Week 32 - BCR Open, Bucharest, Romania

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BCR Open, Bucharest, Romania



Ranking Points[/u]

W: 175
RU: 120
SF: 75
QF: 40
R16: 15

Surface - Clay

Singles Main Draw[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) vs Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
Albert Costa (ESP) vs Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Boris Becker (DEU) vs Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
Olivier Patience (FRA) vs Franco Squillari (ARG) (4)

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) vs Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Gaston Gaudio (ARG) vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
Rainer Schuettler (DEU) vs Guillermo Coria (ARG) (2)


Doubles Draw[/u]

A.Costa (ESP) & G.Coria (ARG) (1) vs R.Nadal (ESP) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI)
M.Santana (ESP) & S.Grosjean (FRA) vs G.Gaudio (ARG) & O.Patience (FRA) (4)

J.Nieminen (FIN) & G.Kuerten (BRA) (3) vs T.Muster (AUT) & B.Becker (DEU)
M.Youzhny (RUS) & Y.Kafelnikov (RUS) vs F.Squillari (ARG) & R.Schuettler (DEU) (2)


*Send CLAY pts to me by 0:00 British time Friday 23rd September*

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Head-to-Head[/u]

R16[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 4-2 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
-Week 3 - ATP Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Clay - QF - Muster def. Kuerten 1-6 6-0 7-5
-Week 5 - Brasil Open, Costa do Sauipe, Brazil - Clay - SF - Kuerten def. Muster 7-5 0-6 6-1
-Week 8 - Abierto Mexicano de Tenis, Acapulco, Mexico - Clay - SF - Kuerten def. Muster 7-5 0-6 6-1
-Week 12 - Masters Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco - Clay - SF - Muster def. Kuerten 6-4 1-6 6-1
-Week 13 - Open Seat Godó 2005, Barcelona, Spain - Clay - SF - Muster def. Kuerten 6-4 6-7 (6) 7-6 (2)
-Week 18 - Roland Garros, Paris, France - Clay - SF - Muster def. Kuerten 6-4 1-6 6-0 6-3

Albert Costa (ESP) 0-2 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
-Week 7 - Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, USA - Hard - R32 - Nieminen def. Costa 6-0 2-6 7-5
-Week 8 - Abierto Mexicano de Tenis, Acapulco, Mexico - Clay - R16 - Nieminen def. Costa 7-6 (2) 6-3

Boris Becker (DEU) 1-0 Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
-Week 20 - The 10-tele.com Open, Nottingham, England - Grass - R24 - Becker def. Grosjean 6-3 6-3

Olivier Patience (FRA) 0-0 Franco Squillari (ARG)
-No Previous Meetings-

Manuel Santana (ESP) 0-3 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
-Week 27 - IDEA Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland - Clay - R16 - Youzhny def. Santana 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6) 7-6 (6)
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - R32 - Youzhny def. Santana 6-7 (7) 6-2 6-1
-Week 30 - Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, USA - Hard - R16 - Youzhny def. Santana 6-7 (7) 6-1 6-2

Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 0-0 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
-No Previous Meetings-

Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 0-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
-Week 13 - Open Seat Godó 2005, Barcelona, Spain - Clay - R24 - Kafelnikov def. Gaudio 6-4 6-3
-Week 16 - Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Clay - Qualifiers - Kafelnikov def. Gaudio 6-4 6-4

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 0-2 Guillermo Coria (ARG)
-Week 7 - Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, USA - Hard - R32 - Coria def. Schuettler 6-4 7-5
-Week 16 - Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Clay - R16 - Coria def. Schuettler 3-6 6-0 6-3

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Singles First Round Results[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) def. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 6-4 6-7 (6) 7-6 (2)

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Albert Costa (ESP) 6-3 1-6 6-3

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) def. Boris Becker (DEU) 7-6 (1) 7-6 (5)

Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) def. Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-2 6-4

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3 2-6 7-5

Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 4-6 6-2 6-1

Gaston Gaudio (ARG) def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 2-6 6-4 7-5

Guillermo Coria (ARG) (2) def. Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 6-0 3-6 6-2


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) vs Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) vs Franco Squillari (ARG) (4)

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) vs Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Gaston Gaudio (ARG) vs Guillermo Coria (ARG) (2)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

QF[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 0-0 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
-No Previous Meetings-

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 0-1 Franco Squillari (ARG)
-Week 24 - ATP Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia - Carpet - R16 - Squillari def. Grosjean 5-7 7-6 (7) 6-3

Manuel Santana (ESP) 1-2 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
-Week 11 - Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia - Carpet - Qualifiers - Santana def. Nadal 3-6 6-3 6-2
-Week 23 - Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - Clay - Final - Nadal def. Santana 0-6 6-1 6-4
-Week 25 - Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia - Clay - R16 - Nadal def. Santana 0-6 6-0 7-5

Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 0-1 Guillermo Coria (ARG)
-Week 31 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, USA - Hard - R32 - Coria def. Gaudio 6-2 6-1 7-5

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I like to see how the H2H are growing

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And we're back.

