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U.S. Tennis Team
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Michael Chang
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| Age: 28 |
Height: 5'9" |
Weight: 150 |
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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
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| Age: 30 |
Height: 6'6" |
Weight: 190 |
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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
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| Age: 30 |
Height: 6'1" |
Weight: 185 |
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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
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| Age: 29 |
Height: 6'4" |
Weight: 175 |
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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
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| Age: 31 |
Height: 5'11" |
Weight: 160 |
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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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Lindsay Davenport
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| Age: 24 |
Height: 6'2 1/2" |
Weight: 175 |
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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
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| Age: 26 |
Height: 5'10 1/2" |
Weight: 155 |
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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
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| Age: 19 |
Height: 5'10" |
Weight: 145 |
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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
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| Age: 20 |
Height: 6'1" |
Weight: 169 |
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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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