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Hingis (1) | Davenport (2) | Seles (3) | Novotna (4) | Williams (5) | Graf (6) | Sanchez-Vicario (7) | Pierce (8) | Tauziat (9) | S. Williams (10) | Schnyder (11) | Testud (12) | Van Roost (13) | Coetzer (14) | Schett (15) | Halard-Decugis (16)

Age: 18 Height: 5'7" Weight: 130 Plays: Right Titles: 23

Martina Hingis (1) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: lost to Steffi Graf (6), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Semifinals: def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (7), 6-3, 6-2 Quarterfinals: def. Barbara Schwartz 6-2, 6-2 Fourth Round: def. Ruxandra Dragomir 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) Third Round: def. Kveta Hrdlickova 6-3, 6-4 Second Round: def. Amelie Mauresmo, 6-3, 6-3 First Round: def. Amanda Hopmans, 6-1, 6-4 Scouting Report World's top-ranked player will look to capture the only Grand Slam title that has eluded her; has won four tournaments this season, including two claycourt titles and her third straight Australian Open title in January; has compiled a 34-5 record in nine events this season, also finishing runner-up at Sydney, Australia in her first event of the year; regained the No. 1 ranking from Lindsay Davenport on February 8; was denied a shot at tennis' Grand Slam with her loss to Iva Majoli in the 1997 French Open final and fell to Monica Seles in last year's semifinals; won only five titles in 1998 after dominating the women's tour with 12 titles the year before; looking to join an elite list of women to have won all four Grand Slam titles, including Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Maureen Connelly, and Billie Jean King; is the only female tennis player with over $1 million in earnings this season.

Age: 22 Height: 6'2" Weight: 175 Plays: Right Titles: 20

Lindsay Davenport (2) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Steffi Graf (6), 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Fourth Round: def. Jennifer Capriati 6-2, 6-3 Third Round: def. Fabiola Zuluaga, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 Second Round: def. Justine Henin, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 First Round: def. Jane Chi, 6-3, 6-1 Scouting Report Has struggled through illness and injuries throughout the season and lost her No. 1 ranking to Martina Hingis in February; after beating Hingis to win the Sydney International in January, was stunned by French teenager Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals at the Australian Open; was sidelined for over a month with a left wrist injury before returning to action at this week's Yellow Pages Open in Madrid, Spain; lost to Russian teenager Anna Kournikova in the third round at Amelia Island, Florida in her only other claycourt tournament; had her best career showing at Roland Garros last year, reaching the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario; also reached the quarterfinals in 1996 and the fourth round in 1995 and 1997; defeated Hingis in last year's U.S. Open final to win her first Grand Slam singles title; led the WTA Tour with six titles in 1998.

Age: 25 Height: 5'10" Weight: 155 Plays: Left Titles: 44

Monica Seles (3) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Steffi Graf (6), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 Quarterfinals: def. Conchita Martinez, 6-1, 6-4 Fourth Round: def. Julie Halard-Decugis (16) 6-1, 7-5 Third Round: def. Maria Antonia Sanchez-Lorenzo, 6-1, 6-4 Second Round: def. Lubomira Bacheva, 6-3, 6-4 First Round: def. Fang Li, 6-2, 6-4 Scouting Report Captivated the tennis world last year by advancing to the French Open final, just three weeks after her father and coach, Karolj, passed away after a long battle with cancer; has compiled a remarkable 41-4 record at Roland Garros, winning consecutive titles from 1990-92; claimed her first title in over seven months at last month's Bausch & Lomb Championships claycourt event in Amelia Island, Florida; has gone 16-5 this season, including 8-1 on clay, and reached the semifinals at the Australian Open; former top-ranked player has won nine Grand Slam titles, including four Australian Opens and two U.S. Opens.

Age: 30 Height: 5'9" Weight: 139 Plays: Right Titles: 24

Jana Novotna (4) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Sylvia Plischke, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) Second Round: def. Adriana Gersi, 6-3, 6-2 First Round: def. Ludmila Cervanova, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) Scouting Report The reigning Wimbledon champion enters Roland Garros mired in a slump, having lost four of her last five matches in the claycourt season; included among her losses was an embarrassing first-round loss to unheralded Ludmilla Cervanova at the Budapest Open in Hungary; reached the quarterfinals at last year's French Open before losing to eventual finalist Monica Seles; has compiled a 35-13 record lifetime at Roland Garros, including semifinal showings in 1990 and 1996; has gone 17-8 this season, winning the Faber Grand Prix in Hannover, Germany in February and reaching the third round at the Australian Open; won four titles in 1998, finally capturing her first Grand Slam singles title at the All-England Club.

