Astana 2 Challenger Astana, Kazakhstan August 22-28, 2011 Surface: Hard Main Draw: 32 Qualifying Draw: 32 $50,000 Singles Seeds: (cut: Vardhan - 334) 1. Rainer Schuettler 2. Teymuraz Gabashvili 3. Alexander Kudryavtsev 4. Konstantin Kravchuk 5. Andrej Martin 6. Raven Klaasen 7. Radu Albot 8. Fabrice Martin First Round (1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. (WC)Karan Rastogi (IND) 6-0 6-1 Denys Molchanov (UKR) d. Mikhail Vasiliev (RUS) 6-2 7-5 Joshua Milton (GBR) d. Vishnu Vardhan (IND) 6-3 6-4 (8)Fabrice Martin (FRA) d. (WC)Anton Saranchukov (KAZ) 6-4 6-2 Jamie Baker (GBR) d. (4)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 6-7(3) 7-6(8) 7-6(3) (q)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Miloslav Mecir (SVK) 5-7 6-2 6-2 Ilya Belyaev (RUS) d. Valery Rudnev (RUS) 4-6 7-5 7-6(2) (7)Radu Albot (MDA) d. (q)Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) 6-4 6-3 Jan Minar (CZE) d. (6)Raven Klaasen (RSA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) Hiroki Moriya (JPN) d. (WC)Serizhan Yessenbekov (KAZ) 7-5 6-2 (q)Alexander Ward (GBR) d. Riccardo Ghedin (ITA) 2-6 6-2 6-2 (3)Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) d. (q)Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 6-1 1-6 7-6(6) Ti Chen (TPE) d. (5)Andrej Martin (SVK) 6-1 7-5 Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. Artem Smirnov (UKR) 7-6(3) 6-3 Daniel Cox (GBR) d. (WC)Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) 2-6 6-1 6-4 (2)Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Daniel Dutra Da Silva (BRA) 2-6 6-2 6-3 Second Round (1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Denys Molchanov (UKR) 6-1 6-1 (8)Fabrice Martin (FRA) d. Joshua Milton (GBR) 6-4 6-3 Jamie Baker (GBR) d. (q)Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-1 6-1 (7)Radu Albot (MDA) d. Ilya Belyaev (RUS) 6-1 6-1 Jan Minar (CZE) d. Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 4-6 6-3 6-4 (3)Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) d. (q)Alexander Ward (GBR) 3-6 7-5 6-2 Ti Chen (TPE) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 6-4 4-6 6-2 (2)Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Daniel Cox (GBR) 7-5 6-1 Quarterfinals (1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. (8)Fabrice Martin (FRA) 6-2 6-3 Jamie Baker (GBR) d. (7)Radu Albot (MDA) 7-5 6-3 (3)Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) d. Jan Minar (CZE) 6-2 7-5 (2)Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 3-6 6-2 6-3 Semifinals (1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Jamie Baker (GBR) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-2 (2)Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. (3)Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) 6-3 2-6 6-2 Finals (1)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. (2)Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6(6) 4-6 6-4 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Martin/Minar - 969) 1. Michail Elgin/Alexander Kudryavtsev 2. John Paul Fruttero/Raven Klaasen 3. Teymuraz Gabashvili/Konstantin Kravchuk 4. Harri Heliovaara/Denys Molchanov First Round (1)Elgin/Kudryavtsev (RUS) d. Ghedin/Martin (ITA/FRA) 6-3 6-4 Albot/Smirnov (MDA/UKR) d. (WC)Saranchukov/Yevseyev (KAZ) 6-3 6-2 (3)Gabashvili/Kravchuk (RUS) d. Gaio/Gasparyan (ITA/RUS) 7-5 6-4 Rastogi/Vardhan (IND) d. Chen/Moriya (TPE/JPN) 7-5 6-2 Rudnev/Sitak (RUS) d. (WC)Malik/Yessenbekov (IND/KAZ) 6-2 6-2 (4)Heliovaara/Molchanov (FIN/UKR) d. (WC)Braun/Kosherov (KAZ) 6-2 6-1 Martin/Minar (SVK/CZE) d. Cox/Milton (GBR) 7-5 6-3 (2)Fruttero/Klaasen (USA/RSA) d. Kedryuk/Vasiliev (KAZ/RUS) 6-4 6-4 Quarterfinals Albot/Smirnov (MDA/UKR) d. (1)Elgin/Kudryavtsev (RUS) 6-3 2-6 (10-8) Rastogi/Vardhan (IND) d. (3)Gabashvili/Kravchuk (RUS) 7-6(5) 3-6 (10-7) (4)Heliovaara/Molchanov (FIN/UKR) d. Rudnev/Sitak (RUS) w/o (2)Fruttero/Klaasen (USA/RSA) d. Martin/Minar (SVK/CZE) 7-5 6-3 Semifinals Rastogi/Vardhan (IND) d. Albot/Smirnov (MDA/UKR) 6-4 6-4 (4)Heliovaara/Molchanov (FIN/UKR) d. (2)Fruttero/Klaasen (USA/RSA) 4-6 6-3 (10-8) Finals Rastogi/Vardhan (IND) d. (4)Heliovaara/Molchanov (FIN/UKR) 7-6(3) 2-6 (10-8)