The Home Depot Championships Presented by Porsche announced its expected first round matches today in Los Angeles, after the conclusion of the Draw this afternoon. The season-ending finale at STAPLES Center on November 6-11 will determine the 2002 Sanex WTA Tour’s final rankings.
Expected matches for Wednesday and Thursday are as follows:
Wednesday’s Sessions will start at 12:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
(two matches per session)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) vs. Chanda Rubin (USA)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs. Justine Henin (BEL)
Monica Seles (USA) vs. Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Patty Schnyder (SUI) vs. Venus Williams (USA)
Thursday’s Sessions will start at 12:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
(two matches per session)
Anastasia Myskina (RUS) vs. Jelena Dokic (YUG)
Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Serena Williams (USA) vs. Anna Smashnova (ISR)
Jennifer Capriati (USA) vs. Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)
The Home Depot Championships Presented by Porsche will host a media day at STAPLES Center on Tuesday, November 5 at 10:00 a.m. Players will be available to credentialed media in two one-hour sessions.
Individual tickets for all ten tournament sessions are now available via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone network (213-480-3232), all Ticketmaster outlets and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Group discounts as well as special five, seven and ten session “season” passes are available by calling 1-866-524-7687.
For more information about the Home Depot Championships Presented by Porsche and for media credentials please call Jeremy Riffle at 310-210-1336 and to learn more about the Sanex WTA Tour visit www.sanexwta.com.