INSIDE TENNIS
By the Numbers
By S.L. Price, L. Jon Wertheim
Posted: Wed September 9, 1998
| 22,000 | |
Amount, in dollars, earned by 17-year-old Taylor Dent in two
singles and one doubles match at the U.S. Open, his debut
tournament as a professional. |
| 21,216 |
Amount, in dollars, earned by Phil Dent, Taylor's dad, in 1971,
his first year on the World Championship Tennis circuit. |
| 45,000 |
Approximate amount, in dollars, a WTA player would receive for
competing in singles and doubles in all four Grand Slam
events—and losing in the first round. |
| 6 |
Years since Jennifer Capriati won a U.S. Open match. |
| 29 |
Times Capriati said "you know" in her press conference after
losing to Jana Novotna last week. |
| 0 |
Titles that Goran Ivanisevic, winner of 21 tournaments in his
career, has won on American soil. |
Issue date: September 14, 1998
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