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Go Slow

Australian Open organizers have admitted they were surprised by the speed of the Melbourne Park courts for the season-opening Grand Slam and promised to try to decrease the speed of the courts next year. Following repeated complaints from players that the fast-paced courts favored big servers and reduced the ability to rally, Australian Open chief executive Paul McNamee said a review of the facilities had been conducted. Court maintainers "had never really produced a quick court for us and we weren't looking that way or thinking that was going to happen," McNamee told the Herald Sun newspaper of Melbourne. The courts are "certainly quicker than previous years, that's well documented. It certainly won't be quicker" next year. "You would expect we'll be backing it off a bit."

Sampras, a winner of 12 Grand Slam titles, was among the players critical of the court surface, saying the surface and the balls had contributed to the fastest conditions he ever faced.

Final Seeds

No. 1 Agassi versus No. 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov. No. 1 Martina Hingis versus No. 2 Lindsay Davenport. The last time the top two seeds made it to the finals in both men's and women's singles of the Australian Open was in 1993. In that year, No. 1 Courier beat No. 2 Stefan Edberg, and top-seeded Monica Seles defeated No. 2 Steffi Graf. It's only the fourth time in the Open era that the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds have advanced to the final in both events.

Form Reversal

Women's doubles champions Rennae Stubbs of Australia and Lisa Raymond of the United States say they're best friends. Obviously they accept the good and the bad from each other. After edging three-time doubles titlist Martina Hingis and her partner Mary Pierce in three sets, Stubbs and Raymond said it was sweet revenge. "Lisa lost in the final to her three years ago with Lindsay (Davenport) and then we've lost to her twice in a row, so Lisa's been the queen of losers to Martina," said Stubbs. "I lost to her one year, I think I started it off," said Raymond. The pair combined to win five doubles titles last year, but the Australian Open championship was their first Grand Slam success.

Kafelnikov Crushes Norman in 'Other' Semifinal

Just 90 minutes after Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Magnus Norman stepped onto Rod Laver Arena for the "other" semifinal, the match was over. In terms of excitement and drama, it was a match that lived down to expectations. But then, few matches could have lived up to the Andre Agassi- Pete Sampras epic that preceded it the day before. Without much hype or fanfare, second-seeded Kafelnikov advanced to the Australian Open final with an easy 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 drubbing of the 12^th- seeded Swede. Norman made 41 errors as the Russian, now one match away from back-to-back titles here, gave Norman a clinic in precision all-court play. Kafelnikov committed only 18 unforced errors. The win by the defending champion set up a championship match against top-seeded Agassi, who outlasted No. 3 Sampras, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-0), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 in the first semifinal Thursday.

Andre Can't Wait for Davis Cup

After edging Pete Sampras in a five-set match in the Australian Open semifinals, Andre Agassi said he was looking forward to teaming with his countryman in the Davis Cup opener next week. But his prospects of joining Sampras on the Davis Cup team against Zimbabwe were erased Friday when the third-ranked Sampras withdrew from the squad due after injuring his hip in the semifinal. The top-seeded Agassi is already thinking about the U.S. vs. Zimbabwe Davis Cup clash starting Feb. 4 in Harare. "I feel you have to prove you are No. 1 every time you are on a tennis court. ... I want to do it next week in Zimbabwe and continue it," he said. Sampras has a muscle tear injury to his hip flexor and is expected to be sidelined 3-to-4 weeks. He said if he's fit, he'll make himself available for the second round of the Davis Cup in April.

Outside in

Martina Hingis says using the retractable roof at Melbourne Park is ideal for a Grand Slam tournament and she believes that Wimbledon and Roland Garros should consider installing a similar feature over their main stadiums. Conditions in Melbourne have been less than ideal for tennis, with continual rain and strong winds over the last two weeks. In other years, the temperature has exceeded 104 degrees and players have suffered heat exhaustion. "I think it's very good to have these different options if it rains because the weather has been just terrible here," this week, Hingis said.

