2003 U.S. Open
Fort Lauderdale, Florida • July 2-6, 2003

Results from the 2002 U.S. Open

ITTF Pro Tour Events

Men’s Singles – Final: Ma Lin (CHN) d. Qin Zhijian (CHN), 8,7,7,-8,8; SF: Ma d. Kong Linghui (CHN), -9,5,7,5,7; Qin d. Werner Schlager (AUT), 3,-7,7,8,9; QF: Qin d. Liu Guoliang (CHN), 6,12,9,8; Schlager d. Thomas Keinath (GER), 7,7,7,6; Kong d. Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE), -10,8,6,8,3; Ma d. Fredrik Hakansson (SWE), 8,4,-12,7,5; 8ths: Qin d. Hugo Hoyama (BRA), 8,6,4,3; Liu Guoliang d. Torben Wosik (GER), 4,-9,10,8,-11,9; Keinath d. Leung Chu Yan (HKG), 5,14,-9,7,-5,5; Schlager d. Lee Chul Seung (KOR), -11,8,8,-7,4,-1,6; Kong d. Cheung Yuk (HKG), 10,6,4,6; Chuan d. Oh Sang Eun (KOR), 4,6,-9,-6,10,6; Hakansson d. Liu Guozheng (CHN), 4,6,-3,9,12; Ma d. Karl Jindrak (AUT), 10,4,3,7; 16ths: Qin d. Wang Liqin (CHN), -8,11,7,-5,9,8; Hoyama d. Shu Arai (JPN), 10,9,9,-8,9; Wosik d. Danny Heister (NED), -5,11,4,5,9; Liu Guoliang d. Chen Weixing (AUT), 9,-5,3,9,-9,-5,8; Leung d. Wang Hao (CHN), 7,-8,9,8,-9,7; Keinath d. Adrian Crisan (ROM), 10,-6,5,8,-2,-8,8; Lee d. Ko Lai Chak (HKG), 0,7,8,7; Schlager d. Chang Yen-Shu (TPE), -5,5,-12,-5,9,5,2; Kong d. Casuo Masumoto (BRA), 7,1,8,4; Cheung d. David Zhuang (USA), -9,9,6,5,3; Chuan d. Allen Bentsen (DEN), 13,11,8,8; Oh d. Jens Lundqvist (SWE), 7,9,8,6; Liu Guozheng d. Alexei Smirnov (RUS), 11,12,-7,8,5; Hakansson d. Ryu Seung Min (KOR), 7,8,-7,9,-10,13; Jindrak d. Istvan Moldovan, 6,-7,11,-7,-6,6,8; Ma d. Guo Jinhao (CHN), 7,7,-4,6,-8,6.

Men’s Doubles – Final: Kong Linghui/Ma Lin (CHN) d. Fredrik Hakansson/Oh Sang Eun (SWE/KOR), 6,8,-6,10,9; SF: Kong/Ma d. Qin Zhijian/Wang Liqin (CHN), 8,8,10,-9,5; Hakanson/Oh d. Danny Heister/Trinko Keen (NED), -5,-9,12,7,9,9; QF: Kong/Ma d. Cheung Yuk/Leung Chu Yan (HKG), -9,4,8,5; Qin/Wang d. Ko Lai Chak/Li Ching (HKG), 12,-3,9,9; Heister/Keen d. Karl Jindrak/Werner Schlager (AUT), -9,8,7,-4,4; Hakansson/Oh d. Liu Guozheng/Wang Hao (CHN), -5,-9,7,9,8.