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) 1-6 6-3 6-4

Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) def. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-3 6-1

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-3 2-6 7-5

Gaston Gaudio (ARG) def. Guillermo Coria (ARG) (2) 0-6 6-2 7-5


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs Franco Squillari (ARG) (4)
Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) vs Gaston Gaudio (ARG)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

SF[/u]

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 2-3 Franco Squillari (ARG)
-Week 4 - Open 13, Marseille, France - Hard - R16 - Nieminen def. Squillari 6-0 7-6 (0)
-Week 6 - Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, Dubai, U.A.E - Hard - R32 - Squillari def. Nieminen 0-6 6-4 6-4
-Week 11 - Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia - Carpet - R16 - Squillari def. Nieminen 7-6 (6) 6-2
-Week 16 - Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Clay - R16 - Squillari def. Nieminen 6-4 2-6 6-3
-Week 31 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, USA - Hard - R16 - Nieminen def. Squillari 6-1 3-6 6-7 (7) 6-1 6-4

Manuel Santana (ESP) 2-0 Gaston Gaudio (ARG)
-Week 12 - Masters Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco - Clay - Qualifiers - Santana def. Gaudio 6-1 1-6 6-3
-Week 15 - Telecom Italia Masters Roma 2005, Roma, Italy - Clay - R16 - Santana def. Gaudio 6-1 2-6 7-5

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Doubles First Round Results[/u]

A.Costa (ESP) & G.Coria (ARG) (1) def. R.Nadal (ESP) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-2 4-6 7-5

M.Santana (ESP) & S.Grosjean (FRA) def. G.Gaudio (ARG) & O.Patience (FRA) (4) 6-3 2-6 6-4

J.Nieminen (FIN) & G.Kuerten (BRA) (3) def. T.Muster (AUT) & B.Becker (DEU) 7-5 6-4

M.Youzhny (RUS) & Y.Kafelnikov (RUS) def. F.Squillari (ARG) & R.Schuettler (DEU) (2) 6-7 (4) 7-5 6-1


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

A.Costa (ESP) & G.Coria (ARG) (1) vs M.Santana (ESP) & S.Grosjean (FRA)
J.Nieminen (FIN) & G.Kuerten (BRA) (3) vs M.Youzhny (RUS) & Y.Kafelnikov (RUS)

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Singles Semi Final Results[/u]

Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 6-2

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) def. Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 6-3 2-6 6-3


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) vs Manuel Santana (ESP) (3)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

Final[/u]

Franco Squillari (ARG) 0-0 Manuel Santana (ESP)
-No Previous Meetings-

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Doubles Semi Final Results[/u]

A.Costa (ESP) & G.Coria (ARG) (1) def. M.Santana (ESP) & S.Grosjean (FRA) 6-3 6-3

J.Nieminen (FIN) & G.Kuerten (BRA) (3) def. M.Youzhny (RUS) & Y.Kafelnikov (RUS) 6-3 1-6 7-5


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

A.Costa (ESP) & G.Coria (ARG) (1) vs J.Nieminen (FIN) & G.Kuerten (BRA) (3)

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Doubles Final Result[/u]

J.Nieminen (FIN) & G.Kuerten (BRA) (3) def. A.Costa (ESP) & G.Coria (ARG) (1) 7-5 2-6 6-4

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Singles Final Result[/u]



Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) def. Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) 7-5 6-3

from ATPtennis.com

Sturdy Squillari out-hits Santana for maiden title

Tough Argentine Franco Squillari won his first title of the year by defeating Spaniard Manuel Santana in the final of the clay event in Bucharest. In what was his fourth final of the year (Milan, Casablanca, Roland Garros), Squillari's greater consistency and intensity saw him draw the errors from the third seeded Santana's raquet on his way to the straight sets victory in the Romanian heat. His performance here will surely improve his confidence and his chances of reaching the Year End Championships in Shanghai.