Having a roof "it's great, because you don't have to wait around forever and just like Wimbledon sometimes or the French Open ... it always happens that during those two weeks, one or two days it rains and it's not much fun." With the retractable roof on center court, "you always know you get to play," she added.

Short Sets

The WTA reportedly wants to add excitement to the women's game by experimenting with more but shorter sets. The men will decide in March if they want to try something similar. The proposal is to play best-of-five sets in all matches instead of the current best-of-three format. Sets would be won with five games, tiebreaks would be shorter, and the fifth set would be restricted to a tiebreak or the first to reach 10 points. WTA officials will put the suggestion to the rules committee of the International Tennis Federation in the next few months, the Daily Telegraph of London reported. One goal of the proposal is to achieve consistency in the length of matches, making them more television-friendly. Tennis matches are often difficult for commercial programs to fit into program schedules.

Home Advantage

Hingis said she virtually owns center court at Melbourne Park after winning three successive Australian Open titles. And Lindsay Davenport, her rival in Saturday's women's final, is well aware of it. "It's going to be tough, Martina pretty much owns this court and has won some ridiculous number like 44, 45 matches in singles and doubles," she said. "I'm definitely the underdog going into the final." Neither player has dropped a set en route to the final, and Hingis said she's looking forward to a "dream final." Said the top-ranked Swiss player: "I always play on center court, this is my -- I feel homey here. It has been my court for the last three years. I intend to keep going one more."

Ticketless

About 280 disgruntled tennis fans were considering legal action after a ticketing error meant they were not entitled to the tickets they'd purchased for the Sampras-Agassi semifinal. Agassi beat Sampras 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-0), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. The fans were among a group of 500, including American and German tourists, who purchased ticket, airfare and accommodation packages through Qantas Holidays for the Australian Open. 

The Australian airline scraped together 220 tickets, mainly from sponsors and corporate areas, and issued those to people in the order in which they had booked the packages. The others were offered $650 or a free return airfare on any of its main domestic routes. The fans were also invited to watch the match on big screens in the ballroom of a nearby hotel. A high-profile Melbourne law firm is investigating the compensation on behalf of several fans.

Some fans threatened a sit-in between day and evening sessions, but tournament organizers said there were no problems involving the fans and the Melbourne Park arena was cleared between sessions.

Comeback Credit

Hingis said she should get some of the credit for Jennifer Capriati's strong showing at the Australian Open. The two players practice together in Saddlebrook, Fla., where Capriati lives. Hingis has a home nearby. "We practice together in Saddlebrook," Hingis said with a smile. "I think I lifted up her motivation a little bit."

Australian Open -- Men's Singles

Semifinals

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) def. Magnus Norman (12), 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
Andre Agassi (1) def. Pete Sampras (3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-0), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.

Quarterfinals

**Magnus Norman (12) def. Nicolas Kiefer (4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) def. Younes El Aynaoui, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
Pete Sampras (3) def. Chris Woodruff, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Andre Agassi (1) def. Hicham Arazi, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Fourth Round

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) def. Christophe Rochus, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5.
Nicolas Kiefer (4) def. Wayne Ferreira, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Magnus Norman (12) def. Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).
Younes El Aynaoui def. Arnaud Clement, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.
Andre Agassi (1) def. Mark Philippoussis (16) 6-4, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3.
Pete Sampras (3) def. Slava Dosedel 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. 
**Chris Woodruff def. Tim Henman (11) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
Hicham Arazi def. Nicolas Escude 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7).

