Tournament Preview: 12-18 September 2005

BACK ON CLAY IN BUCHAREST

After a Summer of North American hardcourts, the circuit returns to Europe for the second last clay tournament of the 
season. Spanish world number 13, David Ferrer heads a list which also comprises of Italian, Filippo Volandri, last year's 
winner José Acasuso from Argentina, his compatriots, Juan Ignacio Chela, Agusting Calleri and Mariano Zabaleta and rising 
Spaniards, Fernando Verdasco, Nicolas Almagro, Albert Montañés and Guillermo Garcia Lopez. Last year's finalist, Igor 
Andreev, of Russia will be back again, as will the exciting young French players; Gaël Monfils and Paul-Henri Mathieu. 
The local fans will also be able to cheer on their hometown favourites, Victor Hanescu, who reached the quarter finals of 
this year's French Open, Andrei Pavel who was awarded a wildcard, and Razvan Sabau. 

Acasuso, who himself is no slouch on clay, will have his work cut out against the likes of Ferrer, who has had an 
impressive clay season reaching the French Open quarterfinals, Chela, also a French Open quarterfinalist, Verdasco, a 
strong competitor on that surface, and Andreev, who won Valencia in April. Or could one of the local boys steal the show 
and delight the home crowd? The answers will gradually be revealed between 12 and 18 September 2005. 

Qualifying will begin on Saturday 10 September, with the main draw commencing on Monday 12 September. Tickets may be 
purchased online from the tournament website http://www.bcropenromania.ro/ro/bilete.php or by calling 021- 232.31.86. 
Prices in New Romanian Lei are as follows: Monday 5, Tuesday 50, Wednesday and Thursday 10, Friday-Sunday 15. On Tuesday 
the 13th, there will be a singles exhibition match between Goran Ivanisevic and Thomas Muster and on finals day, 18 
September, there will also be a doubles exhibition with Mansour Bahrami, Ilie Nastase and other local players. Details on 
getting to the tournament venue, Arenele BNR, can be viewed here http://www.bcropenromania.ro/ro/ghid.php. Other contact 
info is also available at the tournament site http://www.bcropenromania.ro/ro/despreturneu.php. This year's BCR Open 
promises to be as just as good as ever, so if you're in the area, stop a few days in Bucharest and experience clay court 
tennis at its best. 

Tournament Fast Facts:
Venue: Arenele BNR Str. Dr. Staicovici nr 42-46, sect. 5, Bucharest, Romania
Dates: 10-18 September 2005
Singles Qualifying: 32 draw
Main Draw Singles: 32
Main Draw Doubles: 16
Surface: outdoor clay
Prize Money: €302,000
Tournament Director: Dumitru Haradau

Main Draw Players:
1 Ferrer, David ESP 21 
2 Volandri, Filippo ITA 33 
3 Rochus, Olivier BEL 34 
4 Acasuso, Jose ARG 45 
5 Rochus, Christophe BEL 46 
6 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 47 
7 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 48 
8 Hanescu, Victor ROM 49 
9 Andreev, Igor RUS 50 
10 Sanguinetti, Davide ITA 55 
11 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 56 
12 Martin, Alberto ESP 57 
13 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 61 
14 Horna, Luis PER 62 
15 Monfils, Gael FRA 65 
16 Calleri, Agustin ARG 67 
17 Zabaleta, Mariano ARG 71 
18 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 80 
19 Sabau, Razvan ROM 81 
20 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 83 
21 Montanes, Albert ESP 84 
22 Serra, Florent FRA 88 
23 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 90 
24 (SE) 
25 (SE) 
26 (WC) Pavel, Andrei ROM
27 (WC) 
28 (WC) 
29 (Q) 
30 (Q) 
31 (Q) 
32 (Q) 


Alternates 
1. Behrend, Tomas GER 91 
2. Mayer, Florian GER 95 
3. Tipsarevic, Janko SCG 100 
4. Costa, Albert ESP 103 
5. Sanchez, David ESP 107 
6. Simon, Gilles FRA 112 
7. Bastl, George SUI 114 
8. Waske, Alexander GER 115 
9. Aldi, Francesco ITA 116 
10. Di Mauro, Alessio ITA 118 
11. Starace, Potito ITA 121 
12. Saretta, Flavio BRA 123 
13. Vliegen, Kristof BEL 124 
14. Falla, Alejandro COL 124 
15. Ventura, Santiago ESP 125