EVENTS
 Sportsman of the Year
 Heisman Trophy
 Swimsuit 2001

CENTERS
 Fantasy Central
 Inside Game
 Video Plus
 Statitudes
 Your Turn
 Message Boards
 Email Newsletters
 Golf Guide
 Cities
 

CNNSI.com GROUP
 Sports Illustrated
 Life of Reilly
 SI Women
 SI for Kids
 Press Room
 TBS/TNT Sports
 CNN Languages

COMMERCE
 SI Customer Service
 SI Media Kits
 Get into College
 Sports Memorabilia
 TeamStore

MEN'S SEEDS	WOMEN'S SEEDS
- Pick a Seed - 1) Gustavo Kuerten 2) Marat Safin 3) Andre Agassi 4) Juan Carlos Ferrero 5) Pete Sampras 6) Lleyton Hewitt 7) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 8) Patrick Rafter 9) Magnus Norman 10) Sebastien Grosjean 11) Tim Henman 12) Arnaud Clement 13) Alex Corretja 14) Thomas Enqvist 15) Jan-Michael Gambill 16) Franco Squillari	- Pick a Seed - 1) Martina Hingis 2) Venus Williams 3) Lindsay Davenport 4) Jennifer Capriati 5) Amelie Mauresmo 6) Serena Williams 7) Elena Dementieva 8) Conchita Martinez 9) Nathalie Tauziat 10) Amanda Coetzer 11) Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 12) Kim Clijsters 13) Magdalena Maleeva 14) Justine Henin 15) Jelena Dokic 16) Meghann Shaughnessy

 

Birthdate: Sep. 10, 1976 Nationality: Brazil Height: 6'3" Weight: 165 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 8

Gustavo Kuerten (1) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: def. Alex Corretja, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 Semifinals: def. Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Fourth Round: def. Michael Russell, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-1 Third Round: def. Karim Alami, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-2 Second Round: def. Agustin Calleri, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 First Round: def. Guillermo Coria, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 Scouting Report Is considered the favorite to capture his third French Open and second straight; defeated Magnus Norman in last year's final to become the first South American to win the men's crown twice; defeated three former champions to win his first French Open title in 1997; has excelled on clay this year, putting together a 23-match winning streak that included three titles; saw his streak come to an end by losing to Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final at the Tennis Masters Series event in Rome; followed that with a first-round loss at the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg; finished 2000 as the first South American to end the year at No. 1.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Jan. 27, 1980 Nationality: Russia Height: 6'5" Weight: 195 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 8

Marat Safin (2) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Fabrice Santoro, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 0-6, 6-1 Second Round: def. Alex Calatrava, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 First Round: def. Markus Hipfl, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1 Scouting Report Reigning U.S. Open champion has struggled with injuries this year after capturing an ATP-high seven titles in 2000; began the year with an elbow ailment before suffering a back injury at Dubai in late February en route to his only finals appearance of the year; played through the injury but lost six of his next eight matches, never advancing beyond the third round; enjoyed a blockbuster year in 2000, winning his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open in convincing fashion over Pete Sampras and coming one match win away from becoming the youngest year-end No. 1 ever; reached the French Open quarterfinals last year.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: April 29, 1970 Nationality: United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 48

Andre Agassi (3) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Sebastien Grosjean, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Fourth Round: def. Franco Squillari, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0 Third Round: def. Fernando Meligeni, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 Second Round: def. Julien Boutter, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 First Round: def. Thomas Johansson, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (5) Scouting Report Returns to the site of his historic triumph here two years ago, when he became just the fifth male to complete the career Grand Slam; captured his seventh career Grand Slam title by successfully defending his Australian Open title in January; has had an incredible run in Grand Slams since 1999, reaching the final in five of the last eight majors and winning four of them; also won the 1999 French and U.S. Opens and last year's Australian Open, sandwiched around a runner-up finish at Wimbledon in 1999; added titles at the Ericsson Open and Tennis Masters Series event at Indian Wells before struggling in the claycourt season, winning just one of four matches; reached consecutive French Open finals in 1990-91, losing to Andres Gomez and Jim Courier, respectively; fell in the second round to Karol Kucera last year.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Feb. 12, 1980 Nationality: Spain Height: 6'0" Weight: 160 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 5

