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In which Qatar city did this tournament take place?

Doha. Doha is the capital of Qatar, a small country bordering Saudi Arabia.

Which player won the singles draw of the tournament?

Nicolas Escude. Nicolas Escude of France beat Younes El Aynaoui, Ivo Heuberger, Hyung-Taik Lee, Agustin Calleri, and Ivan Ljubicic, to win the tournament.

Which player beat the #1 ranked player in the tournament, Andy Roddick?

Jonas Bjorkman. Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden beat Radek Stepanek and Andy Roddick before losing to Agustin Calleri.

The singles finals went the distance to a third set.

f. Nicolas Escude dispatched of Ivan Ljubicic in two sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).

Which of these highly ranked players lost in the first round of the tournament?

Rainer Schuettler. Schuettler lost in the first round to Mikhail Youzhny. Roddick made it to the second round before losing to Jonas Bjorkman. Grosjean lost in the third round to Ivan Ljubicic. Henman made it to the semi- finals before also losing to Ljubicic.

There was a player in the singles draw from the home country, Qatar.

t. Sultan Khalfan of Qatar lost in the first round to Ivo Heuberger, 6-2, 6-2.

How many of the four singles qualifiers made it to the quarterfinals?

0. Vladimir Voltchkov, Ivo Heuberger, Bohdan Ulihrach, and Markus Hantschk, all failed to make it to the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.

Which pair won the doubles draw of the tournament?

Martin Damm - Cyril Suk. Martin Damm and Cyril Suk, both of the Czech Republic, beat Stefan Koubek and Andy Roddick in the finals of the doubles draw.

How many sets did the double champions lose on their way to victory?

0. The third seeded team won each of their four matches in straight sets.

On which kind of surface was this tournament played on?

Hard. The tournament was played on hard court. The previous two winners of the tournament were Stefan Koubek in 2003, and Younes El Aynaoui in 2002.