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| | Sunday, July 23 Sunday's results | |||||
| Davis Cup | Mercedes Cup | Dutch Open | International Tournament of Croatia | Polish Open | Sanex Trophy
Davis Cup SEMIFINALS
Spain def. U.S. 5-0 Reverse singles At Rennes, France France 5, Austria 0 Jerome Golmard, France, def. Stefan Koubel, Austria, 6-4, 6-4. Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. At Bastad, Sweden Sweden 5, India 0 Andreas Vinciguerra, Sweden, def. Prahlad Srinath, India, 6-2, 6-1. Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden, def. Harsh Mankad, India, 6-3, 6-0. At Venice, Italy Belgium 4, Italy 1 Christophe Rochus, Belgium, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 6-2, 7-5, 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-5. Filip Dewulf, Belgium, def. Renzo Furlan, Italy, 7-5, 6-2. At St. Gallen, Switzerland Switzerland 5, Belarus 0 Michel Kratochvil, Switzerland, def. Alexander Shvec, Belarus, 6-0, 6-0. Lorenzo Manta, Switzerland, def. Vasily Kajera, Belarus, 7-6 (0), 6-1. EURO-AFRICAN ZONE Group 2 Second round At Copenhagen, Denmark Ivory Coast 3, Denmark 2 Patrik Langvardt, Denmark, def. Valentin Sanon, Ivory Coast, 7-5, 6-0. Bob Borella, Denmark, def. Illou Lonfo, Ivory Coast, 6-2, 6-3. At Szczecin, Poland Slovenia 3, Poland 2 Marko Tkalec, Slovenia, def. Krystian Pfeiffer, Poland, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Andrej Kracman, Slovenia, def. Bartlomiej Dabrowski, Poland, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. At Athens Greece 4, Norway 1 Solon Peppas, Greece, def. Jan Frode Andersen, Norway, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Costas Economidis, Greece, def. Stan Boretti, Norway, 6-2, 6-0. At Sofia, Bulgaria Israel 3, Bulgaria 2 Harel Levy, Israel, def. Ivailo Traikov, Bulgaria, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). Lior Mor, Israel, def. Todor Enev, Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. AMERICAN ZONE Group 1 Second round playoffs At Montreal Canada 3, Argentina 1 Sebastien Lareau, Canada, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-4. Group 2 Final At San Angel, Mexico Mexico 5, Venezuela 0 Alejandro Hernandez, Mexico, def. Jimy Szymanski, Venezuela, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Mario Sanchez, Mexico, def. Jose de Armas, Venezuela, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. Mercedes Cup $1 million men's tournament At Stuttgart, Germany Singles Championship Franco Squillari (5), Argentina, def. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles Championship Jiri Novak and David Rikl (1), Czech Republic, def. Lucas Arnold, Argentina, and Donald Johnson, United States. 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Dutch Open $400,000 men's tournament At Amsterdam, the Netherlands Singles Championship Magnus Gustafsson (4), Sweden, def. Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Doubles Championship Sergio Roitman, Argentina, and Andres Schneiter, Italy, def. Edwin Kempes and Dennis van Scheppingen, Netherlands, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. International Tournament of Croatia $400,000 men's tournament At Umag, Croatia Singles Championship Marcelo Rios (2), Chile, def. Mariano Puerta (1), Argentina, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3. Doubles Championship Alex Lopez Moron and Albert Portas, Spain, def. Ivan Ljubicic and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, 6-1, 7-6. Polish Open $170,000 women's tournament At Sopot, Poland Singles Championship Anke Huber (2), Germany, def. Gala Leon Garcia (5), Spain, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. Doubles Championship Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Asa Carlsson, Sweden, Rita Grande, Italy, 7-5, 6-1. Sanex Trophy $170,000 women's clay-court tournament At Knokke-Heist Belgium Singles Championship Anna Smashnova (6), Israel, def. Dominique Van Roost (1), Belgium 6-2, 7-5. Doubles Championship Giulia Casoni, Italy, and Iroda Tulyaganova, Uzbekistan, def. Catherine Barclay, Australia, and Eva Dyrberg, Denmark, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. | ALSO SEE Saturday's results | |||||