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tennis

Raised to be champions

Hingis, Korda credit parents for Aussie singles titles

A generation apart, Czech natives Petr Korda and Martina Hingis didn't emerge from any tennis factory to become Grand Slam champions.
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Venus wins first Grand Slam title
Teenager Venus Williams, the U.S. Open women's singles runner-up, won her first Grand Slam tennis title Sunday, teaming with Justin Gimelstob for a lopsided mixed doubles triumph.
FULL STORY

Rios, Korda turn Aussie Open final into culture clash
Petr Korda, the product of a Communist system, and Marcelo Rios, the son of a multimillionaire, meet for the Australian Open tennis title and $412,000 Sunday.
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Hingis silences doubters with first title defense
This year, Martina Hingis didn't go rollerblading through the corridors of the Australian Open. She didn't leap fences on horseback. And she didn't frolic at the beaches.
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Hingis takes second Aussie Open, wins fourth Grand Slam
Martina Hingis became the youngest player of the Open era to defend a Grand Slam singles title with a ruthless straight-set victory over Conchita Martinez in the Australian Open on Saturday.
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Hingis, Lucic take doubles title
First-time doubles combination Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lucic won the Australian Open title Friday, beating top seeds Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final.
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MORE STORIES

JANUARY 30
 
  • Rios says winner's check won't cover blackjack losses
    Rios to meet 'Air Korda' in men's Australian final

  • JANUARY 29
      Hingis, Martinez in showdown Down Under
    Hingis, Martinez to meet in women's final

    JANUARY 28
      Rios conquers Berasategui in four sets
    Early exit for Sampras

    JANUARY 27
      Hingis pounds Pierce, cruises into semis
    Players criticize umpires, line judges
    No. 20 Kucera a protege of former pro Mecir
    Venus, Serena can't beat men in impromptu sets
    Unseeded Kucera upsets No. 1 Sampras
    Huber moves into Australian semis

    JANUARY 26
      Berasategui sinks Agassi Down Under

    JANUARY 25
      Rain can't keep Venus from rising
    Woodbridge burned at Aussie Open

    JANUARY 24
      Defending champ Hingis tops Kournikova
    Security on alert for Hingis 'stalker'

    JANUARY 22
      Australian Open maintains strong international flavor
    The agony of the feet
    Agassi, Rafter advance; Chang loses to unseeded Frenchman
    Richard Williams recants racism charge
    Chang loses; Rafter, Hingis advance on blistering day in Melbourne
     
    ABOUT THE OPEN
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    THE WINNERS

  • 1997 Open Champions
  • Singles
  • Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Multiple Champions
  • Grand Slam Winners



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