Out of this world

FINAL
1-Venus WILLIAMS d. 2-Monica SELES 6-2 6-4

DOUBLES FINAL
2-Julie HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA)/Ai SUGIYAMA (JAP) d. 3-Virginia RUANO-PASCUAL (ESP)/Paola SUAREZ (ARG) 6-4 5-7 6-2

Sanex WTA Tour Singles Rankings as at September 11, 2000

1. Martina HINGIS (SUI): 5684
2. Lindsay DAVENPORT (USA): 5414
3. Venus WILLIAMS (USA): 4336
4. Mary PIERCE (FRA): 3119
5. Monica SELES (USA): 2985
6. Conchita MARTINEZ (ESP): 2719
7. Nathalie TAUZIAT (FRA): 2490
8. Serena WILLIAMS (USA): 2055
9. Arantxa SANCHEZ-VICARIO (ESP): 1996
10. Anke HUBER (GER): 1964
11. Sandrine TESTUD (FRA): 1897
12. Amanda COETZER (RSA): 1704
13. Anna KOURNIKOVA (RUS): 1661
14. Dominique VAN ROOST (BEL): 1579
15. Amelie MAURESMO (FRA): 1560
16. Chanda RUBIN (USA): 1494
17. Elena DEMENTIEVA (RUS): 1467
18. Jennifer CAPRIATI (USA): 1379
19. Amy FRAZIER (USA): 1261
20. Julie HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA): 1257

Sanex WTA Tour Doubles Rankings as at September 11, 2000
1. Julie HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA): 3419
2. Ai SUGIYAMA (JAP): 3390
3. Lisa RAYMOND (USA): 3164
3. Rennae STUBBS (AUS): 3164
5. Martina HINGIS (SUI): 2862
6. Mary PIERCE (FRA): 2340
7. Anna KOURNIKOVA (RUS): 2191
8. Paola SUAREZ (ARG): 2104
9. Nathalie TAUZIAT (FRA): 1945
10. Corina MORARIU (USA): 1860

OLYMPIC GAMES

BRONZE MEDAL MATCH
Jelena Dokic (AUS) versus 3-Monica Seles (USA)
Head-to-Head Series: SELES leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 2000 Italian Open (Clay) QF, SELES d. DOKIC 6-1 3-6 6-3
You just don't know in tennis sometimes - this could have been the gold medal match. Both Seles and Dokic gave their respective semi final opponents tough three set matches which could have gone either way. Instead, they are relegated to play for the bronze and it will be a shame that one has to miss out on a medal. Seles enters as the favourite, but she knows it is not going to be easy against the aggressive Dokic. Jelena is going to try and impose her game on Monica with her trademark hard, flat groundstrokes but it is not going to be easy for her to do. Monica imposes her own powerful game on her opponent and she is usually successful as she has a great ability to take control of the point from the start and to not let it go. Monica had problems returning Venus's serve in the semi finals but Jelena doesn't have nearly the power on the serve that Venus does. Seles will be trying to get the first strike by taking the ball early, attacking Dokic's serve with her powerhouse return and will try to get as many first deliveries with her powerful lefty serve. Dokic is not going to be successful if she is the one caught doing all the running so she has to

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