Third Round

Wayne Ferreira def. Francisco Clavet 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Younes El Aynaoui def. Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Lleyton Hewitt def. Adrian Voinea, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) def. Stefan Koubek 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer (4) def. Karim Alami, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Magnus Norman (12) def. Jonas Bjorkman 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (8).
Christophe Rochus def. Max Mirnyi 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
Arnaud Clement def. Roger Federer 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
Andre Agassi (1) def. Mariano Zabaleta, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Hicham Arazi def. Fernando Vicente, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Pete Sampras (3) def. Wayne Black, 6-7 (11-9), 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
Tim Henman (11) def. Sebastien Grosjean, 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6).
Mark Philippoussis (16) def. Andrew Ilie, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1.
Chris Woodruff def. Richard Fromberg, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
Slava Dosedel def. Franco Squillari, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

Second Round

YeFrancisco Clavet def. Goran Ivanisevic, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2.vgeny Kafelnikov (2) def. Daniel Vacek, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1.
Nicolas Kiefer (4) def. Tomas Behrend, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0, 6-2.
**Arnaud Clement def. Nicolas Lapentti (7), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 4-1, retired.
**Younes El Aynaoui def. Tommy Haas (10), 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Magnus Norman (12) def. Gianluca Pozzi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
Roger Federer def. Jan Kroslak, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, 6-3.
Juan Ferrero def. Laurence Tieleman, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (7-5), 6-4.
Stefan Koubek def. Grant Stafford, 5-7, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Lleyton Hewitt def. Alex Corretja, 6-0, 6-0, 6-1.
Adrian Voinea def. Albert Portas, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.
Karim Alami def. Michael Llodra, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-2.
Christophe Rochus def. Kevin Ullyett, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
Max Mirnyi def. Antony Dupis, 6-7 (7-3), 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).
Jonas Bjorkman def. Jiri Vanek, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Wayne Ferreira def. Thomas Johansson, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7-2), 4-6,
Mark Philippoussis (16) def. Raemon Sluiter, 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1.6-2.
Andre Agassi (1) def. Sjeng Schalken, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3.
Pete Sampras (3) def. Mikael Tillstrom, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1.
**Fernando Vicente def. Todd Martin (8), 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
**Nicolas Escude def. Richard Krajicek (9), 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
Tim Henmman (11) def. Rainer Schuttler, 6-2, 4-1, retired. 
Sebastien Grosjean def. Michael Hill, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0.
Andrew Ilie def. Jiri Novak, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-4), 6-4.
Mariano Zabaleta def. Todd Woodbridge, 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Hichim Arazi def. Fredrik Johnsson, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Andreas Vinciguerra def. Leander Paes, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 6-3.
Slava Dosedel def. Paradorn Srichaphan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Wayne Black def. Marc Rosset, 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3.
Franco Squillari def. Mark Woodforde, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-4.
Chris Woodruff def. James Sekulov, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Richard Fromberg def. Axel Pretzsch, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.