Age: 18 Height: 6'1" Weight: 168 Plays: Right Titles: 7

Venus Williams (5) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Barbara Schwartz 2-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 Third Round: def. Alicia Molik 6-3, 6-1 Second Round: def. Natasha Zvereva, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 First Round: def. Alexandra Fusai, 6-1, 6-1 Scouting Report Has emerged as Martina Hingis' top challenger at Roland Garros after winning back-to-back claycourt titles in the last month; claimed the Betty Barclay Cup in Hamburg, Germany before capturing the Italian Open in Rome the following week; is tied with Martina Hingis for the WTA Tour lead with four titles; successfully defended her title at Oklahoma City and defeated younger sister Serena to win her second straight Lipton Championships; has compiled a 27-4 record this season, including 9-1 on clay; in only her second French Open, reached last year's quarterfinals before losing to Hingis; lost to Lindsay Davenport in the Australian Open quarterfinals; in 1997, became the first unseeded female to reach the U.S. Open final since Pam Shriver in 1978 and the first African-American to play in a U.S. Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972.

Age: 29 Height: 5'9" Weight: 132 Plays: Right Titles: 106

Steffi Graf (6) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: def. Martina Hingis (1), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Semifinals: def. Monica Seles (3), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 Quarterfinals: def. Lindsay Davenport (2), 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Fourth Round: def. Anna Kournikova 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) Third Round: def. Asa Carlsson, 6-1, 6-4 Second Round: def. Ines Gorrochategui, 6-2, 6-4 First Round: def. Magdalena Maleeva, 6-2, 6-0 Scouting Report The five-time French Open champion (1987-88, 1993, 1995-96) will be returning to Roland Garros after missing last year with a right ankle injury; has posted an amazing 77-10 record at the French Open, also reaching the final in 1989-90 and 1992; was sidelined with a foot injury before returning to action at last week's German Open and reaching the quarterfinals; played her 1,000th career match in Berlin; has advanced to the quarterfinals in all seven tournaments she has played this year, finishing runner-up at Indian Wells, California and advancing to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open; came back from knee surgery last year to win three tournaments; has won 106 career titles, including 21 Grand Slam titles.

Age: 27 Height: 5'6" Weight: 124 Plays: Right Titles: 27

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (7) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Martina Hingis (1), 6-3, 6-2 Quarterfinals: def. Sylvia Plischke, 6-2, 6-4 Fourth Round: def. Mary Joe Fernandez walkover Third Round: def. Irina Spirlea 6-4, 6-1 Second Round: def. Katarina Srebotnik, 6-1, 6-2 First Round: def. Mirjana Lucic, 6-2, 6-2 Scouting Report Claimed her third French Open title and fourth Grand Slam singles title last year, defeating Monica Seles in the final; also won here in 1989 and 1994 and is a three-time runner-up (1991, 1995-96); has a 62-9 record lifetime at Roland Garros and has lost prior to the quarterfinals only once in 12 French Open appearances; named her pet dog 'Roland Garros' in honor of her 1989 French Open title; sidelined most of the year with a knee injury, returned to action last month and snapped a 10-month title drought by winning the Cairo Classic in Egypt; has gone 12-7 this season, including 10-4 on clay; lost in the second round at the Australian Open; first Spanish professional tennis player ever to hold a world No. 1 ranking.

Age: 24 Height: 5'10" Weight: 150 Plays: Right Titles: 12

Mary Pierce (8) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Conchita Martinez, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 First Round: def. Joannette Kruger, 6-4, 6-3 Scouting Report Will be looking to erase memories of last year's French Open, where she lost in the second round for her earliest Grand Slam exit in over two years; has advanced past the fourth round of the French Open just once in nine appearances, losing in the final to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in 1994; enters Roland Garros having lost to Venus Williams in the final of two straight claycourt events, the Betty Barclay Cup in Hamburg, Germany and the Italian Open in Rome; opened the season by reaching the final at Gold Coast, Australia and advancing to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open; has battled leg and back problems but has managed to compile a 21-8 record; won her only Grand Slam title at the 1995 Australian Open; represents France, but lives most of the year in Florida.

Age: 31 Height: 5'5" Weight: 120 Plays: Right Titles: 4

Nathalie Tauziat (9) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Gala Leon Garcia, 6-2, 6-4 First Round: def. Amelie Cocheteux, 6-4, 6-3 Scouting Report Veteran will be making her 16th French Open appearance, but a quarterfinal showing in 1991 has been her best performance to date; lost in the first round last year; has managed to stay in the top 10 in the WTA rankings despite winning only seven of 16 matches this season; coming off a quarterfinal showing at the Strasbourg International in her homeland; reached her first Grand Slam singles final at last year's Wimbledon and finished in the year-end top 10 for the first time in her career; missed this year's Australian Open.

