$1,950,000 Lipton Championships Women’s Tennis Update

Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Florida

FRIDAY’S FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Andrea Glass def. Samantha Smith, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Miriam Ramon def. Larisa Neiland, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3

Miraim Oremans def. Anne-Gaelle Sidot, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

Lilia Osterloh def. Mashona Washington, 6-3, 6-2

Meghann Shaughnessy def. Nicole Pratt, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2

Mary Joe Fernandez def. Adriana Serra-Zanetti, 6-0, 6-2

Tatiana Panova def. Paola Suarez, 6-4, 6-3

Sabine Appelmans def. Els Callens, 6-3, 6-4

FRIDAY’S SECOND-ROUND MATCHES

Martina Hingis (1) def. Karina Habsudova, 6-1, 6-4

Monica Seles (3) def. Brie Rippner, 6-3, 7-5

Steffi Graf (7) def. Jennifer Capriati, 6-0, 6-1

Marlene Weingartner def. Sandrine Testud (11), 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

Patty Schnyder (12) def. Mariaan De Swardt, 6-3, 6-3

Amelie Mauresmo (14) def. Fang Li, 6-2, 3-0 (retired)

Chanda Rubin def. Elena Wagner, 6-4, 6-1

Henrieta Nagyova def. Sylvia Plischke, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

Mirjana Lucic def. Dominique Van Roost, 6-4, 6-3

Elena Likhovtseva def. Catalina Christea, 6-2, 6-4

Conchita Martinez def. Tina Pisnik, 6-2, 6-1

Julie Halard-Decugis def. Melissa Middleton, 6-3, 6-0

SATURDAY’S SECOND-ROUND MATCHES

Lindsay Davenport (2) vs. Sabine Appelmans

Jana Novotna (4) vs. Anna Smashnova

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (5) vs. Anne Kremer

Venus Williams (6) vs. Tara Snyder

Mary Pierce (8) vs. Lilia Osterloh

Amanda Coetzer (9) vs. Elena Tatarkova

Nathalie Tauziat (10) vs. Barbara Rittner

Anna Kournikova (13) vs. Kristina Brandi

Irina Spirlea (15) vs. Ruxandra Dragomir

Serena Williams (16) vs. Alicia Molik

Amy Frazier vs. Mary Joe Fernandez

Iva Majoli vs. Fabiola Zuluaga

Natasha Zvereva vs. Andrea Glass

Anke Huber vs. Tatiana Panova

Barbara Schett vs. Miho Saeki

Virginia Ruano Pascual vs. Rita Grande

Nathalie Dechy vs. Meghann Shaughnessy

Maureen Drake vs. Cara Black

Silvia Farina vs. Miriam Oremans

Magui Serna vs. Miriam Ramon

NOTES:

Venus Williams is the defending champion, topping Kournikova in the 1998 final, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1…Hingis was the ’97 champion…Graf won the Lipton five times (1987, ’88, ’94-96), and has been a runner-up twice…Monica Seles is a two-time winner (1990-91).