Age: 25
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 179
Plays: Right
Titles: 19
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Second Round:
lost to Dominik Hrbaty, 6-4,
6-1, 6-4
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First Round:
def. Michael Chang, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0,
7-5
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Scouting Report
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Won his second career Grand Slam at Australian Open in January; on May 3, became the 16th No. 1 player and the first Russian
to hold the top spot since the ATP Tour rankings were established in 1973; claimed his 19th career title in February at
ABN/AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam; three years ago won the French Open singles and doubles crowns with the loss
of just one set; also was the first player to win both titles at Roland Garros since Ken Rosewall in 1968; added another
French Open doubles title in 1997; suffered a seven-match tour losing streak earlier this month but reached the semifinals at
the International Raiffeisen Grand Prix at St. Polten, Austria; won three career clay-court titles but none since his triumph
at Roland Garros; has also advanced to semifinals in 1995 and quarterfinals in 1997 but fell in second round last year; his
results at this event will directly effect whether he stays at No. 1; possesses excellent all-around game with strong ground
strokes, effective serve, and solid volleys but needs patience and a high
first-serve percentage to be successful on clay.
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Age: 27
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Plays: Right
Titles: 56
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Pete Sampras (2)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Second Round:
lost to Andrei Medvedev, 7-5, 1-6,
6-4, 6-3
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First Round:
def. Juan Antonio Marin, 6-7 (5-7),
6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (9-11), 6-4
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Scouting Report
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He has won 11 Grand Slams, one short of Roy Emerson's all-time
record, but never the French Open, where the red clay takes the
bite out of the American's serve-and-volley game; finished 1998
with the No. 1 ranking for a record sixth straight year; can
reclaim the top spot and move closer to eclipsing Ivan Lendl's
all-time record of 270 weeks at No. 1 with a win; has played in
only six tournaments in 1999 due to a season-opening vacation
and assorted ailments. His best results of the year were a
semifinal appearance at the Sybase Open and a quarterfinal match
at the Lipton Championships; is 22-9 at French Open with his
best result coming in 1996 when he reached the semifinals; also
a four-time quarterfinalist at Roland Garros; fell to Ramon
Delgado in the second round last year; won two singles matches
at the ATP Tour World Team Championship in Dusseldorf,
Germany.
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Age: 26
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Plays: Right
Titles: 8
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Patrick Rafter (3)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Third Round:
lost to Fernando Meligeni, 6-4, 6-2,
3-6, 6-3
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Second Round:
def. Nicolas Escude 7-5, 6-0, 2-6,
6-4
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First Round:
def. Roger Federer, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0,
6-2
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Scouting Report
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The two-time defending U.S. Open champion has lost in the second
round or earlier in three of the last four years at French Open
but was a semifinalist in 1997; has not won a title this season
but was runner-up at last week's Italian Open in Rome; could
become the first No. 1 from Australia since John Newcombe in
1974 with a win at Roland Garros; his serve-and-volley game that
has served him well on hard courts is less effective on clay,
where his kick serve lacks bite; lost to Jason Stoltenberg in
the second round at last year's French Open and third round to
Thomas Enqvist at the Australian Open in January.
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Age: 22
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 177
Plays: Right
Career Titles: 5
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Carlos Moya (4)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Fourth Round:
lost to Andre Agassi (13) 4-6, 7-5,
7-5, 6-1
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Third Round:
def. Sargis Sargsian, 6-3, 7-6, 2-6,
6-3
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Second Round:
def. Petr Korda, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3,
6-1
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First Round:
def. Markus Hipfl, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2,
6-4
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Scouting Report
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Defending champion won his first Grand Slam title last year with
victory over good friend Alex Corretja in an all-Spanish final;
took over the top spot for two weeks in March, becoming the 15th
player and the first Spaniard to hold the No. 1 ranking; can
jump to the top again if he wins but will lose many ranking
points if he fails to defend his title; has not won a title since
his grand slam triumph in Paris; owns a 12-5 match record on
clay this season with two wins and a loss this week at the ATP
Tour World Team Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany; is having a
solid clay-court season, reaching the semifinals at the German
Open and the quarterfinals at the Open Seat Godo in Barcelona
and the Monte Carlo Open; has excellent ground strokes and speed
along the baseline, putting him in good position to become the
first repeat winner at Roland Garros since countryman Sergi
Bruguera captured the titles in 1993 and 1994.
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Age: 27
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 196
Plays: Right
Titles: 17
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Richard Krajicek (5)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Second Round:
lost to Vincent Spadea, 6-1, 6-2,
6-4
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First Round:
def. Jan-Michael Gambill, 7-6 (7-4),
6-3, 6-2
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Scouting Report
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Captured his lone Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 1996 and
reached the French Open quarterfinals that same year; is 19-8 at
Roland Garros, including a semifinal showing in 1992; won two
titles this season at Guardian Direct Cup in London and the Lipton
Championships at Key Biscayne, Florida; fell in the third round
at the Australian Open to Wayne Ferreira but has reached the
fourth round or better at three of his last five Grand Slams;
lost in second round of his only two clay-court events of the
season; depends on his big serve to win matches but has the
capability to rally on clay.
