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MEN'S SEEDS	WOMEN'S SEEDS
- Pick a Seed - 1) Gustavo Kuerten 2) Marat Safin 3) Pete Sampras 4) Magnus Norman 5) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6) Andre Agassi 7) Lleyton Hewitt 8) Tim Henman 9) Juan Carlos Ferrero 10) Wayne Ferreira 11) Franco Squillari 12) Patrick Rafter 13) Cedric Pioline 14) Dominik Hrbaty 15) Arnaud Clement 16) Sebastien Grosjean	- Pick a Seed - 1) Martina Hingis 2) Lindsay Davenport 3) Venus Williams 4) Monica Seles 5) Conchita Martinez 6) Serena Williams 7) Mary Pierce 8) Anna Kournikova 9) Elena Dementieva 10) Amanda Coetzer 11) Chanda Rubin 12) Jennifer Capriati 13) Amelie Mauresmo 14) Sandrine Testud 15) Kim Clijsters 16) Amy Frazier

 

Birthdate: 9/10/76 Nationality: Brazil Height: 6'3" Weight: 165 Plays: Right Titles: 5

Gustavo Kuerten (1) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Greg Rusedski, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 8-6 First Round: def. Gaston Gaudio, 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 7-5 Scouting Report Finished 2000 as the first South American to finish the year at No. 1, and the first non-United States born top-ranked player since Stefan Edberg in 1992; needed to defeat Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Magnus Norman, Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras at the Tennis Masters Cup to reach the top -- only the second player ever to beat Agassi and Sampras back-to-back; won five titles last year, including his second French Open crown; lost in the first round at the Australian and U.S. Opens, and the third round at Wimbledon; the colorful Brazilian won his first two career hardcourt tournaments in Indianapolis and the Tennis Masters Cup; is 3-4 lifetime at the Australian Open, having never advanced past the second round in four years.

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Birthdate: 1/27/80 Nationality: Russia Height: 6'5" Weight: 195 Plays: Right Titles: 8

Marat Safin (2) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Dominik Hrbaty (14), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 Third Round: def. Michal Tabara, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 Second Round: def. Andrei Pavel, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) First Round: def. Galo Blanco, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) Scouting Report Australian Open campaign in doubt due to an elbow injury that had previously forced him out of the game for a month in 1999; withdrew from the round robin event in Kooyong to rest; went 2-1 in season-opening Hopman Cup mixed team tennis event; left Melbourne last year in disgrace after losing in the first round and getting fined for tanking; enjoyed a blockbuster year in 2000, winning his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open in convincing fashion over Pete Sampras and collecting an ATP Tour-leading seven titles; came one match win away from become the youngest No. 1 year-end top-ranked player ever; started last season with a 1-5 record, but after taking on former player Andrei Chesnokov as coach, captured consecutive events in Barcelona and Mallorca before losing in the final of the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg; since working with another former Russian player, Alexander Volkov, won his first Tennis Masters Series title at Toronto, reached the final at Indianapolis, triumphed in New York and claimed the President's Cup in Tashkent; returned to his old coach, Spain's Rafael Mensua, and won the St. Petersburg Open and Tennis Masters Series - Paris.

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Birthdate: 8/12/71 Nationality: United States Height: 6'1" Weight: 170 Plays: Right Titles: 63

Pete Sampras (3) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Todd Martin, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Third Round: def. Juan Ignacio Chela, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Second Round: def. Bohdan Ulihrach, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 First Round: def. Karol Kucera, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) Scouting Report Became the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon, where he claimed his record 13th major and record-tying seventh men's crown, also won the Ericsson Open title in April; lost an epic semifinal to Andre Agassi at the Australian Open, fell in the U.S. Open final to Marat Safin and reached the quarterfinals at Tennis Masters Series events at Indian Wells and Toronto; owns a 39-7 all-time record at Melbourne, winning the title in 1994 and 1997; comes to Australia a married man after exchanging vows with actress Bridget Wilson after the U.S. Open.

