Mariano Puerta, straight from his grasscourt upset of Australia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, switches to clay this week at the ATP stop in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
Joining the French Open runner-up among the seeds are Chileans Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez and
Nicolas Massu, Belgian Christophe "The Roach" Rochus, Peru's Luis "Me So" Horna, Romania's Victor Hanescu, Spaniard
Oscar Hernandez, and German
Tomas Behrend.
As a testament to The Priority Telecom Open's lack of funding, the three tournament wildcards went to local Dutchmen Melle Van Germerden, Dennis Van Scheppingen, and Steven Korteling.
Dutchman Martin Verkerk, currently off the tour with a bad shoulder, defeated Gonzalez in last year's three-set final.
Massu (2003) is the lone returning champ in the field.
