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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 17) Sandrine Testud

 

Birthdate: Sep. 30, 1980 Nationality: Switzerland Height: 5'7" Weight: 130 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 38

Martina Hingis (1) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Jennifer Capriati, 6-4, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-1, 6-4 Fourth Round: def. Sandrine Testud, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 Third Round: def. Rachel McQuillan, 7-5, 6-1 Second Round: def. Catalina Castano, 6-1, 6-0 First Round: def. Gala Leon Garcia, 6-1, 6-0 Scouting Report Not only will she vie for the only Grand Slam title that has eluded her, she could lose her No. 1 ranking to Venus Williams at the end of the tournament; lost to Jennifer Capriati in the Australian Open final to remain without a Grand Slam title since the 1999 Australian Open; has won three titles this season, but none since capturing back-to-back Middle Eastern events at Qatar and Dubai in February; began her claycourt season with a quarterfinal showing at Amelia Island; finished runner-up at Charleston before losing to Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals at the German and Italian Opens; has reached the final at Roland Garros twice, but has come up short each time; lost to Iva Majoli in the 1997 final before falling to Steffi Graf in an emotionally charged 1999 final which saw the crowd root against her; lost to eventual champion Mary Pierce in last year's semifinals.

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Birthdate: Jun. 17, 1980 Nationality: United States Height: 6'1" Weight: 160 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 17

Venus Williams (2) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Barbara Schett, 6-4, 6-4 Scouting Report The reigning Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion could overtake Martina Hingis for the No. 1 ranking at the conclusion of the tournament; fell short in her bid for a third straight Grand Slam title when she suffered a humiliating 6-1, 6-1 loss to Martina Hingis in the Australian Open semifinals; stirred up controversy at the Tennis Masters Series event in Indian Wells when she pulled out of her semifinal encounter with sister Serena at the last minute with a knee injury; came back to defeat Jennifer Capriati for the Ericsson Open title; opened her claycourt season with a dominating run to the title at Hamburg, dropping a total of 12 games; is coming off a third-round loss to Justine Henin at the German Open; reached her second French Open quarterfinl in three years before losing to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario; followed her loss in Paris with a 35-match winning streak which included six straight titles, including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Olympic gold medal.

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Birthdate: Jun. 8, 1976 Nationality: United States Height: 6'1 1/2" Weight: 175 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 32

Lindsay Davenport (3) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: Withdrew with knee injury Scouting Report Has been out of action since sustaining a bone bruise in her right knee during her quarterfinal match with Elena Dementieva at the Ericsson Open in March; began the season with a runner-up showing at Sydney, then lost to Jennifer Capriati in the Australian Open semifinals; rebounded from her loss in Melbourne with back-to-back titles at Tokyo and Scottsdale; had a disappointing performance at last year's French Open, where she suffered back spasms in the second set and lost to Dominique Van Roost, her first opening-round defeat at a Grand Slam in seven years; became just the second No. 2 seed to lose in the first round at Roland Garros since 1925; best showing in eight appearances at Paris was the semifinals in 1998; has three Grand Slam titles but none since the 2000 Australian Open.

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Birthdate: Mar. 29, 1976 Nationality: United States Height: 5'8 1/2" Weight: 135 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 11

Jennifer Capriati (4) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: def. Kim Clijsters, 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 Semifinals: def. Martina Hingis, 6-4, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Serena Williams, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 Fourth Round: def. Meghann Shaughnessy, 7-5, 6-1 Third Round: def. Mirjana Lucic, 6-3, 6-1 Second Round: def. Tathiana Garbin, 6-2, 6-1 First Round: def. Emilie Loit, 6-2, 7-5 Scouting Report Provided one of the most inspirational stories in sports this year with her performance at the Australian Open; put a stamp on her comeback from personal problems as a teenager by defeating Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport and top-ranked Martina Hingis in consecutive matches to claim her first Grand Slam title; seeded 12th, became the lowest women's seed to win a Grand Slam in four years; followed up her victory at Melbourne by reaching the final in four of her next five tournaments, taking the title at the Family Circle Cup and finishing runner-up at the IGA U.S. Indoors, Ericsson Open and German Open; at No. 4, is ranked in the top 10 for the first time since January 1994; became the youngest female in tennis history to reach a Grand Slam semifinal by doing so at age 14 at the 1990 French Open; lost in the first round last year.