Women’s Singles – Final: Zhang Yining (CHN) d. Lau Sui Fei (HKG), 5,9,7,2; SF: Zhang Yining d. Niu Jianfeng (CHN), 6,-9,-8,5,10,5; Lau d. Lin Ling (HKG), 2,6,7,9; QF: Lin d. Wang Nan (CHN), 7,-8,-5,6,6,-3,9; Lau d. Ryu Ji Hye (KOR), -11,5,8,10,8; Niu d. Guo Yan (CHN), -7,8,-6,-9,9,3,9; Zhang Yining d. Zhang Rui (HKG), -9,7,-9,9,8,-4,10; 8ths: Wang d. Lee Eun Sil (KOR), 5,14,9,3; Lin d. Tie Yana (HKG), 7,5,6,8; Lau d. Li Jia (CHN), -6,9,-4,8,-11,8,7; Ryu d. Liu Jia (AUT), 4,11,9,8; Niu d. Cao Xingni (CHN), 2,4,9,7; Guo d. Kim Moo Kyo (KOR), 8,5,10,7; Zhang Rui d. Nicole Struse (GER), 6,6,6,-4,6; Zhang Yining d. Satoko Kishida (JPN), 4,7,4,7; 16ths: Wang d. Suk Eun Mi (KOR), 7,1,7,11; Lee d. Kumi Imafuku (JPN), 7,-8,5,-9,4,6; Tie d. Mikie Takahashi (JPN), 5,8,2,7; Lin d. Ai Fukuhara (JPN), 9,7,9,5; Li Jia d. Petra Cada (CAN), 6,4,4,6; Lau d. Nishii Yuki (JPN), 1,9,6,-8,-4,-13,9; Liu d. Tanja Hain-Hofmann (GER), -8,10,-1,2,3,9; Ryu d. Keiko Okasaki (JPN), 6,5,7,-7,6; Niu d. Nishii Miyuki (JPN), 5,3,6,6; Cao d. Ai Fujinuma (JPN), -11,6,-10,11,6,13; Kim d. Sugita Sanae (JPN), 9,7,-8,6,-9,5; Guo d. Sandra Johansson (SWE), 2,9,-8,4,9; Zhang Rui d. Li Nan (CHN), 12,-6,8,10,7; Struse d. An Konishi (JPN), -10,9,8,7,6; Satoko Kishida (JPN) d. Aya Umemura (JPN), 5,9,-5,-8,-9,9,8; Zhang Yining d. Elke Wosik (GER), 11,8,6,9.

Women’s Doubles – Final: Li Nan/Zhang Yining (CHN) d. Niu Jianfeng/Wang Nan (CHN), 8,7,11,8; SF: Niu/Wang d. Aya Umemura/Kishida Satoko (JPN), 3,4,10,5; Li/Zhang d. Reiko Hiura/Ai Fujinuma (JPN), 7,11,-9,-9,9,-9,14; QF: Umemura/Kishida d. Keiko Okazaki/Mikie Takahashi (JPN), 11,4,5; Niu/Wang d. Guo Yan/Li Jia (CHN), -9,10,7,-6,6; Hiura/Fujinuma d. Nishii/Nishii, -12,-9,3,3,9; Li/Zhang d. Lin Ling/Song Ah Sim (HKG), 3,-4,8,7.

Elite Events

Elite Men’s Singles – Final: Ilija Lupulesku d. Sasa Drinic, 9,9,-9,4; SF: Lupulesku d. Steve Berger, 6,1,1; Drinic d. Jose Miguel Ramirez-Marin, 10,6,8; QF: Lupulesku d. Chi-Sun Chui, 1,4,4; Berger d. Santiago Coste, 10,-7,14,-3,6; Ramirez-Marin d. Jiachen David Wang, 8,5,9; Drinic d. Yu Shao, -9,9,8,8.

Elite Women’s Singles – Final: Lily Yip d. Renata Peluchova, 10,9,9; SF: Yip d. Enerys Garcia, 9,4,5; Peluchova-bye.

World Junior Circuit

Under 18 Boys – Final: Bence Csaba (CAN) d. Ryusuki Sakamoto (JPN), 5,7,7,10; SF: Csaba d. Huang Wei-Chin (TPE), 5,7,7,10; Sakamoto d. Minoru Muramori (JPN), -10,9,7,8,9; QF: Sakamoto d. Chou Tung-Yui (TPE), 7,6,11,9; Muramori d. Wu Chih-Chi (TPE), -7,8,6,2,-6,7; Csaba d. Yuki Morita (JPN), 9,10,11,5; Huang d. Seiya Kishikawa (JPN), -5,4,-8,-7,8,12,8.