First Round

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) def. Jens Knippschild, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
Nicolas Kiefer (4) def. Guillermo Canas, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
**Albert Portas def. Gustavo Kuerten (5), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.
Nicolas Lapentti (7) def. Andrei Medvedev, 6-3, 5-7, 6-7 (7-2), 6-4, 8-6.
Tommy Haas (10) def. Cyril Saulnier, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Magnus Norman (12) def. Cecil Mamiit, 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
**Goran Ivanisevic def. Cedric Pioline (13), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 1-6, 9-7.
**Christophe Rochus def. Albert Costa (15), 6-3, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 6-3.
Grant Stafford def. Marat Safin, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-1.
Thomas Johansson def. Nicklas Kulti, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
Antony Dupuis def. Martin Rodriguez, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Kevin Ullyett def. Michal Tabara, 6-1, 7-6 (7-6), 4-6, 6-1.
Max Mirnyi def. Ronald Agenor, 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-3.
Daniel Vacek def. Orlin Stanoytchev, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6, (7-1), 6-2.
Wayne Ferreira def. George Bastl, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, (7-2).
Stefan Koubek def. Rodolphe Cadart, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
Tomas Behrend def. Fernando Meligeni, 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 6-0.
Michael Llodra def. Gaston Gaudio, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Adrian Voinea def. Vincent Spadea, 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Francisco Clavet def. Dominik Hrbaty, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
Karim Alami def. Lorenzo Manta, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5.
Arnaud Clement def. John Van Lottum, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 ret.
Roger Federer def. Michael Chang, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).
Alex Corretja def. Sargis Sargsian, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4.
Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Scott Draper, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
Jan Kroslak def. Alex Lopez-Moron, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Younes El Aynaoui def. Arvind Parmar, 6-7 (7-8), 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Jonas Bjorkman def. Jason Stoltenberg, 6-7 (7-6), 6-4, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.
Jiri Vanek def. Peter Wessels, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Gianluca Pozzi def. Tomas Zib, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (7-5), 6-1.
Andre Agassi (1) def. Mariana Puerta, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
**Richard Fromberg def. Thomas Enqvist (6), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 3-6, 10-8.
Todd Martin (8) def. Byron Black, 5-7, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 6-2, 8-6.
Richard Krajicek (9) def. Fabrice Santoro, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5.
Tim Henman (11) def. Jerome Golmard, 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (9-7).
**Paradorn Srichaphan def. Karol Kucera (14), 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Mark Philippoussis (16) def. Noam Okum, 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.
Michael Hill def. Bernd Karbacher, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Chris Woodruff def. Martin Damm, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
Rainer Schuttler def. Juan Antonio Marin, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Todd Woodbridge def. Jan Siemerink, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.
Franco Squillari def. Joseph Sirianni, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
Nicolas Escude def. Jim Courier, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.
Fredrik Jonsson def. Jacobo Diaz, 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.
Sebastien Grosjean def. Goichi Motomuro, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Mariano Zabeleta def. Felix Mantilla, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
Raemon Sluiter def. Andrea Gaudenzi, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 13-11.
Wayne Black def. Jan-Michael Gambill, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-4.
Hicham Arazi def. Julian Alonso, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-2.
Slava Dosedel def. Julien Boutter, 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.
James Sekulov def. Ivan Ljubicic, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Andreas Vinciguerra def. Hernan Gumy, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 6-1.
Mikael Tillstrom def. Sebastien Lareau, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.
Fernando Vicente def. Alberto Berasategui, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.
Andrew Ilie def. Jeff Tarango, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-3.
Leander Paes def. Dejan Petrovic, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Axel Pretzsch def. Alex O'Brien, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, 6-1.

Australian Open -- Women's Singles

Championship

**Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Martina Hingis (1), 6-1, 7-5.

Semifinals

Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Jennifer Capriati, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).
Martina Hingis (1) def. Conchita Martinez (10), 6-3, 6-2.

Quarterfinals

Martina Hingis (1) def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (13), 6-1, 6-1.
Conchita Martinez (10) def. Elena Likhovtseva (16), 6-3, 4-6, 9-7.
Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Julie Halard-Decugis (9), 6-1, 6-2.
Jennifer Capriati def. Ai Sugiyama, 6-0, 6-2.

Fourth Round

Martina Hingis (1) def. Sandrine Testud (12), 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).
**Elena Likhovtseva (16) def. Serena Williams (3), 6-3, 6-3.
**Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (13) def. Barbara Schett (6), 1-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Conchita Martinez (10) def. Kristina Brandi, 6-1, 6-1.
**Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Mary Pierce (4), France, 7-5, 6-4.
Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Anna Kournikova (11) 6-2, 6-3.
Julie Halard-Decugis (9) def. Jana Kandarr 6-1, 3-0, retired.
Jennifer Capriati def. Patty Schnyder 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