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Age: 25
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 155
Plays: Right
Titles: 9
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Alex Corretja (6)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Quarterfinals:
lost to Meligeni, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
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Fourth Round:
def. Stefan Koubek 6-2, 6-3, 7-5
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Third Round:
def. Gaston Gaudio, 6-4, 6-3,
6-3
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Second Round:
def. Fernando Vicente 6-3, 6-4,
3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2
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First Round:
def. German Puentes, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4,
6-2
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Scouting Report
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Last year's runner-up is looking for his first Grand Slam title;
lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Christian
Ruud and has exited a Grand Slam event in the third round or
earlier in nine time out of 13; owns five clay-court titles but
his best result on the dirt this season came at the Italian Open
in Rome; notched his greatest career victory last year at the
season-ending ATP Tour World Championships in Hannover, Germany;
is seventh among active players with 185 match wins on clay; one
of the fittest players on the tour, with a strong baseline game.
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Age: 24
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 155
Plays: Right
Titles: 4
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Tim Henman (7)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Third Round:
lost to Alberto Berasategui, 4-6, 4-6,
6-4, 7-5, 6-4
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Second Round:
def. Jiri Novak, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5,
6-2
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First Round:
def. Karim Alami, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3,
6-4
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Scouting Report
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Has never won a match at the French Open in three tries; clay is not
suited to his attacking game and is vulnerable on the surface;
reached first career Grand Slam semifinal last year at Wimbledon
but has lost in the third round or earlier in 11 of 16 major
championships he has participated; struggled on clay until he
won the doubles at the Monte Carlo Open, then reached
quarterfinals of the German Open and Italian Open third round;
went 0-3 at the ATP Tour World Team Championship at
Dusseldorf, Germany.
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Age: 22
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 167
Plays: Right
Career Titles: 5
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Gustavo Kuerten (8)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Quarterfinals:
lost to Medvedev, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
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Fourth Round:
def. Bohdan Ulihrach 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
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Third Round:
def. Sjeng Schalken, 6-2, 6-4,
6-3
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Second Round:
def. Guillermo Canas, 6-2, 6-3,
3-6, 6-2
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First Round:
def. Galo Blanco, 6-4, 6-4,
6-3
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Scouting Report
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Entered the 1997 French Open as an unknown and emerged as the
first Brazilian man to win a Grand Slam title, defeated
defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, former champion Thomas
Muster and two-time champ Sergi Bruguera en route to the title;
emerged as favorite for this year's crown with wins at the Monte
Carlo Open and Italian Open; also was a quarterfinals at the
German Open; has won 18 of 21 matches on clay this season and
all five of his career titles have come on the surface.
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Age: 22
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Plays: Left
Titles: 13
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Marcelo Rios (9)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Quarterfinals:
lost to Dominik Hrbaty, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3
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Fourth Round:
def. Alberto Berasategui 3-6, 3-6,
6-3, 6-4, 6-3
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Third Round:
def. Albert Costa 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
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Second Round:
def. Arnaud Boetsch, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5
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First Round:
def. Axel Pretzsch, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
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Scouting Report
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Had a breakout year in 1998, leading the ATP Tour with five
titles and enjoyed a brief reign as the world's No. 1 player;
also led the ATP Tour in match wins with 35; missed early
portion of the season with a stress fracture in his back; is
19-4 on clay this season, capturing the German Open for first
title of the season; also reached the championship match at the
Monte Carlo Open and won the International Raiffeisen Grand
Prix at St. Polten, Austria; seven of his 13 career victories
have come on clay; is searching for his first Grand Slam
triumph, having reached the finals of the 1998 Australian Open
and the quarterfinals at Roland Garros later that year; has
advanced to the fourth round or better in six of his last eight
Grand Slam events; owns excellent clay-court game with explosive
ground strokes.
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Age: 22
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 202
Plays: Right
Titles: 7
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Mark Philippoussis (10)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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First Round:
lost to Jason Stoltenberg, 7-6
(7-4), 6-4, 6-1
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Scouting Report
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Started the season strong by helping Australia to the Hopman Cup
in Perth and captured titles at Sybase Open at San Jose and the
Champions Cup at Indian Wells; has reached the fourth round or
better at his last three Grand Slams, advancing to his first
final at the U.S. Open last September; best result on clay this
season was a quarterfinal finish at the Monte Carlo Open but had a strong showing at the ATP Tour World Team Championship.