Age: 17 Height: 5'10" Weight: 145 Plays: Right Titles: 2

Serena Williams (10) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Mary Joe Fernandez 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 Second Round: def. Mariana Diaz-Oliva, 6-3, 6-4 First Round: def. Laurence Courtois, 6-4, 6-0 Scouting Report Venus' younger sister is seeded at a Grand Slam event for the first time; has climbed up the WTA rankings after winning her first two professional singles titles and losing to her older sister in the final of the Lipton Championships; claimed her first singles title at the Open Gaz de France in Paris -- the same day Venus successfully defended her title at Oklahoma City -- and defeated Steffi Graf to win the Evert Cup at Indian Wells, California two weeks later; has compiled a 23-5 record in 1999, including 4-2 on clay; retired with an injury in last week's German Open quarterfinals; reached the fourth round in her debut at Roland Garros last year; advanced to the third round at this year's Australian Open.

Age: 20 Height: 5'6" Weight: 129 Plays: Left Titles: 6

Patty Schnyder (11) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Anna Kournikova, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 Second Round: def. Nicole Arendt, 6-4, 6-2 First Round: def. Corina Morariu, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 Scouting Report Has made headlines off the court due to her relationship with a German fitness guru that caused estrangement with her family; on the court, has compiled a 21-11 record with her only title coming at the season-opening Australian Women's Hardcourt Championships; has won 10 of 16 matches during the claycourt season and is coming off a second-round loss at the Yellow Pages Open in Madrid, Spain; lost to eventual runner-up Amelie Mauresmo in the second round at the Australian Open; posted her best French Open performance last year by reaching the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario; had a breakthrough season in 1998, winning as many titles -- five -- as top-ranked countrywoman Martina Hingis.

Age: 27 Height: 5'9" Weight: 150 Plays: Right Titles: 2

Sandrine Testud (12) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Mariaan de Swardt, 6-3, 6-2 First Round: def. Sandra Nacuk, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Scouting Report After reaching two finals last year, has reached the semifinals once in seven events this season, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams at Indian Wells, California; has won 11 of 18 matches, reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of her only claycourt event at the Italian Open; reached the fourth round at the French Open for the first time last year and is 9-9 lifetime at Roland Garros; defeated then top-ranked Lindsay Davenport to win her lone singles title of 1998 in Filderstadt, Germany.

Age: 25 Height: 5'7" Weight: 122 Plays: Right Titles: 4

Dominique Van Roost (13) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Barbara Schwartz, 6-1, 6-0 Scouting Report Is a question mark entering Roland Garros as she withdrew from this week's Yellow Pages Open with a strained hip flexor; after reaching five finals last year, has advanced to one this season, finishing runner-up at Auckland, New Zealand in January; has gone 18-10 this season, losing to eventual runner-up Amelie Mauresmo in the Australian Open quarterfinals and to eventual champion Venus Williams in the Italian Open quarterfinals earlier this month; reached the third round at the French Open for the second straight year last season and is 5-7 lifetime; cracked the top 10 for the first time in her career last year before finished the season ranked 12th.

Age: 27 Height: 5'2" Weight: 120 Plays: Right Titles: 6

Amanda Coetzer (14) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Ai Sugiyama, 7-5, 6-1 Scouting Report Has been a workhorse on the WTA Tour, competing in 11 tournaments and compiling a 22-11 record; reached the final of the Pan Pacific Open and the IGA Superthrift Tennis Classic; has struggled in the claycourt season, winning only six of 11 matches; after reaching the French Open semifinals in 1997, lost in the first round last year; is 19-10 lifetime at Roland Garros; lost to eventual champion Martina Hingis in the fourth round at the Australian Open.

Age: 23 Height: 5'9" Weight: 149 Plays: Right Titles: 2

Barbara Schett (15) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Sylvia Plischke, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 Second Round: def. Kimberly Po, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 First Round: def. Henrieta Nagyova, 6-1, 6-2 Scouting Report Seeded in a Grand Slam for the first time; enjoying a breakout year that has seen her compile a 25-12 record, including 11-6 on clay; defeated Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the second round at the Australian Open before losing to Steffi Graf in the round of 16; reached the semifinals at Sydney, Australia and Hamburg, Germany and the quarterfinals at the Lipton Championships; has never won a match in five appearances at Roland Garros; advanced to two finals last season, but has not won a singles title since Maria Lankowitz, Austria in 1997; won first career title at Palermo, Italy in 1996.

Age: 28 Height: 5'8" Weight: 125 Plays: Right Titles: 9

Julie Halard-Decugis (16) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Monica Seles (3) 6-1, 7-5 Third Round: def. Cristina Torrens-Valero, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 Second Round: def. Elena Wagner, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 First Round: def. Karina Habsudova, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 Scouting Report Has provided one of the great comeback stories by reaching three finals this season; won the ASB Bank Classic in Auckland, New Zealand in January and has reached the final of two claycourt tournaments this month in Bol, Croatia and last week's German Open in Berlin; has gone 23-7 this season, including 10-2 on the dirt; will be making her 12th appearance at Roland Garros, reaching the quarterfinals in 1994; did not compete for over a year due to wrist and knee injuries before returning to action in January, 1998.