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U.S. Tennis Team

Men: Michael Chang | Todd Martin | Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer | Jeff Tarango
Women: Lindsay Davenport | Monica Seles | Serena Williams | Venus Williams

MEN

 Michael Chang
Age: 28 Height: 5'9" Weight: 150
Birthdate: Feb. 22, 1972
Hometown: Hoboken, N.J.

Olympic History:
Competing in his second Olympics after representing the U.S. at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Accomplishments:

  • Was the lone American to reach the third round at the 2000 French Open
  • Had a streak of 11 years with at least one tournament victory snapped in 1999
  • U.S. and Australian Open finalist in 1996, and finished the year ranked No. 2 in the world
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     Todd Martin
    Age: 30 Height: 6'6" Weight: 190
    Birthdate: July 8, 1970
    Hometown: Lansing, Mich.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Played an epic second-round match with Andre Agassi at Wimbledon 2000, losing in five sets (6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 10-8)
  • Played in his first Grand Slam final at the 1999 U.S. Open, losing to Agassi in five sets
  • Upset defending champion Petr Korda in the third round of the 1999 Australian Open
  • Won his fifth ATP Tour Title beating Goran Ivanisevid in Sydney
  • A two-time Wimbledon semifinalist (1996, '94)
  • Reached the semifinals in three of the four Grand Slam events in 1994, losing to the eventual tournament champion all three times (including in the Australian Open Finals)
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     Alex O'Brien
    Age: 30 Height: 6'1" Weight: 185
    Birthdate: March 7, 1970
    Hometown: Amarillo, Texas

    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Has represented the U.S. in the 1997, 1999 and 2000 Davis Cup
  • Teamed with U.S. Olympic teammate Jared Palmer to reach the 2000 Wimbledon quarterfinals
  • Won the 2000 Tennis Masters Series doubles with Palmer
  • Reached the semifinals of the 2000 Australian Open with Palmer
  • Teamed with Sebastien Lareau to win the 1999 U.S. Open doubles championship, his first Grand Slam doubles title
  • Reached the '96 and '97 Australian Open finals with Lareau and the '95 U.S. Open Finals with Sandon Stolle
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     Jared Palmer
    Age: 29 Height: 6'4" Weight: 175
    Birthdate: July 2, 1971
    Hometown: New York, N.Y.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Teamed with Olympic teammate Alex O'Brien to reach the 2000 Wimbledon quarterfinals
  • Won the 2000 Tennis Masters Series doubles with O'Brien, his 15th career ATP Tour doubles title
  • Reached the semifinals of the 2000 Australian Open with O'Brien
  • Finished 1999 in the top 10 of the doubles rankings for the first time in his career
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     Jeff Tarango
    Age: 31 Height: 5'11" Weight: 160
    Birthdate: Nov. 20, 1968
    Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Won six ATP Tour doubles titles in 1999
  • Reached his first Grand Slam doubles final at the 1999 French Open
  • Named a practice partner for the 1997 Davis Cup Team, which reached the finals
  • Upset No. 10 Marcelo Rios in the second round of the 1996 U.S. Open
  • Became the fifth player in the Open Era to be defaulted from a match in 1995, when he walked off the court at Wimbledon
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    WOMEN

     Lindsay Davenport
    Age: 24 Height: 6'2 1/2" Weight: 175
    Birthdate: June 8, 1976
    Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning the women's singles gold medal at the '96 Games in Atlanta

    Accomplishments:

  • Winner of 28 singles and 29 doubles titles, including three grand slam singles, the 2000 Australian, '99 Wimbledon, and '98 U.S.Open
  • Currently the second-ranked singles player in the world
  • Ended top-ranked Martina Hingis' 27-match win streak in the 2000 Australian Open Final
  • Became just the third woman ever to simultaneously hold the No. 1 rank in both singles and doubles on April 17, 2000
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     Monica Seles
    Age: 26 Height: 5'10 1/2" Weight: 155
    Birthdate: Dec. 2, 1973
    Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after competing in the 1996 Atlanta Games.

    Accomplishments:

  • Currently ranked No. 6 in the world
  • Winner of 44 career singles and six career doubles titles
  • Four-time Australian Open champion
  • Three-time French Open champion
  • Two-time U.S. Open champion
  • Ended 1991 and 1992 as the top-ranked woman player in the world. Her reign was cut short following her being stabbed in the back during a changeover in a match, in April 1993
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     Serena Williams
    Age: 19 Height: 5'10" Weight: 145
    Birthdate: Sept. 26, 1981
    Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Currently ranked No. 5 in the world
  • 1999 U.S. Open Champion
  • 1998 Australian Open semifinalist
  • 2000 Wimbledon, 1999 French and U.S. Open doubles champion with sister Venus
  • 1998 Wimbledon and U.S. Open mixed doubles champion with Max Mirnyi
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     Venus Williams
    Age: 20 Height: 6'1" Weight: 169
    Birthdate: June 17, 1980
    Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Currently ranked No. 3 in the world
  • 2000 Wimbledon Champion
  • 2000 Wimbledon, 1999 French and U.S. Open doubles champion with sister Serena
  • 1998 Australian and French Open mixed doubles champion with Justin Gimelstob
  • Reached the finals of the U.S. Open in her debut in 1997, the first woman to do so since Pam Shriver in 1978
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