Ivo Karlovic of Croatia defeated third seed Alex Bogomolov Jr.
of Miami, 7-6 (3), 6-3, in the final of the $25,000 USTA Pro
Circuit event on Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Karlovic, the 6’ 10”, 215-pound right-hander who upset top-seed
and defending champion Lleyton Hewitt last year in the first round
of Wimbledon, did not drop a set during the week. In addition to
Bogomolov, he defeated one other seeded player – No. 5 Jeff
Salzenstein of Englewood, Colo., 7-6 (3), 6-3, in the semifinals.
The victory for Karlovic was his
fifth on the USTA Pro Circuit. He won consecutive Challengers in
Binghamton, N.Y., and the Bronx, N.Y., in August 2003. He also
took home titles from the Futures event in Pensacola, Fla., in
March 2002 and the Urbana, Ill., Challenger in November 2001.
The second-seeded American duo of
Graydon Oliver of Weston, Fla., and Travis Parrott
of Atlanta captured the doubles championship, beating Ivo Klec of
Germany and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden, 7-5, 6-3, in the final.
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