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Fall to the ground, and rise sky high - Page 5

© Michael Cecilio

Prize Pool: US$140,000
Winner's Prize: US$22,000
1999 Champion: Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
2000 Champion: Anke Huber (GER)

STATUS OF THE SEEDS (RANK)
1. Anke HUBER (16) - WINNER
2. Nathalie DECHY (22) - FINALIST [lost to 1-Anke Huber 6-2 1-6 7-5]
3. Anne-Gaelle SIDOT (31) - SECOND ROUND loser [lost to Tathiana Garbin 7-6(7) 6-4]
4. Sarah PITKOWSKI (32) - FIRST ROUND loser [lost to Miroslava Vavrinec 3-6 6-1 6-1]
5. Silvia FARINA (39) - SEMI FINALIST [lost to 2-Nathalie Dechy 6-2 6-4]
6. Cristina TORRENS-VALERO (56) - QUARTER FINALIST [lost to 1-Anke Huber 6-3 7-6(2)]
7. Rita KUTI-KIS (69) - QUARTER FINALIST [lost to Tathiana Garbin 7-6(1) 6-4]
8. Angeles MONTOLIO (54) - QUARTER FINALIST [lost to 2-Nathalie Dechy 6-3 6-4]

QUARTER FINALS
1-Anke HUBER (GER) d. 6-Cristina TORRENS-VALERO (ESP) 6-3 7-6(2)
2-Nathalie DECHY (FRA) d. 8-Angeles MONTOLIO (ESP) 6-3 6-4
5-Silvia FARINA (ITA) d. Miroslava VAVRINEC (CRO) 6-3 6-2
Tathiana GARBIN (ITA) d. 7-Rita KUTI-KIS (HUN) 7-6(1) 6-4

SEMI FINALS
1-Anke HUBER d. Tathiana GARBIN 6-3 6-2
2-Nathalie DECHY d. 5-Silvia FARINA 6-2 6-4

FINAL
1-Anke HUBER d. 2-Nathalie DECHY 6-2 1-6 7-5

DOUBLES FINAL
1-Tina KRIZAN/Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) d. Amanda HOPMANS (NED)/Cristina TORRENS-VALERO (ESP) 6-0 7-6(1)

Sanex WTA Tour Singles Rankings as at April 17, 2000
(Ranking, Name, Country, Points)
1. Lindsay DAVENPORT (USA): 6073
2. Martina HINGIS (SUI): 6046
3. Venus WILLIAMS (USA): 3279
4. Mary PIERCE (FRA): 2645
5. Nathalie TAUZIAT (FRA): 2549
6. Serena WILLIAMS (USA): 2489
7. Monica SELES (USA): 2202
8. Conchita MARTINEZ (ESP): 2133
9. Julie HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA): 1986
10. Arantxa SANCHEZ-VICARIO (ESP): 1873
11. Sandrine TESTUD (FRA): 1867
12. Barbara SCHETT (AUT): 1729
13. Jennifer CAPRIATI (USA): 1677
14. Anna KOURNIKOVA (RUS): 1571
15. Anke HUBER (GER): 1535
16. Amelie MAURESMO (FRA): 1443
17. Elena LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS): 1420
18. Dominique VAN ROOST (BEL): 1352
19. Amanda COETZER (RSA): 1316
20. Nathalie DECHY (FRA): 1275

Sanex WTA Tour Doubles Rankings as at April 17, 2000
(Ranking, Name, Country, Points)
1. Lindsay DAVENPORT (USA): 2830
2. Martina HINGIS (SUI): 2816
3. Corina MORARIU (USA): 2787
4. Mary PIERCE (FRA): 2690
5. Lisa RAYMOND(USA): 2657
6. Larisa NEILAND (LAT): 2552
7. Rennae STUBBS (AUS): 2544
8. Anna KOURNIKOVA (RUS): 2468
9. Arantxa SANCHEZ-VICARIO (ESP): 2247
10. Nathalie TAUZIAT (FRA): 2000

Family Circle Cup Quarter Finals
FEATURED MATCHES & PREDICTIONS

1-MARY PIERCE (4) versus JELENA DOKIC (40)
Head-to-Head Record: DOKIC leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 99 Wimbledon (Grass) 4R, DOKIC def. PIERCE 6-4 6-3
Pierce has been playing some unbelievable tennis lately - it was unfortunate for her to lose that match at Amelia Island against Likhovtseva in which she obliterated her opponent in the first set before crumbling in three. Pierce will be incredibly wary of Dokic who is having her best tournament since the incredible run at Wimbledon. Of course, Wimbledon was where Dokic made her big-time breakthrough when she upset Martina Hingis in the first round and went on to the quarter finals by beating her opponent today in the previous round. This time, victory may not be so clean-cut for Dokic. At Wimbledon, Dokic was playing the best tennis of her life and she seemed incredibly confident and invincible. Since Wimbledon, her confidence shattered with a number of poor results, including the debacle at the Australian Open where she exited in the first round. In contrast, Pierce's confidence must be quite high, having played squeaky-clean tennis in her earlier matches and also playing this Tier I tournament as the top seed or the favourite, if you will. What will help Pierce today is the fact that they are playing on the clay, a surface which Pierce does thrive on from time to time, and a surface which is essentially foreign to the aggressive, Australian-raised Dokic. Dokic would like to exploit Pierce's lack of mobility, but with the slow clay may find that hard to do. Instead, expect Dokic to do most of the running due to Pierce's fierce baseline drives. Also expect Dokic to make more unforced errors as she tries to dictate the pace. With the slower surface she may find that her inexperience will cause her to become impatient, a big no-no on the clay. Whatever the result, expect Dokic to come out fighting for each and every point, but Pierce may be just that touch too solid on the clay for Dokic to impose her own powerful baseline game.

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