Under 18 Girls – Final: Ai Fukuhara (JPN) d. Sanae Sugita (JPN), -9,10,-7,7,-8,4,9; SF: Fukuhara d. Su Hsien Ching (TPE), -9,4,7,6,-6,-10,9; Sugita d. Midori Ito (JPN), -6,9,6,7,9; QF: Fukuhara d. Sayaka Hirano (JPN), 8,9,-5,9,-8,9; Su d. Huang Yi-Hua (TPE), -2,9,13,7,-7,-10,11; Ito d. Miriany Nonaka (BRA), -7,-11,4,3,7,1; Sugita d. Lu Yun-Feng (TPE), -3,-4,9,8,-6,7,8.

U.S. Open Junior Events

Under 21 Men’s Singles – Final: Takamori Hideo d. Zolt Sel, 10,-6,11,-9,9; SF: Hideo d. Christian Larsen, -15,11,7,9; Sel d. Mark Hazinski, -12,-6,7,4,12.

Under 21 Women’s Singles – Final: Martina Safran d. Whitney Ping, 7,7,6; SF: Safran d. Marie-Christine Roussy, 4,-7,5,4,5; Ping d. Guadalupe Gomez Sanchez, -9,9,3,7.

Under 18 Boys’ Doubles – Final: Mark Hazinski/Han Xiao d. Daryl Stachan/Nicardo Clarke, 6,3,5; SF: Hazinski/Xiao d. Adam Hugh/Jared Lynch, 9,6,4; Strachen/Clarke d. Eric Finkelstein/Eric Leventhal, 5,9,5.

Under 18 Girls’ Doubles – Final: Wennin Chiu/Sara Yuen d. Katherine Wu/Sophia Yi, 9,-9,6,9; SF: Chiu/Yuen d. Elaine Kwok/Laura Leach, -7,3,4,7; Wu/Yi d. Jackie Lee/Whitney Ping, 6,-8,10,-1,9.

Under 16 Boys’ Singles – Final: Adam Hugh d. Santiago Coste, 11,8,7; SF: Hugh d. Pan Lin, 5,8,10; Coste d. Aaron Edwards, 9,5,-7,8.

Under 16 Girls’ Singles – Final: Mariany Nonaka d. Laura Xiao, -8,5,6,6; SF: Xiao d. Vanesa Petroj, 7,9,-6,-6,8; Nonaka d. Judy Hugh, 8,9,5.

Under 16 Doubles – Final: Santigo Coste/Hector Berrios d. Pan Lin/Eric Finkelstein, 3,-8,8,-8,9; SF: Coste/Berrios d. Jonathan Sankar/Zach Gonsalves, 6,8,6; Lin/Finkelstein d. Jim Waltz/Mat Waltz, -10,6,-8,6,3.

Under 14 Boys’ Singles – Final: Misha Kazantsev d. Lorencio Lupulesku, 6,6,6; SF: Kazantsev d. Sergy Gutkin, 5,6,8; Lupulesku d. John Leach, 11,6,8.

Under 14 Girls’ Singles – Final: Laura Xiao d. Rita Wu, -9,3,3,4; SF: Xiao d. Karen Ma, 3,5,3; Wu d. Atha Fong, 9,-9,-1,10,8.

Under 14 Doubles – Final: Misha Kazantsev/Sergey Gutkin d. Laura Xiao/Barbara Wei, 3,5,8; SF: Kazantsev/Gutkin d. John Leach/Marcus Jackson, 8,8,4; Xiao/Wei d. Judy Hugh/Atha Fong, -4,6,9,-8,9.

Under 12 Boys’ Singles – Final: Lorencio Lupulesku d. Andrew Lin 7,4,9; SF: Lin d. Joseph Wang 9,4,6; Lupulesku d. Brian Lam 8,5,4.

Under 12 Girls’ Singles – Final: Veronika Birioukova d. Aura Cristina Ocampo, 6,9,-9,3; SF: Birioukova d. Koryn Steinbok, 4,2,2; Ocampo d. Linden Li, 1,5,4.

Under 10 Boys’ Singles – Final: Preston Chin d. Kevin Ma 13,-14,8,-9,3; SF: Chin d. Manuel Adorno Caraballo 5,8,2; Ma d. Hector Vila -6,6,7,6.

