Costa do Souipe; Rotterdam; San Jose (Quals) - Feb 9-15 Season I
Brasil Open
Qualifiers - Costa do Sauipe
Competition Details
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
CWLand's
Randy Smeltz was in prime form throughout qualifying as he failed to drop a set throughout en route to earning a qualifying spot in the main draw of the Brasil Open. Smeltz had little trouble in his
6-0 6-3,
6-3 6-1, and
6-1 6-1 wins as he spent just under four hours on court. Smeltz proved far too good for all his opponents -
Miguel Molina not spared in the qualifying final - as he looked to be right at home on the clay courts in Costa do Sauipe. It wasn't really a successful tournament for compatriot
Suryakant Singh as he departed in the second round in straight sets. Singh came from a set down to defeat
Harpreet Gupte in the first round, but struggled to impose himself on his clash with fifth seed
Pablo Scalforo. The Italian was too good as he advanced to a final (where he would prevail) with a
6-0 6-4 victory.
Qualifiers: 1-Aldo Marín (PAR); 5-Pablo Scalforo (ITA); Randy Smeltz (CWL); 6-Paolo Mandonna (ARG).
Wildcards: Rafael Carioca (BRA); Anderson Dos Santos (BRA); Marzio Claverini (BRA).
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Qualifiers - Rotterdam
Competition Details
Draw
Rotterdam was a happy hunting ground for CWLand as both
Brett Read and
Sven Svensson earned spots in the main draw of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. In a qualifying tournament with just sixteen competitors, the wildcard Svensson overcame the odds to win both of his matches against seeded players. In his first match, Svensson managed a hard-fought win against eighth seed
Michael De Kinsele before having a much easier time of it against second seeded Croat
Stipo Vučemilović with a straight sets win. Read had a tougher final as he defeated seventh seed
Ryan Miller in three sets,
7-6(1) 5-7 6-1 after an easy opening match against Russian
Yevgeny Pushkov. The pair join fellow CWLander
Jefferson Drake in the main draw.
Qualifiers: 6-Gjorgi Dinov (MKD); WC-Sven Svensson (CWL); 5-Harry Thompson (AUS); 4-Brett Read (CWL).
Wildcards: Walter Viedman (NED); Tom Velten (NED); Marc Lubbers (NED).
SAP Open
Qualifiers - San Jose
Competition Details
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
Spas Delev and
Jean-Paul Valley both found their way into the main draw at San Jose in different ways - Delev advancing in the playoff final against his compatriot, whilst Valley was given a wildcard into the SAP Open. Delev found it tough going throughout his three matches as he was taken the distance on each occasion - coming back from a set down to defeat
Miguel Sanchez in the first round and Valley in the final. It was a disappointing exit for Valley after he looked impressive in his first two matches. In the first round, Valley had a fight on his hands against fellow CWLander
Martti Korpinen. Korpinen fought hard in his first match, but Valley was able to advance in straight sets
7-5 7-6(3).
Qualifiers: 8-Strongth Badlee (USA); Kim Vollan (NOR); Imre Medgyessy (HUN); Spas Delev (CWL).
Wildcards: Jean-Paul Valley (CWL); 5-Randy Bruce (USA); 2-Samuel Thorpe (USA).