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Birthdate: Jul. 5, 1979 Nationality: France Height: 5'9" Weight: 142 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 6

Amelie Mauresmo (5) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Jana Kandarr, 7-5, 7-5 Scouting Report May be ranked No. 5 in the world, but is playing like the best player as she leads the WTA Tour with four titles and an impressive 31-3 record; after losing to Venus Williams in the fourth round at the Australian Open, put together a 16-match winning streak which included titles at Paris and Nice in her native France and the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Florida; lost to top-ranked Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals at the Family Circle Cup, but avenged that defeat by beating her in the semifinals en route to the German Open title two weeks ago; defeated Hingis again last week in the Italian Open semifinals before falling to Yugoslavian teenager Jelena Dokic in the final; reached the fourth round at last year's French Open, her best showing in six appearances; admitted she was a lesbian at the 1999 Australian Open, where she reached the final.

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Birthdate: Sep. 26, 1981 Nationality: United States Height: 5'10" Weight: 145 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 9

Serena Williams (6) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Quarterfinals: lost to Jennifer Capriati, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 Fourth Round: def. Nadejda Petrova, 6-3, 6-1 Third Round: def. Zsofia Gubacsi, 6-1, 6-2 Second Round: def. Katarina Srebotnik, 6-0, 7-5 First Round: def. Sarah Pitkowski, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-1 Scouting Report Has been plagued by lingering knee problems and is a question mark heading into Paris; has played in just four tournaments this year and has been sidelined for the entire European clay-court season; lost to Martina Hingis in an epic quarterfinal match at the Australian Open; was embroiled in controversy with sister Venus at the Tennis Masters Series event in Indian Wells when Venus withdrew from their semifinal clash at the last minute due to a knee injury; overcame the boos of the crowd during the final to defeat Kim Clijsters; lost to Jennifer Capriati in the Ericsson Open quarterfinals in March, and has not played since; missed last year's French Open due to a meniscus tear in her left knee; reached the fourth round in her French Open debut in 1998 and advanced to the third round one year later; claimed her only Grand Slam title at the 1999 U.S. Open.

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Birthdate: Oct. 15, 1981 Nationality: Russia Height: 5'11" Weight: 142 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 0

Elena Dementieva (7) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Henrieta Nagyova, 7-5, 7-5 First Round: def. Celine Beigbeder, 6-4, 6-1 Scouting Report The Russian teenager has been out of action since early April with a partial tear of her left plantar fascia tendon; pulled out of her quarterfinal match at the Bausch & Lomb Championships with the injury; reached the final at the Mexican Open in her only other clay-court event this year; was a semifinalist at the Ericsson Open and a quarterfinalist at Indian Wells; emerged as the biggest surprise of 2000 in women's tennis; reached her first career Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open, won the silver medal at the Olympics, and advanced to the semifinals at the Chase Championships; has reached the second round the last two years at the French Open.

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Birthdate: Apr. 16, 1972 Nationality: Spain Height: 5'7" Weight: 132 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 32

Conchita Martinez (8) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Cara Black, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Second Round: def. Daniela Hanutchova, 7-6 (4), 6-4 First Round: def. Anne-Gaelle Sidot, 6-1, 6-1 Scouting Report Last year's French Open runner-up struggled in the early part of the season before moving to her favorite surface; began 2001 with a 4-5 record, but has gone 8-5 in the clay-court season; reached the semifinals at the Family Circle Cup and Italian Open, sandwiched around a quarterfinal showing at the German Open; advanced to her first French Open final last year before losing to Mary Pierce; is 54-13 lifetime at Roland Garros and has never lost before the fourth round; the 1994 Wimbledon title stands as her only career Grand Slam championship.