Under 10 Girls’ Singles – Final: Amy Huang d. Anelia Lupulesku, 5,3,4; SF: Huang-bye; Lupulesku d. Adrian Lam, 5,3,4.

Senior Events

Over 30 Men’s Singles – Final: Ilija Lupulesku d. Jim Butler, -9,12,12,4; SF: Lupulesku d. De Tran, 7,2,5; Butler d. Roberto Brito, -10,3,9,-9,8; QF: Lupulesku d. Christian Hundhausen, 4,3,4; Tran d. John Allen, 7,6,9; Brito d. Barry Dattel, 9,6,8; Butler d. Richard DeWitt, 9,8,2.

Over 30 Women’s Singles – Final: Simone Yang d. Lily Yip, 9,11,-7,7; SF: Yang d.Hye-Sook Mun, 5,8,6; Yip d. Angela Reid, 6,7,7.

Over 40 Men’s Singles – Final: Cheng Yinghua d. Avishy Schmidt, 5,6,4; SF: Cheng d. Barry Dattel, 2,9,6; Schmidt d. Keith Evans, 12,5,-9,-12,7; QF: Cheng d. Ernest Virgo, def.; Dattel d. Attila Malek, 9,10,-6,-9,9; Schmidt d. Michael Lalvani, 8,8,3; Evans d. Santos Shih, 9,9,-9,6.

Over 40 Women’s Singles – Final: Simone Yang d. Charlene Xiaoying Liu, 6,2,5; SF: Yang d. Barbara Kaminsky, 3,4,9; Liu d. Mahin Roufeh, 5,7,11.

Over 40 Doubles – Final: Ernest Virgo/Keith Evans d. Bin Hai Chu/Gary Harbeck, 8,9,7; SF: Virgo/Evans d. Cheng Yinghua/Dave Sakai, -13,9,10,-8,5; Chu/Harbeck d. John Allen/Scott Preiss, def.

Over 50 Men’s Singles – Final: Richard Hicks d. David Sakai, -9,12,10,9; SF: Hicks d. Henry McCoullum, 7,7,10; Sakai d. George Brathwaite, 6,8,8.

Over 50 Women’s Singles – Final: Barbara Kaminsky d. Danuta Andrzejewska, 4,-9,9,-9,8; SF: Kaminsky d. Suzanna Sanders, -4,8,6,9; Andrzejewska d. Mahin Roufeh, 9,5,6.

Over 50 Doubles – Final: Hank McCoullum/Richard Hicks d. Frank Harbeck/Steve Federico, 7,9,14; SF: McCoullum/Hicks d. Jose Cortes/Bard Brenner, 4,8,5; Harbeck/Federico d. Dave Sakai/George Brathwaite, -8,8,9,9.

Over 60 Men’s Singles – Final: George Brathwaite d. Richard Hicks, 8,7,3; SF: Brathwaite d. Elman Concepcion, 8,6,7; Hicks d. Jack Cohen, 6,2,7.

Over 60 Doubles – Final: George Brathwaite/Richard Hicks d. Jerry Marcum/Alan Grambo, 4,5,5; SF: Brathwaite/Hicks d. Houshang Bozorgzadeh/Tim Boggan, def.; Marcum/Grambo d. Robert Burke/Frank Dwelly, -3,5,9,8.

Over 70 Singles – Final: Tim Boggan d. Grady Gordon, 2,7,10; SF: Boggan d. Lynwood Smith, 9,-9,-9,9,8; Gordon d. Frank Dwelly, -11,5,-9,8,4.

Over 70 Doubles – Final: Frank Dwelly/Tim Boggan d. Joe Baltrus/Arthur Chase, 4,7,5.

Over 75 Singles – Final: Frank Dwelly d. Grady Gordon, 11,7,-2,7. 

Over 80 – Final: Louis Radzeli d. Arthur B. Chase, def.

Over 40/Under 1800 – Final: Rick Kadin d. Philippe Gaspard, 8,9,-5,6; SF: Kadin d. Faustino Dela Rosa, 6,-8,8,8; Gaspard d. Alex Voronin, 4,8,-8,7.

