6-2
Tim Goransson (SWE) d. Francesco Piccari (ITA) 6-0 6-4
(8)Attila Balazs (HUN) d. (WC)Alessandro Piccari (ITA) 6-1 7-5
(3)Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. Ismar Gorcic (BIH) 7-6(2) 6-2
Javier Genaro-Martinez (ESP) d. Federico Torresi (ITA) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3
(4)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) d. (WC)Morgan Phillips (GBR) 6-3 7-5
(6)Matteo Marrai (ITA) d. (WC)Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 6-1 6-4

Qualifying Round
Francesco Aldi (ITA) d. (1)Robert Smeets (AUS) 6-1 6-3
Tim Goransson (SWE) d. (8)Attila Balazs (HUN) 6-2 7-6(5)
Javier Genaro-Martinez (ESP) d. (3)Thierry Ascione (FRA) 6-4 6-4
(4)Alberto Brizzi (ITA) d. (6)Matteo Marrai (ITA) 6-2 2-6 7-5