$2,000,000 Chase Championships Women’s Tennis Update

Madison Square Garden New York, New York:

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS:

Steffi Graf def. Monica Seles (5), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4

Irina Spirlea def. Dominique Van Roost, 6-2, 6-3

FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS:

Lindsay Davenport (1) vs. Nathalie Tauziat (8)

Martina Hingis (2) vs. Mary Pierce (6)

NOTES:

Graf won this event in 1987, ’89, ’93, ’95 and ’96…Pierce was a finalist last year…Graf has won 12 straight matches since returning from wrist surgery earlier this month, including titles in her native Germany and Philadelphia…Seles claimed Chase titles from 1990-92.