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Birthdate: Oct. 17, 1967 Nationality: France Height: 5'5" Weight: 139 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 7

Nathalie Tauziat (9) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 6-1, 6-3 Scouting Report Veteran is in the midst of playing a limited schedule in 2001; missed the Australian hardcourt season before reaching the semifinals at the Open Gaz de France in her first event in February; best showing this year was a runner-up showing at Dubai; also reached the semifinals at this week's Strasbourg International; will be making her 18th French Open appearance, but a quarterfinal showing in 1991 has been her best performance to date; lost in the third round last year and is 30-17 lifetime at the French Open; was runner-up at Wimbledon in 1998, her only appearance in a Grand Slam final.

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Birthdate: Oct. 22, 1971 Nationality: South Africa Height: 5'2" Weight: 120 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 8

Amanda Coetzer (10) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Francesca Schiavone, 7-5, 6-4 Second Round: def. Virginia Ruano-Pascual, 6-4, 7-5 First Round: def. Bianka Lamade, 6-4, 6-2 Scouting Report The diminutive South African has had a consistent clay-court season; captured the Mexican Open and was runner-up at the Bausch & Lomb Championships; also reached the semifinals at the Betty Barclay Cup and the quarterfinals at the Family Circle Cup and German Open; is coming off a second-round loss at the Strasbourg International; advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open before losing a tight three-set match to Venus Williams; best French Open performance was the semifinals in 1997 and is 21-12 lifetime in Paris.

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Birthdate: Dec. 18, 1971 Nationality: Spain Height: 5'6 1/2" Weight: 123 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 28

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (11) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Second Round: lost to Amy Frazier, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 First Round: def. Greta Arn, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Scouting Report The three-time French Open champion has reached the semifinals or better in nine of her last 10 visits to Roland Garros and is 72-11 lifetime; reached the semifinals last year before losing to compatriot Conchita Martinez; won here in 1989, 1994 and 1998 and also is a three-time runner-up (1991, 1995-96); named her pet dog 'Roland Garros' in honor of her 1989 French Open title; captured the clay-court title at Porto, Portugal in April and reached the semifinals at the Bausch & Lomb Championships and Madrid Open; took some time off in the early part of the season and missed the Australian Open; other Grand Slam title came at the 1994 U.S. Open.

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Birthdate: Jun. 8, 1983 Nationality: Belgium Height: 5'8 1/2" Weight: 151 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 3

Kim Clijsters (12) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Finals: lost to Jennifer Capriati, 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 Semifinals: def. Justine Henin, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Petra Mandula, 6-1, 6-3 Fourth Round: def. Henrieta Nagyova, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Third Round: def. Marta Marrero, 6-2, 6-2 Second Round: def. Mariana Diaz-Oliva, 7-5, 6-1 First Round: def. Maria-Emilia Salerni, 6-3, 6-4 Scouting Report Belgian teenager enters Paris mired in a three-match losing streak, all on clay; has not won a match since reaching the semifinals at Bol, Croatia in her first clay-court event of the year; advanced to the final at the Tennis Masters Series event in Indian Wells before losing to Serena Williams; won her first singles title as a 16-year-old in 1999 and added two more last year to qualify for her first Chase Championships; matched her best Grand Slam performance by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open; lost in the first round in her French Open debut last year.

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Birthdate: Apr. 1, 1975 Nationality: Bulgaria Height: 5'6 1/4" Weight: 126 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 8

Magdalena Maleeva (13) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D First Round: lost to Silvia Farina Elia, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 Scouting Report Has made it back from shoulder surgery and a broken arm to climb to No. 15 in the WTA rankings; has compiled a 21-11 record this season, taking the title at the Budapest Open on clay and finishing runner-up at Nice, France; also reached the semifinals at Tokyo and the Open Gaz de France in Paris; enjoyed best showing at the French Open in four years by reaching the third round last year; is 13-10 lifetime at Roland Garros, advancing to the fourth round in 1993 and 1996; is one of three Maleeva sisters to play on the WTA Tour, joining Manuela and Katerina, who are no longer active.