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Birthdate: 5/30/76 Nationality: Sweden Height: 6'2" Weight: 179 Plays: Right Titles: 12

Magnus Norman (4) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Sebastien Grosjean (16), 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 Third Round: def. Alex Calatrava, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 Second Round: def. Fabrice Santoro, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-0 First Round: def. Stephane Huet, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) Scouting Report Reached his first career Grand Slam final at the French Open last June, losing to Gustavo Kuerten, and was a semifinalist at the Australian Open; won his first title of the season at the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand and later claimed his first Tennis Masters Series title in Rome; added titles at the Swedish Open, Hamlet Cup, and Heineken Open -- Shanghai; compiled a 67-25 record in 2000 to qualify for the Tennis Masters Cup for the first time; has continued to play well Down Under, advancing to the semifinals of this week's event in Sydney.

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Birthdate: 2/18/74 Nationality: Russia Height: 6'3" Weight: 185 Plays: Right Titles: 22

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Arnaud Clement (15), 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(7/3), 7-6 (7/3) Fourth Round: def. Andreas Vinciguerra, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1 Third Round: def. Chris Woodruff, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 Second Round: def. Nicolas Kiefer, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 First Round: def. Jens Knippschild, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 Scouting Report Sleepwalked through a somewhat mediocre season in 2000 until claiming the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics and winning the Kremlin Cup for the fourth straight year in Moscow; started the season well, reaching the Australian Open final in January and appearing in the AXA Cup final three weeks later; struggled during the claycourt season until advancing to the quarterfinals at the French Open; was also runner-up at the Stockholm Open; led the tour in total matches played for the sixth time in the last seven years; won his second career Grand Slam title in 1999 at Melbourne; is 22-4 all-time at the Australian Open, either capturing the event or losing to the eventual winner; has started the 2001 campaign with a quarterfinal showing at the Qatar Open in Doha and advanced to the semifinals this week at an exhibition in Kooyong.

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Birthdate: 4/29/70 Nationality: United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 Plays: Right Titles: 44

Andre Agassi (6) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: def. Arnaud Clement (15), 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Semifinals: def. Patrick Rafter (12), 7-5, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Todd Martin, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 Fourth Round: def. Andrew Ilie, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 Third Round: def. David Prinosil, 7-6 (13-11), 5-0, retired Second Round: def. Paul Goldstein, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 First Round: def. Jiri Vanek, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3 Scouting Report Claimed his sixth career Grand Slam title last January at the Australian Open -- his third win in his previous four majors -- but has not won a title since; reached the semifinals at Wimbledon but was in a minor car accident shortly upon returning to Las Vegas, injuring his back; lost in the second round at the U.S. Open and took time off to be with his mother and sister, who both are battling breast cancer; returned to action later in the year and reached the final at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup; became fifth man to win all four Grand Slam titles in his career, joining Rod Laver, Don Budge, Roy Emerson and Fred Perry as the only players to accomplish this feat; is 25-3 all-time at Melbourne, also claiming the crown in 1995.

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Birthdate: 2/24/81 Nationality: Australia Height: 5'11" Weight: 145 Plays: Right Titles: 6

Lleyton Hewitt (7) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Carlos Moya, 4-6, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 Second Round: def. Tommy Haas, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 First Round: def. Jonas Bjorkmann, 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 Scouting Report Won four titles last season at Australian Hardcourt Championships, Sydney International, Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic and Stella Artois Championships; began the year with a 13-match winning streak; became the first teenager to win four titles in a season since Pete Sampras in 1993; played in his first Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open and recorded fourth-round showings at the Australian and French Opens; reached his first Tennis Masters Series final in Stuttgart and appeared in two more Tennis Masters Series semifinals at Miami and Rome; helped Australia win the Davis Cup in 1999 led his country to the final again last season; reached the quarterfinals last week in Adelaide and has advanced to the semifinals in Sydney; continues to suffer from a mysterious respiratory ailment that might require surgery.

