Tokyo, Japan
TUESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND MATCHES:
Anna Kournikova (6) def. Anke Huber, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
Amanda Coetzer (7) def. Magui Serna, 6-2, 6-1
Natasha Zvereva (8) def. Tara Snyder, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-4
Sarah Pitkowski def. Larisa Neiland, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Cara Black def. Julie Halard-Decugis, 6-2, 6-1
Lisa Raymond def. Sylvia Plischke, 6-1, 6-2
Ai Sugiyama def. Thi-Ting Wang, 6-2, 6-3
Els Callens def. Kimberly Po, 6-3, 6-1
WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND MATCHES:
Steffi Graf (5) vs. Samantha Reeves
Mariaan de Swardt vs. Miho Saeki
Iva Majoli vs. Mary Joe Fernandez
Elena Tatarkova vs. Elena Likhovtseva
WEDNESDAY’S SECOND-ROUND MATCHES:
Martina Hingis (2) vs. Ai Sugiyama
Monica Seles (4) vs. Sarah Pitkowski
NOTES:
The top four seeds — Lindsay Davenport, Martina Hingis, Jana Novotna and Monica Seles — all received first-round byes.