Third Round

Serena Williams (3) def. Sabine Appelmans, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).
Elena Likhovtseva (16) def. Els Callens, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. 
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (13) def. Bryanna Stewart, 7-5, 6-1.
Martina Hingis (1) def. Alicia Molik 6-2, 6-3.
Barbara Schett (6) def. Florencia Labat 6-1, 6-3.
Sandrine Testud (12) def. Tamarine Tanasugarn 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Conchita Martinez (10) def. Jelana Kostanic 6-4, 6-4.
Kristina Brandi def. Ruxandra Dragomir 6-4, 7-6
Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Alina Jidkova, 6-0, 6-1.
Jana Kandarr def. Sonya Jeyaseelan, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.
Ai Sugiyama def. Asa Carlsson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Mary Pierce (4) def. Miriam Oremans, 6-2, 6-4.
Julie Halard-Decugis (9) def. Elena Dementieva, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Anna Kournikova (11) def. Kveta Hrdlickova, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Jennifer Capriati def. Yi Jingqian, 6-4, 6-4.
Patty Schnyder def. Nadejda Petrova, 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-2.

Second Round

Martina Hingis (1) def. Justine Henin, 6-3, 6-3.
Serena Williams (3) def. Nicole Pratt, 7-5, 6-1.
Barbara Schett (6) def. Miroslava Vavrinec, 6-4, 6-4. 
**Kristina Brandi def. Amanda Coetzer (8), 6-1, 6-3.
Conchita Martinez (10) def. Olga Barabanschikova, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Sandrine Testud (12) def. Angelica Gavaldon, 6-1, 6-2.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (13) def. Lisa Raymond, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Elena Likhovtseva (16) def. Meghann Shaughnessy, 6-3, 7-5.
Jelana Kostanic def. Sylvia Plischke, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.
Bryanne Stewart def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Els Callens def. Denisa Chladkova, 2-6, 6-5, 6-4.
Ruxandra Dragomir def. Erika De Lone, 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.
Tamarine Tanasugarn def. Jana Nejedly, 7-5, 6-4.
Alicia Molik def. Karina Habsudova, 6-2, 6-3.
Sabine Appelmans def. Chanda Rubin, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Florencia Labat def. Magui Serna, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.
Jennifer Capriati def. Dominique Van Roost (14), 6-1, 4-6, 8-6.
Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Marissa Irvin, 6-4, 7-5.
Mary Pierce (4) def. Amelie Cocheteux, 6-2, 6-2.
**Sonya Jeyaseelen def. Nathalie Tauziat (5), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.
**Patty Schnyder def. Amelie Mauresmo (7), 6-4, 6-4.
Julie Halard-Decugis (9) def. Fabiola Zuluaga, 6-3, 6-3.
Anna Kournikova (11) def. Natasha Zvereva, 6-1, 6-4.
Ai Sugiyama def. Adriana Gersi, 6-1, 6-4.
Miriam Oremans def. Sandra Nacuk, 6-3, 7-5.
Asa Carlsson def. Kristie Boogert, 7-5, 6-3.
Elena Dementieva def. Angeles Montolio, 6-4, 6-3.
Nadejda Petrova def. Cara Black, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Kveta Hrdlickova def. Rita Kuti Kis, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (7-5), 6-3.
Jana Kandarr def. Emilie Loit, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Alina Jidkova def. Marlene Weingartner, 7-5, 6-3.
Yi Jing-qian def. Julie Pullin, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7.
Serena Williams (3) def. Amanda Grahame, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Elena Likhovtseva (16) def. Pavlina Nola, 6-2, 6-2.
Sabine Appelmans def. Annabel Ellwood, 6-2, 6-2.
Magui Serna def. Maureen Drake, 6-4, 6-2.
Jelena Kostanic def. Mariana Diaz-Oliva, 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4.
Kristini Brandi def. Gala Leon Garcia, 6-3, 6-3.
Angelica Gavaldon def. Tzipora Obziler, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Chanda Rubin def. Anna Smashnova, 6-3, 6-4.
Denisa Chladkova def. Virginie Razzano, 7-6 (12-10), 6-2.
Justine Henin def. Kerry-Anne Guse, 6-4, 6-2.

