LISABON, PORTUGAL:
Official name: "AXA Open 2000".
Date: 13-19/3, 2000.
Surface: Clay.
Draw: 32 players.
SINGLES MAIN DRAW:
SEEDED PLAYERS:
1) German Puentes (Spain)
2) Jiri Vanek (Czech Republic)
3) Michal Tabara (Czech Republic)
4) Andrei Stoliarov (Russia)
5) Jean-Rene Lisnard (France)
6) Francisco Costa (Brazil)
7) Eduardo Nicolas (Spain)
8) Attila Savolt (Hungary)
WILCARDS: Pedro Leao (Portugal), Nuno Marques (Portugal), Bernando Mota (Portugal), Joao Cunha-Silva (Portugal)
SPECIAL EXEMPT (SE): Filip De Wulf (Belgium)
1st ROUND:
Petr Kralert (Czech Republic) - German Puentes (Spain / 1) 3-6, 7-6, 6-0
David Sanchez (Spain) - Filip De Wulf (Belgium / SE) 6-2, 6-3
Irakli Labadze (Georgia / Q) - Florian Allgauer (Italy / Q) 7-6, 6-2
Stefano Tarallo (Italy) - Attila Savolt (Hungary / 8) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
Michal Tabara (Czech Republic / 3) - Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) 6-4, 6-3
Joao Cunha-Silva (Portugal / WC) - Pedro Leao (Portugal / WC) 6-1, 6-1
Vincenzo Santopadre (Italy) - Oscar Serrano (Spain) 6-2, 6-4
Filippo Volandri (Italy / Q) - Francisco Costa (Brazil / 6) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Jean-Rene Lisnard (France / 5) - David Miketa (Czech Republic) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Marzio Martelli (Italy / Q) - Nuno Marques (Portugal / WC) 6-4, 7-5
Olivier Malcor (France) - Herbert Wiltschnig (Austria) 6-1, 6-3
Marcello Craca (Germany) - Andrei Stoliarov (Russia / 4) 6-4, 7-6
Eduardo Nicolas (Spain / 7) - Wernner Eschauer (Austria) 6-4, 6-4
Solon Peppas (Greece) - Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-2, 7-6
Bernando Mota (Portugal / WC) - Michael Russell (USA) 6-0, 6-3
Jiri Vanek (Czech Republic / 2) - Gianlucca Luddi (Italy) 6-3, 6-1
2nd ROUND:
David Sanchez (Spain) - Petr Kralert (Czech Republic) 6-1, 6-2
Irakli Labadze (Georgia / Q) - Stefano Tarallo (Italy) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Michal Tabara (Czech Republic / 3) - Joao Cunha-Silva (Portugal / WC) 6-4, 6-4
Vincenzo Santopadre (Italy) - Filippo Volandri (Italy / Q) 6-3, 6-4
Jean-Rene Lisnard (France / 5) - Marzio Martelli (Italy / Q) 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
Olivier Malcor (France) - Marcello Craca (Germany) 6-2, 6-4
Solon Peppas (Greece) - Eduardo Nicolas (Spain / 7) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
Jiri Vanek (Czech Republic / 2) - Bernardo Mota (Portugal / WC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
QUARTERFINALS:
David Sanchez (Spain) - Irakli Labadze (Georgia / Q)
Michal Tabara (Czech Republic / 3) - Vincenzo Santopadre (Italy)
Olivier Malcor (France) - Jean-Rene Lisnard (France / 5)
Jiri Vanek (Czech Republic / 2) - Solon Peppas (Greece)
SEMIFINALS:
FINAL:
German Puentes (Spain) the no.1 seed went out in the first round to: Petr Kralert (Czech Republic). Kralert won with 3-6, 7-6, 6-0.
Olivier Malcor (France) advanced to the Quarterfinal by beating: Marcello Craca (Germany) 6-2, 6-4.
Petr Kralert (Czech Republic) went out in the 2nd round after loosing to David Sanchez (Spain)
6-1, 6-2.