Hardbat Events
(Games to 21)

Hardbat Singles – Final: Jim Butler d. Eric Owens, 12,17,13; SF: Butler d. Lily Yip, 10,16,-20,13; Owens d. Steve Berger, 13,16,20: QF: Eric Owens d. Barry Dattel, 18,17,19; Steve Berger d. John Jarema, 12,10,15; Jim Butler d. Al Papp, 13,14,4; Lily Yip d Lim Ming Chui, 5,7,12.

Hardbat Doubles – Final: Steve Berger/Larry Hodges d. Tahl Leibovitz/John Jarema, 10,-20,16; SF: Berger/Hodges d. Bruce Liu/Al Papp, 5,24; Leibovitz/Jarema d. Robert Burke/Berndt Mann, 13,15.

Over 40 Hardbat – Final: Steve Berger d. Larry Hodges, -19,13,19; SF: Berger d. Lim Ming Chui, -16,5,20; Hodges d. Simon Jacobson, 15,12.

Under 2000 Hardbat – Final: Al Papp d. Tim Boggan, 16,15; SF: Papp d. Homer Brown, 20,19; Boggan d. Simon Jacobson, 16,14.

Under 1500 Hardbat: Hermann Luechinger d. Berndt Mann, 12,18.

Rating Doubles Events

Under 4200 Doubles – Final: Keith Evans/Ross Brown d. Samson Dubina/Henry Forte, -8,7,7,-8,10; SF: Evans/Brown d. Jordan Michelson/John Allen, 8,8,11; Dubina/Forte d. Santos Shih/Valeriy Ort, 9,6,-7,7.

Under 3700 Doubles – Final: Mat Waltz/Jim Waltz d. Karnal Farah/Soroush Nikoi, 3,1,-7,5; SF: Waltz/Waltz d. Terrence Maynard/Donnavan Lewis, -8,-6,4,11,5; Farah/Nikoi d. Hernan Helfer/Simon Jacobson, 10,5,8.

Under 3200 Doubles – Final: Carlos Zeller/Jason Zeller d. Rick Kadin/Carl Simons, 12,-10,10,-8,6; SF: Zeller/Zeller d. Julian Waters/Joseph Wang, -10,9,7,10; Kadin/Simons d. Uri Nathanson/Lev Nosel, 2,-10,7,-9,10.

Rating Singles Events

Under 2500 – Final: Juan Revelles d. Shao Yu, 10,3,11; SF: Revelles d. Han Xiao, -6,5,9,-7,7; Shao d. Lily Yip, 9,10,8; QF: Yip d. Keith Evans, -10,4,13,7; Shao d. Idi Lewis, 10,5,7; Revelles d. Ka Chun Tse, 4,11,8; Xiao d. Brian Pace, 6,-8,7,-3,10.

Under 2350 – Final: Carlos Fort d. Santiago Coste, 12,-9,9,6; SF: Fort d. Lily Yip, -9,8,9,-8,8; Coste d. Barry Dattel, -8,-6,7,5,9; QF: Yip d. Keith Evans, -5,8,7,10; Fort d. Ernest Virgo, 8,-4,7,9; Dattel d. Idan Levi, -6,7,11,-11,7; Coste d. Peter Moo Young, -9,8,8,7.

Under 2200 – Final: Richard Hicks d. Alex Aponte, -8,4,-9,8,5; SF: Hicks d. Hector Berrios, 6,8,-4,-5,9; Aponte d. Pan Lin, 5,-10,14,9,11.

Under 2100 – Final: Sung Yang d. Ronald Joseph, 9,9,-8,-10,9; SF: Yang d. Pan Lin, 8,-8,-2,7,5; Joseph d. Gerard Cadet, 6,7,5.

Under 2100 Women – Final: Marisol Delzo d. Laura Xiao, 4,9,8; SF: Delzo d. Sarah Zheng, 7,6,3; Xiao d. Sarida Rosario, 7,7,5.

Under 2000 – Final: Andrew Kirton d. Robert Green, 9,8,-8,-6,9; SF: Kirton d. Andrew Cochran, -6,10,-6,6,7; Green d. Ralph Kernizan, -10,8,7,5.

Under 1900 – Final: Karlis Robles d. Matthew Lebron, 7,11,8; SF: Robles d. Ralph Kernizan, 9,-10,6,8; Lebron d. Odingo Mitchell, -5,6,11,8.