Juan Carlos Ferrero (4) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Gustavo Kuerten, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Lleyton Hewitt, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 Fourth Round: def. Thomas Enqvist, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Third Round: def. Jacobo Diaz, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2 Second Round: def. Marcos Ondruska, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 First Round: def. Stefan Koubek, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 Scouting Report Has emerged as a strong contender to take the title at Roland Garros after blistering through the claycourt season; won titles on the dirt at Estoril and Barcelona before outlasting world No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten to earn his biggest title to date at the Tennis Masters Series event in Rome; saw his 16-match winning streak on clay come to an end at the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg where he lost to countryman Albert Portas in the final; also took the title at Dubai on hard courts; reached the semifinals in his French Open debut last year before losing to Kuerten in five sets; helped Spain win the Davis Cup in December.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Aug. 12, 1971 Nationality: United States Height: 6'1" Weight: 170 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 63

Pete Sampras (5) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Galo Blanco, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 First Round: def. Cedric Kauffmann, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 8-6 Scouting Report The all-time leader in Grand Slam titles returns to the site of his greatest Grand Slam futility; has won a record 13 majors, but the French Open is the only Grand Slam crown to elude him; best result at Roland Garros was a semifinal finish in 1996; has lost at the French Open in the third round or earlier the last four years; has not won a singles title since his record-breaking triumph at Wimbledon last year; was runner-up to Andre Agassi at the Tennis Masters Series event in Indian Wells in his only finals appearance this year; lost to Todd Martin in the fourth round at the Australian Open; dropped his first two claycourt matches before notching two wins at the ATP World Team Championship.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Feb. 24, 1981 Nationality: Australia Height: 5'11" Weight: 145 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 7

Lleyton Hewitt (6) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 Fourth Round: def. Guillermo Canas, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 Third Round: def. Andy Roddick, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 2-2 ret. Second Round: def. Nikola Davydenko, 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 First Round: def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Scouting Report Has played consistent tennis this year, despite battling a mysterious respiratory ailment early on; reached the quarterfinals or better in seven of 10 tournaments; claimed his second straight title at Sydney, Australia in January and reached three other semifinals on hard courts; best performance in the claycourt season was the semifinals at the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg; last year became the first teenager to win four titles in a season since Pete Sampras in 1993; played in his first Grand Slam semifinal at last year's U.S. Open; reached the fourth round at last year's French Open.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Feb. 18, 1974 Nationality: Russia Height: 6'3" Weight: 185 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 23

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (7) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Gustavo Kuerten, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Fourth Round: def. Tommy Robredo, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 Third Round: def. Olivier Rochus, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-3 Second Round: def. Cecil Mamiit, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) First Round: def. Federico Luzzi, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Scouting Report The former French Open champion has been mired in a slump since March, dropping eight of 10 matches, before bouncing back with two wins at this week's ATP World Team Championship; has not won a claycourt title since claiming his first career Grand Slam title in Paris in 1996; became the first player to sweep the singles and doubles titles at Roland Garros since Ken Rosewall in 1968; advanced to the French Open semifinals in 1995 and quarterfinals in 1997 and 2000; claimed only title of the year at Marseille, France in February; won two titles last year, including the Olympic gold medal in Sydney; other Grand Slam title came at the 1999 Australian Open.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Dec. 28, 1972 Nationality: Australia Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 10

Patrick Rafter (8) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Wayne Arthurs, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-0 Scouting Report Has played in just six tournaments this year as he continues to feel the effects of arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder in October 1999; reached the semifinals at the Australian Open before tiring in his loss to Andre Agassi; shaved off his trademark hair in order to help open his pores and prevent cramping; also reached the semifinals at the Ericsson Open; missed most of the claycourt season with shoulder problems before returning to post two wins at this week's ATP World Team Championship; lost to Pete Sampras in last year's Wimbledon final; was a French Open semifinalist in 1997, but has not advanced past the third round since; has stated that he likely will retire at the end of the year.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: May 30, 1976 Nationality: Sweden Height: 6'2" Weight: 179 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 12

Magnus Norman (9) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to David Sanchez, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-2 Scouting Report May find it hard to duplicate his performance in Paris, where he reached his first Grand Slam final before losing to Gustavo Kuerten; saved an incredible 11 match points before going down in four sets; has endured a difficult claycourt season, going 2-6 after winning 27 matches on the surface last year; has won five ATP titles each of the last two years but has none in 2001; was runner-up at Sydney and Scottsdale and was a quarterfinalist at Dubai; also was a quarterfinalist at the 1997 French Open.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: May 29, 1978 Nationality: France Height: 5'8" Weight: 145 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 1