First Round

Amelie Mauresmo (7) def. Cristina Torrens-Valero, 6-1, 6-2.
Mirian Oremans def. Anca Barna, 6-2, 6-2.
Yi Jinq-Qian def. Laurence Courtois, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.
Elena Dementieva def. Paola Suarez, 6-0, 3-6, 8-6.
Emilie Loit def. Evie Dominikovic, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4, 6-2.
Asa Carlsson def. Alexandra Stevenson, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3.
Alina Jidkova def. Tina Pisnik, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.
Jana Kandarr def. Melissa Dowse, 6-4, 6-7 (7-5), 8-6.
Amanda Coetzer (8) def. Tatiana Panova, 6-3, 6-3.
Meghann Shaughnessy def. Tara Snyder, 6-0, 1-6, 10-8.
Martina Hingis (1) def. Mirjana Lucic, 6-1, 6-2.
Barbara Schett (6) def. Meilen Tu, 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-4.
Conchita Martinez (10) def. Sandra Kleinova, 6-1, 6-1.
Sandrine Testud (12) def. Petra Mandula, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (13) def. Julia Abe, 6-2, 6-2.
Erika De Lone def. Annamaria Foldenyi, 6-1, 6-4.
Ruxandra Dragomir def. Tathiana Garbin, 7-5, 6-4.
Miroslava Vavrinec def. Lisa McShea, 6-1, 6-4.
Olga Barabanschikova def. Irina Spirlea, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Karina Habsudova def. Jolene Watanabe, 6-0, 6-1.
Tamarine Tanasugarn def. Rita Grande, 6-3, 6-4.
Lisa Raymond def. Alexandra Fusai, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Jana Nejedly def. Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
Alicia Molik def. Silvija Talaja, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5.
Emmanuelle Gagliardi def. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret, 6-2, 6-0.
Els Callens def. Amy Frazier, 6-1, 6-3.
Bryanne Stewart def. Maria Alejandra Vento, 7-5, 6-3.
Sylvia Plischke def. Lubomira Bacheva, 6-4, 6-4.
Florencia Labat def. Ludmila Cervanova, 6-2, 6-3.
Nicole Pratt def. Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo, 6-3, 6-0.
Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Sarah Pitkowski, 6-3, 6-1.
Mary Pierce (4) def. Linda Wild, 7-5, 6-3.
Nathalie Tauziat (5) def. Henrieta Nagyova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1.
Julie Halard-Decugis (9) def. Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 6-2, 6-4.
Anna Kournikova (11) def. Patricia Wartusch, 6-0, 6-0.
Dominique Van Roost (14) def. Kim Clijsters, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
**Kristie Boogert def. Anke Huber (15), 6-4, 6-4.
Jennifer Capriati def. Barbara Schwartz, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1).
Cara Black, def. Lenka Nemeckova, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1).
Ai Suguyama def. Magdalena Maleeva, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4).
Nadejda Petrova def. Anne-Gaelle Sidot, 6-4, 6-2.
Marissa Irvin def. Corina Morariu, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Kveta Hrdlickova def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6-2, 6-1.
Angeles Montolio def. Rachel McQuillan, 6-4, 6-3.
Adriana Gersi def. Seda Noorlander, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Rita Kuti Kis def. Jelena Dokic, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
Sonya Jeyaseelan def. Amanda Hopmans, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Amelie Cocheteux def. Barbara Rittner, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Adriana Gersi def. Seda Noorlander, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Sandra Nacuk def. Janet Lee, 6-4, 6-7 (7-6), 7-5.
Julie Pullin def. Jane Chi, 6-1, 6-3.
Patty Schnyder def. Lilia Osterloh, 6-3, 6-4.
Marlene Weingartner def. Anne Kremer, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
Natasha Zvereva def. Brie Rippner, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2.
Fabiola Zuluaga def. Nathalie Dechy, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.

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