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Birthdate: Jun. 1, 1982 Nationality: Belgium Height: 5'5 3/4" Weight: 126 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 3

Justine Henin (14) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Semifinals: lost to Kim Clijsters, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 Quarterfinals: def. Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 6-1, 6-2 Fourth Round: def. Barbara Schett, 6-3, 6-4 Third Round: def. Virginie Razzano, 6-3, 6-4 Second Round: def. Paola Suarez, 6-3, 6-4 First Round: def. Shinobu Asagoe, 6-3, 6-2 Scouting Report Is enjoying the best season of her career; got off to a torrid start in the Australian hardcourt season by winning back-to-back titles at Gold Coast and Canberra; won 13 straight matches before losing to Monica Seles in the fourth round of the Australian Open; reached the semifinals at Estoril, Portugal on clay and the quarterfinals at Hamburg, Germany before suffering a sprained right ankle during her semifinal match with Jennifer Capriati at the German Open; has not played since the injury; reached the second round at the 1999 French Open and did not play last year.

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Birthdate: Apr. 12, 1983 Nationality: Yugoslavia Height: 5'6" Weight: 126 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 1

Jelena Dokic (15) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Third Round: lost to Petra Mandula, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Second Round: def. Marissa Irvin, 6-1, 6-2 First Round: def. Adriana Gersi, 6-0, 6-0 Scouting Report Arrives in Paris fresh off winning her first career title at the Italian Open; has had to deal with the off-the-court antics of her father Damir, who was banned from all WTA Tour events for a six-month period starting last October following a series of bizarre incidents; had been playing for Australia before becoming a Yugoslavian citizen last November; reached the quarterfinals at the Ericsson Open and the semifinals at the Betty Barclay Cup, losing to Venus Williams both times; best Grand Slam performances have come at Wimbledon, where she stunned top-ranked Martina Hingis en route to the quarterfinals in 1999 and was a semifinalist last year; has a 1-2 record at the French Open.

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Birthdate: April 13, 1979 Nationality: United States Height: 5'11' Weight: 139 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 1

Meghann Shaughnessy (16) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Jennifer Capriati, 7-5, 6-1 Third Round: def. Janette Husarova, 7-5, 6-4 Second Round: def. Melien Tu, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 First Round: def. Tina Pisnik, 6-3, 6-1 Scouting Report Became the 16th seed when three-time champion Monica Seles withdrew due to a foot injury; is enjoying her best season on the WTA Tour, reaching two finals and jumping from No. 39 to a career-best No. 19 in the rankings; lost to Lindsay Davenport in the final of the State Farm Classic and was runner-up to Venus Williams at the Betty Barclay Cup on clay three weeks ago; also was a quarterfinalist on clay at the Bausch & Lomb Championships and the Strasbourg International; is 1-2 lifetime at the French Open.

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Birthdate: April 3, 1972 Nationality: France Height: 5'9" Weight: 150 Plays: Right-handed Titles: 2

Sandrine Testud (17) R O U N D   B Y   R O U N D Fourth Round: lost to Martina Hingis, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 Third Round: def. Elena Bovina, 6-3, 7-6 (3) Second Round: def. Tatiana Poutchek, 6-4, 6-0 First Round: def. Dawn Buth, 6-1, 6-1 Scouting Report Moved from unseeded position to the 17th seed after Lindsay Davenport's withdrawal; currently ranked No. 21 on the WTA Tour after finishing 2000 at No. 17; had her best showing this year at Doha in February, where she lost in the singles final to Martina Hingis and won the doubles title; also reached the final in Canberra and the semifinals in Bol; has played at Roland Garros every year since 1990, with her best showing a trip to the fourth round in 1998; lost in the third round to Asa Carlsson last year as the 10th seed; reached the third round of the Australian Open and fourth round of the Ericsson Open in other major tournament appearances this year; best career Grand Slam finishes were quarterfinal appearances in the '98 Australian Open and '97 U.S. Open.

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