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Birthdate: 9/6/74 Nationality: Britain Height: 6'1" Weight: 155 Plays: Right Titles: 6

Tim Henman (8) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Patrick Rafter (12), 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 Third Round: def. Wayne Arthurs, 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 Second Round: def. Nicolas Lapentti, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (9-7) First Round: def. Hicham Arazi, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4 Scouting Report Ended a two-year title drought at Vienna in October another tournament victory at Brighton in November; reached five finals overall last year and secured fourth-round showings at the Australian Open and Wimbledon; played well on hardcourts, going 40-14; best career Grand Slam results have come at Wimbledon, where he reached back-to-back semifinals from 1998-1999; the English papers have tabbed the 26-year-old favorite to win his first major in Melbourne after starting the season with a semifinal effort in Adelaide.

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Birthdate: 2/12/80 Nationality: Spain Height: 6'0" Weight: 160 Plays: Right Titles: 1

Juan Carlos Ferrero (9) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Andrew Ilie, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 First Round: def. Alun Jones, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Scouting Report Made his Grand Slam debut in 1999 at the U.S. Open and lost in the first round; improved to a third-round showing at the Australian Open last season and vaulted into the semifinals at the French Open, losing to eventual winner Gustavo Kuerten in five sets; did not play Wimbledon due to injury and a seedings controversy; rebounded at the U.S. Open, where he advanced to the fourth round before losing, again, to the eventual champion (Marat Safin); reached a hardcourt final at the Dubai Open and a claycourt event in Barcelona; was a semifinalist at Scottsdale and advanced to the quarterfinals at Estoril and Monte Carlo.

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Birthdate: 9/15/71 Nationality: South Africa Height: 6'1" Weight: 187 Plays: Right Titles: 14

Wayne Ferreira (10) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Andreas Vinciguerra, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Second Round: def. Julien Boutter, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 First Round: def. Karim Alami, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 Scouting Report Captured his first tournament in four years last November at the Tennis Masters Series event in Stuttgart, coming from a two sets to one deficit to defeat Lleyton Hewitt in the four-hour final; he had not won a title since the 1996 Tennis Masters Series -- Toronto; also reached the semifinals at the Tennis Masters Series event in Toronto; his best Grand Slam showing came at the Australian Open (semifinals in 1992), and is 26-10 lifetime in Melbourne.

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Birthdate: 8/22/76 Nationality: Argentina Height: 6'0" Weight: 168 Plays: Left Titles: 3

Franco Squillari (11) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Daniel Nestor, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 First Round: def. David Sanchez, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Scouting Report Snapped a three-match Grand Slam losing streak at the Australian Open last year, reaching the third round; appeared in his first career Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open; won two titles in 2000, both on clay at Munich and Stuttgart; his best hardcourt results came at the Tennis Masters Series event at Cincinnati, where he reached the quarterfinals; has lost in the first or second round of a Grand Slam tournament 11 times; dropped his season debut last week in Chennai, India.

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Birthdate: 12/28/72 Nationality: Australia Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Plays: Right Titles: 10

Patrick Rafter (12) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Andre Agassi (6), 7-5, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Dominik Hrbaty (14), 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-0 Fourth Round: def. Tim Henman (8), 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 Third Round: def. Michel Kratochvil, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 Second Round: def. Nikola Davydenko, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) First Round: def. Scott Draper, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 Scouting Report Could be playing in his final Australian Open after stating this week that he will likely retire at the end of the year; has had mixed results since undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder in October, 1999; did not play in Melbourne last year while convalescing; highlights of 2000 include winning 10th career title at 'S-Hertogenbosch and reaching the championship match at Wimbledon, where he lost a five-setter to Pete Sampras; helped Australian advance to the Davis Cup final but was forced to retire during his first match with shoulder pain; was runner-up at Grand Prix of Lyon and semifinalist at Salem Open last Fall; has performed his best in front of his hometown fans, advancing past the third round just once (fourth round in 1995) in eight trips to the Australian Open.