Under 1800 – Final: Karlis Robles d. Andrew Lin 4,8,11; SF: Robles d. Jose Borges 6,-9,9,8; Lin d. Minh Thanh Nguyen 3,8,5.

Under 1650 – Final: Abraham Patterson d. Jerica Morales, 12,11,11; SF: Patterson d. Sultan Aziz, 3,3,12; Morales d. Roel Aguanta, -4,4,6,9.

Under 1500 – Final: Akbar Ali d. Nick Doben, 7,-9,6,7; SF: Ali d. Rick Brown, 4,10,11; Doben d. Carl Simmons, -7,6,3,6.

Under 1350 – Final: Paul Villacarlos d. Ted Yeung, 12,-11,-9,7,6; SF: Villacarlos d. Jeffrey Kellett, 4,4,8; Yeung d. Gerardo Caceres Guzman, 12,-11,-9,7,6.

Under 1175 – Final: Mirella Delzo d. Gerald Ribeiro, def.; SF: Delzo d. Justin Green, 6,6,def.; Ribeiro d. Jean Bertin, 8,3,6.

Under 1000 – Final: Mirella Delzo d. Richard Wu, 7,2,7; SF: Delzo d. Taiyee Chien, 8,3,5; Wu d. Michael Chen, 6,6,6.

Under 800 – Final: Peter Naimoli d. Tiffany Wong, 11,-6,-8,2,7; SF: Naimoli d. Vitali Kniazeu, 9,6,-4,9; Wong d. William Miao, 5,8,5.

Paralympic Events

Men’s Open Classes 1-5 – Final: Salvatore Caci d. Egon Kramminger, -12,-7,6,4,6; SF: Caci d. Andre Scott, 5,9,2; Kramminger d. Hans Ruep, 9,9,11; 3rd Ruep d. Scott, w/o.

Men’s Wheelchair Singles Classes 1-3 – Final: Egon Kramminger d. James Williams, 4,7,8; SF: Kramminger d. Giovanni Rodriguez, 4,6,2; Williams d. Mike Lo Russo, 6,8,9; 3rd Rodriguez d. Lo Russo, 7,7,8.

Men’s Wheelchair Singles Classes 4-5: 1st Salvatore Caci; 2nd Andre Scott; 3rd Jon Redman; 4th Muhammed Mudassar.

Women’s Wheelchair Singles Classes 3-4: 1st Claire Harris; 2nd Jennifer Johnson; 3rd Head.

Men’s Standing Disabled Classes 6-10 – Final: Tahl Leibovitz d. Norman Bass, 3,1,8; SF: Leibovitz d. Peter Frommelt, 9,9,-16,14; Bass d. Andreas Nau, 8,7,-6,7,9; 3rd Nau d. Frommelt, 10,6,8.

Men’s Standing Disabled Classes 6-8: 1st Odalis Gomez; 2nd Norman Bass; 3rd Peter Frommelt; 4th Mike Lo Russo; 5th Ed Levy; 6th Robert Bowlander.

Men’s Standing Disabled Classes 9-10: 1st Andreas Nau; 2nd Roel Aguanta; 3rd John MacPherson; 4th Martin Pelletier; 5th Gene Chiu.

Women’s Open: 1st Claire Harris, 2-0; 2nd Jennifer Johnson, 1-1; 3rd Head, 0-2.

Wheelchair Teams: 1st Hans Ruep/Egon Kramminger (AUT); 2nd Salvatore Caci/James Munkley (ITA/GBR); 3rd James Williams/Giovanni Rodriguez (USA/CRC); 4th Andre Scott/Mike Lo Russo/Redman (USA); 5th Claire Harris/Head/Jennifer Johnson (GBR/USA); 6th Barry Butler/Muhammed Mudassar (CAN/PAK).

Men’s Class 6-10 Teams: 1st Andreas Nau/Peter Frommelt (GER/LIE); 2nd Tahl Leibovitz/Ed Levy/Roel Aguanta (USA); 3rd Norman Bass/Mike Lo Russo (USA); 4th John MacPherson/Martin Pelletier (USA).

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