Week 19 - Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany

[RainerShuttle]

Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany



Ranking Points[/u]

W: 225
RU: 155
SF: 100
QF: 55
R16: 20
Ad.Q: 10

Surface - Grass

Singles Main Draw[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1)
vs
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)

Christophe Rochus (BEL)
vs
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

Olivier Patience (FRA)
vs
Boris Becker (DEU)

Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
vs
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) (4)

Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) (3)
vs
Andre Agassi (USA)

Thomas Johansson (SWE) (Q)
vs
Andy Roddick (USA)

Thomas Enqvist (SWE)
vs
David Nalbandian (ARG)

Roger Federer (SUI)
vs
Franco Squillari (ARG) (2)


Qualifying Draw[/u]

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU)
vs
Thomas Johansson (SWE)


Doubles Draw[/u]

J.C.Ferrero (ESP) & R.Federer (SUI) (1)
vs
N.Kiefer (DEU) & T.Johansson (SWE)

T.Muster (AUT) & I.Ljubicic (CRO)
vs
T.Enqvist (SWE) & C.Rochus (BEL) (4)

A. Agassi (USA) & A.Roddick (USA) (3)
vs
D.Nalbandian (ARG) & B.Becker (DEU)

J.Nieminen (FIN) & O.Patience (FRA)
vs
G.Kuerten (BRA) & M.Baghdatis (CYP) (2)


*Send Grass pts to me by 0:00 British time Friday June 10th*

[RainerShuttle]

Singles Qualifying Results[/u]

Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) 7-6 (6) 6-4

[RainerShuttle]

Head-to-Head[/u]

R16[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 0-0 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
-No Previous Meetings-

Christophe Rochus (BEL) 0-0 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
-No Previous Meetings-

Olivier Patience (FRA) 0-0 Boris Becker (DEU)
-No Previous Meetings-

Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 0-0 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
-No Previous Meetings-

Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 0-0 Andre Agassi (USA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Thomas Johansson (SWE) 0-0 Andy Roddick (USA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 0-0 David Nalbandian (ARG)
-No Previous Meetings-

Roger Federer (SUI) 0-1 Franco Squillari (ARG)
-Week 1 - Milano Indoors, Milan, Italy - Carpet - SF - Squillari def. Federer 2-6 6-3 6-3

[RainerShuttle]

*Lucky loser Nicolas Kiefer replaces Franco Squillari in the main draw*

Singles First Round Results[/u]

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) def. Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) 5-7 7-6 (5) 7-5

Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 7-6 (7)

Boris Becker (DEU) def. Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-3 6-2

Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) (4) 4-6 6-4 7-5

Andre Agassi (USA) def. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) (3) 6-7 (2) 6-2 6-1

Thomas Johansson (SWE) (Q) def. Andy Roddick (USA) 7-6 (3) 6-3

David Nalbandian (ARG) def. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 7-5 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) (LL) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 4-6 7-6 (3) 6-3


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
vs
Christophe Rochus (BEL)

Boris Becker (DEU)
vs
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)

Andre Agassi (USA)
vs
Thomas Johansson (SWE) (Q)

David Nalbandian (ARG)
vs
Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) (LL)

[RainerShuttle]

Head-to-Head[/u]

QF[/u]

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 1-0 Christophe Rochus (BEL)
-Week 15 - Telecom Italia Masters Roma 2005, Roma, Italy - Clay - Qualifiers - Baghdatis def. Rochus 6-4 7-6 (0)

Boris Becker (DEU) 0-1 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
-Week 11 - ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia - Carpet - Qualifiers - Ljubicic def. Becker 6-4 2-6 7-5

Andre Agassi (USA) 0-0 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
-No Previous Meetings-

David Nalbandian (ARG) 0-0 Nicolas Kiefer (DEU)
-No Previous Meetings-

[Laury]

Vamos David! Sorry Bruce

[RainerShuttle]

Singles Quarter Final Results[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4 7-6 (2)

Boris Becker (DEU) def. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 6-2

Andre Agassi (USA) def. Thomas Johansson (SWE) (Q) 7-6 (7) 6-4

David Nalbandian (ARG) def. Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) (LL) 7-5 6-4


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL)
vs
Boris Becker (DEU)

Andre Agassi (USA)
vs
David Nalbandian (ARG)

[RainerShuttle]

Head-to-Head[/u]

SF[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) 1-0 Boris Becker
-Week 13 - ATP Eckental, Eckental, Germany - Carpet - Final - Rochus def. Becker 6-4 2-6 7-6 (2)

Andre Agassi 1-1 David Nalbandian (ARG)
-Week 11 - ATP Forest Hills, Forest Hills, USA - Grass - R16 - Agassi def. Nalbandian 6-2 6-2
-Week 13 - ATP Eckental, Eckental, Germany - Carpet - R16 - Nalbandian def. Agassi 6-2 6-4

[RainerShuttle]

Doubles First Round Results[/u]

N.Kiefer (DEU) & T.Johansson (SWE) def. J.C.Ferrero (ESP) & R.Federer (SUI) (1) 4-6 6-4 6-2

T.Muster (AUT) & I.Ljubicic (CRO) def. T.Enqvist (SWE) & C.Rochus (BEL) (4) 5-7 7-5 7-5

D.Nalbandian (ARG) & B.Becker (DEU) def. A.Agassi (USA) & A.Roddick (USA) (3) 6-3 6-3

J.Nieminen (FIN) & O.Patience (FRA) def. G.Kuerten (BRA) & M.Baghdatis (CYP) (2) 6-7 (0) 7-5 7-5


Doubles Semi Final Results[/u]

N.Kiefer (DEU) & T.Johansson (SWE) def. T.Muster (AUT) & I.Ljubicic (CRO) 5-7 6-3 6-2

D.Nalbandian (ARG) & B.Becker (DEU) def. J.Nieminen (FIN) & O.Patience (FRA) 6-3 6-1


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

N.Kiefer (DEU) & T.Johansson (SWE)
vs
D.Nalbandian (ARG) & B.Becker (DEU)

[RainerShuttle]

Singles Semi Final Results[/u]

Boris Becker (DEU) def. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-4 6-1

Andre Agassi (USA) def. David Nalbandian (ARG) 5-7 7-5 6-2


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Boris Becker (DEU)
vs
Andre Agassi (USA)

[RainerShuttle]

Head-to-Head[/u]

Final[/u]

Boris Becker (DEU) 1-0 Andre Agassi (USA)
-Week 10 - Manchester Open, Manchester, England - Grass - R16 - Becker def. Agassi 7-6 (7) 6-4

[RainerShuttle]

Doubles Final Result[/u]

D.Nalbandian (ARG) & B.Becker (DEU) def. N.Kiefer (DEU) & T.Johansson (SWE) 6-4 6-4

[RainerShuttle]

Singles Final Result[/u]



Boris Becker (DEU) def. Andre Agassi (USA) 6-3 7-5

from ATPtennis.com

Becker wins unseeded battle, takes first title

Home favourite Boris Becker swept past American Andre Agassi in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle to win his first tournament of the year and show that he will be a major threat at Wimbledon too. This was Becker's second final of the season, but whereas he lost to Rochus in the final of Eckental on carpet a few months ago, he looked firmly in control throughout against Agassi here on the grass. However, things did not look like plain sailing for the German early on, as he lost his serve in the first game of the match before powering back, picking off Agassi's attempted passing shots with smart reflexes and fine volleys. Although Agassi recovered to take a 3-0 lead in the second, Becker, encouraged by the partisan crowd, broke back before another fine volley on match point won him the title.