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Birthdate: 6/15/69 Nationality: France Height: 6'2" Weight: 175 Plays: Right Titles: 5

Cedric Pioline (13) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Todd Martin, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Second Round: def. Slava Dosedel, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 First Round: def. Davide Sanguinetti, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 6-2 Scouting Report Had his best year as a pro last year by winning two titles in a season for the first time, including the Tennis Masters Series event in Monte Carlo; also took the crown at the ABN/AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam and made the quarterfinals in Hamburg; fell in the first round of the Australian Open, reached the fourth round at the French Open, was a second-round loser at Wimbledon, and lost in the third round at the U.S. Open; has lost nine of 14 matches in Melbourne; a two-time Grand Slam finalist (1993 U.S. Open and 1997 Wimbledon).

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Birthdate: 1/4/78 Nationality: Slovokia Height: 6'0" Weight: 165 Plays: Right Titles: 2

Dominik Hrbaty (14) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Patrick Rafter (12), 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-0 Fourth Round: def. Marat Safin (2), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 Third Round: def. Christophe Rochus, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 Second Round: def. Francisco Clavet, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 First Round: def. Jean-Rene Lisnard, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 Scouting Report Seeded at the Grand Slam for the first time, the Slovakian lost two of three matches at the Hopman Cup in Perth but rebounded to reach the quarterfinals at Auckland this week; reached three finals last season -- the Tennis Masters Series event in Monte Carlo, St. Petersburg Open in Russia, and the Samsung Open at Brighton; lost in the first round at the Australian Open for the third straight year after advancing to the fourth round in 1997; teamed with Karol Kucera to lift Slovakia to the World Team Cup crown in Dusseldorf; a fourth-round effort at the U.S. Open was his best showing at a Grand Slam of the year.

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Birthdate: 12/17/77 Nationality: France Height: 5'8" Weight: 142 Plays: Right Titles: 1

Arnaud Clement (15) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: lost to Andre Agassi (6), 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Semifinals: def. Sebastien Grosjean (16), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, 6-2 Quarterfinals: def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5), 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(7/3), 7-6 (7/3) Fourth Round: def. Greg Rusedski, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 Third Round: def. Roger Federer, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4 Second Round: def. Alberto Martin, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 First Round: def. Tommy Robredo, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 Scouting Report Won his first career title in front of the French faithful last November at the Grand Prix of Tennis at Lyon over Patrick Rafter; reached the fourth round at the Australian Open last year; put together an excellent summer hardcourt season, appearing in the semifinals at Los Angeles, Tennis Masters Series -- Cincinnati, Long Island, and the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. Started this season with second-round showings in Adelaide and Sydney; seeded at a Grand Slam event for the first time.

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Birthdate: 5/29/78 Nationality: France Height: 5'8" Weight: 145 Plays: Right Titles: 1

Sebastien Grosjean (16) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Arnaud Clement (15), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, 6-2 Quarterfinals: def. Carlos Moya, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 Fourth Round: def. Magnus Norman (4), 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 Third Round: def. Thomas Johansson, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 Second Round: def. Jan Siemerink, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 First Round: def. Ivan Ljubicic, 6-0, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 Scouting Report Former junior No. 1 showed himself to be an all-court player in 2000, notching his first career tournament victory at the Nottingham Open on grass and reached the final at the Grand Prix Hassan II on clay; appeared in three other semifinals at Stuttgart, Stockholm, and Marseille, where he lost to the eventual winner each time; advanced to the third round at three of four Grand Slams last season, losing in five sets at the French and U.S. Opens; playing in the semifinals at Sydney this week after losing in the first round at Adelaide; first time playing at a Grand Slam as a seeded player.

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