Sebastien Grosjean (10) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Alex Corretja, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 Quarterfinals: def. Andre Agassi, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Fourth Round: def. Galo Blanco, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 Third Round: def. Anthony Dupuis, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Second Round: def. Jan Frode Andersen, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 First Round: def. Michal Tabara, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) Scouting Report Reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open, where he squandered a two-set lead and lost to countryman and friend Arnaud Clement; was runner-up at Marseille before losing to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and was a semifinalist at Sydney and at the Tennis Masters Series event in Monte Carlo on clay; former junior No. 1 claimed his first career ATP title last year at the Nottingham Open; has reached the third round at the French Open the last two years.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Sep. 6, 1974 Nationality: Britain Height: 6'1" Weight: 155 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 6

Tim Henman (11) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Guillermo Canas, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Second Round: def. Sjeng Schalken, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 First Round: def. Tomas Behrend, 6-1, 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 Scouting Report Claimed his only title of the year at Copenhagen in February; advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open; has gone 5-4 in the claycourt season, reaching the quarterfinals at the Tennis Masters Series event in Monte Carlo; best career Grand Slam results have come at Wimbledon, where he reached back-to-back semifinals in 1998 and 1999; has advanced to the third round at the French Open the last two years after three straight first-round losses.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Dec. 17, 1977 Nationality: France Height: 5'8" Weight: 142 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 1

Arnaud Clement (12) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Mariano Puerta, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 9-7 Scouting Report Was a surprise finalist at the Australian Open; defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov and best friend Sebastien Grosjean en route to his first Grand Slam final but lost to Andre Agassi in straight sets; has not reached a quarterfinal since his run at Melbourne; best showing on clay was the third round at Barcelona; won his first career ATP title last November at Lyon, France; has not advanced past the second round in four French Open appearances.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: April 11, 1974 Nationality: Spain Height: 5'11" Weight: 155 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 14

Alex Corretja (13) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: lost to Gustavo Kuerten, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 Semifinals: def. Sebastien Grosjean, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 Quarterfinals: def. Roger Federer, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 Fourth Round: def. Fabrice Santoro, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 Third Round: def. Magnus Larsson, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 Second Round: def. Jens Knippschild, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 First Round: def. Mariano Zabaleta, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 Scouting Report Former French Open finalist has struggled throughout 2001 after winning five titles last year; missed the Australian hardcourt season before reaching the quarterfinals in his season debut at Rotterdam; also advanced to the round of eight at Barcelona and the Tennis Masters Series event in Rome; made his only appearance in a Grand Slam final at the 1998 French Open, where he lost to Carlos Moya; biggest career title came at the 1998 ATP Tour World Championship; has reached the French Open quarterfinals the last two years.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: March 13, 1974 Nationality: Sweden Height: 6'3" Weight: 192 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 18

Thomas Enqvist (14) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Third Round: def. Jiri Novak, 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 8-6 Second Round: def. Jose Acasuso, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 First Round: def. Andrew Ilie, 6-4, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 Scouting Report Missed the first two months of the season after undergoing surgery last December on his right foot and right shoulder; best showing in nine tournaments came on clay at Barcelona, where he reached the semifinals; has gone 3-4 on the dirt since his performance in Spain; claimed ATP titles last year at the Tennis Masters Series event in Cincinnati and at Basel; reached his lone Grand Slam final at the 1999 Australian Open; has not advanced past the third round in seven French Open appearances.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: June 3, 1977 Nationality: United States Height: 6'3" Weight: 195 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 2

Jan-Michael Gambill (15) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Kristian Pless, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 Scouting Report Has enjoyed his best results of the year on hard courts, but on clay it's a different story; captured his second career title at Delray Beach, Florida and reached the final at the Ericsson Open before falling to Andre Agassi; also was a quarterfinalist at Indian Wells; has won just two of seven matches on clay, reaching the third round at the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg; best Grand Slam performance came last year at Wimbledon, where he reached the quarterfinals; has not advanced past the second round in three French Open appearances.

Back to Top

 

Birthdate: Aug. 22, 1976 Nationality: Argentina Height: 6'0" Weight: 168 Plays: Left-handed Titles: 3

Franco Squillari (16) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Andre Agassi, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0 Third Round: def. Albert Montanes, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 Second Round: def. Andreas Vinciguerra, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 First Round: def. Jan Siemerink, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 Scouting Report Advanced to his first career Grand Slam semifinal at last year's French Open; has advanced to four quarterfinals this year, all on clay; dropped both his matches at this week's ATP World Team Championship; won two titles in 2000, both on clay at Munich and Stuttgart; has lost in the first or second round of a Grand Slam tournament 12 times.

Back to Top