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Age: 24
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Plays: Right
Titles: 4
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Karol Kucera (11)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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First Round:
lost to Magnus Larsson, 6-2, 6-3,
6-2
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Scouting Report
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Has lost in the first round in five of his last eight Grand
Slams but reached two quarterfinals and semifinals in other
three; went 2-1 this week at the ATP Tour World Team Cup to
raise his season match record on clay to 5-3; other results on
the dirt this season are second round loss at the Monte Carlo
Open and the Italian Open; completed his best season last season
with his first top 10 finish, two tour titles in four finals and
a personal-best 53 match victories; has a smooth baseline game
with possibly the best return of serve; overall style
remeniscent of his coach Miloslav Mecir, who reached two Grand
Slam finals.
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Age: 25
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Plays: Left
Titles: 7
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Greg Rusedski (12)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Fourth Round:
lost to Marcelo Filippini, 7-6
(10-8), 6-3, 6-4
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Third Round:
def. Davide Sanguinetti 6-2, 7-6
(9-7), 6-2
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Second Round:
def. Richard Fromberg, 6-4, 4-6,
6-2, 6-3
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First Round:
def. David Prinosil, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7
(4-7), 6-4
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Scouting Report
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Hard-serving Brit comes into the year's second Grand Slam event
having lost eight of his last last 10 matches, including five of
of seven on clay; is just 18-26 on clay over his career; has
lost in first round in 10 of 21 career Grand Slam events in is
just 3-4 lifetime at the French Open; his best results at a
Grand slam came at the U.S. Open in 1997, when he reached his
first and major final; has not won a title this year after
winning two in 1998, with his only runner-up finish coming at
the Guardian Direct Cup in London.
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Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Plays: Right
Titles: 40
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Andre Agassi (13)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Finals:
def. Andrei Medvedev, 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
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Semifinals:
def. Dominik Hrbaty, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-4
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Quarterfinals:
def. Marcelo Filippini, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
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Fourth Round:
def. Carlos Moya (4) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1
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Third Round:
def. Chris Woodruff 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
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Second Round:
def. Arnaud Clement, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
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First Round:
def. Franco Squillari, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3
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Scouting Report
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Status for this event is iffy after he has suffered with a sore
right shoulder the past two months; the injury forced him to
retire from his lone match at the ATP Tour World Team
Cup; the former world number one player jump-started his career
in 1998, winning 68 of 86 matches after going 12-12 in 1997;
finished tied with Marcelo Rios for most match victories on the
ATP Tour; won five titles (Sybase Open, Franklin Templeton
Tennis Classic, Legg Mason Classic, Mercedes-Benz Cup, and Czech
Indoor) and reached the final of five other tournaments; he won
his only title of the year and 40th career crown at the Salem
Open in Japan in early April; a three-time grand slam winner but
failed to win the title at Roland Garros, reaching the final
twice in 1990 and 1991; enters with a 31-10 record at the French Open, advancing to the semifinals in 1988 and '92.
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Age: 24
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 162
Plays: Right
Titles: 8
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Felix Mantilla (14)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Fourth Round:
lost to Fernando Meligeni 6-1,
5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
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Third Round:
def. Tommy Haas, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-4
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Second Round:
def. Mariano Puerta, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
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First Round:
def. Rodolphe Gilbert, 4-6, 6-4,
6-3, 6-4
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Scouting Report
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Has advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament
just twice, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian
Open in 1997 and the semifinals at the French Open in 1998; all
eight of his career titles have come on his favorite surface,
clay, where he owns a 139-52 match record; won title this year
at the Open Seat Godo at Barcelona in April; uses extreme top-spin
ground stokes, good court speed and patience to win on the dirt.
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Age: 27
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 180
Plays: Left
Titles: 21
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Goran Ivanisevic (15)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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First Round:
lost to Hicham Arazi, 6-4, 1-6,
6-3, 6-1
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Scouting Report
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Popular lefty is mired in horrid slump, losing seven of his last
eight matches, and goes into the year's second Grand Slam with a
7-11 record; has lost in the first round the last two years in
Paris and in four of his last seven Grand Slam events; his best
results at majors have come at Wimbledon, where he is a
three-time finalist; has not won a title since taking the title
in his hometown of Split, Croatia in February, 1998; is just 1-5
on clay this season.
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Age: 25
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 187
Plays: Right
Titles: 14
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Thomas Enqvist (16)
R O U N D B Y R O U N D
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Second Round:
lost to Christian Ruud, 7-6 (7-5),
6-4, 6-3
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First Round:
def. Hector Moretti, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4,
6-2
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Scouting Report
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Reached his first career Grand Slam title at the Australian Open
in January, losing to Yevgeny Kafelnikov after winning the first
set; previously had not got past the fourth round in his last
eight majors; started the season with an 11-match winning streak
-- winning the title at the Australian Hardcourt Championships
at Adelaide; was a semifinalist at the Lipton Championships in
March; is just 2-5 at the French Open over his career; went just
1-3 on clay this season before winning three matches for Sweden
at the ATP Tour World Team Championships.
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