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Age: 26 Height: 5'11" Weight: 155 Plays: Right

Alex Corretja Singles Ranking: 7 Doubles Ranking: 306 2000 Davis Cup Record: 5-1 Scouting Report: Unbeaten in three singles matches this season in Davis Cup play, but only will play doubles in the final; teamed with Juan Balcells to win two of three Davis Cup doubles matches this year; paired with Albert Costa to claim the bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics; after failing to win a title in 1999 while suffering from severe allergies, the Spaniard bounced back to win five titles in 2000 -- the Tennis Masters Series at Indian Wells, Gstaad, Austria, the Legg Mason Tennis Classic and adidas Open; lost in the second round at the Australian Open and in the quarterfinals at the French Open; did not play Wimbledon because of a feud over the seedings and fell in the third round of the U.S. Open; might be tired after going 1-2 at the Tennis Masters Cup in Lisbon last week, with his lone win coming over Australia's Lleyton Hewitt.

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Age: 20 Height: 6'0" Weight: 160 Plays: Right

Juan Carlos Ferrero Singles Ranking: 12 Doubles Ranking: -- 2000 Davis Cup Record: 3-0 Scouting Report: Made a strong Davis Cup debut with a rout of Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Spain's quarterfinal victory over Russia and went 2-0 overall; rose from 43rd to 12th on the ATP Tour this season, reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open; although he went without a title, scored runner-up finishes at the Dubai Open in February and at Barcelona in April; also reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open and the quarterfinals at the Sydney Olympics; played well in the Tennis Masters Series events, advancing to the semifinals of the Paris Indoors and the quarterfinals at Monte Carlo; in matches against Australia's top players, defeated Patrick Rafter this year but lost to Lleyton Hewitt.

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Age: 24 Height: 5'11" Weight: 163 Plays: Right

Albert Costa Singles Ranking: 26 Doubles Ranking: 1088 2000 Davis Cup Record: 3-1 Scouting Report: Went 3-1 in Davis Cup singles matches, including wins over Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Todd Martin; teamed with Alex Corretja to win the bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics; went without a title on the ATP Tour for the first time since 1994; best results of the season were semifinal finishes at the Dubai Open, Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic and the Gstaad Open; went just 17-10 this season on clay -- his best surface; last season led the tour with 30 claycourt victories and all 11 of his titles have come on the dirt; went 1-2 against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt this season.

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Age: 25 Height: 6'3" Weight: 205 Plays: Right

Juan Balcells Singles Ranking: 72 Doubles Ranking: 99 2000 Davis Cup Record: 3-1 Scouting Report: Emerged as doubles specialist for Spain this season, winning three of his four doubles matches in Davis Cup; won his first career ATP Tour singles title this season in September at Bucharest on clay; paired with Mauricio Hadad to reach the doubles final of the Colombia Open in March; reached his first tour semifinal in January at Auckland, defeating Tommy Haas and teammate Juan Carlos Ferrero before losing to Michael Chang in three sets; also advanced to the semifinals in Palermo; continued to play on the Challenger circuit, where he reached the final in Ljubljana, two semifinals and four quarterfinals.

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